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Vietnam to upgrade leather and footwear manufacturing

06/02/2002

The Vietnamese leather and footwear industries are to benefit from some $466 million in investment over the next 10 years, according to the government. The money will be used to modernise production units, organise mass cattle breeding and slaughter programs to ensure a constant supply of leather, and forge links with textile, plastic and machinery makers to produce materials for shoes.

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