By Michael Tatarski From before dawn through the late evening, container trucks rumble down the Hanoi Highway to Cat Lai Port in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 2, often creating traffic jams that back up for several kilometres. These trucks bring consumer goods such as electronics and apparel from the booming industrial parks of Binh Duong and Dong Nai to their next step in the global supply chain, a system that recently welcomed a major new trade pact. The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) was signed in Hanoi on November 15, 2020, by 15 countries: Australia, China, Japan, South Korea,..
