Shrimp certification boost for Vietnam exports

Sao Ta Foods and Viet Hai Seafood join six other companies in the country now certified with the Global Aquaculture Alliance's Best Aquaculture Practices certification.

Rare Mekong fish out of danger for now

Vietnam - April 30, 2007 - Scientist Huynh Huu Ngai has a knack for playing God, and his efforts have helped one species of rare fish survive and boost its population in Cuu Long (Mekong) River.

Inside Vietnam's remarkable economic renaissance.

It's a three-hour drive from Ho Chi Minh City to the catfish-farming area of the Mekong Delta.

Nature treats farmers with oysters

Vietnam - May 22, 2007 - Sailing by boat through the salt-water rivers which wind around the island, such as Cha Va, Rang and Bo Hanh, one can see many rafts on which the oysters are raised floating along the river banks. It is just like the image often seen in the Mekong Delta.

Tra fish exports detained for examination

Vietnam - May 12, 2007 - The Russian Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Services (VPSS) has officially announced that it has detained tra fish imports from four Vietnamese companies for examination purposes only.

HCMC ornamental fish breeders make big bucks

Vietnam - May 23, 2007 - Ornamental fish breeding has become a lucrative industry in Ho Chi Minh City with exports fetching over $1.5 million this year, up 30 percent year-on-year.