International textile, garment expo kicks off in HCM City
The Saigon Textile & Garment Industry – Fabric & Garment Accessories Expo 2024 (Saigontex - Saigonfabric 2024) kicked off in Ho Chi Minh City on April 10.
The opening ceremony of the 2024 Vietnam Saigon Textile & Garment Industry – Fabric & Garment Accessories Expo in HCM City on April 10. (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) - The Saigon Textile & GarmentIndustry – Fabric & Garment Accessories Expo 2024 (Saigontex - Saigonfabric2024) kicked off in Ho Chi Minh City on April 10.
Saigontex - Saigonfabric 2024, covering an area of over 30,000 sq.min one outdoor and two indoor halls, has attracted over 1,000 exhibitors fromover 20 countries and territories, including Belgium, China, Germany, Hong Kong(China), India, Italy, Japan and the host Vietnam.
On display include textile and garment machinery and parts,fabrics and non-woven fabrics, dyes and chemicals, and accessories.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Chairman of the Vietnam Textileand Apparel Association (VITAS) Vu Duc Giang said the country’s textile andgarment exports were worth 10 billion USD in the first quarter, a year-on-yearincrease of nearly 10%, and are expected to top 44 billion USD this year.
The expo has gathered big brand names from major textile andgarment manufacturing and supplying countries, offering a very good opportunityfor Vietnam’s textile industry to integrate deeper into the global supplychain, he said.
Within the framework of the expo, there will be seminars oneco-friendly conversion, sustainable solutions and innovative textiles, digitaltransformation, yarn to fashion; product presentation programmes; businessmatching sessions; and fashion parades.
Organised by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry, VITAS,Vinatex, the Association of Garments, Textiles, Embroidery and Knitting of HCMCity, CP Exhibition LTD (Hong Kong), and CP Vietnam Exhibition Organising Co.,Ltd, the expo, held at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre will lastuntil April 13./.
Enjoying a rise in orders, the garment and textile sector is optimistic about the completion of its target of earning 44 billion USD in export revenue set for this year.
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The opening ceremony of the 2024 Vietnam Saigon Textile & Garment Industry – Fabric & Garment Accessories Expo in HCM City on April 10. (Photo: VNA) 
