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China’s Factories Are On A Wartime Footing Due To Covid. How Does This Affect You?

August 9, 2021 by Adrian Leighton

China’s Factories Are On A Wartime Footing Due To Covid. How Does This Affect You?

As we reach August 2021 the highly infectious coronavirus delta variant has infiltrated the country despite China’s stringent pandemic control measures. Importers may remember the disruption caused by China’s strict national lockdown … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Coronavirus Tagged With: buying from china, coronavirus, coronavirus in china, coronavirus in vietnam, covid-19, shipping from china, vietnam manufacturing

Exploring Manufacturing and New Product Development in Vietnam [Podcast]

March 19, 2021 by Adrian Leighton

Exploring Manufacturing and New Product Development in Vietnam [Podcast]

Vietnam continues to be a popular alternative to China for today's importers. Let's explore it... Renaud interviews Simon Caballero, a Hanoi-based purchasing manager and expert on manufacturing in Vietnam, to discuss the manufacturing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Vietnam Tagged With: finding vietnamese suppliers, podcast, Sourcing, vietnam, vietnam manufacturing, vietnamese suppliers

Does the Future of Vietnam Manufacturing Depend on Taiwan?

October 23, 2018 by Renaud Anjoran

I talked with a client who was working in a Taiwanese factory established in Guangdong in the early 1990s. It had been set up recently — production was previously done in Taiwan. Their facility was making products that require metal, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sourcing New Suppliers Tagged With: taiwan, taiwanese suppliers, vietnam, vietnam manufacturing, vietnamese suppliers

Transferring Production from China to Vietnam to Avoid Tariffs

October 4, 2018 by Renaud Anjoran

Many companies US importers from China have seen margins annihilated. It's logical to look at transferring production from China to places like Vietnam. I am writing this from Vietnam, where the tariffs imposed by the Trump … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Supply Chain Tagged With: transferring production from China, vietnam, vietnam manufacturing, vietnamese suppliers

Overview of the Vietnam Manufacturing Sector

February 24, 2014 by Renaud Anjoran

Vietnam Factory

Our marketing assistant Maria has done research on the Vietnam manufacturing sector: the top export industries, the trends, the labor costs, and logistics. Here is her article. Textile and Clothing – top sector no more? Out of all … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sourcing New Suppliers Tagged With: vietnam, vietnam manufacturing, vietnam production data, vietnamese suppliers


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