Hanoi, May 27 -- Rising logistics costs, tightening technical barriers and increasingly stringent green standards are placing growing pressure on Vietnamese exporters, making supply chain standardisation through digital technology an urgent requirement to maintain competitiveness in global markets. As industrial production and trade showed signs of recovery in the second quarter of 2026, businesses continued to face mounting challenges from inflation, geopolitical tensions and disruptions in global logistics networks. According to the National Statistics Office, imports of raw materials and components have been rising faster than exports, putting pressure on the trade balance. At the same time, instability in regions such as the Middle Ea...