An agriculture official reiterated that farming crawfish in Vietnam is banned after a company in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap was found to be raising the animal.
Nhu Van Can, Director of the Department of Aquaculture under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD)’s Directorate of Fisheries,...
Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh has just called on the Australian Government to soon lift its ban on prawn and uncooked shelled shrimp imports, saying that it poses negative impacts on Vietnam’s shrimp breeding and processing sector.
The Vietnamese minister made the call in his recent letter...
The Australian Department of Agriculture and Water Resources on February 6 announced a relaxation of the ban on importing shrimp, cooked or uncooked prawn meat products, according to the Vietnam Trade Office in Australia.
Accordingly, dried prawns, shelf-stable prawn-based food products, irradiated bait for aquatic use, pet fish food, aquaculture...
The Australian Department of Agriculture and Water Resources has released the Final report for the review of biosecurity import requirements for fresh dragon fruit from Viet Nam which recommends that the importation of fresh dragon fruit to Australia from all commercial production areas of Viet Nam be permitted, subject to a...
The Viet Nam National Assembly has approved a resolution to offer electronic visas from February 1, 2017, for a trial period of two years. As per the new scheme, foreign tourists can apply online for a single entry, 30 day visa by paying a non-refundable fee. Currently, the Vietnamese...
Due to rapid industrialization, energy consumption growth levels have been double that of Viet Nam’s already high GDP growth levels, growing on average with approximately 12 percent per year from 2006 to 2015. As a result, almost all Vietnamese receive electricity at home, and the last rural villages are...
The Australian Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources has given the green light to the import of Vietnam’s dragon fruit on the condition that the fruit meets bio-security requirements.
The Australian Embassy in Vietnam said on January 13 that the ministry has released its final review of bio-security import requirements...
Vietnam was the biggest shrimp supplier for Australia in the first nine months of 2016, accounting for over 33 percent of total imports.
According to the Vietnam Trade Office in Australia, Vietnam sold more than 18,000 tonnes of shrimp worth over 167 million USD in January-August, up 2.1 percent in...
Australia continues to see Vietnam as one of its key partners in Asia-Pacific, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop told Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh on November 30.
At the talks, Minh, who is on an official visit to Australia from November 29 to December 1, said...
Can Tho wants to enhance affiliations in trade and agriculture with Australia in the coming time, stated Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Truong Quang Hoai Nam.
He made the statement at a meeting with Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Craig Chittick in the Mekong Delta city on November 28.
The...