The Vietnam International Garment and Textile Exhibition 2014 (VGT 2014) the 14th edition of this kind ever held in the country kicked off here on Wednesday, VTG 2014 is expected to be an exclusive business platform for domestic and international quality suppliers of textiles and garments industries.

During the four-day event, which will run through Saturday has attracted domestic and foreign exhibitors from 10 countries and regions. 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".

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

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