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BRITAIN’S TRADITIONS OF SOFT POWER CAN OFFER POWERFUL EXAMPLE TO ARAB WORLD
In 2021, when the UK has thrown away its most precious diplomatic asset, its membership of the European Union, for dubious democratic gains, burning major European civil rights enjoyed by Britons and causing likely economic long-term damage, it is maybe time to recall when Britain followed more enlightened international policies.…
BRITAIN’S TRADITIONS OF SOFT POWER CAN OFFER POWERFUL EXAMPLE TO ARAB WORLD
In 2021, when the UK has thrown away its most precious diplomatic asset, its membership of the European Union, for dubious democratic gains, burning major European civil rights enjoyed by Britons and causing likely economic long-term damage, it is maybe time to recall when Britain followed more enlightened international policies.…
INTERNATIONAL REGULATORY ROUND UP - BREXIT AGREEMENT LAYS DOWN DETAILED ORIGIN RULES FOR EU/UK DUTY FREE NONWOVENS TRADES
Asian clothing manufacturing associations, including major knitwear outsourcing hubs, are jointly developing ‘red line’ standards for sales to buyers, covering payment and delivery practices, planning and information exchanges and third-party negotiations.
The STAR Network of nine Asian federations has established five working groups to make detailed proposals as early as March.…
COVID-19 PANDEMIC HAS BOLSTERED SPENDING ON ANTI-FRAUD PROFESSIONALS
The boom in online fraud through the Covid-19 pandemic, at a time when new fintech is being rolled out, has grown demand for anti-fraud professionals.
The latest assessment released by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) (published in December 2020), based on responses from 1,712 anti-fraud professionals, (49% of whom were in the USA and Canada), said that 41% of organisations (public and private sector) are planning to increase their overall anti-fraud budget in 2021.…
CHINA SLOWS EXODUS OF FABRIC MANUFACTURERS TO SOUTH AND SOUTH-EAST ASIA – BUT REVERSAL MAY NOT LAST SAY EXPERTS
The onset of the Covid-19 pandemic sparked predictions that the shift of textile industrial capacity from China to lower cost neighbouring countries could intensify, but analysts talking to Twist International say the trend may have stalled in the past year. While production capacity of China’s textile industry has indeed in recent years shifted to south and southeast Asia, some of these transfers have not run smoothly.…
COMPANIES AND RESEARCHERS INNOVATE TO TAP GROWING VEGETABLE-BASED MEAT PRODUCT MARKET
WITH market researchers such as Polaris predicting that the global vegetable-based meat product market will generate USD35.4 billion in sales by 2027, major and small food tech companies are working hard to tap this growing niche. Polaris predicts that the segment will expand with a compound annual growth rate of 15.8% between 2020 to 2027, so there is space now for innovative products to attract market share.…
NANOCOATINGS OFFER SIGNIFICANT BENEFITS TO THE AVIATION AND SPACE SECTORS
From sustainability to flammability, anti-viral protection to anti-corrosion, the potential applications of nanocoatings in the aerospace industry are “nearly endless,” say researchers who have noticed a sharp uptick in their use. This is particularly in relation to space missions and technologies.…
RECOVERY REMAINING ELUSIVE FOR MALAYSIAN TEXTILE-APPAREL SECTOR AS GOVERNMENT’S COVID-19 STIMULUS FAILS TO BITE
Data released by the Department of Statistics Malaysia on September 11 shows that while the country’s industrial production growth returned to positive territory in July for the first time since February by booking 1.2%, the textiles, apparel, leather and footwear sectors were still suffering.…
TEXT FRAUD CAN HIT VICTIMS HARD BECAUSE VICTIMS REPLY TO PHONE MESSAGES IN HASTE, BUT REPENT AT LEISURE
TEXT fraud is maybe more dangerous that email fraud, given the tendency for mobile phone users to respond to texts swiftly and without careful thought, cyber-security experts warn.
The Covid-19 pandemic has also created opportunities for fraudsters using texts and messaging services such as WhatsApp to launch fishing and other attacks on the unwary.…
GRAPHENE-BASED TECHNOLOGY HELPS OIL AND MARITIME INDUSTRIES CLEAN UP OIL SPILLS
GRAPHENE, a form of carbon, formed into a single layer of atoms arranged in two-dimensional honeycomb lattice, has been hailed as a super-material – highly conductive (heat and power), strong, stable, and absorbent of light and liquid. It is the latter quality that has caught the eye of the petroleum sector, with graphene being used to help clean up oils spills.…