Vietnam's textile industry urged to source for raw materials from Malaysia and India


Workers at a textile company in Gò Vấp District, Ho Chi Minh City. — VNA

HANOI (Vietnam News/ANN): Vietnam's textile industry has been urged to source for raw materials from Malaysia and India while its main supplier China rides out the storm created by the outbreak of Covid-19.

Phạm Xuân Hồng, president of HCM City’s textile association said textile firms might start experiencing a shortage of raw materials by the second quarter, as Chinese firms have said there would be no outgoing shipments before the end of February.

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