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A SWOT Analysis of Wood Furniture in Vietnam

Although the Vietnamese furniture export business is still considered new to the international trade of indoor and outdoor furniture, Vietnam has a respected history of making traditional style furniture.
Begun by a fair amount of Foreign Direct Investment looking for lower labor costs, the furniture manufacturing industry in Vietnam has developed swiftly over the past decade.

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Vietnamese New Year and Chinese New Year: difference and similarities

To us Westerners, Chinese New Year is often seen as the same everywhere, in any Asian country with Lunar Calendar, and to be honest it is not completely wrong! The general atmosphere is similar no matter if you celebrate it in China, Korea, Taiwan, Singapore or Vietnam.

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A Look inside Lanyards and Slow Cookers Manufacturing

Of all the inspections I’ve reviewed and observed, two in particular stand out to me: a shipment of lanyards bound for the US, and a shipment of portable slow cookers bound for the EU. These inspections are interesting both for their similarities and their differences, and they point to some important trends in the ever-changing landscape of quality control in China.

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Your one-week visit to a supplier’s factory could turn into this?

During China fairs we meet dozens of foreign buyers who say that they manage quality control by themselves and usually fly to China in order to visit their pre-selected factory. However is it always the best choice to have your own representatives visit the production and will you actually get a good understanding of the manufacturing process and factory capacities while arranging the visit? What do you need to take into account when planning a trip to China and how to get the most of efficiency out of the planned trip?

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Surprising Ways a Supplier Can Cheat Your Inspector

Let us share you a story that recently happened to one of our inspectors with a supplier trying to cheat us and our customer.

This specific story happened in Vietnam few weeks ago. But frankly speaking similar stories also happened in every other country where V-Trust already operates no matter it’s in Vietnam, China, Cambodia, India or Bangladesh.

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