Ho Chi Minh City, March 17 -- Representatives from businesses and industry associations met in Ho Chi Minh City on March 17 to discuss measures to ease pressures on production and trade, and stablise the domestic market amid the escalating conflict in the Middle East.

The event, organised by the Domestic Market Management and Development Agency under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), came as the conflict continues to disrupt global supply chains, pushing up transport and material costs for Vietnamese enterprises.

According to Phan Van Chinh, Deputy Director of the Domestic Market Management and Development Agency, Vietnam is facing a three-stage ripple effect - first on transport and fuel-dependent industries, then on sectors r...