The document, signed on August 29, covers such issues as the exchange of information about smuggling and illegal immigration, the prevention and suppression of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, among others.
On August 25, Vietnam Social Security and the Laos National Social Security Administration held a working session to evaluate the implementation of an MoU for the 2016-2020 period and discuss cooperation activities in the future.
Northern Quang Ninh province has signed an MoU and presented an investment certificate to the $1.5-billion Stavian Petrochemical Plant project. This will be the first oil refinery and petrochemical plant in the province, to be built in Quang Yen town on an area of 30 ha and with a capacity of producing 600,000 tons of polypropylene a year.