Vietnam targets US$20bil in timber exports by 2025

Workers check furniture products at Thuận An Wood Processing JSC in Bình Dương Province. The total export value of timber and forest products is targeted at US$25 billion by 2030. - VNA/VNS

HANOI (Vietnam News/Asia News Network): Vietnam is targeting US$20 billion in total timber exports by 2025, an increase of more than $9 billion compared to now.

The goal is to develop a sustainable and efficient wood processing industry for 2021-2030, approved by Deputy Prime Minister Lê Văn Thành on March 10.