New Zealand has stepped up exports of radiata pine logs to Vietnam as part of a growing bilateral cooperation in the forestry sector, aiming to strengthen supply chains for the global wood furniture industry, officials said on Thursday. The agreement, announced by New Zealand’s Forestry and Trade Minister Todd McLachlan, is expected to boost trade flows and deepen industrial integration between the two countries. Vietnam is currently the world’s second-largest exporter of wooden furniture, and demand for stable, high-quality raw materials is rising. “Radiata pine offers the qualities Vietnam’s manufacturers need—dimensional stability ...