Vietnam's Seafood Praised at European Seafood Exhibition

BRUSSELS, May 2 Asia Pulse - Products made by Ho Chi Minh City-based Vinh Hoan Seafood Co. were selected as some of the best new products at the 2008 European Seafood Exhibition in Belgium.

According to Truong Dinh Hoe, Secretary General of the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Processors (VASEP), 44 local seafood companies attended the exhibition, including those who joined the event for the first time.

According to the Vietnam Commerce Office in Belgium, last year, Vietnam earned US$950 million US from seafood export to the EU, a year-on-year increase of 27 per cent. The figure is estimated to reach US$1.2 billion this year.

Vietnam's seafood, especially those made from shrimp and catfish, are favoured by foreign clients, said To Thi Tuong Lan, VASEP's Vice Secretary General.

(VNA)

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