Market

Vietnam Manufacturing Activity Strengthens In May As New Orders Rebound

Textile Insights June 4, 2026

Vietnam’s manufacturing sector regained momentum in May, supported by a strong recovery in new orders and increased production activity, according to the latest S&P Global Vietnam Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI). The PMI rose to 52.8 in May from 50.5 in April,

Trade & Market

US Apparel Imports Shift: China Down, Asia Up

Textile Insights September 9, 2025

The US textile and apparel (T&A) import market saw a sharp reshuffle in July 2025, with Vietnam, Bangladesh, and India strengthening their positions even as China’s exports continued to fall steeply. According to OTEXA data analysed by CITI, Vietnam’s shipments to the US rose 14.2% year-on-year, while Bangladesh grew 5.2% in July. India clocked 9.1% […]

Export

Vietnamese Garment Export Orders Increase In Second Quarter

Textile Insights May 29, 2024

Since the beginning of this year and especially in the second quarter, Vietnamese garment exporters are being flooded with orders resulting in few companies recruiting new workers or working overtime. Export orders at garment enterprises in Ho Chi Minh City increased sharply, with some enterprises increasing more than 20 percent over the same period last […]

Sustainability

Vietnamese Garment Sector Lags Competitors In Turning Green

Textile Insights April 30, 2024

Although global orders for Vietnamese apparels has improved since the start of this year, experts aver that the industry is slower in going green when compared with its competitor Bangladesh. For example, Bangladesh has up to 153 garment factories which have bagged LEED certifications and there are 500 more factories which have applied for this […]

Export

Vietnam Apparel Exporters Should Explore New Markets: VITAS

Textile Insights April 10, 2024

To beat the challenge of the Red Sea crisis, a top official of a Vietnam textile and garment association advised apparel exporters to diversify markets beyond Europe. “Tensions in the Red Sea are a bottleneck for the textile and garment industry when exporting to the European market,” Vu Duc Giang, Chairman of the Vietnam Textile […]

Export

Vietnamese Textile & Apparel Exports Grow 9.62% In Jan-March

Textile Insights April 4, 2024

In the first quarter of 2024, exports from the Vietnamese textile and garment industry reached US $9.53 billion, an increase of 9.62 percent over the same period of previous year. The industry has set a target of reaching $44 billion in textile and apparel exports, up 9 percent compared to 2023 and if exports to […]

Export

Vietnam Textile & Apparel Exports Optimistic Of Reaching Target

Textile Insights March 26, 2024

The Vietnamese textile and garment is witnessing a rise in export orders since the beginning of this year and so is optimistic about achieving target of US $44 billion in exports this year. A majority of textile and garment exporters have reported that they have in hand production orders in hand till May 2024. Experts […]

Export

Vietnam’s Textile & Apparel Exports Up 15% In Jan-Feb 2024

Textile Insights March 9, 2024

Vietnamese exports of textiles and garments totaled US $5.2 billion in the first two months of the ongoing year, which is an increase of 15 percent over the same period last year. According to a Vietnamese expert, the growth has been achieved due to the momentum in orders from key export markets since December 2023. […]

Export

Vietnamese Textile & Apparel Exports Post Impressive Turnaround

Textile Insights February 26, 2024

Textile and garment exports from Vietnam reported a remarkable turnaround in the month of January 2024 Vietnamese textile and apparel exports totaled US $3.13 billion in the first month of ongoing year, a significant increase of 39 percent over the same month of previous year. “In January, the US continued to be Vietnam’s largest textile […]

Export

Vietnamese Textile & Apparel Sector Sees Growth In Export Orders

Textile Insights February 21, 2024

The Vietnamese textile and apparel industry is seeing a rise in orders from its major export markets and so is optimistic about the reaching export target of US $44 billion set for 2024. A majority of exporters have reported that they have received orders for production until May 2024. The Garment 10 Corporation JSC said […]