China cotton prices fell in the past week. All Chinese cotton markets remained in a period of adjustment. In the short term, China cotton prices were expected to stay in recession due to decreasing cotton consumer confidence. In the long term, however, they were forecasted to rise due to the reprise of cotton demands from Chinese factories. The price of China cotton Grade 328 returned to the level of two weeks ago, to 13,519 yuan per ton. This was down 3 yuan per ton - a 0.02% decrease in yuan

China's cotton yarn imports totaled 68,800 tons in June, which was slightly down by 2800 tons or 3.89 percent from last month. It was up by 12,500 tons or 22.13 percent compared with the same period of last year. For the same period, cotton yarn exports totaled 45,100 tons, which was down by 3400 tons or 7.06 percent from May, but up by 18.51 percent from year-ago levels. From September 2004 to now, cumulative cotton yarn imports reached 613,900 tonnes, down by 4.62 percent (29,800 tons) from ye

China and the United States held their first strategic talks and reached to amicable results to increase co-operation and constructive relations.The closed-door dialogue, the first senior-level meeting of its kind between the two countries, was co-chaired by Vice-Foreign Minister Dai Bingguo and US Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick, who arrived in Beijing on Sunday.During a full day of discussions starting at 9 am, both sides exchanged views in a candid and in-depth manner, according to

The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) announced its decision to extend the period for making determinations on six pending textile safeguard cases in order to consult with our domestic textile and apparel industries and members of Congress about whether to pursue a broader agreement with China on imports of Chinese textile and apparel products to the United States. Because of these consultations, the Committee is unable to make a determination within 60 calendar days

Continued investment in innovation is essential to the future of Australian sheep producers, Australian Wool Innovation Limited (AWI) Chairman Ian McLachlan said today."We innovate or perish - both on-farm and post-farm," he said."If Australian Merino woolgrowers are to prosper as individual businesses and as an industry, then the industry must continue to invest in innovation," Mr McLachlan told more than 130 producers at a forum on AWI's research station in the NSW Riverina."To this end AWI is

The latest outburst by PETA President Ingrid Newkirk clearly indicates confusion in her organisation about its campaign against the Australian wool and sheep industry, according to AWI Chairman Ian McLachlan."PETA is obviously feeling the pressure of the AWI legal case and the severe criticism it has been subjected to in the US over the charging of two of its employees with 62 counts of animal cruelty arising from the killing and dumping of dogs taken from animal shelters," Mr McLachlan said."La

The Korean government recently launched an online database that makes it easier for firms to identify export control items categorized under regulations as sensitive, such as certain commodities, software, and technology. The new database is designed to increase compliance with export controls often complex and cumbersome for many companies to meet.Last February the Ministry of Commerce Industry and Energy (MOCIE) uploaded an online system that contains information on the country? export control

SunGuard laundry aid washes UV protection into clothing and helps block more than 96 percent of the sun's harmful rays from reaching skin.Applying sunscreen and covering up with a T-shirt may seem like complete sun protection, but are you really shielded from the damaging rays of the sun? The fact is, you aren't. Harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays can actually penetrate clothing and leave you vulnerable to skin damage. As Dr. Linda Franks, a leading New York dermatologist explains, "Most people belie

Synthetic dyeing of silk is passe. The recent trend is the use of vegetable and eco-friendly colours. Further, coloured cotton is a new venture. Natural silk in different hues will be the next eye-catching trend and the textile mills are waiting. The Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute (CSR&TI), Mysore, is conducting pilot studies to get the silkworms to produce coloured silk. In the latest report on Indian Silk, it says that all-out efforts are being made in the post-cocoon

China total import and exports value of foreign trade reached 645.03 billion dollars, increasing 23.2 percent compared with the same period of last year. Among them, export was 342.34 billion dollars, increasing 32.70 percent; while import was 302.69 billion dollars, increasing 14 percent. Trade surplus was 39.65 billion dollars. Reported by China Customs and the Statistic Center of China Textile Industry Council, through January-June, 2005, China total import and export value of textile and app