VOV.VN - The has maintained its place as Canada’s largest shrimp supplier, accounting for 34% of the North American country’s total shrimp import value, according to data released by the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

VOV.VN - Vietnamese seafood exports to Canada have witnessed robust growth in recent times following the implementation of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), with shrimp, tuna, and basa fish making up a high market share in the Canadian market, according to industry insiders.

Reforms of checks on imported products will help improve the business climate while reducing time and costs, which will give significant room for growth, Minister and Chairman of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung has said.

German chemical giant BASF has been very active in the Vietnamese market and with the enforcement of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement, the company is seeking to make an even bigger mark.

Masan MEATLife, a subsidiary of Masan Group, commissioned the VND1.8 trillion (US$77.6 million) MEATDeli Saigon Meat Processing Complex in the Mekong delta province of Long An on October 3.

VOV.VN - Domestic firms should make the most of preferences brought back by the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) to increase exports to the EU market amid the global economy negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

A comprehensive reform model of regulations on quality and food safety inspection for imported goods was introduced at a press conference on September 24.

A new Ho Chi Minh City regulation would make it mandatory for all agricultural products and foodstuffs to have traceability and geographical indications, and require packaging and branding under VietGAP standards to ensure food hygiene and safety.

VOV.VN - Vietnam successfully exported its first batch of passion fruit to the EU on September 16 with substantial preferential tariffs following the enforcement of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA).

A food safety project funded by the Canadian Government will be deployed in Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi and some other parts of the country by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development from 2020 to 2025.