Hanoi, Nov. 18 -- Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son has signed a decision approving a plan for implementing the Protocol Amending the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies. The plan forms an important basis for Vietnam to fully meet its obligations under the agreement and to promote a more sustainable approach to fisheries management. According to Decision No. 2496/QD-TTg, dated November 16, 2025, the plan is designed to ensure Vietnam's full compliance with commitments under the agreement, which was adopted at the WTO's 12th Ministerial Conference in 2022 and prohibits subsidies that contribute to overfishing or illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. The plan un...