Laos sends first shipment of pangasius fish to China

Workers sort and inspect pangasius fillets at a processing plant in preparation for export.

VIENTIANE: Lao-raised freshwater pangasius fish have been exported to China for the first time, marking a major breakthrough in fisheries trade under the Belt and Road Initiative.

The aquatic species, farmed and processed in Laos, entered China for the first time after passing customs inspections in Shenzhen on March 31, according to Lao National Radio.