Khanh Hoa, Oct. 24 -- Research vessel Akademik Lavrentyev docked at Cam Ranh International Port in Khanh Hoa province on October 24, marking the start of the second joint marine survey between the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) and the Russian Academy of Sciences.

The survey, from October 23 to November 20 in Vietnam's waters, aims to update and expand data on geology, geophysics, gas geochemistry, and oceanography to serve research on seabed geological structures, gas geochemical cycles, sediment formation, oceanic water layers, and the assessment of marine mineral resources.

The programme brings together 30 Vietnamese and Russian scientists who will jointly conduct measurements, sample collection, and analysis at res...