Merely 18.1 hectares of land undercottoncultivation out of the total area of 3.82 lakh hectares has been affected by whitefly pest in Punjab, as per areportformulated by the agriculture department of the state. It was presented to Captain Amarinder Singh, the chief minister of Punjab, recently in a meeting organised to reflect on the pest situation. In Bathinda, only 3.6 hectares of area was affected out of the total area of 1,40,000 hectares, while only 10.2 hectares was infested by pest in

A container ship docks at the Port of Ningbo, East China's Zhejiang province. [Photo/Xinhua] China's foreign trade is likely to swing back to full-year growth in 2017 on back of strong first-half momentum and strengthened cooperation with trade partners. Analysts believe a recovery in global demand and the upcoming BRICS summit will inject a boost to trade growth for the rest of the year. China's foreign trade in the first seven months totaled 15.46 trillion yuan, up 18.5 percent year

The Jute Corporation of India (JCI) is planning a tie-up with Patanjali Ayurved for branding and promotion of jute diversified products, such as mini shopping bags and some fashion items, signalling a makeover of the state-controlled agency. Historically, the JCI has been tasked with undertaking minimum support price (MSP) operations of raw jute. JCI’s chairman-cum-managing director, K V R Murthy, is understood to have visited the Patanjali headquarters at Haridwar to discuss the tie-up. T

The cotton zone districts of Punjab have come under pest attack, and the agriculture department has advised growers to carry out pest scouting twice a week. Sowing season for the cash crop during kharif has already been completed, and harvesting will begin in September to be completed in October. Punjab produces 80pc of the total crop while Sindh has the share of 20pc. Cotton Commissioner Dr Khalid Abdullah told Dawn that the government has revised the target of production, and now it is

Exports of textiles and clothing grew three per cent year-on-year to $1.006 billion in July from $979.414 million in the same month last year, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) said on Tuesday. An official said one of the reasons for revival in textile exports was the release of pending refunds and uninterrupted supply of electricity and gas to the sector. The cash subsidy under the prime minister’s package helped in promoting exports. Exports of ready-made garments edged up 20.47pc

Telangana has invited South Korean investors to the Kakatiya textiles park in Warangal. At a recent meeting in Hyderabad with representatives of the Korea Federation of Textile Industries (KOFOTI), the state’s industries minister KT Rama Rao explained the benefits of setting up units in the upcoming park and urged KOFOTI to be the anchor investor. Hinting at the possibility of allocating a certain portion of land for Korean companies, Rao said both national and international textile companie

Turkey said the temporary measure stems from a significant increase in the imports of these products in the period 2010 - 2016. The plaintiff is Korteks Mensucat ve Sanayi Anonim Şirketi. Under the notice, POY products imported from Viet Nam will be taxed at a rate of 36.28 per cent. Turkey is one of Viet Nam’s largest trade partners in West Asia. Last year, bilateral trade between two countries reached US$1.5 billion: Viet Nam exported over $1.33 billion worth of goods and importe

The Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam), holding 75 percent of the capital at the 325-million USD plant, held a meeting recently with the Vietnam National Textile and Garment Group (Vinatex) to discuss a fibre consumption solution for the plant. Vinatex Chairman Tran Quang Nghi said that the fibre consumption of the plant was not only a matter of cooperation, but also of responsibility. Vinatex has always affirmed its support for the plant by consuming its fibre products. Vin

All garment workers might not receive their salaries and allowances by August 24, the deadline set by the ministry of labour and employment for apparel factory owners to clear their payroll for Eid-ul-Azha. At least 45 factories, mostly small and medium, are at risk of failing to pay their workers even before Eid-ul-Azha, said Sirajul Islam Rony, garment workers' representative at the minimum wage board. The names of the factories were forwarded to the ministry on Wednesday, he added. N

Textile, one of the oldest industries in the Indian economy dating back several centuries, is witnessing huge FDI inflows, according to Investment India, an initiative of the Centre to attract FDI. Increasing FDI is a reason to cheer for the sector which currently contributes about 14% to industrial production, 4% to GDP, and 17% to the country’s export earnings, according to the Annual Report 2016-17 of the Ministry of Textiles. In 2013-14, the textile sector registered $194 million FDI infl