Executives across sectors including furniture, seafood, agriculture and cashews said customers in the region were adopting a cautious stance, with some shipments delayed but few outright cancellations so far.
The MoIT said the refineries must also streamline their procedures to hand off products quicker to retailers, including those without a signed contract, to ease out of the fuel shortage.
As many localities have resumed normal production and business activities, Vietnam News Agency talked to Dr. Nguyen Thi Lan Huong, former Director of the Institute of Science, Labour and Social Affairs, about how businesses and authorities need to support workers...