(vasep.com.vn) According to Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HOSE), Hung Vuong Corporation announced that it is going to purchase 5 million of shares issued by Sao Ta Foods Joint Stock Company (Fimex VN) to become Fimex VN’s strategic shareholder. Hung Vuong Corp has held 38.46 percent of shares with total value of VND52.5 billion.

(vasep.com.vn) In January 2013, HaLong Service and Import Export Joint Stock Company (Halong Simexco) shipped only fish cake products to Japan to earn US$104.7 thousand.

(vasep.com) Cuu Long Seafoods Company (Cuu Long Seapro) plans to export 5,600 MT of seafood products, mostly frozen shrimp and value-added products, to bring back US$50 million of revenue and VND21 billion of profit before tax.

(vasep.com.vn) Hanoi Sea Products Import Export Joint Stock Company (Seaprodex Hanoi) is promoting its clam meat products in the domestic market. 250 grammes of clam meat in a pack are easy to prepare and cook.

(vasep.com.vn) Godaco Seafood Joint Stock Company (Godaco) has recently presented more than 70 new seafood products, particularly pangasius ones, to serve domestic consumption and to meet demand from foreign customers, according to Nguyen Van Dao, the company’s General Director. Godaco is located in My Tho industrial park in Tien Giang province.

(vasep.com.vn) Can Gio Trading and Services Joint Stock Company (Cagico) operates a dried marine fish processing plant with total designed production capacity of 600 MT of products per year. In which, 90 percent are sent abroad. Currently, the plant produces mainly dried leather fish products to serve South Korea market.

(vasep.com.vn) In January 2013, Sa Giang Import Export Corporation (Sagimexco) sent shrimp chips to 10 markets, in which the U.K. was main importer with a proportion of 40 percent in both volume and value.

(globalgap.org) Australis Aquaculture, the world’s largest producer of barramundi, has received GLOBALG.A.P. Certification for its Vietnam farm operations. This is the Massachusetts-based company’s first major certification to an existing global standard for its Vietnam aquaculture facility.

(vasep.com.vn) In the first month of 2013, Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) recognized five more Vietnamese pangasius companies for their sustainable fish farming operations. There were Godaco Seafood Joint Stock Company, Docifish Corporation, To Chau Joint Stock Company, Hung Ca Company Limited, NTSF Seafoods Joint Stock Company.

The US maintains its status as the largest importer of Viet Nam’s seafood in the first month of 2013, according to the Seafood Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

The Southernmost province of Ca Mau earned nearly US$60 million from aquatic exports in January, a year-on-year increase of 16 percent which is the highest record during the last five years.

(vasep.com.vn) On 28th December 2012, Coalition of Gulf Shrimp Industries (COGSI) filed a petition asking the US Department of Commerce (DOC) to run an anti-subsidy investigation into frozen warm-water shrimp imported from Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, India, China, Malaysia and Ecuador.

(vasep.com.vn) In 2012, Hung Ca Company reached the 216th place in the 2012 VNR 500 – the Top 500 Vietnamese largest private companies. The company ranked the 338th position in 2011.

(vasep.com.vn) During the tough economic time when many seafood processing companies in Mekong Delta grappling with financial troubles or even closing their business, Thuan An Production Trading and Service Company (Tafish Co) still kept developing thank to effective development strategy.

(vasep.com.vn) On 27th December 2012, Vinh Hoan Corporation celebrated its 15th anniversary. Vinh Hoan Corp was established in 1997 in Dong Thap province, in Mekong Delta.