Vietnam Jan-Feb exports down 10pc amid weak global demand.

Exports from Vietnam, a regional manufacturing hub, fell 10 percent in the first two months of this year from a year earlier, as weakening global demand continues to bite into its shipments, government data showed on Thursday. Exports in the January-February period fell to $49.64 billion, the Customs Department said in a report, dragged by a decline in shipments garments, footwear and electronics, for which it supplies major global brands. The report showed imports in the two-month period fell 16.7 percent to $46.20 billion, resulting in a trade surplus of $3.44 billion. Garment exports for January-February fell...