Archive: 2023

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Philippine traders brace for Israel conflict fallout

Two major local business groups said they expected trading between the Philippines and Israel to be affected by the escalating violence in the Gaza Strip...

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Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger exit Russian market

Major foreign clothing manufacturers have continued to reduce their presence in Russia; for example, US-based PVH, which owns the Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger brands,...

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Vietnam now leading customer for Australian cotton exports

Raw Australian cotton was exported to 16 markets in 2023 with Vietnam, a country targeted by Australian cotton merchants under the federal government’s Agricultural Trade...

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Indonesian government to tighten imports to protect domestic products

Indonesia’s Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Airlangga Hartarto, said the government will implement various regulations to tighten the flow of imported goods into the country.

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Cultural capital development model for Thai textiles

With support from Chulalongkorn University's Second Century Fund, C2F, a team of researchers, lecturers and alumni headed by Professor Patcha U-Tiswannakulhave have helped pioneer a...

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EBRD faces complaint over Uzbek cotton producer

A formal complaint has been lodged against the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development over loans to one of Uzbekistan’s largest cotton producers, which has...

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Bulgarian womenswear brand on way to global fashion scene

Moré Noir, a high-end women’s beach and leisurewear brand from Bulgaria, releases two small collections a year, in January and June.

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Serbian collaboration for robotic storage of goods

Fashion Company of Belgrade and transport and logistics solutions provider Milsped have been operating for more than 30 years, and the continuous growth and development...

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Philippines promotes bamboo’s potential in the textile industry

To promote bamboo as an emerging environmental resource in creating more sustainable and innovative textiles, the Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Textile Research...

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Cambodian clothing workers languishing beneath the poverty line

The wages of Cambodian garment workers have been declining, leaving them languishing well beneath the poverty line, according to new research from global women’s rights...

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