Taiwan-based handset ODMs, including Foxconn Electronics/FIH Mobile, Compal Electronics and Arima Communications, reportedly have landed orders from regional brands in China, India and Southeast Asia, according to industry sources. The ...
Tags: emerging markets, handset
China's central bank has devalued the yuan by almost 2 per cent - its lowest rate against the US dollar in almost three years. The People's Bank of China (POBC) said the decision to devalue the yuan by 1.9 per cent was a "one-off ...
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Vietnam and EU have agreed in principle on a trade and investment agreement, the most ambitious and comprehensive free trade agreement (FTA) that the EU has ever concluded with a developing country, the European Commission said on its ...
All GSP eligible merchandise including textiles will benefit from the US government's announcement of extending the benefit under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) to developing countries. In a notice issued on 28 July, the ...
Tags: textiles, GSP programme
Affected by a variety of factors, including fallout from the Greek debt crisis, slowing growth in China coupled with its recent stock market slump, steady displacement of Taiwanese suppliers by mainland Chinese counterparts, sagging ...
World Bank is working to expand the reach of Kyrgyzstan’s dairy products to global markets by addressing key challenges in the industry, as part of its new initiative. The Dairy Sector Development Program has been launched by the ...
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China's June imports of thermal coal slumped to a four-month low of 6.21 million mt, a 43% on-year drop and down 4% on the previous month, according to customs data released Wednesday. The tally comprises bituminous and sub-bituminous ...
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Cambodia’s garment and footwear sector has continued to perform solidly, with exports growing by 10.6 per cent over the year to the first quarter of 2015, according to the International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) new bulletin ...
Tags: apparel manufacture, garment, footwear
Auto-ID solutions provider SATO has launched a new lineup of industrial label printers for basic, lower volume applications in retail, healthcare, manufacturing and logistics sectors. The Argox X-2300E 4" 203dpi thermal transfer printer, ...
Founded in 1994 in a state-owned building, diode laser maker DILAS of Mainz, Germany has now acquired ownership. The owner LLB Rheinland-Pfalz (Landesbetrieb Liegenschafts- und Baubetreuung) agreed to sell the building, which DILAS expanded ...
UK-based Plessey Semiconductors is to lead a £1.3m UK government-funded project in conjunction with Aixtron Ltd (the UK subsidiary of deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE of Herzogenrath, near Aachen, Germany) and Bruker Nano ...
Tags: Semiconductors, deposition equipment, LEDs
McCain Foods is planning to invest $10m in the expansion of its Smithton potato processing plant in Tasmania, Australia. Work under the expansion includes the installation of a new $1.6m packing line at the facility, which produces french ...
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Japanese automobile manufacturer Nissan Motor will begin production of Rogue crossover SUV for export to North American market. The SUV shares the platform of X-Trail and will be produced at its subsidiary in Kyushu next year. At the ...
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Jungbunzlauer, a Swiss producer of biodegradable ingredients of natural origin, has agreed to acquire Ingredion's manufacturing facility in Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada. Upon completion of the acquisition, the Ingredion plant will be ...
Tags: Ingredion's manufacturing, gluconates, special salts food
Credit rating agency India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) has maintained an overall stable outlook for the cotton textile sector for FY16. This is led by stable spinning margins in the cotton yarn segment, range-bound cotton prices and ...
Tags: textile manufacture, garment manufacture, cotton textile