The National Retail Federation (NRF) welcomed the release of a new set of House Judiciary Committee principles, which lay out a legislative roadmap for addressing the collection of online sales tax: Senior Vice President for Government ...
A bill filed in the Philippines, would require all agencies to fit LED lighting, according to an article published by Business World Online on Sept. 12. The measure, which has been filed with the House of Representatives, aims to conserve ...
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One of the priorities of Iran's Oil Ministry is to restore the country's "lost" share in oil market, local media quoted Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar-Zanganeh as saying on Monday. Namdar-Zanganeh, who was endorsed as new oil minister ...
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South East and South South cement boom Cement consumption is on the rise in the South East and South South zones of Nigeria, according to a report from BusinessDay. The two zones, made up of 11 states, consumed a total 5.3 million t of ...
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Four years after its implementation, the Earned Import Allowance Program (EIAP) is not providing enough incentives to help boost the competitiveness of Dominican apparel exports in the U.S. market, as intended, reports the U.S. ...
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The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today announced that worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $74.65 billion during the second quarter of 2013, an increase of 6 percent from the first quarter when sales were $70.45 billion. ...
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Privacy and digital rights groups have dug in for a longer fight against massive surveillance programs at the U.S. National Security Agency, even after the House of Representatives voted last week against an amendment to curtail the ...
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Cass Johnson, President of the National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO), released the following statement in meeting between President Barack Obama and President Truong Tan Sang of Vietnam. “Within the context of the ...
The U.S. National Security Agency and Department of Justice exceeded their legal authority to conduct surveillance when collecting the telephone records of millions of U.S. residents, several U.S. lawmakers said Wednesday. Several members ...
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“With the 18th Round of Trans-Pacific Partnership trade negotiations now underway in Malaysia, the timing of the hearing, and opportunity for Ways & Means Committee Members to seek clear, unambiguous answers from the USTR on President ...
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Congressional leaders today released a letter backed by the National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO) to the United States Trade Representative (USTR) signed by 167 members of the U.S. House of Representatives. The letter calls for ...
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Infosys posted strong revenue growth in the second quarter as demand picked up in key markets including the U.S. However, the Indian outsourcer's net profit grew only 0.5 percent year on year as the company increased salaries for staff in ...
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Congressional leaders released a letter backed by the National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO) to the United States Trade Representative (USTR) signed by 167 members of the U.S. House of Representatives. The letter calls for ...
Tags: textile rules, Yarn Forward
Jerry Wright, president and owner of AAA Glass in Fort Worth, Texas, says that the Texas glass industry has already come to terms with the idea of immigration reform and stands ready for whatever form of it eventually becomes the law of the ...
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The US Supreme Court declined Monday to hear an appeal from refiners and other groups to overturn a lower-court decision denying its challenge to the Environmental Protection Agency's partial approval of the ethanol/gasoline blend E15. ...