Posts Tagged ‘ Textile And Garment ’

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 23/1

January 23, 2010
BUSINESS IN BRIEF 23/1

New luxury tax for alcohol; Metro Cash & Carry to open 12th center in Vietnam; Local textile, garment firms cooperate to boost expansion    Beer and other alcoholic drinks will face a special consumption tax of 45 percent until the end of 2012, the General Department of Taxation has said.   According to a note sent by [...]

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No worries about rising cost of labor in Vietnam

January 17, 2010
No worries about rising cost of labor in Vietnam

Workers in a jacket production line at a Huu Nghi Apparel Company factory in HCMC Textile and garment expert says higher labor prices are a phenomenon limited to urban areas of Vietnam. Diep Thanh Kiet, deputy chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City Association of Garments, Textiles, Embroidery and Knitting talks to Thanh Nien Weekly [...]

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Long-term target for apparel sector seen unobtainable

November 26, 2009
Long-term target for apparel sector seen unobtainable

The local garment and textile industry’s target of self-sufficiency in material supply in the long term looks unobtainable due to a shortage of investment in new technology. Advanced equipment on display at the ninth Vietnam International Textile and Garment Exhibition 2009 (VTG 2009) held at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center in HCMC early this [...]

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Garment turnover to reach US$9.3 billion

October 17, 2009
Garment turnover to reach US$9.3 billion

Vietnam’s garment export turnover for the past 9 months reached nearly US$6.7 billion, US$800 million of which came in September. Industry watchers can now breath a sigh of relief to see this year’s target of US$9.7 billion from garment exports, a 3 percent increase is within reach.Strong signals from new marketsNew markets have played an [...]

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US, EU garment markets narrowed, Vietnamese companies focus on Japan

August 7, 2009
US, EU garment markets narrowed, Vietnamese companies focus on Japan

While garments exported to the US and EU have been decreasing, exports going to Japan are still going well with a 20 percent growth rate in the first six months of the year. Statistics from the General Department of Customs showed that in the first six months of the year, export turnover of garments sent [...]

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Garment exports decline in first half of year

July 11, 2009
Garment exports decline in first half of year

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has reported that Vietnam earned more than US$4 billion from textile and garment exports in the first six months of the year, a drop of 1.3 percent from the same period last year. LookAtVietnam – The Ministry of Industry and Trade has reported that Vietnam earned more than US$4 [...]

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BUSINESS IN BRIEF 2/7

July 2, 2009
BUSINESS IN BRIEF 2/7

Vietnam leads in foreign arrivals to Cambodia; Textile and garment exports to Japan expect 20 percent rise; Construction begins on 28 million USD beer plant; Ben Tre invites investment in several sectors    Vietnam’s textile and garment exports to Japan is forecast to grow by 20 percent year on year to between 900 million USD and [...]

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Positive signs for VN’s textile, garment sector

June 30, 2009
Positive signs for VN’s textile, garment sector

Due to economic downturn, the textile and garment sector faced a decline in exports and a lack of orders in the first few months of the year. However, there are clear signs of recovery. Wokers have jobs when textile and garment companies have orders. (Photo: SGGP) VietNamNet Bridge – Due to the world economic downturn, [...]

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Apparel exports tumble 1.3% in first half

June 25, 2009
Apparel exports tumble 1.3% in first half

LookAtVietnam – Viet Nam earned US$4 billion from apparel exports in the first half of the year, 1.3 per cent down on the same period last year, the Viet Nam Textile and Apparel Association reported. Apparel enterprises are managing their source of raw materials to improve the stability of the industry’s development for the coming [...]

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Low wages get blame for big shortage of textile workers

June 23, 2009
Low wages get blame for big shortage of textile workers

LookAtVietnam – Nguyen Son, deputy secretary general of the Viet Nam Textile and Apparel Association, discusses the industry’s labour shortage with Dau Tu (Viet Nam Investment Review) newspaper. Next week, textile and garment enterprises in the north will meet industry leaders in Ha Noi to find ways to overcome labour shortages.The industry actually faces labour [...]

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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...