Toan Dao

Contributing Editor reporting from Hanoi, Vietnam

Toan Dao has written about Vietnam’s business community, with a focus on energy and agriculture, for a number of Vietnamese and international outlets for more than 10 years. As a contributing editor for SeafoodSource in Southeast Asia, he also covers other major seafood producers in the region including Indonesia and Thailand.

Published on
August 3, 2022

Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has signaled it will remove quarantine regulations for frozen processed seafood products imported to the country for the purpose of reprocessing domestically for export.

A new circular was issued by the ministry 28 July, and will come into force on 11 September, 2022. It is an amendment to a 2016 circular on quarantine regulations requiring almost 100 percent of imported processed

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August 2, 2022

Vietnamese pangasius companies reported strong growth in the first half of 2022 thanks to high demand in global markets. But rising costs, mainly due to inflation, are making providing local farmers with a tough decision as to when and whether to restock their ponds.

Data from the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) covering the first six months of this year indicates Vietnam exported pangasius worth USD 1.4

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Published on
July 27, 2022

Vietnam-headquartered Minh Phu Seafood and Singapore-based cell-cultured meat and seafood producer Shiok Meats have signed a memorandum to collaborate on research and development 

The two companies will establish a joint R&D facility in Vietnam, according to a joint statement released on 27 July.

Based on the MoU, the two sides will continue to discuss the establishment of the joint facility, Minh Phu CEO Le Van Quang told

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Published on
July 27, 2022

GS Engineering and Construction has begun construction on a pilot salmon-farming project in South Korea …

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Published on
July 27, 2022

Singapore-based aquaculture service provider Blue Aqua International has signed a memorandum of understanding with Fisheries Development Oman (FDO) to develop an aquaculture project in Oman, Blue Aqua has announced.

The agreement aims to strengthen the two companies’ existing relationship, which will take advantage of Blue Aqua’s expertise in shrimp farming technology to support FDO’s shrimp farms in Oman …

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Published on
July 21, 2022

Vietnam's biggest seafood companies saw export values rise in the first six months of this year due to high demand in the global market …

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Published on
July 21, 2022

China has dropped its policy of banning shipments from Vietnamese seafood companies if their products are found to be contaminated with COVID-19 ... 

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Published on
July 18, 2022

The growth of Vietnam's seafood export trade is beginning to slow due to the impact of a global inflationary cycle.

The value of Vietnam's seafood exports in June was lower than in the previous three months of 2022, in line with previous warnings made by local industry players, who predicted lower demand for seafood in major global markets due to inflation. Many of those same executives have warned of increased challenges for the

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Published on
July 15, 2022

Vietnam’s leading pangasius company Vinh Hoan saw its sales value drop in June as sales to the U.S., its largest market, went down sharply compared to May, according to the company’s latest update.

Vinh Hoan exported seafood products worth …

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Published on
July 13, 2022

Singapore-based aquaculture service provider Blue Aqua International announced on 12 July Oman-based Muscat Investment House will invest SGD 8.8 million (USD 6.25 million, EUR 6.23 million) in its subsidiary, Blue Aqua Singapore …

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