Two German business groups said that EU curbs on Chinese textile and textile products are pulling down the German fashion trade.The German Textile Retailing Federation and the German Fashion Manufactures' Association said that the buyer would not get what they want as quotas were imposed on the textile products from China to the EU.The groups informed that Germany has fully geared itself awaiting Chinese products gaining full access of the EU market, and the firms (German) had already made impor

Shoes & Leather Association of Ho Chi Minh City informed that the European Commission (EC) has given a breather to Vietnamese shoemakers by giving more time to fill out their questionnaires related to the EC? anti-dumping action investigation over Vietnam? leather shoes.The Commission extended the date to August 1, 2005, from July 25, 2005, for Vietnamese shoemakers file their replies.Meanwhile, Vietnamese shoemakers are desperately seeking cooperation of companies in Indonesia, to be select

Vietnam? footwear exports earnings went up 7.6 percent to amount $1.7 billion in first seven months of 2005. Rise in earning has been atrributed to rapidly expanding market of the European Union, the US, Japan, and Africa.Exports to the US stood at $260 million in the first half of the year, a 30 percent year-on-year increase with a promise to increase in the coming months.Imports be European countries like Italy and Spain are also increasing. During January-March period, export earnings reached

European countries have been bearing the onslaught of unrestricted entry of Chinese sweaters, which has forced the EU to stiffen its stand of placing likely import restrictions on China-made sweaters shipped after July 12, 2005.Informing this EU spokeswoman Claude Veron-Reville said member states were not willing to allow even those shipments of pullovers that were in transit. Earlier, the European Commission had decided to allow all goods shipped from China prior to July 12 could enter the EU m

China's Chamber of Commerce for the Import and Export of Textiles (CCIET) stated that Chinese yarn producers are working hard to prevent new anti-dumping probe raised by Indian Government.Cao Xinyu, Vice-Chairman of the chamber informed that the yarn companies have consulted law firms and are prepared to submit materials to the responsible Indian agency.However, the number of companies is still unknown, as the Indian Government has not unveiled the particular targets of its probe. The chamber en

The Swiss textiles and garments industry is able to report a small improvement in sales (+1.9%) on the previous year. This pleasing news was announced by Association Chairman Thomas Isler, Managing Director of Gessner AG, at the Annual Balance Sheet Media Conference of the Swiss Textiles Association (Swiss Textiles). In addition to the presentation of the general economic figures and a report on successful textile companies last year, outcomes in economic and social policy areas were also announ

Lu expressed China? willingness to talk with the US with an "active and open mind so as to find solutions to the textile issue that can satisfy both sides". Lu said China had noticed the US recent delaying of the decision on whether it would restrict Chinese woolen trousers and synthetic fibre cloth. The United States also promised to use special restrictive measures "very prudently". China has repeatedly expressed its objection to the US restriction on export of Chinese textiles. The is

New York City based largest family footwear retailer Payless ShoeSource Inc announced school soon-to-be in, kids want to be "in" too, wearing the latest fashion trends of the season. Back-to-school season is all about having the right stuff and the right style from notebooks, pens and pencils, and lunch items to clothing and shoes, backpacks and accessories."Shoes may be the last thing kids put on, but it's one of the first things they think about when heading back-to-school," said Jack Guze, he

Sheep producers were given the chance to see into the future with the progeny of a major research program put on public display for the first time.And it is hoped that the DNA fine mapping flock, the biggest of its type in the world, will soon help those producers to find innovative ways to solve problems in their sheep as diverse as parasite control, fertility, wool quality and muscle levels.The flock, being run on Australian Wool Innovation Limited's (AWI) research property, the Falkiner Memor

Apparel exports from Thailand continued rising during January to May this year. However, the rise is less than that for the rebound of 2004. Sales to the US continued to rise and further increased during May. Prices were slightly up during the first five months of 2005. Statistics released by the Thailand Textile Institute confirm total exports from the Asian country continued rising during the first five months of the year in comparison to the same period in 2004. With Thailand having experi