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THE USA’s clothing industry has met in Washington DC to plot tactics designed to push the Trump administration away from a protectionist policy that it regards as potentially damaging for brands, retailers and their consumers.

A trade symposium staged last Thursday (July 12) by the United States Fashion Industry Association (USFIA) united clothing sector executives, compliance chiefs, customs specialists and government affairs managers.…

The digital integration of Bangladesh’s booming textiles and garment sector is gaining pace, with ‘Industry 4.0’ becoming a watchword for becoming more competitive. One company that has been taking such technological development very seriously is the Dhaka-based DBL Group, which has targeted digital efficiencies to turbocharge its business growth. …

FIRST coined in Germany in 2010, Industry 4.0 – the term for automation and data exchange in manufacturing technologies – has been adopted by many countries as an industrial goal. And, with innovation in cyber physical systems, such as the Internet of Things (IoT), cloud computing and cognitive computing continuing at a rapid pace, the potential of this fourth industrial revolution is capturing the imagination of Japan’s academia, commerce and government.…

THE ASIA-Pacific technical textiles sector is still robust – with China’s industry continuing to grow, with bulk products still a focus. Meanwhile, more developed economies such as South Korea and Japan keep honing their output, looking for specialist niches and edges created by innovation.…

THE OUTLOOK for European Union (EU) beef, sheep and goat meat imports looks bleak, with sales tumbling, according to an EU agricultural markets 2018 and 2019 forecast released by the European Commission.

Beef exports started falling by December 2017, and this has continued into this year, with exports almost 15% lower in the first four months of 2018 year-on-year.…

AFTER sending its first batch of heat-treated pork products to China last month, Denmark’s Danish Crown is optimistic about generating as much as EUR25 to EUR50 million (USD29-58 million) in export sales to this key market, within a few years.

In February this year, meat processor Danish Crown subsidiary, the Tulip Food Company received permission from China regulators to export heat-treated meat that included ham, sausages and pepperoni.…

China’s new anti-corruption watchdog, the National Supervisory Commission, could be abusing its sweeping powers to detain people without access to legal counsel. Launched in March under a National Supervision Law, the Commission’s powers outrank courts and prosecutors, in line with China’s newly-revised constitution.…

A COMPREHENSIVE reform of European Union (EU) VAT reform, designed to reduce opportunities for VAT fraud, and helping regulators and law enforcers fight such crime has been approved by the EU Council of Ministers. It includes standardising communications between VAT regulators and insisting on more automatic tip-offs of suspicions about cross-border fraud.…

THE NEWLY signed 11-member Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) could help Vietnam boost garment and textile exports to the lucrative Australian market significantly. But the Asian clothing makers may still face big challenges in taking market share in this mature market away from China, experts warn. …

THE LEBANESE government has moved to ban the sale of certain Turkish products, including textile imports worth USD123.3 million a year, to protect local production.

However, Lebanon’s textile manufacturing sector is small, raising questions as to why Turkish textile imports should be banned.…