Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has issued an order to set aside an amount of 65.569 billion dong (approx. US$ 3.08 million) for human resources training for the Vietnam National Textile and Garment Group (Vinatex) in the central budget in 2014. The Prime Minister has requested Vinatex to use the additional funds for imparting education and training to improve manpower resources, while strictly complying with the current regulations. The amount has been earmarked as part of the G

Vietnam garment and textile exports in February nearly doubled over the same period last year and tallied in at US$1.3 billion for the month. The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) reported that Vietnam’s garment export markets show positive signs of improvement and production is picking up in pace following an unanticipated lull during the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday. In the first two months, garment export revenue saw a rise of 30.1% from a year earlier thanks to a sharp increase of

Some 600 of the 3,600 workers of a garments factory in Bi?an, Laguna storm the main office of the Department of Labor and Employment in Intramuros to protest what they called as arbitrary closure last February of their factory by Carina Apparel Inc., manufacturer of British brands of clothes line. Photo By Rene H. Dilan AROUND 600 factory workers of the Carina Apparel Inc., a manufacturer of global garment brands based in Bi?an, Laguna stormed the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on

The leather and footwear industry in Rwanda has got a boost with the establishment of a Leather Community Processing Centre (CPC) with technical cooperation from the Government of Italy. Last year, the Governments of Rwanda and Italy signed an agreement for technical and financial cooperation for establishment, organization and installation of a production and training laboratory for the leather and footwear goods industry in the CPC of Gatsibo district in Rwanda’s Eastern Province. Accord

The depreciation of the Chinese renminbi (RMB) in the last few days is likely to benefit the Chinese clothing sector, according to experts. In mid-February 2014, the exchange rate was US$ 1 = 6.06 yuan, which has depreciated to 6.15 yuan by first week of March 2014. According to experts, the decline in RMB value is a normal fluctuation, and hence the depreciation is likely to be of short-term nature. But, from a market perspective, this depreciation in RMB value will benefit some export se

The Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA) fortnightly report showed that around 13,328,667 cotton bales were sourced to the country's ginners by March 1, depicting an increase of 4.43 percent against last year figure at 12,763,657 bales. PCGA Chairman Mukhtar Ahmed Khan Baloch briefed journalists on Monday about seed-cotton (phutti) arrivals, sales and unsold stock of cotton. He said that 11,966,299 cotton bales were sold to the textile units and exporters bought 363,394 bales. Thus, ov

The Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) International Working Group is announcing Version 4.0 of its globally-recognized standard for the processing of textiles made from certified organic natural fibers. GOTS' core provisions such as the 70 % minimum content of certified organic fibres, bans on GMO (genetically modified organism), nanotechnology and carcinogenic substances have been maintained. There are modified rules on the conventional 'additional fibre materials': These now may consis

Apparel accessory makers and packagers aim to triple sales to $12 billion in the next four years, buoyed by robust growth in garment shipments globally. The sector with 1,200 companies now meets almost the entire accessory and packaging needs of the apparel sector, said Rafez Alam Chowdhury, president of Bangladesh Garments Accessories and Packaging Manufacturers and Exporters Association. Accessories and packaging material makers earned $4.1 billion from sales to local garment exporters l

Workers at the Garment 10 Company under Vinatex pack shirts for export. Vinatex is seeking investment for 57 projects this year. — VNA/VNS Photo Tran Viet Viet Nam Textile and Garment Group (Vinatex) is seeking VND9.72 trillion (US$458 million) to invest in 57 projects, including fibre production, knitting, dyeing and garment production. Vinatex's General Director Tran Quang Nghi acknowledged that the $458 million investment capital was a very large amount and difficult to raise, especial

Luxury American brand Michael Kors has introduced its new store facade concept for its first flagship in China, at Jing An Kerry Centre in Shanghai, which will become the brand's largest store in China. The shop, which measures nearly 6,000 square feet, showcases a completely new store facade concept designed by Michael Kors’ in-house design team in collaboration with New York-based architectural firm KPF. The flagship features numerous new design elements, starting with a “shimmering” two-story