Lay-offs and exports dip haunt vital manufacturing

Lay-offs and exports dip haunt vital manufacturing

Foreign-invested enterprises look set to struggle this year, particularly in garments, textiles, and footwear, as exports continue to fall and more workers are laid off.
Local groups stuttering amid drop in new orders

Local groups stuttering amid drop in new orders

The sharp drop in the number of orders has pushed Vietnamese exporters in textiles, garments, leather, footwear, wood furniture, and even food to close production lines and narrow their scale.
Textile producers prepared for barrage of disruption

Textile producers prepared for barrage of disruption

Vietnamese enterprises are trading well so far this year, but key exporters in textiles, garments, leather, and footwear are still suffering from increasing raw material costs.
Big C pledges to resolve buying issue

Big C pledges to resolve buying issue

Big C Vietnam has suspended local purchase of garments but insists it is only a temporary measure and will not pull out of the local apparel business.
Canada will be potential market for Vietnamese export garments

Canada will be potential market for Vietnamese export garments 1

Canada will be a potential market for Vietnam’s export garment products when the Comprehensive Partnership and Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) takes effect in early 2019, according to Le Tien Truong, general director of Vietnam National Textile and Garment Group (Vinatex).
Garments gain 2nd-largest export value

Garments gain 2nd-largest export value

The textiles and garment industry gained the second-largest export value in the first four months of this year, after the export value of phones and their components, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.