On their recent visit to Bangladesh, Chinese apparel firm owners have expressed their interest to invest in Bangladesh’s apparel manufacturing companies, Feng Dehu, Vice President of China National Garment Association (CNGA), said at ...
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Saudi Arabia’s national science agency, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), is keen on developing research and programs to support the country’s petrochemical sector, said the president of KACST, Mohammed bin ...
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More than 940 readymade garment (RMG) factories in Bangladesh, which have been declared as defective and risky, have been asked to quickly get the faults repaired, Commerce Minister of Bangladesh, Ghulam Mohammed Quader, has said. ...
The North American Bangladesh Worker Safety Working Group, a collaboration of six leading U.S. and Canadian apparel and retail trade associations, sent a letter to the Prime Minster of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina Wazed regarding the serious ...
The sharemarket closed stronger, up 1 per cent during the day but eased to about 0.5 per cent higher by the finish. At the close, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 28.2 points, or 0.54 per cent, at 5209 points. The broader All ...
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Reportedly, Eurofer predicted the European steel market was no sign of recovery in 2013. According to Mr. Wolfgang Eder, ceo of Voestalpine, the president of the European steelmakers' association Eurofer, the steel demand was not a great ...
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The 10th International Petrochemical Industry Conference, held at the Iranian capital city of Tehran, was attended by around 36 foreign and 210 Iranian petrochemical companies. The agenda of the two-day conference was centered on ...
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A special intergalactic space-travel version of popular kids' suitcase Trunki has been created. The bespoke one-off Virgin Galactic Trunki was presented to Richard Branson by Trunki founder Rob Law. It's a gift to celebrate the first ...
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The sharemarket has closed higher, led by investors picking up cheaper mining stocks after heavy selling in recent days. At the close today, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 15.1 points, or 0.29 per cent, at 5180.8. The broader All ...
The sharemarket rebounded yesterday after two days of losses, as the dollar tumbled again and government bond yields also fell. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 closed up 0.3 per cent at 5180.8 after hitting an intraday high of 5194.9. However, ...
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Stage Stores, Inc. reported financial results for the first fiscal quarter ended May 4, 2013. Total sales for the quarter increased 3.5% to $379 million from $366 million in the prior year first quarter ended April 28, 2012. Comparable ...
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After the recent incident in Connecticut - US, which took away the life of 48 children in the country, there has been an increase in demand for protective or bullet proof clothing line for kids in the US. Speaking to fibre2fashion, ...
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THE sharemarket finished lower as weaker commodity prices weighed on the nation's biggest mining stocks. At 4.15pm AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 26 points, or 0.5 per cent, at 5165.7 points, while the broader All ...
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American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) President and CEO Kevin M. Burke released the following statement after a meeting to discuss worker safety in Bangladesh with several Bangladesh government officials, including Foreign Minister ...
One of the leading denim manufacturers in India, Suryalakshmi Cotton Mills Ltd, reported its annual audited profit & revenue numbers with a 5.11 % rise in revenue and a robust 7.28 % jump in the net profit for the year ended on March 31, ...
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