Vietnam is one of the world's leading countries in supplying spice products, with an export turnover of about 1.5 billion USD per year. Vietnamese spices are currently exported to more than 125 countries, dominating many important markets. This is an industry in which 95% of goods are exported, so it is necessary to focus on investing in deep processing and trade promotion to increase added value.

A forum connecting female entrepreneurs of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia was held in Hanoi on July 5, with discussions focusing on the green economy.

With major import markets tending to impose more stringent requirements in terms of environmental and social responsibility, Vietnamese firms need to have strategies and plans to quickly switch to green manufacturing to sustain exports, heard a recent conference in Ho Chi Minh City.

Vietnam is promoting negotiations on the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) to leverage it as a driving force for exploring export markets in Latin America.

Consultancy predicts growth to slow in global gross domestic product this year on back of increasing geopolitical tensions

The Ministry of Transport has just issued a price framework for container loading and unloading services at Vietnamese seaports according to each port area.

In many of these cases, Vietnamese enterprises find themselves at a disadvantage, unable to adequately protect their rights due to shortcomings in negotiation and contract execution processes.

In the current context, if the criteria to "green" the logistics industry are not quickly implemented, in the future, businesses will face many difficulties and gradually be "eliminated" from business, domestic trade and global import and export. Mr. Dao Trong Khoa, Standing Vice President of Vietnam Logistics Services Association, talked about some issues surrounding green logistics transformation.