Hanoi, June 7 -- A two-day APEC workshop has been held in Hanoi, focusing on supporting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the textile and garment industry to transition towards a circular economy.

Jointly organised by Vietnam's Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Secretariat on June 5-6, the workshop brought together government officials, UN representatives, international associations, researchers, and textile enterprises from ASEAN countries, China, and Peru.

Pham Quynh Mai, Deputy Director of the ministry's Multilateral Trade Policy Department, said the APEC workshop was a practical initiative under the APEC framework aimed at providing solutions to help micro, small and medium-si...