JAPANESE INVESTMENTS AND MACHINERY SALES FITTING VIETNAM UP FOR TEXTILE RULE OF ORIGINS COMPLIANCE

Japanese engagement in Vietnam’s textile and garment sectors continues to strengthen discernibly, as the southeast Asian manufacturing centre is set to become a global clothing exporting powerhouse under the newly concluded free trade agreements. These include the Vietnam-European Union free trade deal (EVFTA) and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), which will give Vietnamese exporters better access to American markets. Opportunities are arising for Japanese businesses mainly because Vietnam’s own upstream industries are still unfit to satisfy the EU trade ...


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