(vasep.com.vn) The Middle East countries have demands for farm products, seafood, textile and wood, etc. These are main exported items of Vietnam. Besides, Vietnam also seeks to boost cooperation with the market in labour training, especially workers for the field of agriculture using high technology.

(vasep.com.vn) On April 19th 2014, in Thuy Tan commune, Thai Thuy district, the northern province of Thai Binh, the Thuy Hai Seafood Processing Co., Ltd kicked off a fishmeal factory with processing capacity of 450 MT of raw fish per day. This is one of the largest and modernest fishmeal processing plants in Asia.

(vasep.com.vn) 1,433 high-capacity offshore fishing vessels in the central province of Binh Dinh have been equipped with high-frequency communication equipment, making it more convenient for fishermen to update their operation at deep seas with inshore monitoring stations.

(vasep.com.vn) Vietnam will have a better chance to boost its exports of main items (textile, rice, seafood, etc) and reduce trade deficit if it takes full advantages of preferential tariffs by late 2015, when the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) is formed.

(vasep.com.vn) According to report on the 2014 Annual General Meeting of Stakeholders of Saota Foods Joint Stock Company (Fimex VN), the company earned US$100 million of seafood exports in 2013. It strives to generate VND2,200 billion of turnover and more than VND40 billion of profit before tax in 2014.

(vasep.com.vn) In the first 3 months of 2014, Vietnam’s export turnover to Egypt reached US$81.42 million, up 40.7 percent year on year, according to Ministry of Industry and Trade.

China’s seafood prices and consumption were in positive territory in March, but more modest economic growth appears to be tempering growth in both figures. That's according to data from China’s agricultural ministry, based on a survey of 80 wholesale markets that showed that in March average seafood (including freshwater products) prices grew 4.5 percent year-on-year to CNY 22.03 (USD 3.53, EUR 2.56) per kilogram (kg) but the figure was down 2.23 percent month-on-month.

Country's frozen food exporters will start export to Russian market this week after the withdrawal of temporary restriction imposed by Russia on its import from Bangladesh. The restriction was withdrawn two and a half months ago.

The fisheries sector in Kerala could experience a strong impact due to climatic change. This gloomy scenery could be a consequence of diseases and migration of species could lead to the depletion of fish stocks while the damage or loss to coastal infrastructure could enhance the vulnerability of the fishing community.

(undercurrentnews.com) Low inventories, combined with growing demand in Asia and stable production mean surimi demand will outstrip supply this year, by maybe 50,000 or more, said Future Seafood director Pascal Guenneugues.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) is going to launch two credit packages with preferential interest rates to assist fisheries nationwide and coffee replanting in the Central Highlands, according to Nguyen Viet Manh, Head of the Bank’s Credit Department.

(pangasius-vietnam.com) The new rule, if implemented, will lead to an immediate ban of imports of some seafood products from Vietnam into the U.S.

(pangasius-vietnam.com) Through April 2014, Vinh Hoan Corporation (Vinh Hoan Corp) reached US$53.9 million of turnover, down 2.5 percent year on year. This was due to lack of raw fish for processing to export.

(vasep.com.vn) On May 9th, Consulate General of Vietnam in Sydney (Australia) and Vietnam Trade Office Mission in Australia organized the ceremony to honour Norman Grant, President of the Seafood Importers Association of Australia (SIAA), with memorial medal for his contribution to trade promotion of Vietnamese seafood in Australia.