Despite several rounds of trade talks between the visiting US Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez and Trade Representative Rob Portman with high-ranking Chinese officials, solution seems out of reach. The US officials met Vice-Premier Wu Yi in Beijing on Saturday, who called the textile disputes a "major problem.?Yi said, "The restrictions initiated by the US Government have imposed a severe impact on China's textile production. They also hurt the industry and the public's confidence of the mult

Chinese domestic importers may buy apparels from Bangladesh, if it offers at competitive prices. Many clothing retailers have shown their interest to associate with the Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA).Xiao Boren, vice secretary general of China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) state that they think that the Chinese importers would be interested in buying apparels from Bangladesh if competitive prices are offered.Boren informed that seve

Leading textile machinery and equipment importers and manufacturers are not keen not to wait for the trade meetings conclusion with the US and EU over flood in Chinese textile exports to their markets. This textile machinery and equipment importers and manufacturers are too keen to sell products to weaving looms in China. Expecting to encash their prospects in the business, nearly 1,300 company from the US, EU, Japan and elsewhere were displaying looms, knitting machines and other technology at

US imports from China more significantly rose in May than in previous months, according to preliminary data that were Monday released by the US Department of Commerce. Growth rate was sharply up for a large number of categories with China's share of the US import market further surging when compared with the previous month, according to our statistical report. US imports from China were much stronger in May than in April. Far from being depressed by repeated threats of new quotas and consecutiv

UK textiles industry employees are being urged to let politicians know their views on the issue of skills, by taking part in a Think Tank that has just been launched by Skillfast-UK. Skillfast launched the Think Tank to ensure that employers have a genuine opportunity to give their comments, so that feedback can be given to politicians to help them understand what employers want from them. Chief executive of Skillfast-UK, Linda Florance, said: "We realise that as the UK's textiles industry co

USA based Philadelphia University offers B.S. Degree in Textile Engineering Technology.Has a rich history in textile design and engineering, has added a new B.S. in Textile Engineering Technology to its roster of innovative programs in engineering, textiles, business and fashion. ?he Textile Engineering Technology program will give students the tools to successfully manage textile businesses around the world,?said David Brookstein, Sc.D., Dean of Philadelphia University? School of Engineering an

Parents in Taicang, Jiangsu Provinceare angry that their children have become mobile advertisements for a local company by carrying the firm's logo on the back of their school uniforms. According to Modern Express, a newspaper based in Nanjing, some parents have complained that Taicang Sanfan Clothing Factory, a manufacturer of school uniforms, printed its company logo on the back of uniforms for local primary and middle schools. The logo is a 28-centimetre-long and 9-centimetre-wide trade m

EU trade chief Peter Mandelson said Monday he hopes negotiations with China on reducing textile exports to Europe could be successful, but added that he was ready to act to protect the European Union's embattled textile industry. "I am still hopeful to find a solution that is mutually acceptable to deal with these categories (T-shirts and flax yarn), by agreed or by autonomous action," Mandelson said in a speech to textile producers in Florence, Italy. "Don't get me wrong. If I cannot solve t

It's not just U.S. and European clothing producers who are feeling the heat from China, now that quotas have been lifted on world apparel trade.Clothing makers in Africa also are shedding jobs and closing their doors, unable to compete with China's low-cost labor, low-cost fabric and high-volume production of shirts, trousers and other garments.Strategies for Africa to compete in apparel will be the theme of the annual AfriCANdo conference, the U.S.-Africa trade and investment forum set for June

As the International Press Institute brought top media players from the international world to Kenya, local designers took the opportunity to give the best of Kenya. The catwalk was at Safari Park Hotel, Nairobi. The models, truly Kenyan, the clothes, with a hint of ethnic hue, but polished on the edges to give them an international look. Among the top local designers was Sue Muraya. Her designs are, as she says, for the "modern African woman comfortable in her identity and still very fashiona