Int'l garment-textile expo 2014 kicks off in Vietnam

The Vietnam International Garment and Textile Exhibition 2014 (VGT 2014) kicked off here on Wednesday, attracting domestic and foreign exhibitors from 10 countries and regions, organizers announced.

During the four-day event, which will run through Saturday, the latest machinery, equipment and technologies will be displayed by exhibitors, including those from Chinese mainland, China's Hong Kong, India, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, China's Taiwan, Turkey, the United States and Vietnam, with world-renowned companies such as ARTREND, Da Kong, EKSOY, TAJIMA, WELLTEX, among others.

In addition, Taiwan Association of Machinery Industry TAMI sets up their own special pavilion with 12 top companies showcasing the leading machineries and cutting-edge technologies to the Vietnamese market.

Sideline events include seminars held by the Association of Garments, Textiles, Embroidery and Knitting (AGTEK), one on " Building up Capable Sourcing for Vietnam Textile Companies when TPP Goes to Implementation"and another on "Productivity and Flexibility-Vital Solution for Vietnam Garment Sector in Global Competition".

VTG 2014, the 14th edition of this kind ever held in the country, is expected to be an exclusive business platform for domestic and international quality suppliers of textiles and garments industries, said organizers.

According to the Vietnam National Textile and Garment Group, Vietnam expected to earn from garment and textile exports more than 24 billion U.S. dollars in 2014 and 25 billion dollars by 2020.

In the first 10 months of this year, the country pocketed 17.6 billion dollars, up 19.3 percent year on year, reported the General Statistics Office.

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2014越南国际服装和纺织品展览会开幕

2014越南国际服装和纺织品展览会 (2014VGT)周三在此开幕,吸引了来自10个国家和地区的国内外参展商,组织者宣布。

在为期四天，持续到周六的活动期间, 最新的机械、设备和技术将由参展商展示,参展商来自中国大陆、中国香港、印度、日本、韩国、新加坡、中国台湾、土耳其、美国和越南,包括世界知名公司，如ARTREND、Da Kong,EKSOY,日本田岛,WELLTEX等等。

此外,台湾机械工业协会（TAMI）与12家顶级公司搭建了他们自己的特殊展台，向越南市场展示了其领先的机械设备和尖端技术。

其他相关事件包括成衣纺织编织刺绣协会(AGTEK) 举办的研讨会,一个题为“当跨太平洋伙伴关系协议实施时，增加越南纺织企业的采购能力”，另一个题为“在全球竞争中，越南服装行业生产力和灵活重要的解决方法”。

VTG 2014，已在该国举行了第14次,有望为纺织服装行业的国内外高质量供应商提供一个独立的商务平台,组织者说。

据越南国家纺织服装集团的数据, 2014年越南将从服装和纺织品出口中获得超240亿美元的收入，到2020年则达250亿美元。

今年前10个月,该国收入176亿美元,同比增长19.3%,国家统计局报道。