VOV.VN - Standing Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Thanh Man on February 13 called for France’s support aimed at stepping up cooperation between Vietnam and the European Union (EU).

Vietnam’s export of agro-forestry-aquatic products reeled in over US$3.7 billion in January, down 23% against the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Development.

The southern coastal province of Kien Giang province is focusing on combating illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in 180 days, from December 2022 to May 2023, to contribute to the country’s efforts to have the European Commission (EC)’s ‘yellow card’ warning on Vietnamese seafood removed.

VOV.VN - Vietnam remained the third largest seafood supplier to the Republic of Korea (RoK) last year with the country’s seafood market share as part of the RoK’s total imports reaching 10.2%, according to statistics released by the Korea Customs Service.

Despite a downturn in the export of aquatic products in the first month of 2023, local exporters remain optimistic that the market will recover from the second quarter of this year, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

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 seafood industry grew rapidly in the third quarter of last year, but there are signs of a slowdown in the fourth quarter and it is expected to continue this year, particularly in large markets.

VOV.VN - Despite Vietnamese seafood exports reaching a record high of US$11 billion last year, the fisheries sector is anticipated to encounter numerous difficulties in the year ahead due to high inflation globally which will lead to consumers moving to tighten their spending.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese seafood exports to the Chinese market are forecast to record strong growth after northern neighbour is scheduled to reopen its borders on January 8, according to industry insiders.

In the first nine months of 2022, Vietnam was the third largest seafood supplier for the US in terms of volume and the 5th largest in value, data from the US National Marine Fisheries Service showed.