Thailand has resumed the export of frozen chicken meat to China, with the first shipment of 14 containers for the Yunnan province being valued at US$1.1mn
Livestock
Ho Chi Minh City plans trading floor for pork

The initiative is in line with Vietnam’s effort to increase higher food safety standards. (Image source: Frank/Flickr)
Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City aims to form a pork trading floor incorporating advanced technology and careful control of pork origin to ensure quality
New Pas Reform service centre opens in Malaysia
Pas Reform has announced to launch a new service centre at Suntech in Penang Cybercity, Malaysia, in order to continue growth in Asia
Vietnam’s shrimp exports rise 22.3 per cent in 2017

Vietnam aims to increase the export of shrimps to international marketplaces. (Image source: TheeErin/Flickr)
Vietnam’s shrimp exports increased 22.3 per cent in 2017 as compared with 6.7 per cent in 2016, according to Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP)
FAO strengthens community-based fisheries in Asia-Pacific

FAO aims to boost up development of fishing communities across the Asia-Pacific region. (Image source: razel.mella/Flickr)
FAO has been recently approved two projects to strengthen community-fisheries in Tonga and Samoa