Pou Chen Corporation
Inflation hits Vietnam’s apparel, footwear sectors as China reopens
Exports of footwear in the first half of 2022, for example, rose 13% by value compared to the same period…
Pou Chen reportedly axing 6,000 jobs at Vietnam shoe factory on weak demand
Pou Chen was reported by Reuters, which cited local officials, to have executed a mass cull at its Vietnam factory,…
Pou Chen Vietnam unit told to halt footwear production
A unit of Taiwan's Pou Chen Corp, one of the world's largest manufacturers of branded athletic and casual footwear with customers…
Kathmandu Holdings and Pou Chen achieve FLA accreditation
The social compliance programmes of New Zealand outerwear brand Kathmandu Holdings and Pou Chen Group – a leading footwear manufacturer…
Shoe maker Pou Chen to privatise China retail unit
Pou Chen Group, the world's largest manufacturer of athletic and casual footwear, is to privatise its sportswear retail subsidiary in…
Global news roundup
The following is a round-up of apparel and footwear news from the world's local media. A World Trade Organization dispute…
VIEWPOINT: Pou Yuen strike underscores Vietnam challenges
Strikes and protests are rare in Vietnam, but recent demonstrations by thousands of footwear factory workers underscore some of the…
UPDATE: Production resumes at Vietnam footwear factory
Production has resumed at a footwear factory in Vietnam, which supplies sporting goods majors Adidas, Puma and Asics, after workers…
Strike hits Adidas and Nike footwear supplier in Vietnam
Major footwear manufacturer Pou Chen Group, which supplies Adidas and Nike, is in talks with the Vietnamese government to address…
CHINA: Adidas says its production has resumed at Yue Yuen
Adidas has confirmed its production facility within the Yue Yuen shoe factory is now fully operational following a near two-week…