VOV.VN - Two Vietnamese swimmers Nguyen Huu Kim Son and Hoang Quy Phuoc will not be joining up with the national team to compete at the Asian Games (ASIAD) 19 which will be held in China in September.

Export targets of some forestry and aquatic products have been lowered due to various difficulties regarding prices and markets.

VOV.VN - Japan has surpassed the United States to become the leading importer of Vietnamese aquatic products during the second quarter of the year, raking in US$713 million, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

Vietnam’s agro-forestry-aquatic product exports raked in US$29.13 billion in the first seven months of 2023, while its imports reached US$23.25 billion, resulting in a trade surplus of US$5.88 billion, up 3.4% year-on-year, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) reported.

VOV.VN - Ten Vietnamese swimmers have left for Fukuoka, Japan, to compete at the World Aquatics Championships 2023, according to the Vietnam Sports Administration.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) forecast that aquatic product exports will bounce back at the end of the third quarter and reach the yearly revenue target of US$10 billion.

Despite a downward trend in aquatic product exports in the first half of 2023, the lower pace of month-on-month decline is giving hopes for a recovery in the remaining months of this year.

The export turnover of agro-forestry-aquatic products in the third quarter of 2023 is expected to be equivalent to the figure in the same period last year, and is likely to see positive growth in the fourth quarter, said Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phung Duc Tien.

VOV.VN - A 10-member team from the nation is due to participate in the 2023 FINA (International Swimming Federation) World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka of Japan from July 14 to July 30.

Although the aquaculture industry have been facing many challenges, it continues to receive support from the Government, Director in charge of communications of the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) Le Hang told Lao dong newspaper.