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On July 23, the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), together with Doanh Nhân Diễn Đàn (Business Forum) Magazine, hosted a dedicated industry forum in Hanoi. Multiple speakers stated that Vietnam’s timber processing sector must accelerate transformation and upgrading,...

Against compound pressures of persistent global geopolitical conflicts, surging logistics costs and increasingly stringent international green trade standards, Vietnam’s exports of timber and wood products maintained an upward momentum in the first half of 2026. Nevertheless, to hit the year&r...

Behind the U.S. preliminary ruling imposing steep duties of nearly 200% on Vietnamese plywood lies far more than a trade sanction targeting a single product category. Against a backdrop of ever-tightening global trade rules, it represents an all-round test of Vietnam’s timber export sector: it...

Vietnam’s foreign trade sector has achieved leaps and bounds in recent years. Its total export volume hit USD 475 billion in 2025, representing a 17% year-on-year surge. This milestone elevated Vietnam to the world’s 18th largest exporting economy. The robust growth momentum carried over...

Led by the U.S. Department of Justice, the first-ever workshop covering the full timber supply chain—from logging to customs clearance—was held in Libreville. Gabon, Cameroon and Vietnam were invited to the five-day anti-timber trafficking event to advance overseas enforcement of the Lac...

Vietnam’s exports to the United States reached almost $70 billion in the first five months of this year, marking a year-on-year increase of 21.7%. This export growth was mainly driven by a sharp surge in shipments of electronic products, while sales volumes of several traditional export catego...

Driven by robust overseas demand for home products and increasingly complete industrial supporting chains, Vietnam’s wood processing and wood product export sector has maintained strong growth in recent years. The North American market has become a core driver of industry revenue. For this rea...

According to data released by Vietnam Customs, the country’s export turnover of timber and wood products reached USD 1.43 billion in April 2026, rising 3% month-on-month while dipping 1% year-on-year. Of the total, wood product exports stood at USD 940 million, up 5% from the prior month and d...

Against the global drive for green buildings and carbon neutrality goals, engineered wood has emerged as a strategic building material across the construction industry thanks to its low-carbon features, bringing fresh development opportunities to Vietnam’s well-established wood processing sect...

On May 20, Vietnamese Prime Minister Le Minh Hung received Ambassador Rick Switzer, Deputy U.S. Trade Representative, in Hanoi. The two sides held in-depth discussions on bilateral economic and trade cooperation. Prime Minister Le Minh Hung stated that the Vietnamese government will work closely wit...

The Secretary-General of the Vietnam Forestry Association explicitly pointed out when discussing the development path of local wood product enterprises that the future development of Vietnam’s wood product manufacturers should center on a ten-year industrial transformation. They must move beyo...

The US has made a preliminary ruling to impose nearly 200% anti-dumping duties on Vietnamese plywood. This is not only a trade shock, but also a crucial test of the competitiveness, resilience, and strategic adaptability of Vietnam’s wood industry against the backdrop of an increasingly severe...