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Indications are that China’s 2008 cotton acreage will expand in the minor cotton-producing provinces of Jiangxi and Shaanxi. According to the Agriculture Department, Jiangxi 2007 cotton acreage increased 2,000 hectares to 90,000 hectares, with the average yield reaching 1,320 ...
Chinese textile industry is expected to record a 20 percent rise in value earnings and 10 percent increase in yarn and chemical fibre production in 2006 over last year. As for the exports, a 15 percent growth in textile and garment exports is foreseen. China Textile Industry ...
Jackie Chan waves to fans at the inauguration of his "Jackie Chan" leisure wear shop in Kunming, on Wednesday, January 30, 2008. Action film superstar Jackie Chan has launched a clothing brand, hoping to publicize Chinese clothing in the way he has done for Chinese kung-fu. Chan ...
The Brazilian govenment will begin to control the entry of Chinese textile products starting on April 3. The voluntary restriction accord, settled between Brazil and China on March 3, will prevail between 2006 and 2008. The accord establishes limits for 8 types of Chinese imports...
Hong Kong people adore fashion, especially brand names. Yet, instead of buying pret-a-porter collections, some talented women and men who have honed their skills at prominent schools are now creating their own designs for the local market, store shelves overseas and even Chinese ...
Erdos, China's largest cashmere products company, gave a catwalk show in Beijing recently to showcase its new, luxury fashion brand "1436 Erdos". The name 1436 comes from the yarn of the cashmere used in the products and is positioned as a deluxe, semi-fashion brand offering high...
China will expand trading of interest-rate swaps next month to accelerate the development of derivatives and help companies and financial institutions hedge risks, the central bank said. Qualified members of the nation's interbank bond market will be allowed to trade yuan...
Experts say that the demand for fine wool apparel has grown dramatically in Europe, which will surely benefit Australia's wool exports. The leading casual wear clothing retailer, Benetton, reports that wool is fast becoming popular and hence, the company is planning to introduce ...
China's textile industry is projected to register a year-on-year growth of about 20 per cent in gross output value, 15 per cent in textiles and garment export, and 10 per cent in yarn and chemical fiber output in 2006, according to the China Textile Industry Association. The ...
Top Spanish brands ranging from Torres wine to Lladro porcelain figurines to Zara fashions are finding a foothold in China's ever fiercer consumer market, said aSpanish trade promoter in Shanghai. "The brand strategy has impressed Chinese consumers," said JoseLuis Bonet, ...
Hong Kong Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Frederick Ma on Wednesday refuted calls to introduce "group loss relief" and "loss carry-back" arrangements in the profits tax regime, saying it could lead to abuse like tax avoidance. He told the Legislative Council that ...
Chen Junliang, chairman of the Jiangsu Cotton & Fiber Group in east China's Jiangsu Province said that textile producers have been scrambling for cotton purchase quotas, which are usually inclined to big companies. Du Min, a research fellow with the Rural Economic Research Center ...
Leveling the stiff competition with India, Chinese textile machinery manufacturers keep their prices equal to Indian counterparts. China Texmatech, located in India, the overseas marketing subsidiary of China Hengtina Group (CHG) had sold machines at 20 percent lower prices than ...
The business community has a new platform to converge for networking and synergy building with the launch of The Centrepoint, a multi-purpose facility located at the HKPC Building in Kowloon Tong. Officially opened by Mr Eddy Chan, Commissioner for Innovation and Technology of ...
US textile imports from China during February were substantially lower compared to the same month one year earlier according to US preliminary data. Apprehensive over supply disruption and embargoes, importers last year placed fewer orders with China. Shipments in restricted, as ...
Belle International and Lam Wing Yee were the big winners at 8th Footwear Design Competition Hong Kong awards show, held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Ms Lam picked up the Staccato Award for Grand Champion, the Millie’s Award for the Most Promising New Talent ...
Formal talks for a free trade deal between New Zealand and China have been completed and all the contentious issues resolved, New Zealand Trade Minister Phil Goff said Monday. “I believe that we will become the first developed country in the world to sign a free trade agreement ...
Recently, over hundred enterprises from Wenzhou and Shaoxing city formally signed an investment accord to pitch-in for Putian Shoes and Clothing Center. Leaders from the local Government attended the signing ceremony. While analyzing the reasons for such investment in this ...
R. Glenn Hubbard, former chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers and now the dean of Columbia Business School, suggested that even a sharp revaluation of the yuan by 15 percent or 20 percent might not make much of a difference in the overall trade deficit of the United ...
The Xinjiang Bureau of Statistics released its final estimates for 2007 crop acreage. Total 2007 agricultural cropland in Xinjiang Province was at 3.837 million hectares. The recent estimates revealed cotton acreage had increased 7.1 percent from 2006 to 1.378 million hectares, ...
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Xi Jinping to lead national security commission
Xi Jinping to lead national security commission
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China's reform leading group holds first meeting
China's reform leading group holds first meeting
BEIJING, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- China's leading group for overall reform ...
Bill Gates talks nuclear
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Xinhua Insight: Emerging economies able to secure steady growth
Xinhua Insight: Emerging economies able to secure steady growth
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