Fashion brand Elliott James Frieze has announced the launch of the Frieze by Elliott James Frieze brand in Asia, with a flagship store opening in Shanghai in January. Born in Wales and now based in the Jiangsu province of China, Elliott James Frieze established his eponymous label in 2010. The spring/summer 2013 collection celebrates British tailoring with pieces made of cloth woven in Yorkshire. Future plans include Macao and Hong Kong in summer 2013. Source: Fashion Monitor

Egyptian Agriculture Minister Salah Abdul Momin confirmed that the Egyptian government to encourage farmers to grow cotton. Egyptian government will allocate 225 million Egyptian pounds for the purchase of domestic cotton instead of imported from abroad. Egyptian government will buy cotton from Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt, the price is 1000 LE/worthy of his Seoul and 1100 LE/worthy of his Seoul, the price is calculated based on the cost of production of the farmers. In addition, Momin sa

Hennes & Mauritz AB (HM-B.SK), the Swedish clothing retailer, Thursday said sales at stores open for at least a year fell by 5% in October, a sharp decline compared to the 6% like-for-like increase in the previous month and below analysts' expectations for a 0.1% sales increase. MAIN FACTS: -Total October sales including VAT in local currencies increased by 4%, down from a 15% sales jump in September. Analysts on average expected a 9.6% increase in October sales. -The total numbe

Tesco, a retail giant of the UK, has recently announced the launch of an Apparel Skills Foundation to support Bangladesh's readymade garment industry. The foundation, a joint initiative of the Department for International Development and their Responsible and Accountable Garment Sector Challenge Fund, will provide training, expertise and tools to improve workers' productivity. It will increase the overall long-term competitiveness and sustainability of the industry in Bangladesh, accordin

All right, the battle of the Christmas tree has officially begun. Every year at this time, my wife gets that glint in her eye. You know the one. If you were to see her approaching you wielding a candy cane, you would flinch self-consciously and probably back into a corner. She has that kind of holiday spirit. Statistically speaking, cats prefer the glass ornaments highest up on the tree for swatting at. (Photo: MGNOnline) Not that I have anything against the holidays. I just prefer t

Happy occasion: Gan (centre) accompanied by Mokhtar (third from right), Lim Kok Cheong (fourth from left) ACCIM former president Tan Sri William Cheng (second left) and CCCBP committee members cutting the cake to celebrate the 104th CCCBP anniversary celebration dinner recently. BATU PAHAT: Employers in Batu Pahat want the Government to delay enforcing the minimum wage policy for two years, saying they need more time to prepare for increase in costs and expanses. Batu Pahat Chinese Chamber

Honolulu Hale (City Hall) - Honolulu City Lights I don't know about you, but I can hardly believe that Thanksgiving will be just a week from today. As is the case this year, November 22 is the earliest date that Thanksgiving can occur, since it always has to be on the fourth Thursday in November. One of my favorite presidents, Franklin D. Roosevelt, is responsible for when in November the holiday occurs, as our Guide to 20th Century History, Jennifer Rosenberg, explains in her feature, How F

Christmas is known around the world as a time for giving and loving those closest to you, but for some, it is also a time to give and love those who you may never know. Operation Christmas Child is a project that sends a shoebox full of small gifts to children in need throughout the world. Samaritan’s Purse works with churches and Christian groups throughout the United States and the world to distribute these shoeboxes to children living in poverty. The gift boxes will include items such a

LANSING — Hunters have taken to the field across Michigan with the opening of the state’s 16-day firearm deer season, but with limits for hunters across much of the southern part of the Lower Peninsula. Hunters in that part of the state can’t kill as many deer as usual because of an insect-spread deer disease. Firearm deer hunting season started Thursday and runs through Nov. 30. So far, one human death has been reported, a hunter apparently asphyxiated by fumes from a propane heater he