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It is no secret that sources of illegal proceeds of crime are manifold in the Philippines – witness President Rodrigo Duterte’s notorious campaign of state-sponsored killings, aimed at what he has claimed is an active industry of selling and trafficking illegal narcotics.…

WITH full supply chains and innovative products, Thailand’s knitwear industry is thriving, making the country a nucleus for fashion manufacturing in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region. Thai Garment Manufacturers Association (TGMA) executive director Chartchai Singhadeja said: “Thailand’s strength lies in our full-value supply chains, starting from fibres to yarns and fabrics, then apparel and clothing within the fashion industry.”…

THE EUROPEAN Union’s (EU) financial watchdog, the Court of Auditors, has highlighted concerns about how Chinese knitwear exporters maybe exploiting loopholes in EU customs and VAT controls to evade paying proper amounts of these taxes.

In a report on shortcomings in EU import procedures, the court noted how Chinese traders were abusing EU customs procedure CP42, which allows an importer to bring goods into one EU member state without paying VAT, because they will be sold in another EU country.…

Australia has today (January 16) requested formal talks with Canada at the World Trade Organisation (WTO), where it will pressure the Canadian government to liberalise wine trading restrictions in four of Canada’ provinces. These are British Columbia (BC), Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia.…

TARGETING online fraud as businesses, government and consumers increasingly conduct business and transactions via the Internet is an increasing priority for anti-fraud technology providers.

Real-time identification of potential frauds is a key focus of new systems developed and released in the past year.…

WHILE Israel maybe developing its own gas resources, its need to import energy supplies has always been a source of strategic vulnerability to a country with often hostile neighbours. As a result, the Israeli government has long understood the benefits of energy efficiency, which has become increasing priority for other developed economies, notably in Europe.…

THE EUROPEAN Parliament’s January votes also laid down a negotiating position on proposals to revise the EU’s energy efficiency directive (2012/27/EU 2011/0172(COD)). MEPs want a binding EU-wide target for improving energy efficiency by 35% by 2030. Assessments to demonstrate compliance would be held under the PRIMES model, which simulates the EU energy consumption and the energy supply system – see https://ec.europa.eu/clima/policies/strategies/analysis/models_en…

FEARS have been raised that a predicted increase in the cosmetic industry’s use of bio-technology to help preserve the environment’s natural resources will itself lead to further ethical questions about the way beauty products are manufactured.

Market analysts Mintel has forecast a significant rise in artificially ‘grown’ cosmetic ingredients as consumers push for access to more natural products but at the same time support environmental campaigns to protect the planet.…

MERGERS and acquisitions are always motors of change in the beauty and personal care product sector, and 2017 saw some significant shifts in the key Italian industry. Important acquisitions designed to extend product portfolios and boost market share included the move by Lombardy-based global leader in colour make-up and skincare Intercos to acquire leading contract manufacturer of skin-, hair- and body-care, Cosmint.  …

GOVERNMENTS are starting to develop anti-methane emission policies that could impact the meat and livestock industry as part of their response to the 2015 Paris agreement on climate change. World leaders who participated at November’s COP23 (conference of parties) climate summit in Bonn, Germany, were advised by a key investor group to reduce livestock methane if greenhouse gas emissions are to be tackled effectively.…