Hanoi, Feb. 25 -- Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha on February 25 signed an official dispatch, ordering urgent preparations for the fifth inspection by the European Commission (EC) and reaffirming Vietnam's determination to have the "yellow card" warning on its seafood exports removed.

The official dispatch, sent to relevant ministries and coastal localities, noted that over the past nearly eight years and four previous inspections, Vietnam has yet to have the warning related to illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing lifted. The EC's inspection delegation is expected to visit Vietnam for the fifth time in early March. The outcome will be decisive in whether the "yellow card" is lifted or escalated to a "red card."

The Prime...