Industry News

Dam Doi in Ca Mau province, together with Minh Phu, has built an ASC-certified black tiger shrimp farming zone of 268 households and 721 hectares. We lay out the points Japanese seafood buyers looking for certified raw material will want to check.

The cooperative Song Vu in Cau Dat, Da Lat, is breaking away from reliance on green beans and competing on quality through organic conversion and deeper processing. We lay out the points Japanese specialty roasters will want to check.

Vinh Hoan's ASC-certified prepared pangasius product "Cured Panga Croquette" took the top award at Seafood Excellence Asia 2026. We lay out its significance from the angle of a white-fish substitute for Japan's foodservice and ready-meal sectors.

The major dried-fruit company Nafoods integrated 10 group companies into SAP S/4HANA, and first-half net profit nearly doubled. Its second freeze-drying plant in Long An also came online. We have summarized it from the viewpoint of Japanese food buyers choosing suppliers.

While Dak Lak's Chanh Thu increases purchasing to 40,000 tonnes, it uses quality control to prevent a decline in the share of Grade A fruit. From the figures of a surging harvest, we lay out the perspective for Japanese importers handling Vietnamese durian as they reconsider which growing areas and factories to choose.

Son La farmers have begun exploring direct smartphone sales of their produce. Using verified distribution data from another region, Hanoi, as a clue, we examine what Japanese food buyers can gain from growing areas, through to the items to check in negotiations.

Vietnamese durian exports to South Korea rose 188% in January–July to US$2.4 million. The amount is small, but we read the significance of this test market in breaking down dependence on China, and the preparations Japanese buyers can make now.

Ho Chi Minh City has approved a tourism-development plan for Con Dao National Park. It added two 5.5 km cable-car lines and an investment-attraction allocation for 100 ha of marine aquaculture. Neither the fish species nor the operators have been announced. We lay out the points Japanese seafood buyers should check now.

The major Vietnamese pangasius company Nam Viet has formed a long-term partnership with the UK's Benchmark on breeding Nile tilapia. Through ASC and BAP certification and genetic improvement, the options for white-fish raw materials used by Japanese foodservice are widening.

The shrimp-farming cooperative HTX Thanh Dat in Ca Mau province has obtained ASC Farm Standard certification from DNV. We lay out what this certification—which majors such as Aeon make a sourcing requirement—means for sourcing to Japan and the EU, and the points buyers should check at first hand.