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Established on March 15th 1989, grown from an old terminal on the Saigon River with 4 berths, 1.2 kilometer – long quayside and battered warehouses, after 35 years of constant renovation, Saigon Newport Corporation (SNP) is affirming its leading spot in port operations in Vietnam and the Southeast Asia region. With 3 core businesses of […]

FLEGT licenses for timber exports to EU Ghana is set to become the first African country and second in the world to begin issuing licenses for timber exports under the Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) scheme. This follows the successful assessment of timber marking and tracking processes in the Bobiri Forest Reserve in […]

According to the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO), the Chinese government will support home furnishing manufacturing enterprises to implement green manufacturing, encourage conditional areas to introduce targeted policies and measures for green manufacturing demonstration enterprises, and promote enterprises to increase R&D efforts of green home products, all in an attempt to improve the green supply […]

Wood and wood product (W&WP) trade highlights Statistics provided by the General Department of Customs reveal that in February 2023 W&WP exports earned US$800 million, down 0.7% compared to January 2023 and down 11% compared to February 2022. In particular, WP exports are estimated at US$490 million, down 0.3% compared to January 2023 and down […]

Forecast and suggested solutions Vietnam’s wood sector has been targeting at 5 top markets, including the US, Japan, China, South Korea and the EU. The current global situation and problems facing these markets of W&WP destined from Vietnam can hardly give an optimistic forecast on Vietnam’s W&WP trade. According to Vietnam Wood and Forest Products […]

Padauk wood imports According to statistics, Vietnam’s padauk imports in April 2022 were estimated at 19.2 thousand m³, worth 7.5 million USD, up 20.4% in volume and 20.0% in value compared to March 2022; compared to April 2021 increased by 0.2% in volume and 3.1% in value. In the first 4 months of 2022, padauk […]

In light of border control and quarantine measures, BIFA Wood Vietnam, one of the country’s leading wood and woodworking exhibition held in Binh Duong, Vietnam will be postponed to 8 – 11 August 2022. “Currently, Vietnam borders are still closed and quarantine is required upon arrival,” elaborated William Pang, co-organiser of BIFA Wood Vietnam and […]

Production in Vietnam has returned to normal and businesses operating in the wood industry are accelerating production to keep up with signed export orders for the last month of the year and the first half of 2022. Export activity by the timber industry increased in October and November 2021, although the export value is still […]

Various material suppliers have come together to help their customers – furniture and component producers – by forming a new initiative called Climate Positive Now, which aims to educate designers on climate positive materials. Particularly, top material suppliers are promoting the use of decorative composite wood panels, which resonates well with designers and the next […]

Vietnam – W&WP trade highlights According to statistics from the General Department of Customs, the W&WP export turnover to the Japanese market in October 2021 reached US$ 121 million, increasing 4.0% compared to October 2020. In 10 months of 2021, the W&WP export to The Japanese market reached US$ 1.16 billion, up 10.6% over the […]

The U.S.’s biggest business organizations in areas from food to fashion asked the nation’s trade chief to refrain from resorting to tariffs as a remedy in its trade disputes with Vietnam. “If the administration has concerns about elements of the U.S. trading relationship with Vietnam, then engagement is required — not more tariffs,” 76 groups […]

Forest landscape restoration (FLR) is an inclusive and integrated landscape approach that can help address the need to restore degraded forests and landscapes, conserve biodiversity, increase carbon sinks, and create sustainable livelihoods for local communities. Embarking on the first year of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2021-2030 in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond offers an excellent opportunity […]