The China–South Korea FTA: Background and Details 
 

China Briefing, 4 June 2015

The China and South Korea formally signed their anticipated Free Trade Agreement in Seoul.
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China Beefs up Food Safety Law
 

Xinhua, 25 April 2015

The Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress (NPC), the country's top legislature, adopted an amendment to the 2009 Food Safety Law on Friday with the heaviest penalties yet for offenders. The new law will go into effect on 1 October 2015.
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Fujian Provincial Project on Abalone Species Innovation and Breeding Has Passed On-site Acceptance Inspection
 

Fisheries Research Institute of Fujian, 29 April 2015

In all, the Project Group bred 5.587 million young hybrid Abalones from Haliotis sieboldii Reeve and H. discus Reeve, with average shell length at 1.88 cm; and 3.455 million young hybrid Abalones of H. fulgens and H. discus Reeve, with average shell length at 1.44 cm.
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Increase in the Import of Premium Seafood into Shanghai Port
 

Xinhua, 16 April 2015

The Salmon from New Zealand has also appeared in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone, and started to compete with Norwegian Salmon.
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Meeting on Use and Management of Dongshan Abalone Trademark Held in Dongshan County, Fujian Province, China
 

Department of Oceans and Fisheries, Dongshan County, 29 April 2015

It was reported that the geographical indication - “Dongshan Abalone”- had been registered with the Trademark Bureau under the China General Administration of Industry and Commerce on 14 July 2014.
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EU Lifts Threat of Fishing Ban
 

The Standard Business, 22 April 2015

The European Union has lifted its warning issued against the Philippines and South Korea in 2014 about fishing regulation, after both countries improved their legal systems to tackle illegal fishing.
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Canada: Rising Demand for Seafood Will keep Nova Scotia Exports Growing in 2015
 

HALIFAX, 30 April 2015

Nova Scotia's agri-food exports are projected to see a third year of double-digit growth in 2015, according to Export Development Canada (EDC). 
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Canada Lobster Fishery Delayed; Maine Prices Start to Drop 
 

SeafoodSource, 30 April 2015

While Maine lobster prices have been high throughout the winter and spring because of rough weather conditions, they started to decline this week in anticipation of the Canadian lobster fishery opening soon.
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