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THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) and China have struck a geographical indications deal preventing the names of 100 traditional food and drink items from either jurisdiction being used by manufacturers based outside their historic production regions or following standardised production techniques. Without complaints from manufacturers, the agreement will be formalised later this year.…

A NEW airport serving the region making China’s national spirit Moutai has opened. Moutai Airport, in Moutai township, Renhuai city, Guizhou province in southwest China, features a liquor culture exhibition hall. Airport managers plan to receive flights to and from Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Chengdu and Kunming once the USD360 million facility opens in September (2017).…

THE GREEK government says that it and seven other European Union (EU) member states may launch legal action over the Chinese government’s refusal to ban China-registered trademarks of products falsely marketed as traditional EU-made foods.

A document released by Greece’s economy and development ministry has claimed that France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Portugal, Romania and Spain have agreed to join forces to finance a case in the Chinese courts.…

THE VIETNAMESE government has said it wants to shift the country’s clothing manufacturing sector from its current low-cost model to an added value sector that includes design and branding.

Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc is behind the change in direction, releasing a government decision signalling this formal policy change, although details of specific actions are still awaited.…

AS Ethiopia rapidly emerges as a key clothing and textile hub of Africa, the country has been making impressive strides as a knitwear manufacturing and sourcing centre, attracting the attention of global clothing majors.

“International buyers are beginning to buy knitted clothes from Ethiopia including Zara, Tesco, H&M [Hennes & Mauritz] and Decathlon,” said Fassil Tadesse, president of the Ethiopian Textile and Garment Manufacturing Association (ETGAMA).…

AFTER it was discovered in February 2016 that Chinese cybercriminals had used the Philippines banking system and local casinos to launder USD81 million of the USD101 million they had stolen from the Bangladesh central bank (the Bangladesh Bank), Filipino officials vowed to strengthen anti-money laundering (AML) controls.…

RUSSIA plans to become one of the world’s largest producers and exporters of tin in the coming years, expected to take place through the investment of up to USD250 million developing some of the country’s largest tin fields.

According to officials at Russia’s energy ministry, some of these funds will be provided directly by the state, with the remainder allocated by private investors, who will be responsible for the implementation of the project.…

AN IRON rice bowl – ‘tee farn woon’ – is how Chinese employees refer to a “job for life”. The implication is that whether you look after it or whether you treat it harshly, you can look forward to three square meals a day (and some added benefits) for as long as you live.…

Attention, Hong Kong bureaucrats! Study hard to become less bureaucratic!

When Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, Chief Executive of the former British colony, announced she was mulling setting up a Civil Service academy, it wasn’t just Hong Kong’s public servants who sat up and took notice.…

SINGAPORE has been rated the best city in the world to live for professionals wanting to work in start-ups, according to a survey by furnished apartment web-rental platform Nestpick. The website’s researchers assessed 85 cities, looking at their start-up ecosystems. It assessed average salaries for entry level and experienced positions regarding project management, technology and marketing roles.…