New Delhi: Vesting the task of making India the world's fashion capital with the National Institute of Fashion Technology, President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam on Thursday suggested that the institute should begin by working to triple garment exports in the next three years. "For increasing the exports of apparel and garments from six billion dollars at present to 18-20 billion dollars, intense collaboration between NIFT, Textile Research Associations, textile industrialists and the government would be

BEIJING, Wed: China’s textile sector is looking to shift some production offshore as it braces for the announcement this week of more limits on its exports to the US, industry insiders said. A ruling by Washington on safeguards against five categories of Chinese clothing is set to add new urgency to the strategic rethink under way among textile makers. Edward Cheung, an analyst with Hong Kong-based Tai Fook Research, said major Chinese manufacturers are considering moving part of their

WASHINGTON - The Bush administration Wednesday reported progress in talks this week with China on an agreement to limit the amount of Chinese clothing and textile products coming into the United States. The negotiations in Washington from Sunday through Tuesday produced ``substantial progress on a large number of issues,'' David Spooner, the administration's special textile negotiator said in a statement. ``We look forward to meeting again soon.'' In contrast, after the previous negotiating se

BEIJING, (AFP) - China's textile sector is looking to shift some production offshore as it braces for the announcement this week of more limits on its exports to the United States, industry insiders said. A ruling by Washington on safeguards against five categories of Chinese clothing is set to add new urgency to the strategic rethink underway among mainland textile makers. Edward Cheung, an analyst with Hong Kong-based Tai Fook Research, said major Chinese manufacturers are considering moving

Sounding optimistic, US Trade Representative Robert Portman says textile disputes between US and Chinese were on the verge reaching an agreement but not there as yet, Tuesday.Coming out from the fifth round of meeting between US & Chinese trade representatives, he announced to reporters that the process of working through product coverage issues, growth rates was currently on, and "We're inching closer, but we're not there yet."US & Chinese trade representatives have embarked on a missio

South Africa Trade and Industry Minister Mandisi Mpahlwa has stated that the government will not invoke World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules to stop importation of cheap Chinese clothing into South Africa, Sunday. He was no convinced that such an action (under Article 16 A of the WTO) be taken against China, even though huge pressure had built up in South Africa for the government to go for safeguards on the issue of clothing and imports from China.However, he agreed to review tariffs on raw mat

Apparel exporters have demanded changes in the proposed new reimbursement scheme which will replace the current duty entitlement passbook scheme (DEPB) by 2005-end. They want the new scheme to factor in all local levies incurred during production and marketing of the products. As per the current proposal, some levies- the rural development cess, the textile committee cess and the mandi fee- that account for 2.5% of the cost of the products, are not to be neutralised under the scheme, which env

In order to ensure that all the seven stages of textile chains are implemented, domestic textile manufacturers have sought Government policy guidelines.Noting that the industry was yet to be exploited to its fullest potential, Phoenix Logistics Chief Yuichi Kashiwada said that all the stages include cotton production, ginning, spinning, knitting and bleaching, weaving and garment making be included.Kashiwada was speaking to the press ahead of Kabaka Ronald Mutebi’s visit of his factory on

The Ministry of Agriculture limited cultivation of transgenic cotton in order to preserve the cultivation of wild, native cotton in the country, Paulo Barroso, a researcher at the Brazilian Agricultural Research Company (Embrapa), explained in an interview with the Radio Nacional, Saturday.An administrative order signed last week by the minister of Agriculture, Roberto Rodrigues, prohibits the cultivation of transgenic cotton in northern Bahia; the Serid?region, which covers parts of the states

South Africa Trade and Industry Minister Mandisi Mpahlwa has stated that the government will not invoke World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules to stop importation of cheap Chinese clothing into South Africa, Sunday. He was no convinced that such an action (under Article 16 A of the WTO) be taken against China, even though huge pressure had built up in South Africa for the government to go for safeguards on the issue of clothing and imports from China. However, he agreed to review tariffs on raw