Seminar on sustainable textile industry to be held in Hanoi
A seminar titled “Smart manufacturing system for sustainable textile industry” will be organised in Hanoi on July 13, heard a press conference on May 31.
A photo of the press conference on May 31 (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – A seminar titled“Smart manufacturing system for♔ sustainab🐼le textile industry” will be organisedin Hanoi on July 13, heard a press conference on May 31.
The seminar, to be held annually, will beco-held by the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS) and the Korea Instituteof Industrial Technology (KITECH). It is part of the bilateral cooperationbetween the governments of Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK), which wasapproved in the memorandum of understanding signed in Seoul, the RoK inDecember 2016. According to the organisers, the seminaraims to help textile businesses of Vietnam become more proactive in joining thefourth industrial revolution 4.0. The smart manufacturing solution in textileindustry is expected to benefit textile businesses in terms of productivity,cost reduction, efficient human resource management and working climateimprovement. Park Jun Ho, senior researcher, former Directorof KITECH Vietnam Office said that the seminar seeks to improve businesses’capacity, meeting the requirement of the digital era and industrial revolution4.0, adding that it will serve as an annual training event jointly sponsored byKITECH and VITAS. KITECH is the sole research and development(R&D) institute of the RoK Government in textile industry. It currently hasrepresentative offices in the US, China, Indonesia and Vietnam.-VNA
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A photo of the press conference on May 31 (Source: VNA) 
