Ho Chi Minh City, Jan. 27 -- Ho Chi Minh City has intensified efforts to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, tightening accountability and calling for the thorough handling of violations as part of efforts to have the European Commission's "yellow card" warning against Vietnam's seafood sector lifted.

At a meeting on January 23, Chairman of the municipal People's Committee Nguyen Van Duoc instructed departments, functional agencies and coastal localities to implement anti-IUU measures in a serious and decisive manner, stressing direct and comprehensive responsibility in sanctioning violations and closing case files. He underlined that results must reflect actual progress, rejecting superficial or inaccurate reportin...