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UN AND SOUTH KOREA PLOT ASIAN ANTI-CRIME JUDICIAL NETWORK
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE UNITED Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the [South] Korean Institute of Criminology have signed an agreement to develop an Asian judicial cooperation unit, modelled on the European Union’s (EU) Eurojust network. It would link prosecutors, special investigators, legal assistance and extradition authorities across Asia to help fight organised crime.…
PUBLISHING SECTOR TO PROSPER FROM INDO-SOUTH KOREA TRADE DEAL
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE PUBLISHING sector should prosper from a new India and South Korea trade deal, the latest major bilateral agreement made while the World Trade Organisation struggles to frame a universal treaty on liberalising commerce. This agreement between New Delhi and Seoul reduces import duties on exports traded between both countries of books and publishing materials.…
INDIAN AND SOUTH KOREA AUTO EXECUTIVES STUDY NEW TRADE DEAL FOR ADVANTAGE
BY RAGHAVENDRA VERMA and KARRYN MILLER
AUTOMOBILE executives in South Korea and India are busy analysing the detail of a freshly inked Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between the South Korean and Indian governments. The initial impact remains unclear but it is likely that early beneficiaries will be South Korean-owned auto plants in India who will be able to import some key parts more cheaply, because of some handy duty cuts.…
CHINESE TRADITIONS FOR HEALTHY SKIN REFLECTED IN GROWING NATURAL COSMETICS SALES
BY KARRYN MILLER
IN Chinese herbal medicine it is believed that the quality of the skin reflects the quality of a person’s health. With this in mind caring for the skin – both inside and out – has long been held in high esteem in China.…
CLOTHING CULTURE: HAW FAR MUST INTERNATIONAL DESIGNERS CUT THEIR CLOTH TO SUIT LOCAL TASTES
BY PHILIPPA JONES, in Paris; LEE ADENDORFF, in Lucca, Italy; KARRYN MILLER, in Tokyo; and LUCY JONES, in Dallas
IT almost seems commonsense to say that an industry providing such a human product as clothing has to take account of cultural sensibilities in target markets.…
GREEN REGULATION OF AUTO SECTOR SPREADS AND DEEPENS WORLDWIDE
BY ALAN OSBORN, in London; RUSSELL BERMAN, in Washington DC; JULIAN RYALL, in Tokyo; RAGHAVENDRA VERMA, in New Delhi; BY WANG FANGQING, in Shanghai; EMMA JACKSON, in Ottawa; KARRYN MILLER; and KEITH NUTHALL
THE AUTOMOBILE sector maybe one of the most globally integrated manufacturing industries on the planet, but national governments (or continental bodies in Europe) still hold sway regarding regulation.…
SOUTH KOREAN FIBRE PRODUCER WINS FOUR-YEAR LEGAL BATTLE TO CUT DUMPING DUTIES
BY KEITH NUTHALL
A MAJOR South Korean polyester staple fibre producer has won a four-year legal battle to reduce anti-dumping duties imposed on exports to the European Union (EU). Seoul’s Huvis Corporation claimed 5.7% duties imposed in 2005 were unfair, and following legal challenges, the EU Council of Ministers has ordered a reduction to 3.9%, giving the manufacturer a competitive edge.…
BANGLADESH KNITWEAR SECTOR REMAINS STRONG DESPITE GLOBAL RECESSION'S CONTINUED PRESSURE
BY MARK GODFREY
WITH the global recession raging across most of the world, Bangladesh’s knitwear sector is maintaining a strong commercial position and looks better geared to survive the economic downturn than some of its regional competitors. Orders have only dipped marginally say local knitwear producers.…
BANGLADESH DYE MARKET GROWS - BUT LOCAL PRODUCTION LAGS BEHIND
BY MARK GODFREY
INVESTMENT in Bangladeshi dyeing capacity appears stalled as growth in the country’s garment exports slows. Prices for imported dyes are also dipping. Yet given long-term steady growth expected in the country’s apparel industry, there are opportunities for dye importers.…
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES CAR MARKET FALLS OFF CLIFF
BY PAUL COCHRANE
VEHICLE sales in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) plunged by up to 45% in the first two months of the year compared to 2008, according to Ford, a remarkable change in fortunes from the years of double-digit growth when the US$3.6 billion sector was one of the fastest growing in the world.…