HCM City (VNA), March 31 -- Experts have suggested domestic businesses in the wood and furniture industry to quickly reform their operations, and invest more in research and development, and design to create high added values .

Wood and furniture exports have faced a host of challenges, yet ample room remains for the sector to expand its market share in the time ahead, they said at a recent forum in Ho Chi Minh City .

Director of the Department of Forestry under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Tran Quang Bao said that wood and wooden products make up nearly 93% of Vietnam's forestry value every year, and export of the goods have maintained two-digit growth, even during the COVID-19 pandemic.

However, enterprises have ...