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BY MJ DESCHAMPS

THE UNITED States Trade Representative has proposed a ‘yarn forward’ rule within negotiations for Washington to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement, to protect the US textile industry from Vietnam’s state-subsidised textile enterprises. America and Vietnam want to join the TPP, currently including Brunei, Chile, New Zealand and Singapore.…

BY KARRYN MILLER

"VIETNAM is making a big push to improve all aspects of infrastructure nationwide," said Adam Bury, senior manager of the research and consulting department of CB Richard Ellis in Ho Chi Minh City: "…and this includes airports." The property sales firm put it simply, "The better connected the country is, both domestically and internationally, the better it is for the people and the economy in general."…

BY MJ DESCHAMPS

United States House of Representatives members linked to the textile industry are urging USA Trade Representative (USTR) Ron Kirk in a letter received yesterday (June 1) to ensure an proposed expanded multi-lateral Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade agreement does not flood American markets with Vietnamese clothing.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE SECRETARY general of Interpol has asked the international air industry to help governments check whether passengers are carrying stolen or lost passports. Speaking at the 2011 International Air Traffic Association (IATA) AGM in Singapore, Ronald K Noble warned governments failed to undertake these checks for 50% of 2010’s 935 million international air arrivals.…

BY MJ DESCHAMPS

WITH 3D technology selling movies and electronics, it only makes sense that fashion marketing is focusing on this cutting edge trend. Certain brands are currently exploring ways in which 3D technology can enhance everything from their couture shows to advertisements to e-business; but while the drive for innovation is there, some industry experts are saying that technology still has a way to go before 3D fashion marketing and online fitting rooms are mainstream.…

BY KARRYN MILLER

THE ASSOCIATION of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) covers 10 distinct countries, each with a unique culture, mirroring the personal care product markets of the European Union (EU). However, these nations do share some similarities – and maybe more than northern, southern and eastern Europe, especially when it comes to what ASEAN consumers have inside their cosmetics cabinets.…

BY MARK GODFREY

WITH the fast-growing Chinese economy looking increasingly to overseas expansion and foreign mergers and acquisitions, it is not surprising so-called second tier accountancy alliances such as BDO and Crowe Horwath are keen for a piece of the action in China.…

BY MARK ROWE

WITH awareness growing in regards to their impact on the environment, the chemical make-up of fire retardants is becoming increasingly targeted by legislation around the world, and the Asia-Pacific region is no exception.

According to global paints and coatings company AkzoNobel (SPELLING CHECKED) – which recently opened a EUR7 million fire protection laboratory in the UK to serve as its global headquarters for fire retardant research – increasingly stringent worldwide regulations mean that the demand for more environmentally-conscious fire retardants will double by 2018.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

INDIA and Brazil have joined the Organisation for Economic Cooperation & Development’s (OECD) chemical safety data mutual acceptance system. It means regulators and companies in these countries will used OECD methods for non-clinical tests on chemicals. As a result, other participating countries (all 34 OECD developed country members plus South Africa and Singapore) will accept Indian and Brazilian test results, promoting their chemical exports.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE EUROPEAN Commission has delayed the planned April 29 end to European Union (EU) airport bans on carrying duty-free liquids bought outside the EU onto connecting flights. International airports in all 27 member states were supposed by then to have sufficient screening technology and procedures to ensure such liquids were safe.…