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Vietnam is pushing practical cross-border e-commerce training as online exports become a stronger route to overseas consumers and buyers.
Exports through e-commerce were estimated to grow 78 per cent in 2025, taking channel trade to about $4.45 billion.
Programmes will target China, the EU, the US, Japan and the Republic of Korea with market surveys and business matching.

India called on the BRICS Business Forum to strengthen supply chains, expand market access and reduce trade barriers.Discussions focused on logistics, raw materials, regulatory procedures and digital payments, while a proposed BRICS logistics framework could improve cross-border supply-chain resilience and efficiency.

Cambodia is strengthening its digital trade ecosystem as e-commerce revenue is projected to rise from $1.1 billion in 2025 to $1.8 billion by 2029.The government is focusing on digital infrastructure, regulatory reforms and market access, while expanding CambodiaTrade.com to help MSMEs, rural entrepreneurs and women-led businesses reach digital markets.

India and Russia are exploring a digital currency mechanism for trade settlements, with their central banks working on the structure.
The move could reduce payment frictions for exporters and importers as bilateral trade targets $100 billion by decade-end.
BRICS finance officials are also studying faster, lower-cost cross-border payment channels and local-currency settlement options.

Piyush Goyal said India has put textiles among five focus areas to lift India-Russia trade to $100 billion by 2030, with a $50 billion two-way investment aim.
The plan means adding $40 billion from a $60 billion base in four years, requiring more than double-digit annual growth.
Exporters are being asked to flag payment, logistics, certification, standards and visa barriers.

China’s textile and apparel exports rose 3.05 per cent YoY to $203.308 billion in January-August 2026, GACC data show.
Garments and accessories shipments inched up 2.5 per cent, while textile products rose 3.7 per cent.
Imports of textile yarns and fabrics increased 20.6 per cent to $7.709 billion as mills replenished raw materials.

Vietnam’s textile and apparel exports rose 1.7 per cent YoY to $22.2 billion in H1 2026, but heavy import dependence for raw materials remains a key vulnerability.The industry is focusing on localisation, productivity, traceability, digitalisation and green manufacturing to strengthen supply-chain resilience, meet rules-of-origin requirements and sustain competitiveness in global markets.

UK real GDP grew 0.4 per cent in July 2026, extending expansion for an eighth consecutive three-month period.However, retail trade excluding motor vehicles fell 0.5 per cent, signalling softer consumer activity.Services grew 0.6 per cent over three months, while production and construction each contracted 0.5 per cent, highlighting a mixed economic backdrop for apparel and retail demand.

Bangladesh’s NBR has tightened duty-free 10–30 count cotton yarn imports under the bond facility for export-oriented readymade garment factories.
Spinners say the move will lift demand for local yarn, revive mills, boost value addition, conserve foreign currency and support jobs.
BGMEA and BKMEA warn bank guarantees may raise costs, disrupt shipments and weaken garment export competitiveness.

BASF said Cheniere has commissioned Durasorb LNG MAX at its Corpus Christi LNG facility in Texas, across multiple liquefaction trains.
The single-unit adsorption technology removes trace contaminants and water to help prevent freeze-outs and downtime in LNG operations.
Cheniere aims to finish remaining trains by end-2027, with BASF providing adsorbents, modelling tools and technical support.