VOV.VN - Vietnam raked in US$76.74 billion from exports and spent US$74.61 billion on imports during the first three months of the year, thus recording a trade surplus of US$2.14 billion, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - The total export value of tra fish (pangasius) to China by mid-February plummeted by 38.6% on-year to US$13.55 million, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

VOV.VN - Vietnam has emerged as the fourth largest seafood exporter to Japan, with its products making up 7% of Japan’s total seafood imports in January 2021, an increase of 0.4% compared to data a year earlier, according to figures released by the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

VOV.VN - Local shrimp enterprises have heavily invested in building processing facilities and raw material areas for their long-term development after recording double-digit growth last year, despite the COVID-19 pandemic, whilst capitalising on opportunities from new-generation free trade agreements (FTAs).

VOV.VN - China has moved to increase the import of aquatic products from Vietnam, with import value rising by up to 114% after enduring a downward trajectory throughout January and February, according to figures compiled by the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

VOV.VN - Vietnam retained its position as the largest shrimp supplier to Japan last year, with its exports to the market enjoying a boost compared to the previous year, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) will continue to support domestic businesses, especially small and medium-sized enterprises, to improve their awareness of trade remedies.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has urged localities to adopt drastic measures to fight irregular, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

The Minh Phu Seafood Joint Stock Company announced on February 17 that US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has cancelled a decision issued on October 13, 2020 on the imposition of anti-dumping tariffs on the company’s frozen shrimp products exported to the US.

The Minh Phu Hau Giang Seafood JSC (in Hau River Industrial Park in Hau Giang Province’s Chau Thanh District) in early January exported its first batch of shrimp in eight containers to the EU, the US, and Japan at prices 4%-5% higher than in the Asian market.