As a dynamic member actively involved in association activities, the representative of the HCM branch's Board of Directors - Mr. Tran Anh Giang (Director of Glotrans HCM branch) took precious time to participate in an exchange with the association under the theme: "Shifting Supply Chains: Prospects and Challenges."
The representative from the Department of Industry and Trade of Ho Chi Minh City stated that the city was increasingly asserting its crucial position in the national logistics sector. With inherent advantages in international trade and transportation, the city had an ideal position to become the logistics hub of the Southern region and the whole country. The Department of Industry and Trade emphasized that Ho Chi Minh City was continually strengthening its position.
In the coming time, the Department of Industry and Trade, in collaboration with various departments, committees, sectors, and the business community, would implement directions and solutions for logistics development. This includes the effective deployment of mechanisms, policies, and logistics development solutions. The plan involves enhancing investment in logistics infrastructure, increasing loading and unloading capacity, and storage capacity at seaports, anticipating supply chain trends, and establishing a regional-scale logistics service center in Ho Chi Minh City.
This is an opportunity for Glotrans HCM to strengthen connections, learn, and grow in challenging circumstances, ensuring sustainable development for the future.
On the afternoon of October 1, at the meeting on the socio-economic situation in the first 9 months of 2024, the Department of Planning and Investment of Ho Chi Minh City said that many economic indicators have grown steadily. Notably, export turnover is on a recovery trend and has grown.
In the first eight months of 2024, Vietnam earned nearly VND 4 trillion from tea exports, surpassing the total export revenue of last year.
Australia has made another stride in its agriculture sector by announcing an agreement to export plums to Vietnam in the near future, in addition to the current exports of peaches and nectarines. This project is part of a two-way agricultural market access agreement aimed at providing Australian plums to Vietnam and Vietnamese passion fruit to Australia.
On November 14, 2024, the forum "Da Nang Free Trade Zone – A New Driving Force for the Development of the City’s Logistics Industry" successfully took place, attracting dozens of domestic and international enterprises.
On the morning of November 2, 2024, in response to an invitation from the Board of Directors of FPT University Can Tho, Glotrans HCM joined the 2024 Job Fair and Enterprise Connection Day to network with the university’s leaders and interact with the attending students.
On October 29, according to information from the Vietnam Trade Office in the Philippines (Ministry of Industry and Trade), total bilateral trade between Vietnam and the Philippines reached nearly USD 6.5 billion in the first nine months of 2024, marking an increase of over 20% compared to the same period last year.**
