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HONG Kong textile industry leaders have tried to reassure clothing traders and manufacturers operating from the territory they will not face serious harm by any change of diplomatic recognition prompted by the passage of a new HK security law. Speaking to just-style, Louis Chan, assistant principal economist (global research), for the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), claimed that sourcing offices in HK would continue to operate smoothly: “As long as the subject merchandise is not made in Hong Kong, the possible revocation of the special trading relationship or any suspension of HKCO (Hong Kong country of origin) recognition should have little or even no direct impacts on HK’s re-exports (of those items),” he argued.…

Representatives of international food brands and analysts have told just-food that China’s State Council’s approval of 46 new pilot zones for companies conducting cross-border e-commerce, a move designed to help the country’s economy withstand the blows landed by the Covid-19 epidemic, also present opportunities to foreign food brands selling to Chinese consumers. …

Supermarkets and convenience stores in Taiwan are making room for an expanding and dizzying array of fresh milk products and with some of the highest consumer milk prices in the world and local dairy farmers struggling to meet demand, especially in the peak summer months, this is good news for exporting overseas producers.…

THE COVID-19 crisis has severely depressed sales of personal care products within Latin America and it is unclear when the market will pick up.

In Argentina, for example, a coronavirus-induced lockdown has pushed the economy deeper into recession, slashing sales of most unessential beauty and personal care products.…

EUROPEAN sugar users’ association CIUS has warned about slow progress within the talks between the European Union (EU) and the UK over a permanent relationship after the current transitional Brexit period expires on December 31. The CIUS wants this period extended – a step that the British government is currently refusing to take.…

THE POTENTIAL development of new food, liner molecules, label dyes and magnetised metals through the emerging technology of quantum computing offers benefits to the can manufacturing and filling industries. However, these companies will also need to review their IT security to ensure cyber-attacks via these powerful technologies do not disrupt their operational and financial systems and expose commercially valuable secrets to prying eyes.…

AS a key part of the food production supply chain, the international can manufacturing and filling industry has largely stayed open, with some exceptions, during the Covid-19 crisis, not just in developed economies, but also in key emerging markets such as the BRICS countries.…

Universities and other tertiary education institutions in northeast Nigeria are working to recover from severe disruptions to operations and academic life, in some cases lengthy closures and falls in enrollments caused by attacks from insurgent group Boko Haram.

Its activity has become less intense in recent years following aggressive campaigns by the Nigerian military, although attacks such that last month (June) on a village in north-eastern Borno state, where 81 people were killed, show the group has yet to be defeated.…

ENVIRONMENTAL good practice is at the heart of policy-making for the current European Commission, which took office last November under its new president Ursula von der Leyen. A range of initiatives under the European Green Deal umbrella have already been launched and one of the latest – a review of European Union (EU) chemical rules – will impact the EU food industry.…

Comprised of a dry shampoo, deodorant, face moisturiser, lip balm, and more recently, body lotion, the line is sold only in North America and available in gym or travel sizes.  “For over 20 years, lululemon has been focused on solving athletes’ needs.…