#Supply Chains
In the first nine months of 2026, banking activities in Ho Chi Minh City recorded positive growth, supported by flexible monetary policy. Credit flows were directed strongly towards key production and business sectors, as well as global supply chains, laying a solid foundation for the city to achieve its target of double-digit economic growth.
Viet Nam has reaffirmed its role in advancing the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) by chairing key meetings that endorsed the bloc's expansion agenda and initiatives to strengthen cooperation amid an increasingly uncertain global trading environment.
From “Made in Viet Nam” electronic components increasingly appearing in Thai production lines to expanding cooperation in green energy, digital transformation and high technology, Viet Nam-Thailand relations are evolving from trade cooperation into deeper connectivity within regional and global supply chains.
Party General Secretary To Lam affirmed that Viet Nam will continue to encourage domestic enterprises to expand partnerships with foreign investors, while directing legislative, executive and judicial bodies, along with agencies in the political system, to create the best possible conditions for businesses to grow, enhance international cooperation, and move up global value chains.
Amid increasingly fierce competition and growing demands for deeper integration into the global economy, Ha Noi is stepping up measures to support manufacturers of key industrial products in strengthening competitiveness, expanding markets, and gradually embedding itself more deeply in domestic and international production and supply chains.
Lawmakers highlighted the need to effectively exploit and manage rare earths, and have policies to protect this resource, when discussing the draft Laws amending and supplementing several articles of the Law on Geology and Minerals, and 15 laws in the fields of agriculture and environment, during the 15th National Assembly's ongoing 10th session on December 1.
A workshop themed “Market linkage – Stable supply chain for Vietnamese goods” organised by the Trade Promotion Agency under the Ministry of Industry and Trade was held in Ha Noi on September 18, highlighting important solutions to enhance the competitiveness and reputation of Vietnamese products.
Global trade volatility caused by trade wars, armed conflicts, and tariff policies are pushing Vietnamese exporters to diversify markets and customers, while also creating opportunities for them to deeper join emerging supply chains, experts said at a seminar in Ho Chi Minh City on August 1.
The 10th International Exhibition for Coatings, Colour, Spechem and Printing Ink Industry in Viet Nam kicked off in Ho Chi Minh City on June 25, drawing over 500 companies from 18 countries and territories to showcase cutting-edge technologies in coatings, paper, rubber, and plastic.
Enterprises and associations in the timber industry have emphasised the need to increase imports of US legal timber for processing and re-export by Viet Nam as a way to ensure sustainable timber trade and legal supply chains.
