HANOI, March 3 (Xinhua) — Vietnam’s garment exports fell 19.6 percent in the first two months of this year to 4.55 billion U.S. dollars due to a decline in orders from key markets, according to the country’s General Statistics Office.
Textile and garment exports showed the first signs of decline in the fourth quarter last year, said the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association, warning that export weakness would