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Vietnam exports a billion pairs of shoes per year

27/03/2019

The Vietnam Leather and Footwear Association (Lefaso) has confirmed the country exported more than 1 billion pairs of shoes last year. Diep Thanh Kiet, vice-chairman of Lefaso, said manufacturers are being awarded contracts that would previously have gone to China, because China is focusing on high tech industries, and labour costs there are...

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