Thirty-nine Vietnamese textile enterprises are participating in Texworld New York City, a leading international trade fair for fashion and apparel procurement held biannually in New York, the US.

The Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS) said the total export value of textiles, fiber, and cloth reached 25.7 billion USD in the first eight months of the year, up 8.6 percent year on year, including 60.6 percent from foreign direct investment (FDI) enterprises.