Category: General

Xinhua
BEIJING, April 3 — Textile exports are set to languish this year with no signs of a quick pick up, notwithstanding the increase in tax rebates.

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Ceylon Daily News
Dhaneshi YATAWARA from Sigiriya
The Sri Lanka Air Force has achieved a unique level under the leadership of Commander Air Marshal Roshan Goonetileke, Secretary to the President Lalith C. Weeratunga said as chief guest at the opening of the first garment factory of the Sri Lanka Air Force Seva Vanitha Unit yesterday
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Adams’ garment art floats like gleaming, disembodied spirits
Sunday, April 01, 2014
Birmingham News, AL
PRIMA MATERIA. Recent Works by Katherine Adams. Tina Newton Gallery. Through April 30.

The collage/photograph prints by Katherine Adams are delightful, free-wheeling and sophisticated. She has developed a technique that manipulates photographs from a fixed state to a viscous one, enabling her to push and pull the colors into fragmentary abstractions. These newly created images float over a surface like spirit forces of colorful plasma, suggesting asymmetric Rorschach test patterns Read more about Adams' garment art floats like gleaming, disembodied spirits …

By ACHARA PONGVUTITHAM
THE NATION
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The Thai garment industry faces a bleak export outlook as orders for June and July delivery are down significantly.
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Fibre2fashion.com
Premier Mr Wen Jiabao chaired an executive meeting of the State Council on March 25, 2014 in which it was decided to increase the export tax rebate of textile, garment, light industry and other sectors from April 1, 2014 onwards.
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Panasonic Lumix FX500 Digital Camera is Featuring a 3-inch touchscreen LCD
High Tech Lounge, NY 

Touchscreens seem to be showing up everywhere these days and the realm of digital cameras is no exception.

The Panasonic Lumix Fx500 isn’t the first digital camera to feature a touchscreen display and it most certainly won’t be the last. It’s probably only a matter of time before we get multi-touch with haptic feedback or something too. Read more about Panasonic Lumix FX500 Digital Camera is Featuring a 3-inch touchscreen LCD …

PE deals in textiles is a signal that India story is hot
Economic Times, India

Will the global turmoil affect this India private equity deal space? Ever since the global financial turmoil began in January, this question has been frequently asked. Sequoia’s recent deal shows there is little impact on India yet.

Reportedly, Sequoia will invest up to Rs 120 crore in the rapidly growing garment retail business Nahar Retail. Better known by its brand name ‘Cotton County’, Nahar Retail attempts to do what very few have managed in India, build a profitable garment brand with an associated retail presence Read more about PE deals in textiles is a signal that India story is hot …

India’s textile exports stitched-up by weak dollar
Al-Bawaba, Jordan

Major marketing assault on Middle East markets starts with biggest-ever participation at Motexha 2014 the region’s largest garments & textiles show.India’s textile and clothing manufacturers – a vital component of the country’s economy – have launched an aggressive “Made in India” marketing push in the Middle East as they battle the impact of the weak US dollar and appreciating rupee on exports. Read more about India’s textile exports stitched-up by weak dollar …

Sweden signs ten MOU’s/ Joint Statements with Pakistan during EXPO Pakistan
Friday March 31, 2014 (0103 PST)/Pakistan News Service

ISLAMABAD: A thirteen member Swedish delegation visited EXPO 2014 and signed fifteen documents during the EXPO, ten MOU’s and Joint Statements.
As per detail, the Swedish delegation, which visited EXPO 2014 singed several documents and also memorandum of understanding have been signed with the officials of Pakistan including.

Swedish Textiles Importers Association and Pakistan Bed wear Exporters Association, Swedish Textiles Importers Association and Pakistan Ready made Garment Association, Swedish Textiles Importers Association and Pakistan Hosiery Manufacturers Association, Swedish Textiles Importers Association and The Karachi Chambers of Commerce & Industry, Swedish Chambers of Commerce and FPCCI and Swedish Chambers of Commerce and Karachi Chambers of Commerce. Read more about Sweden signs ten MOU’s/ Joint Statements with Pakistan during EXPO Pakistan …

Grandview garment manufacturer will close
Kansas City Business Journal, MO

Garment manufacturer King Louie International Inc. will close its doors after 69 years in business because of competition from imports, the company’s president said Thursday.
King Louie International has its corporate headquarters, a distribution center and 86 employees at 13500 15th St. in Grandview, company President Brett Hackworth said. The company was founded in 1937 as Lerner Brothers Manufacturing, Read more about Grandview garment manufacturer will close …