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WHEN the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS) released its annual set of global statistics in June (2017), and South Korea was not among the world’s 24 countries that performed the most surgical and nonsurgical procedures in 2016, there was considerable surprise.…

SOUTH east Asia’s countries are as culturally diverse as those in Europe, and far more contrasting in economic development, so it is no surprise that their personal care product markets differ in their tastes and priorities. Fortunately, with the region’s largely emerging market economies still on a robust growth trajectory, and its more developed economies solidifying their wealth, the usual personal care product sale trend is one of expansion, albeit unevenly and sometimes with set-backs.…

TAIWAN, a now a high-income economy with a population of 23.6 million and a per capita income of USD22,453 in 2016, (International Monetary Fund figures), has been witnessing robust growth in its cosmetics and personal care products manufacturing. In 2016, this grew by 5.99% year-on-year to Taiwan dollars TWD21.1 billion (USD700 million), according to an estimate by the Industrial Economics & Knowledge Center (IEK), a Hsinchu-based public-initiated think tank.…

A SURVEY by the Nigerian government has shown how ubiquitous corruption is within Africa’s largest economy, with figures revealing that 95% of Nigerians are prepared to accept or offer a bribe. This is according to an August 17 report by Nigeria’s National Bureau for Statistics (NBS).…

MONGOLIA’S New Ulaanbaatar International Airport, funded primarily with an official development assistance loan from Japan, is expected to open to passengers in the first half of 2018.

The key components of the project, including two runways, a terminal building and airport control tower, have been completed and were handed over to the government of Mongolia in a ceremony in January.…

MANAGERS at a remote British south-Atlantic island airport dubbed a GBP285 million (USD365 million) white elephant appear close to overcoming wind shear problems hindering the launch of its commercial operations.

St Helena Airport received its first plane in September 2015.…

India’s consumer goods company Marico Ltd, which markets multigrain flake breakfast cereals, Saffola healthy oat-based snacks and cooking oil, has told just-food how it plans to develop new healthy breakfast, in-between meals and snack lines that fit its wholesome lifestyle branding.…

BANGLADESH’S apparel makers have heaved a sigh of relief following a government announcement that it has received new explosives–detecting equipment for Dhaka airport, which the industry hopes will persuade the European Union (EU) to lift a direct flight air cargo ban.    …

THE VIETNAMESE government has said it wants to shift the country’s clothing manufacturing sector from its current low-cost model to an added value sector that includes design and branding.

Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc is behind the change in direction, releasing a government decision signalling this formal policy change, although details of specific actions are still awaited.…

AS Ethiopia rapidly emerges as a key clothing and textile hub of Africa, the country has been making impressive strides as a knitwear manufacturing and sourcing centre, attracting the attention of global clothing majors.

“International buyers are beginning to buy knitted clothes from Ethiopia including Zara, Tesco, H&M [Hennes & Mauritz] and Decathlon,” said Fassil Tadesse, president of the Ethiopian Textile and Garment Manufacturing Association (ETGAMA).…