Vietnam's cloth import surges over 2 months; Covid-19 total now stands 2,488

HANOI, March 5 (Xinhua): Vietnam spent nearly US$1.9 billion importing cloth in the first two months of this year, posting a year-on-year rise of 17.6 percent, according to the country's General Statistics Office on Friday.

In January and February, Vietnam imported around 223,000 tons of cotton worth US$359 million down 4.4 per cent in volume and 5.2 per cent in value from the same period last year.