Taiwan's export orders grew at the slowest pace in eight months last month as textile orders fell and demand from China cooled. Orders, which are indicative of shipments in one to three months, gained 19.3 percent from a year earlier to US$24.94 billion after climbing 25.1 percent in February, the Ministry of Economic Affairs said. That compares with the median 20 percent growth forecast in a survey of 18 economists. "Textile makers couldn't raise prices because of competition from China,"

NEW YORK ?Instead of reaching a compromise on trade issues between the U.S. and China, last week? meeting with Chinese president Hu Jintao by President Bush seemed to reveal just how wide the trade discrepancies are between the countries.Previous to Jintao? visit, Nicholas Lardy, a senior fellow for the Institute for International Economics predicted, ?n currency, on intellectual property, on the trade imbalance, I think the body language from the Chinese in advance of the visit is: ?on? expect

In the past year, the trade of textiles has evolved in some low-income Asian countries, erasing fears that it might crash following the removal of textile quotas in Jan.1, 2005, said a report released on Friday during the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) meeting. The report, conducted by the Institute of BFA, a regional non-governmental organization in Asia, is the second of its kind since 2005. It found that despite the removal of textile quotas, some smaller low-income countries have managed to e

Suppliers of gift-wrapping paper in India are adopting textile printing and embroidery techniques to enhance the appearance and colorfastness of designs. This also accelerates the production cycle to support large-scale manufacturing. The latest models, mostly with a base material of handmade paper, feature sharply defined colors and patterns from treatments that were once unique to fabric. Prints are now mostly produced using textile and wood block prints. To achieve a richer look and texture,

Low quality smuggled Indian jute seeds have flooded the markets of Jessore district during peak sowing season of jute seeds, it is alleged.A section of dishonest seed traders from the district are cheating innocent farmers which may result into causing jute production to fall.According to sources, some people in bordering areas of district have been engaged in smuggling low quality Indian jute seeds during last one-month.These seeds are being marketed through the small seed traders. The smuggled

EDINBURGH is set to give Glasgow a run for its money in the style stakes. Organisers of the inaugural Edinburgh International Fashion Festival have revealed plans to vastly extend the event in 2007. The EIFF begins on Wednesday, with catwalk shows from Vivienne Westwood, Matthew Williamson and Scottish designer Jonathan Saunders, as well as shows from recent fashion graduates and big retailers in the capital. David McGrain from the Edinburgh City Centre Management Company, which is helpi

Indian Ambassador to Uzbekistan Skand Ranjan Tayal said in interview to Jahon news agency that the relations between Uzbekistan and Russia have great future. "We have a task of adding great economic and commercial content to the established level of political relations. India and Uzbekistan know what terrorism is not by hearsay. We have established a joint working group to fight terrorism, which has been conducting a very important and necessary task," envoy said. Speaking about state of and pro

The Department of Science and Technology has sanctioned a project on 'preparation, characterisation and performance study of solid lubricant and wear resistance surface coating on textile machinery components,' to Bharathiar University (BU) in Coimbatore. The department had identified some traditional crafts for improvement and rejuvenation using plasma technology and textile industry has chosen in the Southern region, a BU release said here today. The project was to enhance the performa

Morocco hopes to create as many textile industry jobs as it loses over a two-year period, the kingdom's trade minister said, as firms adapt to the fall of world trade barriers by developing new niches and technologies. As cheap Asian manufacturers muscle into its vital European markets, Morocco is trying to nurture industries that have a competitive advantage in being close to Europe and that offer the greatest profit potential. To try to turn the threat of globalisation into an opportunity, i

There has been a slight increase in the weekly growth of US quotas being used by Vietnam in several restricted apparel categories in the past week. By contrast, the fill rate growth in China quotas declined in the week to 18 April. Reports from Beijing confirm that estimates for quota use will fall short of the annual limits in 2006. The growth rate of US quotas by Vietnam continues to increase in several categories, latest US data confirm. This has risen to 2.84 per cent in category 347/3