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Hennes & Mauritz (H&M), one of the biggest clothing retailers in world, recently announced that in the second quarter of the current fiscal year, the company has experienced 31 percent rise in profit. Sources believe that this boost is the result of well acceptance of newly ...
The visit of the Thailand Business delegation led by Thai Minister of Commerce Mr. Krirk-krai Jirapaet to North Eastern region started on an upbeat note. Both countries were optimistic about business partnerships that can be forged between them. Addressing the delegates in ...
Handloom Industry is to receive fillip with the introduction of the highly productive handloom machinery called TARA, which will help improve quality and volume of its productions. As an initiative, action has already been taken to distribute 10 TARA machines in trial basis among ...
HELSINKI, Finland - Free the Finnish fur foxes, Pamela Anderson says. After arriving Thursday to host a music festival west of Helsinki, Anderson told Finnish President Tarja Halonen in a letter that her nation should emulate other countries that have banned fur farms. "It's time ...
MY 2007/08 domestic cotton production is forecast to increase by approximately 5.8 percent to 683,000 bales. This forecast is based on a planted area estimate of 127,000 hectares, and the assumption that the Mexican government will maintain its target-price support program for ...
Grasim Suiting, the textiles division of Grasim Industries Limited, the flagship company of the Aditya Birla Group announced that one of the biggest Indian film industry star will now be dressing up in Grasim. Style icon Akshay Kumar, one of the few Bollywood film stars who wears ...
KARACHI: The spinners and ginners are not in a mood to give up on the price issue as most of the ginners have already met bank overdraft adjustment. The ginners are now setting their own selling prices. The war is still on between spinners and ginners as only 3,000 bales from ...
ETHICAL consumerism has grown so fast that supermarkets are fighting to have the shiniest halo, increasing eco-friendly lines and labelling the source of products more clearly. But while the latest must-have accessory is a social conscience, ethical buying is still in its infancy ...
APL, a global leader in container transportation, today announced the introduction of the China India Express (CIX) service, to cater to the surging economies of India and China. APL’s CIX service replaces the existing Singapore Subcontinent 2 (SS2) service, which served between ...
The sports lifestyle company PUMA AG announces that it will serve the South Korean market directly through its 100% subsidiary PUMA Korea, effective January 1, 2008. As negotiations based on a PUMA offer to extend the cooperation beyond the current license agreement with E-Land ...
It was a very interesting and confusing week to say the least, with the market sending us a lot of mixed signals. When we simply look at NYBOT futures, one has to get rather depressed by this latest collapse in prices. Unable to find any support, futures prices have clearly ...
Global Home Textiles, a three-day show, will be hosted at Florida, US, from May 8 to 10. Importers, exporters, agents, distributors, wholesalers, manufacturers, product development and design teams and large volume retailers will visit the show. This will be an opportunity for ...
Tesco Lotus plans to capture the low income market by launching Khumkha brand school uniforms, around Baht4.5-billion business. The prices of these uniforms are about 20-30 percent lower than other brands. All shirts of kindergarten, primary school and secondary school are ...
Industry lobbies are campaigning to strike free trade agreement (FTA) with India, which will prove to be one of the largest agreements ever. The US India Business Council is already working to create a roadmap for this deal. It has invited several elite consultants to help ...
Dutch households spent 1.2 percent more on goods and services in February this year than in the same month last year. This growth is slightly larger than that in January, but smaller than the average for last year. Consumers spent 0.5 percent more on goods and 1.9 percent more on ...
UGANDAN traders can save some money if they import textiles from Mauritius, Sanjay Matadeen, the manager of client services at Enterprise Mauritius, has said. Matadeen said the Ugandans would save the money because Mauritius is a member of the Common Market for Eastern and ...
Import restrictions imposed by the US on Chinese products are proving to be a boon for countries like Indonesia. Textile and garment exports in the first quarter of this year recorded over 17.5 percent year-on-year growth with the US remaining as the top market. The US absorbed ...
Prices of US apparel imports from China declined in January-February this year after sharply increasing in 2006. Unit values are however not back to their very low level in 2005, after quotas had been removed on shipments from China. Categories where quotas were finally reimposed ...
Donald E. Westlake's caper novels about a master thief named John Dortmunder generally follow the same pattern: Dortmunder prepares meticulously, his plan seems foolproof and then something unexpected happens, sending events spinning out of his control. But "What's So Funny?" - ...
Footwear manufacturers and exporters at a 'buyer-seller meet' in Dhaka yesterday underscored the need for greater connectivity between Bangladesh and India to reap best benefits from the South Asia region's fast growing footwear industry. "We have sufficient quantity of leather ...
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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 ...