Garment industry, Cambodia's largest income maker, reported a 24 percent rise in exports in the first ten months of 2013, according to figures of the country's Ministry of Commerce Thursday. The figures showed that the country exported garment products in equivalent to 4.76 billion U.S. dollars during the January- October period this year, up 24 percent from the 3.82 billion U.S. dollars over the same period last year. In October alone, the Southeast Asian nation exported garment items wor

The company has been discharging untreated waste water into the Dong Dien River for years, environmental police said last week. The HCM City People's Committee has asked the Department of Resources and Environment to immediately suspend operations of the Hao Duong Leather Joint-Stock Company for its continued violations of environmental regulations. In a document sent to the department on Monday, Chairman Le Hoang Quan said the company had repeatedly broken the law, affecting the living co

According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the January-October figure was estimated at $14.8 billion, representing a year-on-year increase of 18.7 percent.— VNA/VNS Photo Viet Nam's garment and textile export turnover is expected to hit US$19 billion this year, $1 billion higher than the set target. According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the January-October figure was estimated at $14.8 billion, representing a year-on-year increase of 18.7 percent. The Republic of Kor

Recently, China Textile Machinery Co., Ltd. (CTM) launched its G6500F jacquard towel loom on the domestic market. The localization rate of this new rapier loom is up to 80%. G6500 towel loom is developed by combining introduced technology with localized key parts such as side panel and frame. Thanks to the changing reed stroke driven by servo motor, the yarn is subject to very low tension, and this plays important role in improving productivity and machine quality and enlarging pattern select

Bandar Seri Begawan ( Brunei Times/ ANN) -- SIXTY per cent of ASEAN migrant workers are not covered by labour laws, trade unions or minimum wage, said a regional human rights activist yesterday. Sinapan Samydorai, head of the ASEAN task force on migrant workers, said the majority of migrant workers in Southeast Asia are employed in the informal sector, such as domestic workers, and are not covered by national labor laws. “Unless all ASEAN members enforce the ASEAN Declaration on the Protec

The European Union’s International Trade Committee has reportedly approved the list of countries applying for the EU GSP Plus status including Pakistan. Analysts said the GSP Plus status for Pakistan will result in an increase in textile exports particularly in the higher value-added segment of the textile chain whereby fabrics, readymade garments and made-ups will receive duty-free access to the EU market. However, growth in total textiles exports under the GSP Plus scheme is capped at

Power looms in and around the textile town in Ichalkaranji in Kolhapur district will remain closed for five days from Thursday in protest against Mahavitaran’s undue hike in power bills. The decision was taken in a meeting of power loom owners on Tuesday when it was pointed out that the hike in power bills had adversely affected the textile industry and despite representation to both the Mahavitaran and state chief minister Prithiviraj Chavan, nothing had been decided for the expected relief and

The process of relocating tannery factories from the city’s Hazaribagh area to Savar is progressing fast, reports BSS. The government has already handed over 205 plots at Hemayetpur Tannery Industrial Zone to 155 companies for setting up their factories. A highly placed source of Industries Ministry said the government is proceeding with a target of relocating tannery industry from Hazaribagh by December 2014. Industries Minister Dilip Barua told BSS that the government will consider en

Bangladeshi company M/s arrow Jeans (Pvt) Ltd (Unit-1) is going to set up a readymade garments industry in Chittagong EPZ, a press release said here on Wednesday. This company will invest US$ 8 million for setting up their plant with annual production capacity of 3 million dozens of Casual Jeans, Trouser, Dress pants, skirt, shorts, jacket, vest, ladies blouse, blazer and Jump suits. Arrow jeans limited will create employment opportunity for 1,804 Bangladeshi nationals. An agreement to thi

Footwear businesses are busy with a number of new contracts. Their exports are expected to hit a record high of US$8 billion this year. The Vietnam Leather and Footwear Association (Lefaso) says if monthly exports are equal to the average level of US$675 million in the first nine months of this year, the sector’s export earnings will reach nearly US$8.1 billion by the end of this year, even up to US$8.44 billion thanks to strong growth in November and December. The preliminary statistics o