Asia Economy news, Markets and Business Trends - Made-in-China.com

China's Total Foreign Trade Value up 4%

Sep 9, 2014

In August of the current year, China's total foreign trade value amounted to $367.094 billion, indicating a year-on-year increase of 4.0 percent, according to the Chinese customs authorities on September 8. In the given period, the total ...

Tags: China's foreign trade, China's export

Campbell Soup Company Today Reported Its Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year Results for Fiscal

Sep 9, 2014

Campbell Soup Company today reported its fourth-quarter and full-year results for fiscal 2014. The company reported earnings from continuing operations for the quarter ended Aug. 3, 2014, of $137 million, or $0.43 per share, compared with ...

Tags: Agriculture, Food

Diluted Eps Skyrocketed 62.5% Year-on-Year at Zumiez Inc

Sep 9, 2014

Led by a surge in net income, diluted EPS skyrocketed 62.5% year-on-year at Zumiez Inc, a retailer of action sports related apparel, footwear and accessories for the second fiscal quarter ended August 2, 2014. Net income in the second ...

Tags: Apparel, Accessories

China Try to Get The World's Biggest Population to Buy More Stocks

Sep 7, 2014

China's state-run media are trying to do something the securities industry has failed to accomplish for much of the past three years: get the world's biggest population to buy more stocks. The official Xinhua News Agency published at ...

Tags: Stocks, China economy

Apparel Exporters Should Concentrate on Manufacturing More Value Added Products

Sep 6, 2014

To get more orders from global markets, Bangladeshi apparel exporters should concentrate on manufacturing more value added products, South Korean envoy to Bangladesh said. Bangladeshi textile and apparel industry should move beyond ...

Tags: Apparels

Net Income Leapt Massively in The Second Fiscal Quarter at Women's Apparel Retailer

Sep 6, 2014

For the thirteen week period ended August 2, 2014 or the second fiscal quarter of 2014, net income leapt massively from a net loss in the corresponding quarter of 2013 at specialty women's apparel retailer and NYSE-listed Christopher & ...

Tags: Apparel, Accessories

The Growth of Chinese Manufacturing Activity Decreased in August

Sep 6, 2014

Chinese manufacturing activity growth slowed in August, losing momentum for the first time in six months after having hit its highest level in more than two years. The official purchasing managers index (PMI) came in at 51.1 last ...

Tags: Manufacturing, Processing Machinery

The Economic Recovery May Be Continuing to Gather Momentum

Sep 3, 2014

The economic recovery may be continuing to gather momentum, however the latest information from the BDRC Continental SME Finance Monitor highlights the Forum of Private Business's ongoing concern that distrust of the banking sector is ...

Tags: Economy

a Tough Set of Waste Recycling Targets by EU Have Been Met with Much Resistance

Sep 3, 2014

Last month the EU proposed a tough set of waste recycling targets that have been met with much resistance by the packaging industry. The new proposals revolve around the aim for 80% of packaging waste materials to be recycled by 2030. ...

Tags: Packaging, Printing

PMI for The Chinese Steel Sector Was at 48.4 Percent Down by 0.2 Percentage

Sep 2, 2014

In August this year, the purchasing managers index (PMI) for the Chinese steel sector was at 48.4 percent, down by 0.2 percentage points as compared to July, still below the 50 percent threshold, as announced by the China Steel Logistics ...

Tags: Steel Sector, Mineral

The PMI for China's Manufacturing Sector Was at 51.1 Percent in August

Sep 2, 2014

The purchasing managers' index (PMI) for China's manufacturing sector was at 51.1 percent in August of the current year, down 0.6 percentage points compared to July and indicating the first correction after five consecutive months of ...

Tags: PMI, manufacturing sector

ASSOCHAM and SMEs of China Have Inked Five MoUs in Different Sectors to Promote SMEs

Aug 29, 2014

The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) and Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs) of China have inked five MoUs in different sectors, including textiles and machines for garment industry, to promote and help the ...

Tags: ASSOCHAM, SMEs, Textile

PYMA Asked Government to Immediately Increase The Supply of Energy for Textile Industry

Aug 28, 2014

Pakistan Yan Merchants Association (PYMA) has asked the Government of Pakistan to immediately increase the supply of energy for the textile industry. Speaking to reporters, PYMA Chairman Abaidullah Sheikh said he has requested the ...

Tags: PYMA, textile industry, Textile

Taiwan Unemployment Rate at 4.02% in July

Aug 25, 2014

Taiwan had 464,000 jobless citizens in July 2014, equivalent to an unemployment rate of 4.02% which rose by 0.10 ppt on month but dropped by 0.23ppt on year, according to the Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS). ...

Tags: taiwan, economy

China Manufacturing Weakens in August

Aug 25, 2014

Growth in China's vast manufacturing industry weakened in August, suggesting that the recovery in the world No. 2 economy is losing momentum and Beijing may need to spoon out more stimulus. The preliminary version of HSBC's manufacturing ...

Tags: Manufacturing, Processing Machinery