Garment and textile export reach 2.15 billion
Ha Noi, Dec. 17 (VNA) -- Viet Nam is expected to earn USD 2.15 billion from garment and textiles exports this year, a year-on-year increase of 13 percent, says the Viet Nam Garment and Textiles Association.
It posted an export value of USD 1.87 billion in 2000.
The country's leading exporters include Viet Tien, Nha Be, Phong Phu, Ha Noi Garment and Textiles, Viet Thang, and Thai Tuan.
Their products have been shipped to Japan, the European Union (EU), the Republic of Korea, Singapore, and other countries.
The garment and textiles industry plans to achieve an export turnover of between USD 4 and 5 billion by 2005.--VNA