Vietnam and the US on May 9 will continue negotiation on the former? WTO entry. High on agenda will be problems that the 2 sides have not reached any agreement. One of those is that the US might take special self-defence measures against textile imports from Vietnam after the country becomes a WTO member like it has done to China. Mr. Le Quoc An, Vietnam Textile and Garment Association Chairman talked with Thoi bao Kinh te Vietnam (Vietnam Economic Times in Vietnamese)? Duc Vuong. How will Viet

THE textile industry in Europe is not doomed to vanish beneath a flood of imports from overseas, so declare the 22 workers at Sew Mon in Anglesey. Their company was founded by two textile workers when their former employer, QCM clothing, moved production to Russia. They are adamant that the secret to survival and success is not to compete on cost but to invest in the creation of the most highly skilled workforce possible. Sew Mon has recently won a heavy-duty clothing contract for the NHS, whi

LAHORE: As a result of high mark-up rate in the country, the import of textile machinery has fallen by 6.4 percent in the first half of 2005-06 compared with the corresponding period of last year. A constant decrease in fresh investment, if it happens, may result in a reduction in the share of Pakistan? textiles globally, say experts. A study carried out by the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) committee on WTO has mentioned that the world textile trade is set to increase from the

Up to now, E-Commerce market has steadily developed in china, since it began in 2000. More and more people are in the habit of finding their business partners or dealing with their trade on the Internet. However, the safety and company? credit are the intractable problems causing people? worry. In order to complete the credit mechanism in B2B market, GlobalTextiles.Com and Golden Credit Rating International Inc. have built ?2B Credit strategic alliance? Golden Credit Rating International Inc.

Hong Kong clothing re-exports in March rebounded following poor figures for February but, compared to the same month one year earlier, the growth was much lower. The monthly improvement has been attributed to active trade with China's mainland and also increased shipments to Japan. The volume of Hong Kong's clothing re-exports in March has rebounded following poor figures for February, latest data confirm. While the increase may only be 1.5 per cent higher compared with March 2005 re-exports,

The European Union is likely to initiate 'dumping' investigations against certain Chinese textile and garment products, a senior industry figure has warned. Cao Xinyu, vice-chairman of the China Chamber of Commerce for the Import and Export of Textiles, said there could be claims that Chinese exporters are selling certain goods in Europe at below the cost of producing them. "Several industrial associations from European countries, in particular South European countries, have been preparing d

NINGBO, China - Can you tell something about an economy by its clothing manufacturers? In modern-day China, maybe you can. To date, China? economic growth has been built in large measure by its incredible supply of land and people and its willingness to use them all to the max. But nothing lasts forever without figuring out what to do next, not even the Ming Dynasty. And that? what the Chinese are trying to do now. A case in point: The Youngor Group, which employs 20,000 people and is listed on

Lilin is one of the biggest brands manufacturing travel clothing, shoes and other related products. This brand plans to cooperate with football association of Chinese colleges for the next 10 years. More than 600 universities will take part in the Chinese colleges?football game, which is held once a year. Lilin will supply all the travel clothing, travel shoes, bags and so on. At the same time, in order to develop college football culture, Lilin and Chinese colleges?football associa

Thailand's textile and garment exports continued to grow in the first quarter of this year, increasing by 9 percent to 1.67 billion U.S. dollars, according to the Department of Foreign Trade. Rachane Potjanasuntorn, the department's direction-general, was quoted by the Thai News Agency as saying Monday that the country's exports of garments were worth 868.3 million U.S. dollars and that of textiles worth 803.1 million U.S. dollars during the January- March period. the United States still

General Custom? reported that during the January-April 2006 period textile and garment exports reached US $1.744 billion, representing a 38.7 percent year-on-year growth.The US continues to remain top export destination with products worth almost one billion registering a 38-40 percent rise over last year.More than 58 percent of total Vietnamese exports was consumed by the US during this period.Japan imported goods worth $250 million whereas that to the EU reached around $350 million, representi