China has formally authorised game consoles made in a new Shanghai free-trade zone (FTZ) to be sold in the country, potentially opening its lucrative market up to the likes of Sony's PlayStation and Microsoft's Xbox. The move effectively ...
Tags: game consoles, China, Shanghai free-trade zone, domestic console sales
Sam Hodgson/Bloomberg News Trade among the United States, Canada and Mexico grew to $103.5 billion in October, the first time it has exceeded $100 billion, the Department of Transportation reported. The October figure for trade among ...
According to Korea's Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE), the country's finished steel output would rise slightly by 3.8% year on year to reach around 71.62 million tons this year, boosted by positive effective of economic ...
Tags: Finished Steel, Construction, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
The executive director of the Canadian Pork Council says the quicker Canada can achieve a free trade agreement with South Korea the quicker the Canadian pork industry will be able to catch up to its major competitors in that market. While ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, Pork
The ongoing negotiations for two major free trade agreements, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), once materialized, could alter the US textile and apparel trade to a large ...
Tags: Textile, Apparel Trade
U.S. corn exports to Latin America continue to grow. According to the USDA, the Western Hemisphere's accumulated U.S. corn imports are more than 67 million bushels ahead of last year at this same time. Mexico, the second-largest U.S. corn ...
Tags: Corn Imports, Food
The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) released its ApparelStats 2013 and ShoeStats 2013 reports, serving as snapshots of the U.S. apparel and footwear industry market trends. ApparelStats and ShoeStats examine the latest ...
Tags: Apparel Statistical Report, AAFA
Shanghai has gained initial recognition from industry players across the world, reports Wei Tian In many areas, the steps taken in carrying out reforms remain cautious and foreign investors are still waiting for detailed policies, but the ...
Timely action by the U.S. Grains Council, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Trade Representative averted a patently protectionist seasonal market closure in Panama, keeping this important market open for U.S. corn exports. ...
The Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam, with support from the Vietnamese Embassy in Korea and the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS) collaborated with the Korean Textile Association, and organized a seminar in the South ...
Tags: Textiles Sector, Textile
The proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the European Union (EU) and Vietnam, which is set to finalize in the coming year, is likely to boost textile and clothing trade between the two. Speaking to fibre2fashion, Mr. Nguyen Van ...
After a sharp downturn following the 2008 financial crisis, growth in coatings demand in the Gulf region of the Middle East is now surging forward again. This recovery was symbolized in late November by the announcement that Dubai, which ...
Tags: Middle East, construction, coatings market
After several rounds of meeting with the relevant stakeholders, the Supreme Council for Wages (CSS) has fixed the minimum wage for Category C employees, which include those working in the apparel export sector, at 225 gourdes (about US$ ...
China's yuan has overtaken the euro to become the second most-used currency in international trade finance. The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) said the market share of the yuan, also known as the ...
The lower house of Swiss parliament approved a free trade agreement (FTA) with China on Tuesday. Lawmakers of the Swiss National Council voted 120 in favor, 46 against and 16 abstentions to ratify the deal after debating its pros and ...
Tags: Free Trade Deal, Chemicals