VOV.VN - Alibaba, the world’s largest online B2B business platform, in collaboration with express shipping service providers UPS and DHL recently launched an online logistics service for Vietnamese sellers to facilitate the export of their goods to more than 200 countries and territories worldwide.
VOV.VN - The Vietnam International Logistics Exhibition (VILOG), the second of its kind, kicked off on August 1 in Ho Chi Minh City amid the presence of Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Phan Thi Thang.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has proposed the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA) provide Vietnam’s logistics sector with workforce training through expanded training and capacity building programmes.
VOV.VN - The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) in collaboration with partners from the Repulic of Korea (RoK) hosted a seminar on May 23 to strengthen connectivity between Vietnamese and Korean logistics enterprises.
VOV.VN - About 300 foreign and Vietnamese delegates will attend a conference in Ho Chi Minh City on October 5 to examine prospects for the logistics industry in Vietnam amid the global shift of production bases into Southeast Asian nations, including Vietnam.
State budget collection in the first seven months of this year stood at VND211.23 trillion (US$8.89 billon), equivalent to 49.7% of the estimate, down 19.6% year-on-year, the General Department of Vietnam Customs reported on August 3.
Logistics services are driving up added values of the domestic agriculture sector which has been developing quickly over the past years with an annual growth rate of 14-16%.
Vietnam might have one of the fastest growing logistics industries in the world, but it remains highly fragmented.
The EU–Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) has set the scene for surging exports to the EU, resulting in an expansion in demand for logistics services that promises a better outlook for the industry and the Vietnamese market, heard a recent Hanoi talk show.
The rapid growth in e-commerce is driving an unprecedented increase in demand for logistics services, including express delivery services, according to industry insiders.