(TSVN) – In the first seven months of 2025, Tay Ninh’s fisheries sector recorded fairly positive results. Although farming area slightly decreased compared to the same period last year, improved productivity led to an increase in output.

(TSVN) – The final months of the year are always a decisive period for the fisheries sector to achieve production goals. To ensure 2025 growth targets are met and even surpassed, on August 13, the Gia Lai Provincial People’s Committee issued an official directive to the Department of Agriculture and Environment as well as local commune and ward authorities, to implement synchronized management, technical and production linkage solutions. Gia Lai accelerates aquaculture activities in the final months of 2025

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) From August 28 to September 5, 2025, at the National Exhibition Center (Dong Anh, Hanoi) – the largest exhibition center in Southeast Asia, the National Achievements Exhibition with the theme “80 Years of Independence – Liberty – Happiness” will officially take place. This is the most extensive political, cultural and socio-economic event ever organized, marking the 80th anniversary of Vietnam’s National Day (September 2, 1945 – September 2, 2025).

In the ever-changing flow of the global economy, transformation is not just a choice but an inevitable step to reach new heights. Today, Vietfish 2025 officially makes that historic transformation, unveiling its new brand identity alongside an ambitious declaration: not just an exhibition, but a beacon guiding the future of Asia’s seafood industry.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) On the morning of August 20, 2025, the Vietnam Fisheries International Exhibition (VIETFISH 2025), organized by VASEP, officially opened at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center (SECC), Ho Chi Minh City.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Vietnam and South Korea have just signed a Memorandum of Understanding to expand cooperation in offshore aquaculture, promote sustainable fisheries development, transfer aquaculture technology and address the European Commission’s “yellow card” on Vietnamese seafood.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Acting Minister of Agriculture and Environment Tran Duc Thang’s and South Korean Minister of Oceans and Fisheries have signed a new MoU on fisheries cooperation, aiming to enhance mariculture investment towards sustainable development.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In the first half of 2025, Vietnam’s squid and octopus exports to Thailand recorded a remarkable breakthrough, reaching USD 33 million, up 37% compared to the same period in 2024. Thailand is currently Vietnam’s 4th largest single importing market for this product group, accounting for 10% of the country’s total squid and octopus export value.

(seafood.vasep.com) Economic experts believe that Africa is a promising market with growing purchasing power, high profit margins and fewer stringent technical barriers compared to the European Union (EU). This presents a significant opportunity for Vietnamese goods, particularly amid increasing volatility in traditional markets.

(seafood.vasep.com) Vietnam and Malaysia are actively promoting cooperation in the Halal industry to leverage complementary strengths and tap into the potential of the global Halal economy which is worth trillions of dollars.

(seafood.vasep.com) On the afternoon of August 1st, 2025, at the headquarters of the Ministry of Industry and Trade in Hanoi, the Import-Export Department solemnly organized the event “Vietnam Import-Export: Recognition – Announcement – Connection – Cooperation” to acknowledge the outstanding contributions of the business community to export activities in 2023, while also setting directions for the next phase of development amid extensive international integration.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In July 2025, Vietnam's seafood export turnover reached $971 million, a 6.1% increase compared to the same period last year. For the first seven months of 2025, the total export value hit $6.22 billion, reflecting a strong growth of 17.2%. However, these results lies a race against time by many export enterprises to expedite shipments to the United States before August 1, 2025 - the effective date when the new countervailing tariffs announced by the U.S. in early July 2025.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) The People’s Committee of Ca Mau Province has recently issued a development plan for the crab sector, with the goal of turning Ca Mau into the largest crab farming center in the Mekong Delta and nationwide. This initiative is part of a key strategy to boost GRDP growth to 8.5% in 2025 and lay the foundation for double-digit growth in the 2026–2030 period.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) On the evening of July 29, 2025, Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Phan Thi Thang held a phone call with Brazil's Executive Secretary of the Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services, Mr. Marcio Elias Sosa, to promote economic and trade cooperation between the two countries.

(seafood.vasep.vom.vn) In an effort to boost the domestic market and reduce reliance on exports, on the morning of August 1, 2025, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT), in collaboration with the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP), held a conference titled “Promoting seafood consumption for domestic demand” in Ho Chi Minh City.