According to the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s semiannual report, released in November 2024, Vietnam was named in the Monitoring List along with China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan (China), Singapore, and Germany.
The August 30 event was co-hosted by the Vietnam Economic Times/VnEconomy, Invest Global and the Vietnam Association for Conservation of Nature and Environment.
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.