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WITHOUT European Union (EU) supervision, the fight against fraud, in the UK at least, will become more difficult after ‘Brexit’, European fraud experts claim.

“London is already known to be a major money laundering centre, so that can only get worse once the EU ‘strings’ have been severed,” predicted Hugh Penri-Williams, fraud consultant and vice president of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) France.…

WITH the Brexit negotiations now underway in earnest, the plastics industry is clear about its ideal outcome – maintaining the existing legislative framework for plastics when the UK leaves the European Union (EU) – scheduled for March 29, 2019. This is essential for the health of the industry in the UK and its current EU partners, experts have told European Plastics News, with the third round of Brexit negotiations to start August 28.…

DEMAND for men’s personal care products is growing in Russia – a stark change for a country where men’s grooming was traditionally limited to the bare hygiene essentials, with any additional attention to physical appearance spurring fears of appearing too effeminate.…

INNOVATIONS in boosting sustainability in the textile and clothing sector and beyond were highlighted at this year’s annual Integral Conversation conference, hosted again by Hong Kong shirt specialist Esquel in Guilin, between November 9 and 11.

Staged under the theme ‘Reimagining Health: Fostering the Health of the Planet and People’, its discussions focused on environmental and human health themes of critical importance to clothing manufacturers, with hundreds of globally prominent business leaders, influential scholars and policymakers present.…

WITH east and southeast Asia’s labour market tightening, companies and governments are developing innovative schemes to entice a key resource into their workforces – returning professionals, who have taken a break from their careers.

Morgan Stanley through its Return to Work 2018 programme aims to lure such “experienced” workers to restart their lives as employees at this global financial firm through a 12-week paid internship in the company’s Hong Kong offices.…

THE MALAYSIAN government is pushing students to follow a new vocational higher education track in its national tertiary education system, reflecting concern that traditional courses such as humanities and social science are still more popular.

The call came from Malaysia’s human resources minister Datuk Seri Richard Riot who told students at a recent job fair in Sarawak to make the best use of entrepreneurship-focused syllabus in universities – which his government has been promoting.…

MONGOLIA remains one of the world’s key global production centres for cashmere, and its importance seems to be growing, with its cashmere garment exports increasing – total 2016 overseas receipts were USD9.6 million, up 196% since 2009.

Demand is driven by Mongolian goat fibres’ unique characteristics, most importantly of which its length of 38-45cm and thin microns facilitating the manufacturing of garments with higher quality than those made from Chinese and Afghan goat fibres. …

HONG Kong–based companies need try and stand out from its local counterparts in terms of what they offer to employees – going beyond just the salaries paid. Indeed, a greater focus is needed to develop a loyal breed of workers if HK companies are keen to rein in the special administration region’s worrying labour turnover, an expert argued. …

A GROWING trend of digitising HR – or simply put, developing human resources using machines – is sweeping Asia’s HR sector. And it has brought with it many challenges and risks that the industry need to take note of, experts warn.…

TRAINING in a broader skills set will be key to the successful integration of Cambodian workers in the new industrial revolution if the country’s labour market is not to be decimated by automation, experts have warned.

As ASEAN nations embrace Industry 4.0, some countries, like Cambodia, are concerned that while this disruption will bring great opportunities, it will also negatively impact its traditional labour market, forcing people out of jobs.…