VN cracks down on use of banned substance in fish food Việt Nam will strengthen controls on Ethoxyquin in feed production for the fishery industry to ensure stability in seafood exports to the EU, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

Four companies fined for using prohibited chemical in fish sauce

The names of four companies that used a banned chemical compound that would only normally be used in soap and detergent to produce fish sauce were revealed on Monday.

Thadi buys 35% in farm company Hùng Vương

Hùng Vương Corporation (HVG) and Thadi Agriculture Farming Processing and Distribution Joint Stock Company, a subsidiary of Trường Hải Auto Corporation (Thaco), signed a strategic agreement in HCM City on January 9.

An Giang spends VNĐ2.1 trillion for Tết goods

Enterprises under An Giang Province’s market stabilisation programme have spent a total of VNĐ2.1 trillion (US$90.6 million) to prepare goods for the Tết festival this year, 9 per cent higher than last year, according to An Giang Department of Industry and Trade.

VN, S Korea aim for $100b bilateral trade turnover in 2020 Bilateral trade between Việt Nam and South Korea is well on track to reach US$200 billion in 2020, said Kim Dong Bae, minister counsellor at the Republic of Korea’s Embassy in Việt Nam.

Đồng Nai begins to repopulate pig herds after Africa swine fever epidemic The south-eastern province of Đồng Nai, the country’s largest pig producer, is taking measures to repopulate its pig herds that were decimated by Africa swine fever.

Masan MEATLife lists on UPCoM More than 324.3 million shares of Masan MEATLife Joint Stock Company (code: MML) were listed on December 9 on the UPCoM market at a reference price of VNĐ80,000 (US$3.45) per share.

Masan MEATLife set to list shares on UPCoM

Masan MEATLife Joint Stock Company, a subsidiary of Masan Group, will list its shares on the Unlisted Public Company Market on December 9 at a reference price of VNĐ 80,000 (US$4.46).

Start-ups make significant contributions to agriculture

Nguyễn Ngọc Hương of HCM City’s Củ Chi District and her collaborators have jointly set up a start-up to produce freeze-dried powders from vegetables and leaves.

Vĩnh Phúc urged to produce skilled workers Vĩnh Phúc Province must improve the quality of its educational and training system to attract more foreign investment, heard a conference on Wednesday.