VIETNAM: Shoe Exports Jump 33% In Q1 To $578m
Vietnam's leather and footwear exports jumped by a third in value terms in the first quarter of 2003 from the year prior, it was revealed on Wednesday. Government trade chiefs said exports soared 32 per cent year-on-year to $578 million with the EU remaining its biggest export market at $436m – up 19 per cent from the year-ago period.