From export icon to struggle: Vietnam’s Legamex halts outsourcing operations amid financial woes
Economy 09:11 22/05/2025Once a symbol of Vietnam’s state-owned-to-private sector transformation, the Leather Footwear and Garment Making Exporting Corporation (Legamex) has announced it will suspend outsourcing operations after years of mounting difficulties and financial losses.
Vietnamese textile firms post strong Q1 gains despite global headwinds
Economy 08:56 10/05/2025Vietnam’s textile and garment businesses reported robust first-quarter earnings in 2025, defying global economic uncertainty and buoyed by shifting trade patterns as Chinese goods face stricter U.S. tariffs.
Vietnam’s textile industry adapts to US tariffs with strategic shifts
Economy 14:23 10/04/2025In response to the U.S. imposing a 46-percent reciprocal tariff on Vietnamese goods, Vietnam’s textile industry is adjusting with a series of strategic initiatives, ranging from market expansion and product diversification to digital transformation and green transition.
Ho Chi Minh City garment firm shifts to real estate amid ailing core business
Economy 19:10 15/03/2024The company has temporarily suspended garment production since May 2023 due to no orders
Weaving a new life: Saigonese women offer free sewing lessons to mentally impaired
Vietnam News 11:37 27/12/2018Their program offers both meals and education to disabled residents hoping to build a self-sufficient life for themselves
Vietnam posts surprise $2.2 bln trade surplus in August: customs
Economy 11:32 11/09/2018Telephones, computers and textiles exports surpass estimates while steel exports increase strongly
India eyes $300mn garment-textile industrial park near Ho Chi Minh City
Economy 12:31 26/04/2015India will take the initiative of the Trans-Pacific Partnership deal, which will offer a boost to the Vietnamese garment and textile industry
