White Shrimp, the Redoubtable Rival of Vietnam’s Black Tiger Shrimp
VIET NAM - Several importers have turned their backs on Vietnam’s black tiger shrimp, while shifting to purchase white shrimp (Peneus Vannamei) which have ‘softer prices’.

Aquaculture sector prepares to clean up its act in Mekong Delta
VIET NAM - Can Tho University has offered several proposals to clean up polluted land and waterways created by unplanned aquaculture in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta region.

Seafood processors struggle with over-capacity
VIET NAM - Seafood imports must increase so Viet Nam’s aquaculture processing industry is fully utilised, according to a new circular approved by Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai.

Gov’t gives green light to seafood material import
VIET NAM – Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has agreed to the proposal by the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) on importing seafood material for local processing, assigning the Ministry of Finance to set tax rates on...

Shrimp remain biggest hard currency earner
VIET NAM - Shrimp has remained the country’s biggest hard currency earner among seafood products, accounting for 39.4 percent of seafood export value.

Japan buys US$400 million in Vietnamese seafood
VIET NAM - Japan spent more than US$400 million on Vietnamese seafood so far this year, according to the Viet Nam Association of Seafood Exporters and Processors (VASEP).

Land Prices Jump As Aquaculture Thrives
VIET NAM - The price of river-bank land in southern Tra Vinh Province has jumped by three fold as catfish breeders buy rice fields and market gardens for aqua culture.

Viet Nam - Mozambique aquaculture exchange
HA NOI - Viet Nam will send aquaculture experts to Mozambique in 2008 and in return welcome specialists from the African country.

Seafood exports may exceed $3.6 billion target
VIET NAM - The Vietnamese Association of Seafood Exporters and Processors (VASEP) said the country’s seafood export revenue this year may exceed a US $3.6 billion target while domestic firms are scrambling to meet skyrocketing demands for Christmas and...

Delta region worries over paper mill pollution
HAU GIANG — Some residents are worried about the eventual discharge from two mills under construction for Lee&Man Viet Nam Paper and Lee&Man Viet Nam Wood Pulp in this southern province.

Sustainable standards sought for Vietnam’s catfish
VIET NAM - A WWF senior aquaculture advisor has stressed the importance in applying sustainable standards to the production of catfish products to better meet the increasing demand from overseas buyers.

Producer issues shares to fund catfish, factory
VIET NAM - Seafood producer TS4, which lists with the HCM City Stock Exchange, will offer two million new shares in a bid to raise capital for two development projects.

EU experts plan hygiene quality inspections of fisheries, factories
VIET NAM - An EU delegation will visit aqua farms and processing factories to inspect the control and monitoring of hygiene quality of fish processing for export to the EU market from September 27 to October 8, according to Viet Nam Association of Seafood...

All goes swimmingly for nation’s fisheries
VIET NAM - The Vietnamese government and fishery sector strive to meet international regulations on food hygiene and safety, especially those of the European Union (EU)’s, said Luong Le Phuong, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development.

International standards put more cash in exporter's coffers
VIET NAM - The An Giang Seafood Export and Import Joint Stock Company (Agifish) has record rapid growth in recent years thanks largely to its application of internationally recognised food hygiene and safety standards.