gymnast thanh voted best athlete of the year

Gymnast Thanh voted best athlete of the year

With 1,425 points, the Haiphong born gymnast Phan Thi Ha Thanh was awarded the “best athlete of the year” by the vote of nearly 200 domestic sport reporters and experts.
hard labour for labour intensive workers

Hard labour for labour-intensive workers

Next year will be a tough time for labour intensive industries like textile-garment and footwear.
garment firms get the right fit

Garment firms get the right fit

Business acquisitions are increasingly popular in the local garment sector, with Vinatex in negotiations for the sector’s third acquisition this year.
cement producers feel a weighty burden

Cement producers feel a weighty burden

Local cement producers are being hard hit by a heavy-footed economy.
footwear companies step up

Footwear companies step up

Local footwear firms are enjoying buoyant business figures.
market proves tough to corner

Market proves tough to corner

Vinatex mart is still striving for a greater slice of the home market.
partners to offer shelter for storm hit textile firms

Partners to offer shelter for storm hit textile firms

Textile and garment firms have a growing appetite to hook up with domestic and foreign partners amid uncertain economy.
africa a savior for textile firms

Africa a savior for textile firms

Africa is the promised land for local textile and garment firms.
casting cement exports in stone

Casting cement exports in stone

Promoting export is seen as a good solution for the local cement industry to curb oversupply pressures.
fta to boost textile firms

FTA to boost textile firms

A Vietnam-EU free trade agreement will greatly benefit local firms.
power outlook set to brighten up

Power outlook set to brighten up

‘The movements on the Hai Duong and Mong Duong 2 projects are really positive at this time’
textile cross stitch the industry

Textile cross stitch the industry

Scores of spinning and garment projects will boost local production.
more investment for dinh vu due in 2011

More investment for Dinh Vu due in 2011

On January 28 the Hai Phong Economic Zone (EZ) Management Board granted an investment licence to Hong Duc Industry Joint Stock Company to build the infrastructure of an industrial and maritime service park in Dinh Vu EZ.
medicine mark up

Medicine mark-up

The price of pharmaceutical products in Vietnam are expected to rise slightly in 2011 due to volatile input material prices and the Vietnam dong-US dollar exchange rate, according to the Vietnam Drug Administration.
fdi rushes into vietnams textile and garment sector

FDI rushes into Vietnam’s textile and garment sector

Foreign capital inflows are forecast to flood into Vietnam’s textile and garment industry.