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.

A report on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)’s impacts on the shaping of supply chains in Vietnam was released by the National Centre for Socio-Economic Information and Forecast (NCIF) and Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Vietnam on November 10.