Vietnam striving to promote sustainable marine aquaculture development Vietnam striving to promote sustainable marine aquaculture development hinh anh 1 A shrimp farming area in Phu Yen province Vietnam is to have 280,000 ha of marine aquaculture area and 10.5 million cubic metres of farming cages by 2025, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD). Annual marine aquaculture output and export turnover are expected to reach 850,000 tonnes and between 800 million and 1 billion USD, the ministry said. The MARD has taken a series of measures to promote sustainable marine aquaculture in coastal areas nationwide, towards turning the sector into a key part of the country’s maritime economy by 2045. Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phung Duc Tien said agencies have coordinated with coastal localities to review and build a plan for aquaculture development in Vietnam to 2030 with a vision to 2045. The plan will focus on improving the output, quality, and economic efficiency of marine aquaculture, protecting the environment and adapting to climate change, restructuring production activities, and building value chains for each group of products, with industrial marine aquaculture to play a key role. Incentive policies will be available to offshore industrial aquaculture enterprises, to encourage them to invest. Attention will be paid to creating business communities in offshore aquaculture in major coastal cities and provinces, including Quang Ninh, Hai Phong, Binh Dinh, Phu Yen, Khanh Hoa, Ninh Thuan, Binh Thuan, Ba Ria - Vung Tau, Ca Mau, and Kien Giang, as well as others with substantial potential. Marine aquaculture and aquatic processing centres, logistics services, and fisheries infrastructure will be developed in north-central and central coastal localities from Thanh Hoa to Binh Thuan. Priority will be given to developing models of multi-species farming and in supporting establishments …
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Vietnam to declare national coronavirus epidemic, stops public transport
The Hanoitimes - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc asked citizens to stay home and limit travel. Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on March 30 agreed to the Ministry of Health’s proposal on declaring Covid-19 a national epidemic given the fast and wide spread of the coronavirus in the country. Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc. Photo: VGP Accordingly, the PM required local authorities to suspend public transportation and limit private vehicles. He asked people nationwide to stay at home, practice social distancing of at least two meters, and notably, to not to travel to other places in the context that people in big cities have been moving to the countryside for shelter against the pandemic. State agencies and businesses are required to allow employees to work from home except for special units and manufacturing facilities. The PM said this is a decisive time for the fight against the epidemic that requires all forces to participate in. Further action At the meeting, Phuc asked Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung to take charge of the supply of medical equipment, especially ventilators. Meanwhile, he asked related ministries to ensure sufficient supply of essential goods and food without price hikes. The PM said that the government will have a gathering on April 1 to discuss support to very low-income earners who face difficulties due to anti-pandemic measures. He also agreed with the National Steering Committee on Covid-19 Prevention and Control to ask insurance companies to stop launching coronavirus-related insurance packages. Earlier, at the PM’s order, Vietnam has closed non-essential services from March 28 until April 15. In early February, Vietnam declared the national epidemic after the country found six infected cases, including one under human-to-human transmission. According to media reports on March 8, the Hanoi city government asked for the Ministry of Health for a green light to declare …
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The journey to rescue dogs and cats in Vietnam
The journey to rescue dogs and cats in Vietnam On a cold drizzly day at the end of 2020, while everyone was rushing to complete the unfinished work of the old year and preparing to start anew in 2021, around a dozen members of animal protection organisations in Vietnam were assisting the owners of a dog and cat meant restaurant in Thai Binh city remove the signboard and bring the 25 dogs and cats into special care. Ninh Thi Phuong Thao, programme advisor at Four Paws, an international animal protection organisation with branches in 15 countries, said the success in Thai Binh has been a special turning point for not only Four Paws but also other animal protection organisations because this was the first time they managed to persuade the owner of a dog and cat restaurant to quit. The victory was made even sweeter for it taking place in Thai Binh – the citadel of cat meat trade in Vietnam. Goodbye from a cat meat restaurant owner Located in the city’s Tran Lam ward, Pham Van Duong’s restaurant was well-frequented by locals and tourists alike, who came to enjoy a dish considered the local specialty: cat meat. Although the store opened only a year ago, Duong has seven years of experience in trading dog and cat meat and has owned two large restaurants dealing in these types of meat in Thach That district of Hanoi. Duong said that every day he got up at 4am to slaughter the animals and begin preparing the meals for patrons. “I studied music and my wife studied accounting, but we both ended up slaughtering and selling dog and cat meat. For seven years, I never thought I would do this job for long because it was cruel. Every time I have to slaughter an animal, I always ask myself: Why do I kill it? Yet to maintain our lives and raise two children, I could not give it up.” Each month, about 240 animals were consumed at his shop, mostly cats, fetching him VND40-50 million ($1,700-$2,200) a month. While this business helped secure the life of his family, it has …
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