(vasep.com.vn) On 9th September, Saigon Trading Group opened its stores at 32, Dong Khoi Street, Ben Nghe Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City. This is the 4th shop in the city, increasing the total number of stores to 45.

(vasep.com.vn) Good captains can access to VND 15,000 billion credit package. Many captains will be able to borrow money to build and own steel vessels in stead of hiring.

(vasep.com.vn) From now until the end of December 31 2014, VND 2,500 billion preferential loans will be offered to corporate clients ) in fields of import and export; agriculture, forestry and fisheries; pharmaceutical and healthcare; petroleum transportation; restaurants, travel, hotels; chemicals; textiles and footwear; electronic components; food and consumer goods across the country. This is a new program of Saigon Thuong Tin Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Sacombank).

In January 2013, Chile sent 4,389 tonnes of mussels (Mytilus chilensis) abroad, representing a rise of 25.2 per cent in relation to exports in the same month of 2012 (3,504 tonnes).

Russian fishermen plan to catch 4.3 million tonnes of fish in 2013.

Chilean fishmeal export values soared in January compared to the same month a year ago as Chinese sales soared.

Exports of fish and fish preparations of Pakistan witnessed increase of 2.48 percent during the first eight months of the current fiscal year as compared to the corresponding period of last year.

The Maldives Seafood Processors and Exporters Association (MSPEA)–from now on- will issue a validation certificate for all exports of Maldives pole-and-line skipjack tuna caught within its Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified fishery.

The fleet of the Northwestern Cantabrian mackerel fishing ground was shocked and worried by the newest sanction imposed recently by the European Commission for the overfishing of this species, adding to previous sanctions that had already put a damper on the industry.

Consumers around the global continue to purchase fresh foods – including seafood — despite economic pressures, according to a new Nielsen survey.

Russia's imports of frozen seafood rose 17.7 percent in the first two months of this year, compared tothe same period in 2012, according to government statistics

(vasep.com.vn) In February 2013, HaLong Service and Import Export Joint Stock Company (Halong Simexco) exported fish cakes to the Japanese market and gained more than US$105 thousand.

Consumers and seafood buyers in key markets across the world can be confident that products bearing the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) ecolabel are correctly labelled, according to the latest results of the MSC’s DNA testing program, published on 18 March.

(vasep.com.vn) This is the only bank in Vietnam founded to protect crabs with eggs, to keep the stocks and remain sustainability of Phu Quoc Island, Kien Giang Province.

(vasep.com.vn) According to ITC statistics, in the first half of 2014, South Korea, Japan and the United States, the world's three biggest octopus importers increased in both the volume and value of their imports. These imports are mainly used for domestic consumption. Thus, during this period, Vietnam cephalopod export shares had many changes. Octopus exports rose nearly 5% year on year.