Huanan Seafood Market is not the source of COVID 19
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1582840981399{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Image credit: ABC News[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1582766858183{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”] Huanan Seafood Market is not the source of COVID – 19 (Source: The Voice of Medicine, 23 February 2020) [/vc_column_text][mk_padding_divider][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1582766480814{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]On 23 February 2020, The Voice of Medicine in China forwarded an article written by SUN Tao of DeepTech that the Huanan Seafood […]
China Approved List Update
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1582840767690{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Image Credit: The School Run[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1582765921856{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”] Seafood products exempt from the non-viable eligible species list (Source: Department of Agriculture) [/vc_column_text][mk_padding_divider][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1582765576418{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]A reminder that the Department has been advised that the (non-viable) eligible species list is not applicable to products whose Harmonised System (HS) tariff codes are located in […]
Bumper 10 article report on coronavirus
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1581377766300{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”] Latest reports on the Coronavirus (Various Sources: 4th February 2020) To read nine, short articles from various sources about how the coronavirus is impacting many markets, click here [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1581377905147{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”] Coronavirus: China admits ‘shortcomings and deficiencies’ (Source: BBC News UK, 4th February 2020) China’s top leadership has admitted “shortcomings and […]
WeChat and China Union Pay join forces
[vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1581381732470{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”] WeChat Pay and China Union Pay join forces (Various sources: Kuaibao, 9 January 2020) On the 3rd January 2020, Tencent signed an agreement with China Union Pay – the China banking card industry association, to share QR codes between WeChat Pay and China UnionPay App. The agreement provides for mutual recognition […]
China aiming to facilitate seafood consumption through ecommerce
[vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1581381486879{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”] Seafood e-commerce in China worth 27 billion RMB during the first half of 2019 (Various sources: Zhujiage, 28 Nov 2019) Translated article A seafood e-commerce forum was held in China on the 27th November 2019 with seafood companies, restaurants and e-commerce companies attending. According to data from the Chinese Ministry of Commerce, […]
Unique supply chain run by Xuji Seafood in China
[vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1581381142751{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”] Xuji Seafood – a new seafood supply chain approach in China (Various sources: Sohu, 27 November 2019) Xuji Seafood started 20 years ago and now owns 36 outlets throughout China. Xuji Seafood sources their seafood directly from producers and supply several tonnes of fresh and live seafood to the Chinese market daily. They […]
Aiswl obtained Series B financing for seafood import
[vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1581380876047{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”] One of China’s leading seafood import platforms set to grow even bigger (Various sources: Newseed, 6 January 2020) Translated article Established in October 2015, Aiswl claims to be the world’s leading B2B cross border food service platform. It directly imports seafood from more than 40 countries in the world, covering over […]
Customs in China busts frozen seafood smuggling ring
[vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1581380065739{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”] Frozen seafood smuggling ring busted by China Customs (Source: Kuaibao, 7 January 2020) On 7 January 2020, Customs in China cracked a frozen seafood smuggling case involving more than 200 million yuan (28.8 million U.S. dollars) where more than 20 tonnes of frozen seafood were seized (See Pictures 1 & 2).[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image […]