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GLOBAL ROUND UP OF 2009 CLOTHING AND TEXTILE NEWS
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.…
FRAUD AND CORRUPTION MAJOR PROBLEM IN EU HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS
BY KEITH NUTHALL
AWARENESS amongst British nurses, especially senior nurses, of fraud and corruption in the National Health Service (NHS), is high today – thanks in part to the NHS’ Counter Fraud and Security Management Service (CFSMS). Its work has encouraged honest nurses to blow the whistle on such crimes in British healthcare systems, and has recently been praised by the European Healthcare Fraud and Corruption Network (EHFCN), which was formed in 2005 to fight the problem across Europe.…
THE DANGERS OF DOING BUSINESS WITH BURMA
BY DINAH GARDNER
BURMA is both a dream and a nightmare for energy companies. First, it is undoubtedly resource rich. According to the BP Statistical Review, the country had 0.49 million cubic metres (17.5 trillion cubic feet) of proven natural gas reserves at the end of 2008, roughly the same as Vietnam.…
CHINESE SHOE COUNTERFEITERS DOMINATE EUROPEAN BLACK MARKET
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THERE has been an increase in the proportion of counterfeit shoes seized in Europe made in China – up to 93.4% of all seizures in 2008 – the European Commission has revealed. This was up from 79.6% the previous year.…
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.…
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.…
INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION ROUND-UP - EU MOVES TO PROTECT TUNA STOCKS
BY KEITH NUTHALL
EUROPEAN Union (EU) ministers have been asked to swiftly write into EU law a multi-year stock protection plan for eastern bluefin tuna. It is based on an agreement forged last November at the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) at its annual meeting in Marrakech, Morocco.…
NUCLEAR ENGINEERING HIGHER EDUCATION STRUGGLING TO KEEP UP WITH RENEWED DEMAND FOR ITS COURSES AND EXPERTISE
BY KEITH NUTHALL, EMMA JACKSON and ALAN OSBORN
FEW things say more about the growing enthusiasm for nuclear power than the rush of young students eager to make a career in the industry. It is happening mainly in America but other countries are now beginning to see the same development.…
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.…
FINNISH RESEARCHERS MAKE BIOFUELS FROM ROTTING FISH WASTE
BY KEITH NUTHALL
FINLAND’S VTT Technical Research Centre is coordinating a project involving the production of biofuels from rotting fish waste. The Euro 2.5 million European Union-funded ENERFISH project is using waste form a Vietnam catfish-processing plant as feedstock. A biodiesel production plant will be built next door to quickly commercialise technology developed during the three-year project.…