Despite a sharp fall in exports in August and September due to impacts of COVID-19, the wood sector still has chances to complete its export target for the whole year provided that it can quickly resume production, according to experts.

A workshop took place in Hanoi on October 19 to exchange and share results of a report on “Strengthening the Capacity of Vietnam’s Private Sector in the New Stage” compiled by the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM).

Vietnam is ready to coordinate with the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and international partners to achieve the targets of this year’s World Food Day (October 16), an official has said.

VOV.VN - A seminar detailing co-operation with Canada in the global supply chain was held on October 14 via both offline and online platforms by the Vietnamese Embassy in Canada in collaboration with the Canada-Vietnam Trade Council in Ontario, Canada.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT)’s top priority now is to assist businesses in Vietnam to achieve the “twin targets” of ensuring safety amid the COVID-9 pandemic and maintaining production to avoid disruptions to supply chains.

VOV.VN - A webinar took place on October 14 to discuss the profound impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on global supply chains, the Vietnamese logistics sector, business operations, and policy recommendations for the country.

The agricultural sector, one of the pillars of the domestic economy, has plans to restore production in the south immediately after the COVID-19 pandemic is controlled.

Reopening the economy is being considered an inevitable path to create an opportunity to reverse gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the fourth quarter and improve that of the whole year 2021.

VOV.VN - The US' business publication Bloomberg has recently published an article to highlight that Intel Corp. and Samsung Electronics Co. are both aiming to resume full operations of their HCM City plants by the end of November, a move that could provide relief to global supply chains.

VOV.VN - Vietnam raked in US$10 billion from exporting wooden furniture, including interior, exterior, and fine art decor products in the first half of the year, thereby representing an annual rise of 70%, according to figures given by the Handicraft and Wood Industry Association of HCM City.