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Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Bac Lieu (VNA) - The Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu has adopted a wide range of measures to raise awareness and legal understanding among local fishermen about preventing and fighting illegal fishing . The provincial fisheries industry has witnessed strong development over recent years, contributing significantly to increasing incomes for fishermen. But legal violations in fishing activities remain common. According to Tran Xi Khuol, Deputy Director of the provincial Department of Fisheries, fishing has been considered a key economic sector of Bac Lieu for many years. But problems linger, such as illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, especially fishing without permits, a lack of safety equipment on fishing vessels, and fishing reports not being submitted in line with regulations. Though patrols have been carried out regularly, violations have not been handled thoroughly, Khuol said. The main cause of the situation is that fishermen do not fully understand the 2017 Law on Fisheries, he believed. Local authorities have promoted communications activities to raise public awareness about the law, relevant legal documents, and technical measures, helping local fishermen comply with the law and contributing to preserving, managing, and utilising aquatic resources sustainably. The provincial People’s Committee has so far organised 18 programmes on legal matters for 1,086 ship owners and fishermen. The province has also supported local fishermen in building large-capacity vessels and upgrading equipment and logistics services, while creating favourable conditions for them to maintain operations in traditional fishing grounds. Bac Lieu has 1,142 registered fishing boats, including 485 with a minimum length of 15 metres. As of October 8, 2020, it had issued 720 fishing permits under the 2017 Law on Fisheries, including 453 offshore fishing permits and 267 onshore fishing permits. It also has 350 …

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Nguyen Duc Tuan (Third from the left) – Chairman of the Viet Nam Fatherland Front Committee of Hai Duong, received VND20 billion from An Phat Holdings. — Photo courtesy of the group An Phat Holdings (APH) has handed over VND20 billion (US$851,000) support to the northern province of Hai Duong buy vaccines for in the fight against COVID-19. Earlier, APH donated VND11.35 billion including cash, necessities and equipment to the province, bringing the total donation to VND31.35 billion. An Phat Holdings in co-ordination with Youth Union, individuals, organisations, businesses launched a campaign “Relief and rescue agricultural products of Hai Duong”, also helped rescue 1,000 tonnes of farm products. This is also the biggest donation that An Phat Holdings has made to Hai Duong Province in pandemic prevention. Pham Van Tuan, the group’s Acting Deputy CEO said: “In the situation of urgent need to have vaccines, helping people feel secure and helping the government to control the pandemic early is not only the responsibility of An Phat Holdings but also other organizations and individuals who want to contribute.” Hai Duong is the key production area of the group with 10 plants, many subsidiaries and 3,500 employees. Along with the community support, it always complies with preventive measures at all locations as well as performing COVID-19 tests on all employees. In early 2020, since the outbreak of COVID-19 in Ha Noi, An Phat Holdings also donated products to 300 residents and soldiers on quarantine duty in Truc Bach Area and 5,000 medical masks and hand sanitizers to the Viet Nam Embassy in the US. — VNS …

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If the long jumper can add a small distance to his personal best, he will become the first Vietnamese athlete to jump 8m and prove he belongs on the world stage. Long jumper Nguyen Tien Trong sets up a new record of 7.98m at the National Athletics Championships in 2019 in HCM City. Photo courtesy of Nguyễn Tiến Trọng “It is two centimetres. “Just only two centimetres. “I will make two centimetres this jump.” Nguyễn Tiến Trọng thinks about this tiny distance every day in training. If the long jumper can add the small distance to his personal best, he will become the first Vietnamese athlete to jump 8m and prove he belongs on the world stage. National record holder Born in 1997 in Cẩm Giàng District, Hải Dương Province, Trọng was taller and bigger than any of his friends at school. He was chosen to take part in the provincial track-and-field competitions where he caught the eyes of the Military team’s scouts. He became an athlete when he was 13. “I am the only one in the family as well as the district pursuing sport. So I think it is a fate that I am ‘engaged’ with athletics,” Trọng told Việt Nam News. “My height was an advantage when I participated in different school events. I was offered to join basketball and martial arts clubs but athletics is my true love. “I was only six when I watched the Việt Nam 22nd SEA Games on TV. I had no idea what ‘glory’ meant at that time but was strongly impressed with the way the track-and-field winners were honoured. They received big claps and huge encouragement after winning. It obsessed me. It was the reason why I agreed to join the Military team when invited immediately,” he recalled. “Coaches had to persuade my parents a lot to let me go, saying that I had potential if I was trained professionally. They seemed okay with some doubts but now they have become my biggest supporters,” he said. After nearly nine years of training, Trọng has proved his talent. …

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