Truong said in recent years, Vietnam’s garment and textilesector has focused on diversifying the sources of supply of materials toease the dependence on foreign source and increase the flexiblecompetition capacity.
To date, the sector has raised the localisation rate to more than 50 percent.
Vietnam's upcoming free trade agreements with the EU, the Republic ofKorea, and the Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, and theTrans-Pacific Partnership are expected to open up huge opportunities forthe sector.
However, it needs to improve its productivity,quality, and competitiveness with investment in new technologies,machinery and innovation.-VNA