The Vietnam Administration of Sea and Islands (VASI) at the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the World Bank have jointly held a virtual consultation workshop on the building of a Blue Economy partnership group.

With its long coastline, Vietnam has immense potential to develop its maritime economy. However, a multitude of issues related to pollution and waste need careful handling.

Maritime transport firms in Vietnam are feeling the brunt of the novel coronavirus pandemic as a large number of their ships are idle due to the falling demand for cargo transport.

Professor Nguyen Tac An, Vice President of the Association of Science and Technology on Viet Nam Sea, speaks to the website Tài Nguyên & Môi Trường on the need to control the dredging of the seabed.

Chairman of the Algeria-Vietnam Friendship Association (AVFA) Tayeb Cherfaoui and Vietnamese Ambassador to Algeria Vu The Hiep have agreed on measures to further boost friendship between the two countries in the future.