Archive: January 2026

A researcher from Chulalongkorn University has developed Thailand’s first woven fibre made from discarded durian peels, transforming one of the country’s largest agricultural waste streams…

The Vietnam International Trade Fair for Apparel, Textiles and Textile Technologies (VIATT) is set to host its first trend forum, offering a forward-looking, industry-wide perspective…

The traditional Bulgarian sewing industry is on a downward path with companies having to downsize to survive; if the trend continues there will be no…

An initiative to assist Philippine micro, small and medium-sized textile enterprises was held in December in Taytay, Rizal, with a comprehensive trade requirements training conducted…

Romanian construction materials holding company Roca Industry said the implementation deadline for a nonwoven fibreglass materials production plant that its subsidiary Bico Industries is developing…

In September, Kyrgyzstan’s clothing industry faced serious problems, and since then the government has provided no assistance, according to a private entrepreneur at a meeting…

Russia plans to increase the production of wool and its processing and to begin sales via a commodity exchange, according to First Deputy Minister of…

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked the state-owned Garment 10 Corporation (Garco10) to transform itself into an international fashion group, deeply integrated into…

Indonesian trade unions organised nationwide protests in the last two weeks of December against a newly introduced government regulation on wages, criticising the lack of…

The National Employment Agency is holding a soft skills training programme for those who have successfully completed a six-day apparel sewing course to prepare them…