The seafood industry had been heavily impacted by surging freight costs, the risk of cold chain disruptions, localised supply shortages, and price volatility across various product segments.
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.
Trade conflicts, climate change and epidemics can also be seen as an opportunity for the sector to speed up the value chain restructuring and innovating the growth model.
Using mediation to resolve commercial disputes and conflicts would not only help enterprises save time but also help them maintain good relations with business partners, a workshop heard in HCM City on August 16.
Conflicts of interest between individual Internet Service Providers
(ISPs), and also between ISPs and internet content providers (ICPs),
have prompted a debate and experts are calling for a new ruling from the
Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) to handle the issue.