The European Union (EU) said Monday it has given a “yellow card” to Vietnam, warning the Pacific country it could ban seafood exports unless Hanoi did more to tackle illegal fishing. The European Commission, the executive of the 28-nation EU, said Vietnam should fix the problem “within a reasonable timeframe” but did not set a deadline. “We cannot ignore the impact that illegal activities conducted by Vietnamese vessels are having on marine ecosystems in the Pacific,” European fisheries commissioner, Karmenu Vella, said in a statement.

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