A Thangka is a painted or embroidered banner which was hung in a monastery or a family altar and carried by lamas in ceremonial processions. In Tibetan the word 'than' means flat and the suffix 'ka' stands for painting. The Thangka is thus ...
The Chinese Way of Life is quite unique and very different from that of Western cultures in both Traditional and Modern China. Come and take a look! Traditional Way of Life Like all societies of the past, Traditional China had a ...
Located in a canyon with a depth of 3,800 meters (12,467 feet) and surrounded by the Tibetan Plateau in the north, the Gaoligong Mountain in the east, and the Dandanglika Mountain in the west, the inhabitated area of the Dulong ethnic ...
Tags: The Drung Nationality, Language, Religion, Economy, Food, Crafts
The Miaos, with a population of 7,398,035, are mainly distributed in Guizhou, Hunan, Yunnan provinces and the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Miao women, living in Anning, Yunnan Province, and their ornaments. Once a girt is ...
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Shri Anand Sharma, Minister of Textiles has informed that textile industry suffered a downturn in 2011-12, due mainly to the global economic slowdown and partially the high price volatility in the international and domestic cotton market. ...
Tags: India, Textile Industry, Debt Restructuring
Bremen CIF Index reports that several enquiries were registered during the past week, especially in the long- and extra-long staple range. Partly large quantities were sold in this range. Enquiries for medium or higher grades in the ...
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Cotton Incorporated announced that the 2nd annual Cotton's 24 Hour Runway Show will take place in South Beach, Miami from 8pm EST March 1, 2013 – 8pm EST March 2, 2013. This follows last year's groundbreaking debut, showcasing the ...
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Australian Wool Industries Secretariat Inc (AWIS) releases wool sale report for the week ending November 23. The Australian Wool Exchange (AWEX) Regional Indicators finished 0.1% higher, on average, at sales in Newcastle, Melbourne and ...
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Yarn Expo Autumn attracted a record number of exhibitors this year, lured by the various opportunities offered by the huge market demand from China. The show was held 22 – 24 October 2012 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre, ...
The Madhya Pradesh Textile Mills Association (MPTMA) has urged the Government of Madhya Pradesh to provide additional concessions and facilities to the textile industry in ‘Industrial Promotion Policy 2010’. In a letter dated ...
Tags: India, MPTMA, State Industrial Policy
Textile exports from Pakistan for the first four months of the current fiscal (July-October 2012) have been recorded at US$ 4.393 billion, up 4.78 percent compared to exports of U$ 4.192 billion achieved during the corresponding period of ...
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Ahmedabad and India based - KB Corporation, a renowned producer of textile equipments has successfully installed an additional KBC make ‘3 Point Spindle Type Hydro-Extractor’ machine at Shivalik Prints. Faridabad (India), ...
Tags: India, KB Corporation, Hydro-Extractor, Shivalik Prints
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in cooperation with the firm named below, announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise ...
Tags: United States of America, CPSC, Children's Pajamas, Flammability Risk
"We favour opening up of trade with India with respect to the'Most Favoured Nation'(MFN)status granted to India recently by Pakistan.The textile sector from both India and Pakistan,should explore the competitive advantage inherent in both ...
Calling on the Government to take wise measures to re-adjust the energy prices,Bangladesh Textile Mills Association(BTMA)president Jahangir Alamin said abrupt rise in energy charges may badly impact the country's textile sectors,which is ...
Tags: BTMA, energy prices, textile sector, invest