Japanese sporting goods brands Mizuno and Asics, which both currently produce 80-90% of their sports footwear in China, are to increase operations in Vietnam.

Mizuno is to launch full-scale production at its partner factory in Ho Chi Minh City, from which it hopes to produce approximately one million pairs of footwear for the year ended March 31, 2008. It also hopes to start production at another partner factory next year.

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