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BY KARRYN MILLER

SILK is deeply ingrained in the cultures of south-east Asian countries. "In Laos every stitch of clothing used to be made of silk, even baby diapers," said Mark Sloneker, founder of sustainable, fair-trade website Orijyn (www.orijyn.com), which sells Laotian silk products abroad.…

BY KARRYN MILLER

AS trade barriers continue to diminish, clothing brands are becoming more global. However it is not as easy for the sizes of their goods to be quite as worldly. International players need to adapt their fits for different target markets but that level of adaptation varies by country.…

BY KARRYN MILLER

SILK is deeply ingrained in the cultures of south-east Asian countries. "In Laos every stitch of clothing used to be made of silk, even baby diapers," said Mark Sloneker, founder of sustainable, fair-trade website Orijyn (www.orijyn.com), which sells Laotian silk products abroad.…

BY KARRYN MILLER

It is common knowledge that no two bodies are the same. Although clothing sizes help us to categorise bodies into general fits, each garment is going to hang a little differently depending on the consumer. Looking forward these variations in sizes are becoming more apparent as we see advancements in 3D scanning technology that allow us to get a more complete picture of an individual’s size.…

BY KARRYN MILLER

VIETNAM has worked hard to convince foreign companies they should look past neighbouring China for their knitwear needs. Through an increasing commitment to quality, along with strong government support, Vietnamese knitwear firms are starting to see the fruits of their labour and tags ‘made in Vietnam’ are becoming more common both domestically and abroad.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

EUROPEAN textile and clothing outsourcers and buyers will be happy that the European Union (EU) has started free trade negotiations with key exporter Vietnam. The negotiations were launched yesterday (March 2) in Hanoi after a meeting between new EU trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht and Vietnam prime minister Nguyen Tan Dung.…

BY MARK ROWE

FOR a developing country dependent on exports to a world still groggy from recession, Vietnam and its paint industry have proved impressively resilient over the past 18 months.

According to the country’s ministry of planning and investment, industrial production value in January was 28.4% higher than the same period last year, and the government called for industry to cut back on imports in February to boost domestic production.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

A YEAR of struggle would be the best way to sum up 2009 as far as the global clothing and textile industry is concerned. The depth and severity of the worldwide recession left many clothing and textile companies reeling, even impacting upon China, which had previously been dominating global markets.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE EUROPEAN Union’s (EU) controversial anti-dumping duties on Chinese and Vietnamese-made leather shoes will probably be extended for another 15 months, after the European Commission concluded they should remain. It has asked the EU Council of Ministers for a formal extension, although it is far shorter than the usual five years.…

BY WILLIAM BARNES

IN Southeast Asia confectionery is important, perhaps deceptively so.

"No Asiatic regime practices the art of confectionery," opined Richard Sterling in his robust book, "The Fearless Diner."

Sterling may have been to too many Chinese-style banquets, where an abrupt finish is common.…