Vietnam's textiles, garments export up an impressive 21.6 per cent in six months of this year

HANOI, July 5 (Xinhua): Vietnam earned about US$18.6 billion from exporting textiles and garments in the first six months of this year, up 21.6 per cent from the same period last year, according to the country's Ministry of Industry and Trade on Tuesday.

In June alone, Vietnam's textile and garment export rose 18.8 per cent year on year to around US$3.6 billion.