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PERSONAL CARE PRODUCT INDUSTRY FIGHTS TO PRESERVE ITS REPUTATION AGAINST COUNTERFEITERS AND PIRATES
BY KEITH NUTHALL, JULIAN RYALL, in Tokyo, EMMA JACKSON and LEAH GERMAIN
TIME was when counterfeit personal care products were commonly crude fake perfumes pedalled in markets and workplaces during the Christmas and other festive periods to bargain hunters who knew they were buying rubbish.…
VIETNAM PAINT SECTOR HOLDS FIRM AMIDST GLOBAL ECONOMIC GLOOM
BY MARK ROWE
DESPITE the gathering storm of global economic recession, the Vietnamese paint industry has so far turned in a reasonably strong performance through 2009. Projected growth of 8.1% for the whole of 2009 – made by Vietnam’s General Statistics Office (GSO) back in November 2008, now looks slightly optimistic, but the reality may not be too far from that figure, suggest experts.…
CULTURALLY DIVERSE SOUTH EAST ASIA OFFERS MARKETING CHALLENGES FOR COSMETICS COMPANIES
BY WILLIAM BARNES
A WOMAN brushes past palm fronds into the pastel lights of a busy Bangkok salon. At the counter she turns what looks to be a flawless, ivory face towards a woman in a vaguely medical uniform: "Aiyee! I am getting so old.…
COMMISSION CONSIDERS UNPRECEDENTED REFUND OF SHOE DUMPING DUTIES
BY KEITH NUTHALL
EUROPEAN Commission officials are considering an unprecedented refund of anti-dumping duties to importers of Chinese and Vietnamese shoes, should an anticipated review of the tariffs conclude they were wrongfully imposed.
The Commission’s ruling college is expected to authorise the review on Wednesday (Oct 1), which would extend the operation of the tariffs, currently due to expire next week.…
SOUTH KOREA FISHING INDUSTRY STRUGGLES TO SUPPLY GROWING DOMESTIC MARKET
BY KARRYN CARTELLE
AS the world’s wild finfish and seafood stocks continue to dwindle and environmental pressure for sustainable fishing practices rises, South Korea’s fishing fleet is adjusting with the times.
South and North Korea’s combined expansive coastline spans 8,693 kilometres (South Korea’s mainland alone commands 2,413km).…
VIETNAM IS SOUTH-EAST ASIA BOOM ZONE FOR PAINT SECTOR
BY MARK ROWE
VIETNAM is a country enjoying an extraordinary boom. Cities teem with cars and a seemingly infinite number of motorcycles, whilst new offices and advertising hoardings are erected daily, symbolising a new era for the country and good news for the paint industry.…
EU MINISTERS ASKED TO APPROVE EU JORDAN, VIETNAM OPEN SKIES DEALS
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) Council of Ministers has been asked to approve two new ‘open skies’ deals between the EU, Jordan and Vietnam. The agreements will provide for the usual mutual access to EU, Jordanian and Vietnamese airports for locally-based carriers.…
VIETNAM JOINS WTO
BY KEITH NUTHALL
VIETNAMESE clothing manufacturers have been guaranteed quota-free access to the established members of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) after joining the global trade body on January 11. Its membership, which followed 12 years of negotiations, also means that duty levels for its exports to other WTO countries will henceforth be capped.…
RASFF WANTS OF NUT CONTAMINATION
BY KEITH NUTHALL
AFLATOXINS have been reported in a range of nuts in the European Union (EU) says European Commission food health alert service RASFF. Contamination was discovered in Iranian, Vietnamese and Turkish pistachios; Brazilian peanuts; Sudanese groundnuts; Moroccan almonds; and Turkish hazelnuts.…
VIETNAM MEMBERSHIP OF WTO WILL CREATE TEXTLE TRADE OPPORTUNITIES
BY KEITH NUTHALL
VIETNAM will be hoping that the approval this week of its accession to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) will improve the access to overseas markets enjoyed by its clothing and textile exporters. Membership means that Vietnam and its trading partners have promised to keep their mutual clothing and textile trades unimpeded by restrictive quotas.…