China Daily, China –
(Xinhua)
China will take comprehensive measures next year to ensure a stable textile export growth, the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) said on Sunday.
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Global slowdown turns the heat on six lakh garment workers
Hindu, India
Bageshree S. and Sharath S. Srivatsa
BANGALORE: This Deepavali has not brought cheer to owners and workers of apparel factories here with the slowdown in the world economy affecting the industry. Several factories here are facing problems with deferred purchase.
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Rug merchant fatally shot at garment district shop
Rug merchant fatally shot at garment district shop
Los Angeles Times, CA
By Jill Leovy, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
October 25, 2014
Ebrahim Torbati was a rug merchant. But at heart, he was a poet.
The 71-year-old shop owner was killed in an apparent robbery attempt Tuesday afternoon as he read a newspaper at the entrance to his store at 840 Santee St. in the downtown Los Angeles garment district. Read more about Rug merchant fatally shot at garment district shop …
Futuristic fashion gets smart
CNN
By Mark Tutton
For CNN
LONDON, England (CNN) — Is that your dress ringing? It could be, if you’re wearing an M-Dress — a silk garment that doubles as a mobile phone. Produced by UK firm CuteCircuit, the M-Dress works with a standard SIM card. When the dress rings, you raise your hand to your head to answer the call.
Grim times ahead for Bangladesh garment trade
AFP
1 day ago
DHAKA (AFP) — Mohammad Soharwardi cannot remember the last time his clothing factory lost so many orders over such a short space of time.
Bangladesh’s garment sector is usually working full steam at this time of year to meet Christmas orders, but he says buyers have become conservative in the past few months and business has dropped right off.
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Textile, garment cities: Sindh cabinet approves land allotment
Textile, garment cities: Sindh cabinet approves land allotment
The News – International, Pakistan
By By our correspondent
10/25/2014
Briefing newsmen about decisions taken by Sindh Cabinet, Chief Minister Arbab Ghulam Rahim said on Wednesday that the cabinet has approved allotting 1250 acres and 300 acres of provincial land to Port Qasim Authority for the establishment of Textile and Garment cities, respectively, at a nominal rate of Rs one million per acre. Read more about Textile, garment cities: Sindh cabinet approves land allotment …
Bangladeshis urged to invest in garment mill
Bangladeshis urged to invest in garment mill
Published: Wednesday, 24 October, 2014, 01:57 AM Doha Time
Gulf Times, Qatar
EKRAMUL Haque Chowdhury, chairman of the Al Watan Textiles Company Limited (AWTCL), has called upon Bangladeshi expatriates to purchase the company’s ordinary shares at the rate of Bangladesh Taka 1,000 per share and avail of the opportunity of safe and secured investment in the industrial sector in Bangladesh.
The company has begun the sale of 15,000 shares to Bangladeshis who have so long avoided interest-based investments on grounds of religious injunctions. Application forms listing terms and conditions can be had from Chowdhury (6644052), Joinal Abedin (5391509) and the company’s finance director Nazrul Islam ( 5609622). Read more about Bangladeshis urged to invest in garment mill …
Batik promotion should start from education
Antara, Indonesia
Jogjakarta (ANTARA News) – Gusti Kanjeng Ratu (GKR)Hemas, wife of Jogjakarta governor Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X, said the promotion of batik needs to be started from the education sector.
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Garment trade fraying
Garment trade fraying
ReportonBusiness.com, Canada
GORDON PITTS
Globe and Mail Update
October 22, 2014 at 10:51 PM EDT
For the past year, Winnipeg was revelling in the reflected glitter of tabloid celebrity. After all, this was where Victoria Beckham, the Spice Girl fashionista, had chosen to have her $250 to $300 jeans produced.
Now, the air has been let out of the balloon. Western Glove Works, the 86-year-old firm that had won the coveted Victoria Beckham jeans contract for its Winnipeg plant, has announced it is shifting this production to Asia, signalling the end of all garment making in its local factory Read more about Garment trade fraying …
Ladieswear Garment Technologist
Drapers online, UK
Beautiful ladieswear brand who are currently undergoing a restructure are currently recruiting a ladieswear garment technologist.
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