Ho Chi Minh City, July 10 -- Vietnamese businesses need to enhance their competitiveness, meet increasingly stringent standards and adopt effective market-entry strategies to seize opportunities arising from the deepening Vietnam - US economic ties and global supply chain shifts, experts said at a forum in Ho Chi Minh City on July 10.

The "Vietnam - US Business Connection" forum was jointly organised by the Investment and Trade Promotion Centre of Ho Chi Minh City (ITPC), the US - Vietnam Business Council (UVBC), and the Association of Vietnamese Students and Professionals in the US (AVSPUS).

ITPC Deputy Director Cao Thi Phi Van said economic relations between Vietnam and the US have maintained positive growth momentum, reflecting their...