China to lift 4-year ban on Australian lobster imports by year-end

MELBOURNE, Australia: China will resume importing Australian live lobsters by the end of this year, marking the end of a four-year trade ban that severely impacted Australian exporters.

The announcement came from Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese after his meeting with Chinese Premier Li Qiang during a Southeast Asian summit in Vientiane, Laos.

The lobster import ban, which had cost Australian e