The New Dimension for Aquaculture in Vietnam

ILDEX Vietnam Aquaculture Conference 2010 to discuss a new dimension for aquaculture in Vietnam as Vietnam needs to move quickly toward sustainable aquaculture before it is too late. The aquaculture industry forum will take place on March 25, 2010, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Vietnam’s aquaculture industry is one of the largest and most rapidly growing aquaculture industries in the world. The country exports billions of dollars of aquatic products annually; especially pangasius and shrimp. The industry is, however, facing critical challenges to its leading status in the world market. The Vietnamese aquaculture industry, therefore, urgently needs to enhance itself. One way to do this is to promote permanent sustainability; another is to ensure food safety and thereby maintain customer trust.

ILDEX Vietnam Aquaculture Conference 2010 is a forum where leading aquaculture experts from around the region share views and visions on global aquaculture practices and trends. Pearls of wisdom from the experts should form the basis of a plan to enable the Vietnamese aquaculture industry to continue to thrive. Indeed, the ILDEX conference will prove a superb way for the Indochina’s aquaculture industry to discover slightly new goals and practices.

ILDEX Vietnam Aquaculture Conference 2010 will focus on three major issues: sustainability and certification; innovations in culture technology; and feed management & development.

“We believe that a one-day conference offers a great starting point for the industry to learn more about critical factors and technical issues that must be understood and challenged head on. With luck, this should eventually translate into securing a brighter future for the entire industry,” said Mr. Sirapat Kettarn, Managing Director, SPOTMARK, the conference secretariat.

“Better still, ILDEX Aquaculture Conference 2010 will be co-located with ILDEX Vietnam 2010. Participation in this virtually must-attend educational and networking forum means attendees can discover aquaculture technology and business solutions for their own operations.”

ILDEX Vietnam 2010 is Vietnam’s leading International Livestock, Dairy, Meat processing and Aquaculture Exhibition. The show is organized by N.C.C. Exhibition Organizer Co., Ltd. (NEO) and takes place between the 25th to 27th of March 2010 at The New Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center (SECC), Phu My Hung, HCMC in Vietnam. Usually famed for its strong (land) animal emphasis, the show is now expanding to highlight aquaculture. The aim is to offer total solutions for Vietnam’s entire food chain by capitalizing on NEO’s strong international network plus its partnership with VNU Exhibition Europe.

“Together with VNU Exhibition Europe, we can bring in international technology to satisfy local needs ranging from livestock,  to dairy, to meat-processing and finally to aquaculture,” said Ms. Ladda Mongkolchaivivat, general manager, N.C.C. Exhibition Organizer Co., Ltd.

Ms. Mongkolchaivivat added that “the ILDEX Vietnam Aquaculture Conference 2010 program has been carefully designed to ensure long-term benefits for the industry as a whole. And though the program is designed to garner mostly international perspectives, numerous local concerns are to be looked into and discussed for local benefit. Many thanks to our local partner Minh Vi Exhibition and Advertising Services (VEAS), the Department of Livestock Production, and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam (MARD) for their cooperation and support.”

For more information about ILDEX Vietnam Aquaculture Conference 2010, please contact SPOTMARK at +66 2 978 2519 or [email protected] or visit www.sptmrk.com. For ILDEX Vietnam 2010 please contact Mr. Lertwat Chanthatarath, Senior Sales Manager, N.C.C. Exhibition Organizer Co., Ltd., at tel. +66 2 203 4261-4, or E-mail: [email protected] or visit www.ildex.com

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NOTE FOR EDITOR

About ILDEX VIETNAM:

ILDEX VIETNAM 2010 is the 3^rd edition of ILDEX Vietnam that N.C.C. Exhibition Organizer (NEO) organizes in corporations with VNU Exhibitions Europe from Holland and Minh Vi Exhibition and Advertising Services (VEAS) – its local partner.  The show is supported by Department of Livestock Production, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam (MARD), and will take place on 25-27 March 2010 at The New Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center (SECC), Phu My Hung, HCMC, Vietnam.

About NEO:

N.C.C. Exhibition Organizer Co., Ltd. (NEO) is an experienced, full-fledged professional exhibition organizer handling both domestic and international events with the strong commitment to deliver non-stop creativity, initiated by a team of professionals and to become the leading organizer of international trade and consumer exhibitions in Southeast Asia. For more information please visit www.nccexhibition.com

Media Contact:

Ms. Panawan Kajornklin (SPOTMARK)

T: +66 2 978 2519 F: +66 2 978 4548 E: [email protected]

Avis, the leading global car rental company, recently announced its entrance into Vietnam as the first leading global car rental brand by 1 July 2009.

