HANOI: Vietnam plans to diversify the sources of materials needed to supply the country’s manufacturing sector due to tighter Covid-19 curbs in China, Industry and Trade Minister Nguyen Hong Dien said during a parliament meeting on Wednesday.
The Southeast Asian country’s industrial production is heavily reliant on Chinese materials and equipment and its giant neighbour is Vietnam’s largest trading partner.
Multiple Chinese provinces and cities have tightened restrictions in line with Beijing’s zero-tolerance goal of suppressing Covid-19 as quickly as possible, including the southern Chinese tech hub of Shenzhen.
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