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Viet Nam could lose US$480 million per year due to illegal fishing

02:55 | 11/08/2021

As the third largest seafood exporter in the world, Viet Nam's could lose about US$480 million per year if it fails in its fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

  • Mekong Delta shrimp exporters shrug off COVID problems

    02:55 | 11/08/2021

    Shrimp businesses in the Mekong Delta, the country’s main producer and exporter of the crustacean, have been able to sustain both despite the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • Report on impact of IUU yellow card on Vietnam’s seafood industry released

    02:55 | 11/08/2021

    The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) and the World Bank (WB) in Vietnam on August 10 released “A Trade-Based Analysis of the Economic Impact of Non-Compliance with Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing: The Case of Vietnam”.

  • Overseas agritech firms' investment to boost Vietnam's agriculture

    02:55 | 11/08/2021

    Agritech companies from the GRAFT Challenge Vietnam would kickstart a wave of agricultural innovation in the country.

  • Tuna exporters forecast to meet difficulties in Q3

    02:55 | 11/08/2021

    Tuna exporters are forecast to meet obstacles in the third quarter due to hike in transport costs and COVID-19 pandemic.

  • Vietnam’s Ri6 durian sells well in Australia

    02:55 | 11/08/2021

    Over 15 tonnes of Vietnamese frozen Ri6 durian exported to Australia by Uu Dam company sold out within only two days, reported the Vietnam Trade Office in Australia.

  • Fisheries exports down in July

    02:55 | 11/08/2021

    Fisheries exports declined 4 percent year on year in July after surging 15 percent to earn 4.1 billion USD in the first half of 2021 as the COVID-19 outbreak has forced many seafood processing plants in the south to suspend production, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

  • Son La longans in harvest season

    02:55 | 11/08/2021

    Visitors to Song Ma district in the northern mountainous province of Son La these days will see a bustling atmosphere of farmers harvesting their ripened longans. The fruit has recently been exported to the EU and the UK despite the complex developments of the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • Fresh longan - A Vietnamese staple

    02:55 | 11/08/2021

    Vietnamese longan has been exported to many fastidious markets such as the US, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the EU and Australia.

  • Australia helps Vietnam develop hi-tech agriculture

    02:55 | 11/08/2021

    A project to improve the knowledge and capacity of Vietnamese businesses in hi-tech agriculture will be soon carried out by Asialink Business of Melbourne University and Beanstalk AgTech of Australia.