One major source of uncertainty regarding short-term global cotton supply and use projections stems from Chinese policies. The Chinese government has accumulated a national reserve of over 7 million tons in the last 14 months by buying domestic and foreign cotton. This national reserve will likely continue growing until the end of March 2013 but it is not clear how it will be managed after that point. International cotton prices are currently supported and stabilized by Chinese policies, but

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UK based Armadillo Merino reports that the Italian navy is set to order thousands of its British developed hi-tech garments, which give unprecedented next-to-skin protection and performance in action. The circular knitted tops and leggings in single jersey and rib structures, made from super-fine merino wool, are said to be the ultimate in comfort, with qualities that are ideally suited to those professionals exposed to endurance, extreme weather or potential risk of fire or burns. Armadillo

Farm activists expect that as the supply of cotton increases in the coming month there are chances that the price of this commodity would fall further. Cotton which is linked with Vidarbha's farm crisis is already fetching a rather low price of Rs 3900 to 4100 a quintal this year. Last year the rates were moderate at around Rs 4,500 a quintal with an exceptional boom being two years ago. As supply increases by January there are all the chances that the rates may further plummet, said Vijay Ja

Rumour has it that H&M’s next designer collaboration will be with none other than Givenchy and the French fashion house’s alleged collection will be released sometime in 2013. The thing about H&M collaboration rumours is that most of the time, they actually come true. Rumours circulated about Maison Martin Margiela, Versace, and Marni—all of which were later put into production. While there may be no solid proof that this collaboration is 100 per cent going down, we’re already th

The government will extend an assistance programme to help ease the impact of the higher daily minimum wage on SMEs, says Kittiratt Na-Ranong, the finance minister and deputy prime minister. He said 11 measures previously approved for businesses in seven provinces that hiked wages this past April will be extended for another year. A similar package will be offered to businesses operating in the 70 other provinces starting Jan 1. The measures include a reduction in contribution rates to

Labour demonstration (FOTO dokumentasi ANTARA/Dhoni Setiawan) Indonesia is expecting economic growth of 6.8 percent next year, but it will be difficult to reach the target because labour issues have not been resolved by the government, said an economist. "Labour issues will hinder the government`s efforts to reach the target of 6.8 percent. That is why the government should handle the labour problems immediately," said Latif Adam, an economist from the Indonesian Institute of Science (LIPI)

While local governments are contemplating plans to double residential disposable income per capita, experts expressed their concerns Sunday over how to make those scenarios come true. "The governments of Beijing, Helongjiang Province and other regions and municipalities are working on plans to double the per capita incomes of residents," Yang Yiyong, director of the Institute for Social Development under the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), was quoted as saying by East China'

Indian cotton export policy might negatively impact cotton prices in Pakistan as Delhi did not place any ceiling on exports. DESIGN: CREATIVE COMMONS In a statement issued on Saturday, Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA) ex-executive member Ihsanul Haq said the Indian cotton export policy might negatively impact cotton prices in Pakistan as Delhi did not place any ceiling on exports. According to the policy, any person or firm may export unlimited quantity of cotton using various name