Vietnam has officially opened its market to British live seafood products, the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) announced on April 1.

Chairman of the Danish Parliament’s Foreign Policy Committee Michael Aastrup Jensen has praised Vietnam’s vessel monitoring system for fishing activities and the quality of its seafood products.

Vietnam's seafood export is poised for robust growth in 2025, with expectations of reaching an export value of US$11 billion.

Under the close supervision of the Government, the Prime Minister, and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), along with the tireless efforts of local authorities, Vietnam's fisheries sector has made significant progress after nearly seven years of striving to get the European Commission (EC)'s “yellow card” warning against Vietnamese seafood products lifted.

Vietnam has taken measures to have the European Commission’s “yellow card” removed for Vietnamese seafood products regarding illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, Veeramalla Anjaiah, a senior research fellow at the Centre for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS) and senior journalist based in Jakarta, has said.

Vietnamese businesses should make greater efforts to tap the potential of seafood exports to Switzerland, a trade official said.

VOV.VN - Despite several key seafood exports enduring a drop, Vietnamese oyster, sea cucumber, and dried fish exports during the opening five months of the year increased sharply between 40% and 100% compared to the same period from last year.

VOV.VN - The General Administration of Customs China has officially approved an additional 23 Vietnamese enterprises to be able to export seafood products to the Chinese market.

The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) has sent a petition to the Prime Minister proposing the amendment of regulations on quarantine for aquatic products used for food.

The prospect of Vietnam-Norway trade relations was the theme of an online business conference held by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Norwegian Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Fisheries, the Vietnamese Embassy in Norway, and the Norwegian Trade Policy Department on November 25.