Vietnam is located in the centre of Asia - Pacific, on international maritime routes. With a long coastline of about 3260 km stretching from North to South, Vietnam has many favourable conditions to bring import and export goods to the world. Not only its production, but Vietnam is also an ideal place to conduct transhipment activities such as transit, border-gate transfer, and temporary import for re-export. Vietnam is a country with favourable natural conditions and geographical location to develop logistics services. Along with the process of opening and integration, the volume of goods produced, domestically circulated and exported and imported in recent years has grown strongly, which is the premise and driving force for the development of logistics services. Logistics is becoming an essential service industry of international trade activities and attracts extraordinary attention to the economic community. The role of science and technology in development has been widely accepted. In today's increasingly competitive international environment, technology is a vital strategic element for rapid socio-economic development. Thanks to technological innovation, businesses have many opportunities to improve productivity, product quality, as well as to improve the ability in designing new production lines, new products and improving the efficiency in business management and operation. In order to survive and develop sustainably, all countries have preferential policies to encourage businesses to innovate technology. Moreover, businesses also recognize the need for technological innovation to keep pace with the world's development trend; this is the experience gained from countries with developed economies. This paper presents some issues on trends and applications of information technology, blockchain technology in the field of supply chain management and logistics to improve the competitiveness and develop logistics services of Vietnam. On that basis, the article also proposes several recommendations to support businesses in innovation and technology application in managing and operating this critical economic sector.

Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Literature and methodology
    2.1. Concept of blockchain
    2.2. Operation of blockchain
    2.3. Types of blockchain
    2.4. Main characteristics of blockchain
3. Situation and context of supply chain and logistics sector in Vietnam
    3.1. Opportunities and challenges supply chain and logistics in Vietnam
    3.2. Difficulties in supply chain management and logistics
5. Solutions to enhance the role of blockchain in Vietnam's logistics industry
    5.1. Raise awareness of blockchain for communities and businesses, building a collaborative society
    5.2. Prepare technology and infrastructure for logistics businesses
    5.3. Building processes and policies for the application of blockchain technology
6. Conclusion
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• Hoang Phuong Nguyen(Regional Political Academy II/Ho Chi Minh city University of Transport) Corresponding author