The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MOIT) issued Decision No 3129/QĐ-BCT on June 15, 2010, approving the Plan for development of agro-forestry-fisheries processing tool and equipment manufacturing industry to 2015, and vision to 2025.

The number of businesses exporting aquatic products to Brazil has now increased to four, double that of 2009, said the Vietnam Association for Seafood Exporters and Producers.

The World Trade Organisation (WTO)’s Director General Pascal Lamy on July 26 appointed three members to the panel that reviews the US’s anti-dumping measures imposed on frozen shrimp imported from Vietnam.

Dr. Karen Hulebak (United States) - Chairman of the CAC with some vice presidents of Knud Ostergaard (Denmark), Sanjay Dave (India) and Ben Manyindo (Uganda) took turns to chair all plenary sessions of the Conference. Representatives of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) had the opening speech and welcome the meeting.

Major US premium-frozen seafood importer Mazzetta and Amanda Foods will collaborate with Vietnamese animal feed manufacturer Viet France Animal Feed Production Joint Stock Company (Proconco) to increase pangasius (tra and basa) exports to the US.