On August 9th, 2005 China Textile and Apparel Industry competitiveness Conference, sponsored by China National Textile and Apparel Council (CNTAC), was held ceremoniously in Great Hall of the People. Mr. Du Yuzhou, President of CNTAC, and Mr. Yan Hui, Vice-Director of Bureau of Industry Injury Investigation, Ministry of Commerce, attended the Conference and delivered important speeches. The heads of associations in China textile and apparel industry, outstanding entrepreneurs and journalists fro

The European Commission, the executive arm of the European Union (EU), said on Tuesday that the EU would allow imports of two categories of quota-exceeded Chinese textiles which are already in shipment. The EU and China reached an agreement in Shanghai in June whichset annual import restrictions for 10 categories of Chinese textiles and clothing products. Category 5 (pullovers) and Category 6 (trousers) have reached the quantitative limits for 2005, according to the commission. However, a number

As members of Congress become increasingly concerned about the US $162 billion trade deficit with China, they are putting pressure on the Chinese government and the Bush administration to take steps that will effectively address the issue. Although China has announced plans to revalue its currency?a major factor in the trade deficit ?the action was generally viewed as being far short of what needs to be done. The 2.1-percent revaluation against the dollar does not come close to what textile and

US apparel imports from China were clearly affected by the first embargoes placed by Washington at the beginning of July, preliminary data reveal. China's shares of the US import market declined in a large number of categories as a clear sign that the threat of other embargoes in the near future is depressing Chinese sales to US importers and retailers. US imports from China continued generally rising in the seventh month of the post-quota period, but they grew at a lower pace while even losing

With little to offer, ginners and millers both remained in the sidelines putting up a dull show at Karachi cotton market, Monday. Spinners and mills indulged in few deals whereby the Karachi Cotton Association spot rate remained at Rs 2,325 per maund. Meanwhile, Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) received 46 bids for 79,600 bales for its weekly sale of cotton, mostly from local mills and exporters.The highest bid for 9,400 bales of grade III 1.1.32 stood at Rs 2,276 per maund. For 17,000 bale

European Union (EU) official stated that Europe has stopped accepting applications for import licenses for trousers made in China following completion of quotas, Monday.In mid-July, Chinese trouser export besides nine other textile products, came under restriction, when a deal was struck between Europe and China to impose self-restraint on exports of textile goods. Under the agreement, the quotas are permitted at an annual growth rate of between 8 and 12.5 percent in the ten types of Chinese tex

EU trade commissioner Peter Mandelson is scheduled to meet Chinese counterparts this week, to deliberate on the quota violation by Chinese textile exporters. Stating this, Mandelson informed that EU will handle the situation keeping everyone? interest in resolutions. The EU officials will work throughout this month, and he will be constantly in touch with the Chinese counterpart this week. The trade commissioner explained that after the signing the Shanghai agreement on June 10 that set self-res

Britishretailers are facing a shortage of cheap trousers this winter after a quota imposed on Chinese imports came close to being used up yesterday. Provisional European Union data showed 100 per cent of the recently introduced 2005 quota for Chinese-made trousers of wool, cotton or man-made fibres ?equivalent to more than 104 million pairs ?had been reached by the afternoon. Last month, import licences on jumpers entering the EU from China were suspended after a quota was breached. Officia

Vice President, Annette Lu suggested men wear island-wear shirts, based on cultural characteristics and save the environment. Majority of working-men have experienced a nasty suffering, by wearing a heavy formal Western-style suit as outerwear in the summer. Excluding cool regions, the average temperature in Taiwan is nearly 24 degrees Celsius. In summer, during June to September, the average temperature increases up to 28 degrees. Because of the convention of wearing Western-style suits at work

The section for Arts, Crafts and Design of the UNESCO is organising an International Symposium/workshop on Natural Dyes for March 2006 in Hyderabad, India. This Symposium will bring together about 350 master craftspersons, researchers and specialists in natural dyes and crafts promoters from the five continents. The aim of the Symposium is to attain outcomes based on the diversity of experiences and respectful of the variety of natural, social and cultural environment of the concerned craftspeop