Avis Vietnam will offer business and leisure customers the full spectrum of car rental, car leasing and chauffeur drive services. Besides the latest range of compact, mid to large size, sports and luxury vehicles from popular brands such as Mercedes Benz, Toyota, Audi and many others, a professionally trained and experienced English speaking local driver – Avis ambassador will also be included as part of the car hire. Avis Vietnam cars are equipped with amenities such as mobile phone, international newspapers and magazines, chilled water and towels and 24-hour customer-service support.

Avis Vietnam will operate from its main headquarters in Hanoi and plans to open branches in Ho Chi Minh City in the third quarter of 2009 and Danang in 2010. The company expects its fleet size to grow to over 300 by the end of 2011. Partnership tie-ups are also currently being established with major hotels and airlines to create a network of seamless travel experiences.

“The decision to set up operations in Vietnam was due to overwhelming demand from our corporate and leisure customers around the world and the fact that it was one of the last countries where Avis was not present yet” said Eric Brun, General Manager of Avis in Asia. “We believe that Avis Vietnam has great potential to grow in Vietnam”

“We want to set the unique standard of Avis in our services, our Avis ambassador qualifications and added values that customers could have experienced and it differentiates us from any other car rental companies in Vietnam” said Le Viet Hai Son, General Manager of Avis Vietnam. “Our main target customers will be leading international companies in Vietnam, foreign embassies, domestic corporations and Vietnam visitors increasing year by year”.

Avis – the leading global car rental company since 1946, providing business and leisure customers with a wide range of services at nearly 5,000 locations in over 160 countries worldwide.

Avis Vietnam is operated by Gami Group under license from Avis Rent A Car. Gami Group is of the largest well-diversified business groups in Vietnam with three main sectors including Real Estate, Trading & Services, and Finance & Banking.

Vietnam has been known for the war. And now, this country is also known for a great place for trekking, kayaking and for some other adventure travel activities. Lotussia Travel are pleased to launch this summer one more multi activity adventure tour package which has been specially customized out for family.

This 18-day package includes all the Vietnam essential travel highlights such as trekking in Sapa, kayaking in Halong bay world wonder, then cycling around Mekong delta and finally enjoying leisure holidays on the Vietnam most charming beach, Mui Ne, Phan Thiet.

This is a good chance for foreign tourists to discover the real Vietnam, the country and its people in another way, active and different!

Halong bay, the most impressive highlight of world heritage sites covering 1,500 square km, with thousands of stony islands, which have got variety of different shapes, for instance: a sail, a fighting cock, a tortoise and tower and so on… Some are very high and others are only tens of meters higher than the surface of sea. Nothing is more excellent than self-kayaking across interstices and seeing the natural magic creation.

Another highlight is Sapa, the most impressive trekking destination in Vietnam, an incredibly picturesque village lying on the mountain chain Hoang Lien Son near the Chinese border in Northern West of Vietnam. Sapa is also the starting point for many climbers and scientists who would like to reach the top of Fansipan Mountain, the highest in Vietnam with the height of 3,143m as an interesting adventure or an extreme sport.

You can enjoy in the fresh air exploring narrow channels, floating markets, daily life, orchards in the Mekong Delta region throughout our interesting cycling trip with your family.

To put an end for this impressive discovery, it very nice for you to sunbath and leisure in the fresh beach of Phan Thiet with sparkling blue water in the bright summer sunlight.

For further information about departure & price, please email to info at lotussiatravel.com or visit the company website here.

Sapa is a small town that has been a gathering spot for many local hill tribes for nearly 200 years. Hmong and Dzao people, among others, still come here to conduct trade, socialize. Sapa, with its mercifully cool climate, became a holiday escape for French colonists, complete with rail connection, upscale hotels, and a tourist bureau as early as 1917. The outpost was retaken by the Vietnamese in 1950, attacked and destroyed later by the French, and left in ruin, only brief occupied by Chinese troops in 1979. The town reopened for tourism in the 1990s.

This five day trek will offer you a real experience of the mountainous town of Sapa. You will spend some days trekking to visit some minority villages including H’mong, Red Dzao, Tay and Giay people. The trip will take you through many nice scenery, isolated ethnic village, rain forests and flowers fields. Have stops in route to meet local people, talk with them and you will understand more their way of life, their culture, customs. Sample also some homemade specialties such as sticky rice wine, fresh green tea. You will also explore the most colorfull market in the area, Bac Ha market which is open on Sunday morning only.

For more information contact:
Lotussia Travel
12/12 Dao Tan street, Ba Dinh district, Hanoi, Vietnam
Tel: +84.4.22494668
Email: info[at]lotussiatravel.com
Website: http://www.lotussiatravel.com