Apparel Factory Index

There are a number of indices available for VietNam. Even Alibaba can be used to filter VN sources.

A typical, but incomplete, index is: < http://vietnam.panpages.com/ >. Replace the VietNam with www and you get the whole of Asia.

There are at least three 'Yellow Pages' so use Google to find them. The skill of crafting search terms, and variants, is key to extracting the most data. It is a never ending learning process and I have 3 dedicated searchers employed at it!

You will also need and index of VN telephone area codes and a good knowledge of geography or a Gazetteer. The area codes with help you skewer the province.

For example, in An Cu there is a T-shirt manufacturer with around 2,000 machines (24/7 operation). To you, most likely, An Cu sounds like it's in the boon docks. Actually it is a southern suburb of Hue.

These types of plants are dotted all over and not always in the obvious places near material sources.

Another source of data is the international registry that has copies of Bills of Lading which shows who is exporting what, fro/to where and to whom. It is a fairly accurate for mundane goods but not for military supplies.