contrasting export performance in the first two months

Contrasting export performance in the first two months

The first two months saw contrasting performance among Vietnam’s major export items, with the textile-clothing and footwear sectors producing upbeat earnings while other major items- e.g. seafood and coffee- saw a flat business. 
can tho expands collaboration with india

Can Tho expands collaboration with India

India and the Mekong Delta City of Can Tho look to expand their collaboration in garment and textiles, tourism, pharmaceuticals and high-tech agriculture.
viet nam to boost textile and garment exports

Viet Nam to boost textile and garment exports

Viet Nam expects to raise its textile and garment production by 20 per cent in order to boost the sector's export value by US$4 billion to $28.3 billion this year.
local textile firms short of funding

Local textile firms short of funding

Lack of capital was the biggest problem for domestic textile companies trying to expand production, said Le Tien Truong, general director of Viet Nam National Textile and Garment Group (Vinatex).
vinatex and itochu embark on ambitious project

Vinatex and Itochu embark on ambitious project

Vinatex and the Itochu Group, two leading textile and garment makers of Vietnam and Japan, have just inked a framework cooperative agreement on implementing a string of new projects on finished textiles-dyeing products and raw materials in Vietnam.
foreign textile firms reel out new investments in anticipation of tpp

Foreign textile firms reel out new investments in anticipation of TPP

Foreign enterprises are ramping up their investments in Vietnam’s textile and garment sector in preparation of the potential Trans-Pacific Partnership.
textiles and garments expect a big crop for 2015

Textiles and garments expect a big crop for 2015

Vietnam’s textile and garment sector is expecting a heavy crop in 2015.
vinatex to invest 71 mln in quang nam complex

Vinatex to invest $71 mln in Quang Nam complex

The Viet Nam Textile Group (Vinatex) will build a fiber-weaving-dying and garment complex in Que Son District in the central province this year, costing VND1.5 trillion (US$71 million).
vinatex holds first shareholder meeting following equitisation

Vinatex holds first shareholder meeting following equitisation

The first shareholder meeting of the Viet Nam National Textile and Garment Group (Vinatex), which is preparing to operate as a joint-stock company, was held on Thursday.
textile and garment firms expect buoyant growth in 2015

Textile and garment firms expect buoyant growth in 2015

The upcoming signing of a raft of free trade agreements, both bilateral and multilateral, between Vietnam and other nations and organisations is having a positive impact on the performance of the local textile and garment industry.
taiwan firm breaks ground for 100m garment plant

Taiwan firm breaks ground for $100m garment plant

Taiwan's United Textile Co. Ltd. broke ground for a $100 million garment factory in the Mekong province of An Giang on Tuesday.
coats celebrates 25 years in vietnam and launches new services business

Coats celebrates 25 years in Vietnam and launches new services business

Coats plc, one of the world’s leading industrial thread and consumer textile crafts business, last week celebrated its 25 years of operating in Vietnam by the launch of Coats Global Services in Vietnam. 
indian material sources generate growing interest

Indian material sources generate growing interest

Local textile and clothing businesses are revealing a growing appetite for Indian material sources.
tal gets licensed for 50m textile plant in ba thien iz

TAL gets licensed for $50m textile plant in Ba Thien IZ

Singapore TAL Apparel Limited, a subsidiary of Hong Kong-backed TAL Group, one of the world’s largest clothing manufacturers last week received the investment certificate to build a $50 million facility to manufacture fabrics, garments and textiles in the northern province of Vinh Phuc.
japanese firm buys 9 million stake in vinatex

Japanese firm buys $9 million stake in Vinatex

Itochu Corporation, a multi-industry Japanese firm, has bought a 5 per cent stake of Vinatex, Vietnam’s largest textile company, for $9.25 million, reported Japanese newspaper Nikkei.