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BY PAUL COCHRANE

MUSLIM fashion is traditionally conservative – a far cry from the often flashy fashion runways of the West. But a younger Muslim generation of female ‘hijabistas’ is combining Islamic values with high fashion, working hijabs and other head coverings into high-end, high fashion knitted and crocheted outfits.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

IMAGINATION and guile continue to help fraudsters milk hundreds of millions of Euros from the European Union’s (EU) well-stocked budgets, explains the latest report from EU anti-fraud agency OLAF, writes Keith Nuthall.

OLAF spends a lot of money sniffing out fraud in the institutions and programmes of the EU and the payment of duties earmarked to fund this spending.…

BY DINAH GARDNER

EVERY time a US trade delegation comes to Beijing or the city holds a major international event, it is noticeable how many of the city’s pirated DVDs get whisked away by shopkeepers to a back cupboard, leaving only black and white movies from the 1940s and local TV show box sets on suddenly bare selves.…

BY WANG FANGQING

THE BATTLE to prosper from China’s shampoo market is slowly shifting from the low-end market to the premium market, which holds huge potential for both domestic and foreign companies.

A key new entrant is the Paris-based L’Oréal Group, which launched a series of hair-care products in September 2009, targeting retailers in major Chinese cities, including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Chongqing.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

ENCOURAGEMENT from peers is always a good way to inspire the adoption of good practice. The British recycling sector is no different, especially local authorities, who are often members of networks, associations and federations. Also, given the UK remains an actively engaged member of the European Union (EU), its local and regional authorities receive advice and guidance on boosting their waste management strategies from European bodies as well as national ones.…

BY WANG FANGQING

WITH the fast development of on-line shopping and increasing orders from overseas, the business of counterfeit perfumes is expanding in China.

Take taobao.com, Asia’s largest online shopping website resembling eBay, as an example. A simple search for J’Adore, a perfume by Dior of Paris-based LVMH (Moët Hennessy.Louis…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

FORD UK has this morning welcomed the signing of contracts for a GBPounds GBP450 million loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) it says will unlock five-years’ investment in environment-friendly auto production. GBP 360 million of the loan will be guaranteed by the British government.…

BY KARRYN MILLER,EMMA JACKSON and ALAN OSBORN

BY KARRYN MILLER, in Washington DC, EMMA JACKSON, in Ottawa, and ALAN OSBORN, in London

CONVENIENCE stores are a dynamic part of the food retail sector worldwide. In short, as consumers gain wealth, they lose time – making convenience retail increasingly attractive.…

BY ALAN OSBORN

THE PRESENT difficult economic conditions in Europe, north America and Japan are not hugely encouraging for promoting innovation or for the spending of large sums of money on research by drinks manufacturers. It may be a little different for leading brands such as GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), Coca-Cola, Pepsi and other big names though even these are changing their approach.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE EUROPEAN Commission is investigating how to create an information exchange system on orphan medicines involving European Union (EU) institutions and EU member states. Brussels wants this network established next year and would charge it with spreading knowledge on the scientific assessments of orphan drugs.…