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VIETNAM TEXTILE AND GARMENT SECTORS STOMACHING TPP DISAPPOINTMENT
Textile and garment makers in Vietnam are overcoming the initial shock of US president-elect Donald Trump in late-October making clear he would issue an executive order to pull out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) the day he takes office.
Vietnam, as one of the 12 TPP signatory countries, had been expected to gain greatly from the trade deal, as its garment exports would have earned 0% tariff treatment in the US market compared to a current average of 32%.…
EAGER TO LEAD AUTOMATED VEHICLE DEVELOPMENT, ONTARIO CHAMPIONS TESTING SELF-DRIVING VEHICLES ON ITS ROADS
A FIRST pilot test of automated vehicles is now underway within the Canadian province of Ontario, using a groundbreaking regulatory system designed to encourage tech and auto firms to undertake such research and development.
The pilot, which began November 28, takes advantage of a provincial law, in place since January 1 (2016), which allows companies to test self-driving vehicles on Ontario roads.…
INDONESIAN BATIK PRODUCERS PREFER ONLINE MARKETING TO BOOST SALES
Indonesian batik producers are turning to social media to boost sales, helping them maintain production when not only standard marketing and distribution channels are not delivering enough revenue but standalone websites and major e-commerce sites.
Rusydi Bawazir, producer of Nargis Batik Podhek, from Madura, East Java province, started online marketing three years ago by using website: nargis.web.id.…
TAIWAN HR STRUGGLING WITH TALENT RETENTION AMID POOR WORK-LIFE BALANCE
HR managers in Taiwan are being forced to review their working hours and holiday strategy as young professionals seek more work-life balance than their older peers. East Asian employees are known for their extreme diligence, with those in Taiwan, for example, on average toiling away for 2,134 work hours a year, compared to the average for Organisation for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD) member states of 1,771 hours.…
CLOTHING SECTOR GLOBAL REVIEW OF THE YEAR – 2016
2016 – Winners and losers
RETAILERS & BRANDS
WINNERS
US-based sportswear brand Under Armour delivered its 26th consecutive quarter of 20%-plus revenue growth in the third quarter of 2016, with sales increases across all divisions. Net sales were up 22% in the third quarter to USD1.47bn.…
AMERICAN AIRPORT EXECUTIVES SEE DEVELOPMENT DOLLAR SIGNS AS TRUMP PREPARES TO ASSUME PRESIDENCY
As the festive season approaches, airport industry representatives in the United States are seeing visions of sugarplums dancing in their heads in contemplation of funding prospects under the incoming presidential administration.
Republican President-elect Donald Trump, who takes office January 20, has made the poor condition of US infrastructure a campaign talking point, at times characterising airports in the country as “third-world facilities”.…
CHINA PERSONAL CARE PRODUCT ECOMMERCE SALES BOOM, AS MARKET MATURES
PHOTOS posted on the Chinese microblog platform Weixin (commonly known in English as WeChat) from the Indonesian holiday island of Bali recently are emblematic of key trends in China’s cosmetics and personal care markets, notably booming ecommerce sales. Over 100 Chinese sales managers – technically self-employed and operating on commission – flew to Bali as guests of USANA Health Sciences Inc, which in 2010 acquired BabyCare Ltd, a China-based direct selling company that develops, manufactures and sells nutritional products.…
MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA SKINCARE MARKETS
ONE of the wealthiest countries in the world, Qatar’s gross domestic product (GDP) per capita was estimated at USD73,653 in 2015, according to the World Bank. Close to 85% of the country’s 2.5 million population are expatriates and this has influenced the skincare products on offer, while high levels of disposable income continue to drive consumption.…
INTERNATIONAL REGULATORY ROUND UP – SUGAR PRODUCERS WANT EU PROTECTION MAINTAINED, DESPITE TRADE DEAL TALKS
THE INTERNATIONAL Confederation of European Beet Growers (CIBE) and the European Association of Sugar Producers (CEFS-Comité Européen des Fabricants de Sucre) have jointly called on the European Union (EU) to continue protecting producers with import tariffs, even as the EU negotiates 12 trade deals affecting the food industry.…
TRUMPS PROMISE TO AXE TPP ON DAY ONE OF HIS PRESIDENCY PROMPTS WIDESPREAD NERVOUSNESS
THE PROMISE from US President-elect Donald Trump to withdraw the USA from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement on his first day of office has prompted widespread nervousness in auto-sectors around the world.
His rejection of the deal could scupper an agreement negotiated over five years by the United States; Australia; Brunei; Canada; Chile; Japan; Malaysia; Mexico; New Zealand; Peru; Singapore and Vietnam.…