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Related Keywords: dye cotton, HongKong investors, Huafu, Industrial park, Japan, Nam Phuong Textile Company, produce yarn, Singapore and Taiwan, textile project, TPP, Vietnam textile and dyeing projects, Vietnamese Ministry of Planning and Investment

Hong Kong investors have increased their investments in textile and dyeing projects in Vietnam in anticipation of cashing in on new opportunities when Vietnam joins the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and has move up to second position among biggest investors in Viettnam in 2014.

Related Keywords: ASEAN ranked third, fibers and yarns, Foreign direct investment, Japan, textiles and garments, US surpassed EU, Vietnam export, Vietnam’s biggest export market

Vietnam raked in $28.5 billion from exports to the U.S. in 2014, up 19.6 percent compared with 2013, according to the General Statistics Office of Vietnam (GSO). In particular, the fastest growth rate was seen in such groups as textiles and garments (13.9 percent), footwear (26.1 percent), wood and wooden products (12.8 percent), and electronics, computers and components (45 percent).

Related Keywords: biggest garment supplier, Itochu Corp, Japan, multi-sectoral conglomerate, second-biggest cash earner, state-run Vietnam National Textile And Garment Group, trade pacts, Trans-Pacific Partnership, Vinatex

Itochu Corp, the third largest multi-sectoral conglomerate in Japan acquires 5 percent stake in the state-run Vietnam National Textile And Garment Group (Vinatex) with a purchase price of more than 1 billion yen (US$9.25 million).

Itochu Corporation became the first non-Japanese financial institution to invest in a big state-owned enterprise (SOE) of Vietnam. Itochu acquired a certain percentage of Vinatex's shares through public trading channel, not as a strategic investor, confirmed Tuoi Tre, Tran Quang Nghi, Chairman of Vinatex.

Related Keywords: Almeda Textile, biggest textile manufacturing company, Germany, Italy, Japan, Switzerland, textile factory, textile factory expansion, The export business

Almeda Textile is the biggest textile manufacturing company in Ethiopia having 100 million Birr sales volume. That is 70% sales volume in local market and 30% sales volume in global market . Almeda is benefitting from complete new production lines imported from Switzerland, Italy, Germany and Japan that take up a total investment of US$ 94 million.

Related Keywords: Chairman Tadashi Yanai, FDI, India investment plan, International bilateral trip, Japan, multi-billion dollar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, retailer's investment plan, single-brand retail stores, Textile Ministry, Uniqlo

Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his international bilateral trip to Japan starting Saturday is expected to meet Uniqlo Chairman Tadashi Yanai to carry forward their discussion on the retailer's multi-billion dollar India investment plan. The prime minister's office has been in touch with the textiles ministry for details about the company's India plans.

Related Keywords: export, ICCI, incentive, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Japan, Japanese investor, Pakistan trade, Special Economic Zone, Textile City

Pakistan’s trade with Japan has been on a declining trend for the last few months, which is not good for the country as the result Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ICCI) has called upon the government to give priority to promoting trade with Japan.