Companies from around 15 countries including China, China, Germany, Japan, South Korea, Pakistan, Taiwan, and Thailand are participating at the three-day expo that will conclude today.
Hanoitex 2017 will help to increase the local production while also improving the quality of products, said the Vietnam deputy minister of industry and trade Cao Quoc Hung. With favourable policies, lower wages and production cost in Hanoi compared to Hochiminh City, a large number of local and international textile and garment companies are investing in the country.
"In order to implement its sustainable strategy by 2020, the sector has invested more in high-quality and environmentally friendly technologies," said the general director of the Vietnam National Textile Garment Group (Vinatex) Le Tien Truong.
Hanoitex 2017 is being organised by the by CP Exhibition Hong Kong with the support of the ministry of industry and trade and the Vietnam textile and apparel association. Vietnam Textile & Garment Industry Expo is the biggest and the most important event in the textile and garment industry of Vietnam. It has taken place for more than 24 times in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi since the 1990s. (RR)
Fibre2Fashion News Desk – India