Vietnam's apparel export growth

Vietnam ranked as one of the top five apparel suppliers to the EU last year, helped by falling prices and curbs on shipments from China. According to a new report by Textiles Intelligence, Vietnam’s EU exports are likely to grow in 2007 – but for 2008, the future looks much more uncertain.

Price cuts fuel Vietnam’s apparel exports to the EU

13 November 2007

AUSTRALIA: AWI ties up Vietnamese wool projects

9 November 2007

Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) has agreed a range of new projects with mills and garment makers in Vietnam to develop new fabrics and active sportswear using its Merino wool.

US: Finds no proof of Vietnam dumping, monitoring to continue

29 October 2007

The US Department of Commerce on Friday (26 October) said it will not self-initiate an anti-dumping investigation against apparel made in Vietnam after finding “insufficient evidence” for a probe based on import data for the first six months of this year.

VIETNAM: Hyosung confirms plans for $100m elastane facility

23 October 2007

Hyosung, the second largest elastane producer in the world, has confirmed it will invest US$100m in a new Vietnamese facility.

JAPAN: Shoe firms to boost Vietnam-based production

18 October 2007

Sportswear companies Mizuno and Asics are looking to seek out production facilities in Vietnam to avoid more expensive labour costs in China, it has been reported.

VIETNAM: VTEC gets OK for US$18.75m garment factory

12 October 2007

Vietnamese garment manufacturer Viettien Garment Export and Import Corporation (VTEC) is to build a garment complex at the Dong Nam Economic Zone, a newly-established zone of the Nghe An province in central Vietnam.

VIETNAM: Joins world's top ten textile and apparel exporters

8 October 2007

Vietnam has joined the list of the world's top ten textile and garment exporters following sharp and stable growth in recent consecutive years, according to a report by Italy’s Biella Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

VIETNAM: Textile and garment exports surge 31% in September

28 September 2007

The latest report from the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade shows that the county’s textile and apparel exports rose by 31% in the first nine months of this year to US$5.805bn.

VIETNAM: Spanish firm to build $3m thread factory

25 September 2007

Spanish thread, lace cord and elastic maker Trencilo has started work on the construction of a plant in Vietnam’s Binh Duong province – a project that makes it the first Spanish investor in the country.

VIETNAM: Trade body draws up US$7bn export plan

19 September 2007

The Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) has submitted a US$7bn plan to boost the development of the textile and apparel industry to 2015, including the recovery of its cotton sector and centralised production zones.