vinatex mulls performance plans

Vinatex mulls performance plans

Vinatex will strive to finalise its divestment plan from non-core businesses before the end of 2013. “Vinatex’s investment portion into non-core businesses is low compared to some other state groups.
garment firms need to stitch deals

Garment firms need to stitch deals

The textile and garment sector is weighing up plans to bolster 2012’s export value.
poor dyeing investment leaves mark

Poor dyeing investment leaves mark

Dwindling textile and dyeing investment is hurting the sector’s development prospects.
footwear sector out of step

Footwear sector out of step

The local footwear industry faces missing its master plan targets due to capital distress.
garment firms seek a good fit

Garment firms seek a good fit

Garment firms are showing a growing appetite for stitching up expansion deals through acquisitions.
vissai group cements its future

Vissai Group cements its future

Cement-maker Vissai Group is aiming for a bigger slice of the home market.
cement firms start to crumble

Cement firms start to crumble

Cement firms are falling short of business targets amid a punishing economy.
pharmaceutical options good medicine for firms

Pharmaceutical options good medicine for firms

Vietnam’s pharmaceutical industry is increasingly appealing to excited investors.
borrowing stonewalls cement firms

Borrowing stonewalls cement firms

Huge borrowing costs have knocked cement firms sideways.
vietnam sews up more textile deals

Vietnam sews up more textile deals

Foreign capital continues to pour into the textile and garment sector.
textile sector looks for right clothes

Textile sector looks for right clothes

The textile and garment sector has stepped up efforts to boost business efficiency.
textile and garment sector confident in export figures

Textile and garment sector confident in export figures

Favourable export contracts are to allow the textile and garment sector to reap $12.5 billion of export value in 2011, jumping 15-17 per cent against last year.
tet bonus proposed for textile and garment workers

Tet bonus proposed for textile and garment workers

Many textile and garment companies have declared traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) bonus plans for their workers.
coal a golden commodity

Coal a golden commodity

An increasing number of Vicem businesses have been forced to curtail production due to  coal shortages.
bonus for footwear companies

Bonus for footwear companies

Due to a surge in China’s labour costs, scores of footwear importers have shifted huge amounts of orders to Vietnam.