VOV.VN - During the opening five months of the year, Vietnam’s textile-garment, leather and footwear industries enjoyed positive signs in several key export markets.

Vietnam’s textile and garment exports grew 9% to over US$9.5 billion in the first four months of 2021, with shipments of cord fabric and fibre and yarn increasing 35.7% and 43.4%, respectively, year-on-year.

VOV.VN - Amid increasingly complicated developments relating to the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnam's import and export activities during the past four months of the year maintained their growth momentum and recorded the highest growth rate seen over the past decade, according to insiders.

Vietnamese manufacturers and exporters are struggling to cope with rising material prices despite posting high export volumes in the first four months of the year.

The Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS) is committed to promoting the sector’s sustainable development with the aim of raising the living standards of its employees under the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

VOV.VN - The domestic textile and apparel industry has maintained its growth momentum with four-month export turnover increasing by 13.33% to US$11.747 billion compared to the same period from last year, according to data released by the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS).

The effectiveness of free trade agreements, especially the EU– Vietnam Free Trade Agreement, has helped to increase export orders for textile and garment enterprises in Vietnam, leading to high recruitment demand in the first and second quarter, according to Navigos Group, a recruitment service provider in Vietnam.

Garment products from Vietnam and Taiwan (China) will be showcased at the Vietnam-Taiwan Textile and Garment Industry Exhibition held in HCM City from April 26-27.

Several of Vietnam’s key export sectors, such as textile-garment, leather-footwear, and electronics have become magnets for merger and acquisition (M&As) activities, posing a risk of leading enterprises in those sectors being purchased by foreign investors.

The target of Vietnam earning US$39 billion from garment and textile exports in 2021 is perfectly feasible, Vu Duc Giang, Chairman of the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS), has said.