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Vietnam joined eight Asian countries and territories in the Asia Cuisine Festival held in Bangkok from Nov. 12-14.

The Environment Department under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment is looking to crack down on the import of exotic or alien species to Vietnam in a bid to protect local ecosystems.

Twenty-one out of 28 coastal provinces have had ships register for verification of the origin of aquatic products for export to Europe.

The World Trade Organisation (WTO) panel wrapped up its first hearing on Vietnam-filed lawsuit against the US imposition of anti-dumping measures on Vietnamese shrimp in Geneva , Switzerland , on October 21.

The World Trade Organisation (WTO) panel on October 20 began a hearing on Vietnam-filed lawsuit against the US imposition of anti-dumping measures on its shrimp, in Geneva, Switzerland.

Vietnam has called on the US to minimise its trade barriers and play a more active role in the multilateral trade system.

The Prime Minister has approved the development strategy for Vietnam's fishing industry that will be completed by 2020.

A website providing early warning of anti-dumping cases against Vietnam’s exports was launched on Sept. 22.

Vietnam submitted its lawsuit documents against the US imposition of anti-dumping tariffs on its frozen shrimp to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) panel in Geneva, Switzerland, on August 20.

Mexico has been the largest market of Vietnam ’s tra and basa fish in the Middle and Southern America , according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Processors (VASEP).

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.

The total export value of seafood is expected to increase by 13.4 percent to 4.8 billion USD this year, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development's Centre of Informatics and Statistics has announced.

The US Department of Commerce (DoC) has announced final results of the fourth administrative review on Vietnamese shrimps exported to the US , which was conducted from February 1, 2008 to January 31, 2009.

Vietnam exported more than 20,000 tonnes of tra and basa fish products to Russia in the first seven months of the year, a year-on-year increase of around 11 percent.

Vietnam’s export of agricultural, forestry and fisheries products reached 10.13 billion USD in the first seven months of this year, up by 14 percent over the same period last year.

Vietnam’s export of agricultural, forestry and fisheries products reached 10.13 billion USD in the first seven months of this year, up by 14 percent over the same period last year.

A ceremony was organised in Hanoi on July 22 to celebrate the 15th anniversary of Vietnam-US diplomatic relations with the attendance of Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

Vietnam wants to boost cooperation with the US for the benefit of both countries, said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung at a meeting with US Senator James Webb in Hanoi on July 8.