VOV.VN - Brazil has not allowed the export of whole frozen shrimp and still applies additive and phosphate standards on Tra fish (pangasius) that are different from the Office International des Epizooties (OIE)’s standards, thereby causing difficulties for Vietnamese seafood exports.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) will hold a conference in May to announce the export of chicken meat products to Islamic markets with an estimated volume of around 1,000 tonnes per month, according to Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phung Duc Tien.

VOV.VN - The Republic of Korea (RoK)'s Coast Guard announced on March 1 that eight out of 10 crew members, including five from Vietnam, had been successfully rescued by a fishing boat after their fishing vessel capsized near the RoK’s Jeju Island.

VOV.VN - Fishermen based in the southcentral region were delighted as they were able to catch many fish on their first trip to sea after the Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet.

Ahead of the coming inspection by a European Commission (EC) delegation, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) recently asked the administrations of coastal localities to review the situation of fishing vessels unable to be tracked via vessel monitoring systems (VMS).

VOV.VN - A number of stalls on Tan Ky - Tan Quy street in Ho Chi Minh City have prepared tonnes of broiled snakehead fish to sell to local residents on God of Wealth Day - the 10th day of the first lunar year, which falls on February 19 this year.

VOV.VN - The European Union will promote the early completion of ratification of the EU-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA) from its member states, said Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.

VOV.VN - While most people stay snug at home wrapped under warm blankets, many traders based at Yen So fish market in Hoang Mai district of Hanoi continue earning a living amid the chilly winter weather conditions which have recently gripped Hanoi.

Vietnam’s aquatic product exports will experience only a slight recovery in the first half of this year due to market volatility and a host of challenges to the global economy, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

VOV.VN - Situated some 50 kilometres away from Hanoi, Vu Dai village in Ha Nam province's Ly Nhan district is famous for its braised fish in clay pots which has become a delicacy of the northern region during Lunar New Year Festival, known locally as Tet.