The "attraction" of the CPTPP Agreement is growing as more economies express their desire to join the Agreement, the most recent being South Korea's decision to join the CPTPP.

When the employees are infected with the Covid-19 disease, they will be entitled to many benefits from the Government and the Social Insurance Fund.

Vietnam’s garment sector will focus on new potential markets to achieve an average growth of 6 per cent each year between 2020 and 2025, according to Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS) chairman Vu Duc Giang, who recently said the COVID-19 pandemic offered businesses a chance to step up digital transformation and produce masks in large quantities.

Vietnam’s textile and garment industry witnessed a fall in exports in the first four months of this year due to production-related difficulties arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic. In April, the figure fell by 20 per cent compared to that in March, Truong Van Cam, vice chairman of the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS), said.