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BY KEITH NUTHALL

A CHANGE in methodology calculating anti-dumping duties levied on a South Korean fibre manufacturer has led to these tariffs being struck down at the European Court of Justice. Its Court of First Instance has ruled the European Commission and the European Union (EU) Council of Ministers broke EU anti-dumping procedures by switching mathematical formulae between the ‘input’ to the ‘residual’ method when assessing whether Huvis Corp was dumping cut-priced polyester staple fibres on EU markets.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE HEAD of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) nuclear energy department has predicted the number of nuclear power reactors worldwide will increase 60% by 2030. Speaking at the 30th Anniversary Symposium of Korean Nuclear Power Generation, in Seoul, South Korea, Yury Sokolov said nuclear power "has the potential to be a significant, reliable, sustainable and environmentally friendly energy source that can contribute to providing access to affordable energy services…" However, to achieve this, the sector needed to tackle a number of challenges he stressed, such as guaranteeing uranium production; tackling waste management and fuel cycle problems; improving public acceptance; and integrating new nuclear power providers within international networks.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

SOUTH Korea has recalled its Tokyo ambassador over the ownership of some Sea of Japan islands geologists think could lie amidst natural gas fields. Seoul claims a new Japanese schoolbook alleges Japanese sovereignty over the Dokdo (in Korean) or Takeshima (in Japanese) islands.…

BY DOMINIQUE PATTON and KARRYN CARTELLE

EAST Asian markets are increasingly important to global haircare manufacturers, with growing prosperity enabling many more women to buy the products they really want for their hair. As a result, major companies really need to pay attention to what east Asian women want.…

BY LEE ADENDORFF, in Lucca, Italy

OF the 3,000 students who will graduate from fashion school this year in the UK, only 500 will find jobs in the clothing and textile sector. They may be highly creative and excellent designers, but this is not always what the industry wants: many fashion producers say British graduates are ill-prepared to compete and adapt to a workplace characterised by overseas manufacturing bases, highly computerised environments and complex logistical production scenarios.…

BY DOMINIQUE PATTON, in Beijing; and RAGHAVENDRA VERMA, in New Delhi

AS developed world clothing brands increasingly outsource production to emerging market countries, the demand for designing talent close to these growing manufacturing centres is growing. But how reliable is the source of creativity and are there sufficient numbers of designers in China, India and elsewhere for the big brands to start thinking about shifting creative aspects of their operations overseas as well as basic production?…

BY RAGHAVENDRA VERMA, in New Delhi; SAEED AKHTAR BALOCH, in Lahore; and KEITH NOYAHR, in Colombo

THE SOUTH Asian knitwear industry is experienced mixed fortunes at present, with the impact of China’s production boom and the global liberalisation of the textile sector still changing sub-continental fortunes.…

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).…

BY LUCY JONES, in Dallas; ALAN OSBORN, in London; KARRYN CARTELLE, in Tokyo; BILL CORCORAN, in Johannesburg; PAUL COCHRANE, in Beirut; RACHEL JONES, in Caracas; MARK ROWE; and KEITH NUTHALL

WITH the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) Doha Development Round being slow to proceed since its 2001 launch – and only this year approaching something resembling and end game – free traders wanting to encourage global commerce have looked to bilateral and regional trade deals.…

BY PAUL COCHRANE, in Kuwait City and Beirut

THE AUTO sector and market of the Middle East’s Gulf region experienced yet another boom year in 2007 on the back of high oil prices, a rising population and strong economic growth. But although sales were uniformly high among the six Gulf Arab states that make up the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Kuwait had a noticeably slower year, particularly for American and European brands.…