helping small businesses to support global supply chains

Helping small businesses to support global supply chains

The lack of credit for small- and medium-sized enterprises to participate in global trade is stifling growth and making supply chains more vulnerable.
petrol retailers rue continuing hardship

Petrol retailers rue continuing hardship

Petrol retail enterprises have struggled to keep their operations profitable as disruptions in the supply chain continue to persist.
textiles and footwear industries face challenges

Textiles and footwear industries face challenges

Vietnamese textile and footwear businesses that participate in the supply chain are facing a slew of new possibilities and difficulties, according to industry insiders.
room for industrial real estate development remains high due to short supply

Room for industrial real estate development remains high due to short supply

The industrial real estate sector has good prospects in 2023 due to short supply, a shift in the supply chain to Vietnam and its favourable investment policies, experts said.
vietnam an indispensable part of the global supply chain

Vietnam an indispensable part of the global supply chain

Nakajima Takeo, chief representative of the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) in Hanoi Office, has outlined the importance of Vietnam to the global supply chain and for Japanese manufacturers in particular.
rcep creates new impetus for regional economic development

RCEP creates new impetus for regional economic development

Since it entered into force in early 2022, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) has helped strongly promote integration of value and supply chains, strengthen confidence in regional economic recovery and create new impetus for trade and investment growth in the region and the world, according to an article on the Zhongguopinglun (China review) website of Hong Kong (China).
nestle recognised in bloomberg gender equality index 2023

Nestlé recognised in Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index 2023

With its efforts to promote gender equality within the workplace and supply chain, Nestlé has been recognised in the 2023 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI) for the fifth consecutive year.
the smallholder role in commodity chains

The smallholder role in commodity chains

During a field trip in 2022 to K’Bay village in a distant commune in Sa Thay district of the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum, we encountered A Diu and his wife, both of the Ro Ngao ethnic group, who were tending to their little coffee patch. I inquired as to where A Diu sold the harvested coffee.
vietnam emerges as an attractive alternative location for supply chain diversification

Vietnam emerges as an attractive alternative location for supply chain diversification

According to a new global survey released by Germany’s Container xChange this week, businesses around the world deem Vietnam and India as attractive alternative locations for the diversification of their supply chains away from China this year.
business integrity passport to global supply chains

Business integrity passport to global supply chains

Experts are urging Vietnamese firms to incorporate integrity principles into their corporate governance since they believe business integrity would be the passport to global supply chains.
spillover effects of supply chains on future growth

Spillover effects of supply chains on future growth

The trend of supply chains shifting from China to Vietnam in the past several years is confirmed to continue and if there are no crises in Asia-Pacific, this trend will continue for the next 10 years to come at least, though the shift from China to Vietnam will happen at different paces for different sectors. Electronics is probably the most impactful for the economy and the most fast-paced one. The situation in China has already pushed the big electronic players to find alternatives.
cainiao welcomes oocl logistics as anchor tenant

Cainiao welcomes OOCL Logistics as anchor tenant

Cainiao Network, the logistics arm of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, today announced new tenants for its newly operational Cainiao P.A.T Logistics Park in Long An province.
thaco industries one stop model

THACO INDUSTRIES one-stop model

Leveraging seamless investment, THACO INDUSTRIES is expected to become a critical factor in promoting the development of the mechanics and supporting industries in the central region and Vietnam. Vietnam currently has over 7,000 mechanical manufacturers and 5,000 manufacturers in supporting industries. However, due to the limitation of capital, technology, and human resources, most manufacturers only produce or process in one or a few stages. Customers have to connect with many partners to obtain a complete product, making the supply chain complicated, inefficient, time-consuming, and costly.
strengthening vietnams wood industry

Strengthening Vietnam's wood industry

Vietnam is working to establish a legal supply chain to become a global leader in the processing and export of wood.
digital transformation with smart factories proves urgent

Digital transformation with smart factories proves urgent

The Vietnamese manufacturing industry has a great opportunity to catch up with the Smart Factory trend and contribute more deeply to the global value chain.