Made-in-Vietnam fabrics have been exempted from new import tariffs of Indonesia, which have been imposed on some textile products from May 2020 until November 2022.
The Ministry of Finance (MoF) recently has added non-woven fabrics, which are used to produce protective clothing, to the list of goods subject to import tax exemption.
The use of geotubes to protect the Go Cong Dong sea dyke in southern Tien Giang province’s Go Cong Dong district has achieved positive results after two years of implementation, but some of the geotubes have broken, according to local authorities.
A delegation of business executives representing 30 Indian companies led by the chairman of the Indian Silk Export Promotion Council met their Vietnamese counterparts at the Buyer-Seller meet held in Ho Chi Minh City on May 21.
Forty nine objects featuring the Mong ethnic minority group are being displayed at the La Rochelle Natural History Museum of France’s Nouvelle Aquitaine region from January 31 till December 31, 2019.
Most types of yarn and woven and knitted fabrics originating from India will be exempt from customs duties in Vietnam from January 1, 2019, under the ASEAN – India Trade in Goods Agreement (AITIDA).
The Republic of Korea’s Kolon Industries Binh Duong Co. Ltd opened a plant in the southern province of Binh Duong on September 18 to manufacture polyester tyre cord fabrics.
Garment and textile businesses from Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) discussed the use of technology in their sector at a garment technology conference held in Ho Chi Minh City on June 27.
Some 200 local and foreign exhibitors will gather in the Hanoi Textile and Garment Industry Expo (HANOITEX) at the International Centre for Exhibition on Tran Hung Dao street, Hanoi, from November 1-3.
Vietnam’s textile-garment industry still relies heavily on imported materials, with domestic producers importing 86 percent of their fabrics, according to the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS).
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