Difficulties in terms of human resources of the logistics industry will increase further when Vietnam integrates deeply into the world, especially in the ASEAN economic community, and joins new-generation free trade agreements (FTAs), requiring an improvement in logistics manpower development, said Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien.

Việt Nam will have many more opportunities to export fruit and vegetables to potential markets in 2022, providing local producers meet international standards on quality and management of growing regions, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

The Việt Nam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) has sent a petition to the Prime Minister proposing the amendment of regulations on quarantine for aquatic products used for food.

While sustainable smart cities are considered a solution to sustain international business investments, for Việt Nam experts have advised local cities and provinces to prioritise building them to attract FDI.

Container and warehouse shortages and surging container shipping costs have hit the textile and garment industry hard, insiders told a seminar in HCM City.

Việt Nam is the third-largest cinnamon producer and exporter in the world after Indonesia and China, and the future is full of potential. However, challenges need to be carefully navigated to ensure sustainable development.

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Việt Nam will step up its processed coffee industry to take full advantage of the benefits from free trade agreements.

South Korean finance minister Hong Nam Ki said Monday the government will begin the application process to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade deal.

The US-initiated trade war against China further failed in 2021, while economic ties between China and the US did not see any substantial progress over the past year, He Weiwen, a former senior trade official and an executive council member of the China Society for World Trade Organization Studies, said at the Global Times Annual Forum on Saturday.