Vietnam’s lobster export to the Chinese market in January-September rose 33 folds year-on-year on the back of lower prices and stronger trade ties between the two nations, the South China Morning Post said on October 22.

VOV.VN - A total of 120 dishes made from Cam Ranh lobsters set a Vietnamese record at a culinary performance contest held on August 9 within the framework of the Cam Ranh Lobster Festival 2024, the first event of its kind.

The export of mollusks and other aquatic products is forecast to remain on the rise in the rest of 2024.

VOV.VN - The opening six months of the year witnessed Vietnamese lobster exports to China surge 174% year on year to US$122 million in value, making China the largest consumer of the Vietnamese product, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

VOV.VN - The central coastal city of Cam Ranh will host the first-ever lobster festival 2024, which is scheduled to take place from August 3 to 11, announced local authorities at a press conference on August 28.

Three out of the five Vietnamese businesses, which have formed limited liability companies in Indonesia, have been verified and received certificates of lobster cultivation from the Directorate General of Aquaculture, according to Indonesia’s Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries.

VOV.VN - Vietnam expects China will remove obstacles and set aside a transitional period for Vietnamese rock lobsters to enter its market.

VOV.VN - Despite Vietnamese lobster exports to China during the initial eight months of the year declining by 42% year on year to US$76 million, the northern neighbour remains the largest importer of Vietnamese lobster, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

VOV.VN - Vietnamese lobster exports during the opening nine months of the year witnessed a seven-fold increase year on year to US$179 million, with 90% generated from the Chinese market, recording a three-digit growth.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Records Organisation (Vietkings) moved to recognise Phu Yen province on July 31 as holding an event which saw the most lobster-made dishes produced at one time.