Setting up a base in Malaysia could help Pakistani textile entrepreneurs gain utmost benefit in Asean countries, Malaysian High Commissioner to Pakistan Hasrul Sani Bin Mujtabar has said. Setting up a joint venture textile unit in ...
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Apparel experts in manufacturing and retailing across the globe from Australia, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Switzerland, Thailand, The United States, Vietnam and more gathered for Prime Source Forum – Focus on ...
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The textile and clothing chain within the ten countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) needs to be vertically integrated in order to ensure the competitiveness of the Asean apparel industry. This was echoed by various ...
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According to a report released by the South East Asia Iron and Steel Institute (SEAISI), semi-finished steel imports to ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) countries surged significantly from 5.2 million mt in the first nine ...
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According to the data released by the Export and Import Division of South Korea's Ministry of Knowledge Economy, the country's trade balance indicated a $870 million surplus in January this year, with a total export value of $46.1 billion. ...
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A Taiwan delegtation formed by government officials, researchers and industry players recently concluded a six-day visit in Japan, where they probed the possibilities of forming strategic alliances between the two countries. According to ...
IT spending growth in the Asia-Pacific region is expected to slow as countries including China and India grapple with emerging economic issues as a result of the world economic crisis, according to research firm Forrester. Spending by ...
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In 2012, China’s overall finished steel export volume amounted to 55.7321 million mt, up by 14.02 percent year on year, as stated by the China Iron and Steel Association (CISA). Three main product categories, including cold rolled ...
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The arbitrage window to move polypropylene cargoes from China to Southeast Asia has opened on paper, but no cargoes have been booked so far for the voyage, traders said Wednesday. Demand for PP is weak in China ahead of the long Lunar New ...
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DuPont has named Karen A. Fletcher chief engineer and vice president of Engineering and Carl J. Lukach vice president of Investor Relations. Fletcher previously vice president of Investor Relations, has held a range of technical and ...
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According to the provisional data released by the Japanese Ministry of Finance, in 2012 Japan's iron and steel product exports amounted to 42.1 million metric tons, increasing by 3.1 percent compared to 2011, while these exports generated a ...
The United States and Thailand yesterday concluded a two-day meeting under their Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA), agreeing to expand cooperation on bilateral, regional, and multilateral issues in order to increase trade and ...
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Toyota Australia has begun shipping its locally produced engines to Thailand and Malaysia, growing its export program to new markets following the opening of its brand-new Altona engine plant in Victoria. Both hybrid and conventional ...
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Thailand’s Board of Investment (BOI) is planning to cancel some of the privileges it has been extending to textile businesses in the country. The BOI is planning to revamp its promotion strategy for new projects by giving special ...
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World Eco Fibre & Textile (WEFT) Art Exhibition, which aims to explore the vivid contemporary global textile traditions by giving an insight into the latest trends of textile arts, is going to take place from January 18 to March 23, 2013, ...
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