The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF) of the Republic of Korea (RoK) said on January 5 that it has kicked off a corporate body in Vietnam, paving the way for the operation of a logistics centre in the Southeast Asian country to support small- and medium-sized enterprises.

Establishing logistics chains connecting producers with traders is an urgent need to improve the effectiveness of agro-forestry-aquatic product exports, heard a roundtable conference held in Ho Chi Minh City on December 25.

VOV.VN - Local logistics firms have been advised to step up effort aimed at boosting their productivity, service quality, and competitiveness amid current difficulties due to global economic instability.

Amid economic uncertainties and fierce competition, improving connectivity between domestic and global logistics networks has become a pressing demand, experts said at a logistics forum with Asia-America 2023 held by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) in Ho Chi Minh City on December 21.

The increasing demand for fresh food and e-commerce is serving as the main driving force of the domestic cold storage market - a niche segment of logistics to boom in the coming time.

A signing ceremony for a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation between the People's Committee of Bac Ninh province, the STC B.V from the Netherlands, and Tan Cang -STC Human Resources Development Co. Ltd, took place in the northern province on November 30.

The development of logistics infrastructure, improvement of loading and storage capacity, and formation of a regional – level logistics service centre will help Vietnam better embrace the upcoming global supply chain shifts, experts said at a logistics forum held by the Ho Chi Minh City Logistics Association (HLA) in the city on November 29.

The 2023 Vietnam Logistics Forum (VLF) will take place in Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on December 1 and 2, expected to gather about 500 public leaders and officials as well as some 2,000 businessmen and scholars.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is expected to rake in US$5.2 billion from exporting its fruits and vegetables between January and November 2023, an increase of 70% from the same period last year, according to the Vietnam Fruit and Vegetables Association (Vinafruit).

There remains room for Vietnam and Hong Kong (China) to cooperate in a range of fields from trade and investment to services, finance and logistics, heard the Vietnam-Hong Kong Business & Investment Matching held in Ho Chi Minh City on November 20.