Posts Tagged ‘ Footwear Association ’

EU tax decision leaves Vietnamese shoemakers on verge of bankruptcy

December 25, 2009
EU tax decision leaves Vietnamese shoemakers on verge of bankruptcy

LookAtVietnam – Vietnamese shoemakers may now face collapse due to a new decision on extending anti-dumping tariffs for 15 more months. Diep Thanh Kiet, deputy chairman of the Vietnam Leather and Footwear Association, said that together with the removal of GSP, the tax extension has dealt a double blow to Vietnam’s shoes industry, which employs [...]

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Exports could recover to last year’s levels: experts

September 5, 2009
Exports could recover to last year’s levels: experts

A female worker sews shirts at a Vietnamese garment company in Hanoi. Vietnam is likely to maintain its export earnings at the same level as last year on the strength of market expansion and partial recovery of the world economy, experts say. “In the context of the world economy recovering faster than expected, and firms [...]

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Footwear producers formidable abroad, losing at home

September 1, 2009
Footwear producers formidable abroad, losing at home

LookAtVietnam – Vietnam is now the world’s second largest footwear producer, but owns only 50 percent of its home market. The Vietnam Leather and Footwear Association (Lefaso) announced at a recent workshop on trade promotion that only China leads Vietnam in footwear production. Despite the global economic crisis, as well as EU anti-dumping lawsuits and [...]

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BUSINESS IN BRIEF 23/8

August 23, 2009
BUSINESS IN BRIEF 23/8

Ministry warns of fraud in Hong Kong; Shoe exports to drop to $4.6 billion this year; Vietnam’s Cavico plans to list shares on Nasdaq in September; UAE firm interested in HCMC elevated highway   Petrolimex seeks to end jet fuel monopoly in Vietnam      Vietnam’s top oil product importer, Petrolimex, has applied to become the second [...]

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Most EU states want to terminate Vietnam shoe duties

July 20, 2009
Most EU states want to terminate Vietnam shoe duties

The European Commission is expected to decide in September whether to propose extending dumping duties on imports of leather shoes from Vietnam, but most EU states want them scrapped, EU sources said.  Foreign visitors inquire about Vietnamese shoe products at a footwear exhibition in Ho Chi Minh CityLast October, the Commission – which oversees trade [...]

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Most EU states want to terminate Vietnam shoe duties

July 20, 2009
Most EU states want to terminate Vietnam shoe duties

Foreign visitors inquire about Vietnamese shoe products at a footwear exhibition in Ho Chi Minh City The European Commission is expected to decide in September whether to propose extending dumping duties on imports of leather shoes from Vietnam, but most EU states want them scrapped, EU sources said. Last October, the Commission – which oversees [...]

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Footwear association says shocked by new peak-hour power policy

March 18, 2009

The Vietnam Leather and Footwear Association (LEFASO) has protested against the new power tariff during peak hours, saying it increases production costs. Since March 1 enterprises have been charged almost double the normal cost between 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. and between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. Earlier, only use between 6 p.m. and 10 [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...