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The conventional home lay-out is frequently deconstructed in modern architecture; thus the open kitchen blends seamlessly with the living area as the social hub of the house. The "Outside In" exhibition takes up this architectural trend at Heimtextil 2008, showing how inside and ...
Knitting instructions for children will take place at Jamestown library on Wednesdays of first and second week of December, from 2.45 to 4.15 in the evening. These special classes are conducted for children aged 8 and over. Although prior registration is required, materials will ...
After years of reticence optimism is now returning to the German textile retail trade. The country is seeing an upswing, the economy is continuing to pick up and this is drawing people back into the shops with a desire to spend. For both national and international producers ...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is forecasting record yields for Louisiana's cotton crop even though production is projected to be 44 percent lower than last year. Based on Nov. 1 conditions, farmers expect yields of 1,034 pounds per acre. If realized, that would be a record ...
KARACHI: Trading remained moderate at the Karachi cotton market as around 6,000 bales changed hands during the trading session on Monday, dealers said. The Karachi Cotton Association’s (KCA) spot rates remained firm at Rs 3,175 per maund. A senior trader, Ghulam Rabbani said ...
The former chief executive of Jimmy Choo is about to start a multimillion-pound spending spree in which he will invest in “isolated” British fashion brands and take them on to the international stage. Robert Bensoussan, who stepped down from the ready-to-wear shoe business in ...
Fashion hungry women swarmed into H&M stores on Nov. 11 and cleared out the entire cut-price collection by Victoria Beckham's favourite designer. Thousands had queued up as early as 5.30am to get their hands on Roberto Cavalli's glam outfits at crazy prices. Four of the eight ...
The recently announced sops — marginal increase in DEPB and drawback rates — can hardly reverse the declining trend in textile and garment exports. Nor would the commerce ministry’s comparatively more useful proposal to neutralise state-level taxes in export content, which the ...
Dow Reichhold Specialty Latex has announced a worldwide price increase for nitrile latex used in the manufacture of gloves. Effective January 1, 2008, the price of nitrile butadiene (NB) latex for glove manufacturing will increase from three to five percent (3-5%) worldwide. Dow ...
NP Collection has become the first fashion company in Scandinavia to pilot an RFID-based total supply chain solution. The pilot started in June 2007 with the aim of improving the efficiency of the company’s supply chain logistics. As NP Collection is in the process of opening its ...
The European Commission proposed a revised reform of the support scheme for Cotton. The new proposal maintains the support arrangements from the current regime, which was annulled by the European Court of Justice because of shortcomings in the impact assessment carried out by the ...
Though the stars flew out of Korea on Sunday, the apparel that adorned Paris Hilton and Beyonce Knowles while they were in the country is just taking off. Arriving a day before the pop diva, Hilton donned Fila brand clothing and accessories at all her official events, faithfully ...
In a bid to boost the Swedish fashion industry, Sweden’s Minister for Enterprise, Maud Olofsson, has pledged to wear Swedish-designed clothing more often. Olofsson says however that many of the designs she thinks look good on younger, slimer women, leave more mature career women, ...
MAE SOT, 12 November 2007 (PlusNews) - Seven years ago, in her small Myanmar hometown, Tha Zin, 30, a garment factory worker, watched as one of her closest friends - a girl just a few years younger - sickened and finally died of an AIDS-related illness. As her condition worsened, ...
LONDON: British fashion retailer French Connection Group PLC said Monday that retail sales in the U.K. and Europe grew by 1 percent in the first fourteen weeks of the second half of the year, but fell 3 percent at stores open at least a year. "In line with the general fashion ...
AVOCA Handweavers, the Wicklow-based food and clothing retailer, increased its profits by 42% last year. Accounts just filed at the Companies Registration Office show pre-tax profits of €2.4 million in the year to end January 2007, up from €1.7m in the previous 12 months. The ...
A Wal-Mart trailer is backed into a loading dock at the company’s regional distribution center in Hurricane, Utah. George Frey/Bloomberg News Wal-Mart Stores Inc, the world's biggest retailer, may report its smallest profit increase in five quarters after Chief Executive Officer ...
SATRA Deputy Chief Executive Austin Simmons has highlighted the importance of CE marking safety footwear. Speaking at the director-e Footwear and Clothing in the Workplace Conference in October, Mr. Simmons reminded delegates that all safety footwear sold in the European Union ...
It is not just textile and garment exporters that are bearing the brunt of the rising rupee. Banks are sensing warning signals of potential loan defaults from gems and jewellery exporters also as the appreciating rupee continues to dent their profits. Loan accounts of a few ...
New York -- China Fashion Week ended yesterday as the country's top designers proudly showcased homegrown haute couture on the Beijing runway. But the world's largest textile and apparel industry has been battered in recent months. Last May, Beijing News reported that one in ...
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Xi Jinping to lead national security commission
Xi Jinping to lead national security commission
The Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee has decided that ...
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
Bill Gates talks nuclear
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates confirmed on Wednesday that he is ...
Xinhua Insight: Emerging economies able to secure steady growth
Xinhua Insight: Emerging economies able to secure steady growth
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- Emerging economies are ...
China cuts retail oil prices
China cuts retail oil prices
BEIJING, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- China's top economic planner announced on ...
IMF chief warns of risks to recovery
IMF chief warns of risks to recovery
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- The International Monetary ...
Shell companies struggle to stay listed
Shell companies struggle to stay listed
China is planning to clamp down on back door listings. A back door ...
HK Disneyland Gets Toy Story Land
HK Disneyland Gets Toy Story Land
A general view of Toy Story Land at Hong Kong Disneyland is taken ...
Retailer's Net Profit Falls 3%
Retailer's Net Profit Falls 3%
A Wal-Mart store is seen in Stratford, Connecticut, the United States. ...
Ghana qualifies for FIFA U-20 women's World Cup
Ghana qualifies for FIFA U-20 women's World Cup
Ghana qualified for the 2014 FIFA U-20 women's World Cup following a 4...
Stars 'Big Three' fall short of title in 1st year
Stars 'Big Three' fall short of title in 1st year
Miami Heat's LeBron James (R) stands with teammates Chris Bosh (C) and ...
Yao's gift of sport for all
Yao's gift of sport for all
Chinese NBA player Yao Ming teaches a boy with special needs how to ...