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During a Vietnam-Republic of Korea (RoK) scientific seminar on garment technology held in Ho Chi Minh City on September 9, co-hosted by the Ministry of Science and Technology’s National Office in the Southern Region and representative office of the Korea Institute of Industrial Technology, concern was raised that once the looming Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) comes into force, regulations on the origin of goods will present big challenges to Vietnam’s textile and garment sector.