(vasep.com.vn) According to Ministry of Industry and Trade, the fifth round of the negotiation on Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Vietnam and South Korea took place in Seoul (Korea) from May 20-23, 2014.

Fisheries and aquaculture has increased its relevance as a source of food and income but harmful practices and poor management threaten the sector’s sustainability.

Ho Chi Minh, 28th May 2014 – Maersk Line, together with its sister company, Safmarine Container Line, celebrated yet another milestone in their presence in Vietnam, opening its new head office in Ho Chi Minh City. The “Maersk Vietnam Limited Grand Opening Ceremony” was held with approximately 70 guests, including global freight forwarders, reefer exporters and key clients.

The local currency appreciation to its 11-month high value against the dollar has stirred concern among seafood exporters from Odisha.

The sustainable development of the aquafarming industry is important for ensuring stable fish supply in Japan amid surging global demand for food, the government said in an annual report Friday.

(vasep.com.vn) At early June 2014, Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) in coordination with Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) held a seminar discussing measures to solve challenges faced by exporters of agro and aquatic products.

Aquaculture is undergoing great development

(vasep.com.vn) In the context of global economic integration, it is difficult for Vietnamese seafood companies to get the breakthrough in traditional markets such as the U.S., Japan and the EU. Therefore many of them consider exports to Africa as an efficient strategy towards sustainable development.

Traceability’s importance to the US foodservice market appears to be strengthening in seafood as the trend remains somewhat unimportant to other products, industry players at the National Restaurant Association (NRA) show in Chicago indicated Tuesday.

(SeafoodSource) The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) eco-label is growing rapidly for such a “young organization,” as CEO Chris Ninnes said on Wednesday during its annual update at Seafood Expo Global in Brussels, Belgium.

The Marine Stewardship Council announced that Aramark and its client partners at the University of Virginia and James Madison University have achieved chain of custody certification resulting in the first MSC certified Aramark properties in the United States.

(vasep.com.vn) In the first 4 months of 2014, Vietnamese seafood exports kept the growth trend recorded in 2013 with stable supply of raw shrimp and positive growth in shrimp sales to all foreign markets. Through April 2014, seafood exports had a worth of US$2.3 billion, up 31 percent year on year. Sales of pangasius products reported a slight rise. Cephalopod and other marine products were also recovering. Only tuna still got deep fall in exports.

Japanese aquaculture production has been gradually declining, now accounting for 20 percent of total seafood production, the same as for coastal fishing vessels. Aquaculture production value exceeds 30 percent of combined fisheries and aquaculture value.

(vasep.com.vn) A general meeting of the Viet Nam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) took place in Ho Chi Minh city on June 12, 2014 with the participation of 143 seafood enterprises and representatives from related agencies.