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BY JONATHAN DYSON, IN BANGKOK

THAILAND’S first-car purchase subsidy scheme, in which tax rebates are paid to first-car owners, has provided a major boost to Thailand’s paint and coatings sector as the country’s economy continues to recover from the devastating floods of 2011.…

BY WANG FANGQING, IN SHANGHAI

Chinese textile and clothing manufacturers are expecting to struggle for business in the rest of 2012, with the worsening Euro crisis dampening demand in key export markets and improving sourcing rivals from neighbouring countries becoming increasingly competitive.…

BY KARRYN MILLER

THAILAND has not had the easiest time over the last few years. Political unrest first deterred people from visiting the country in 2010. And last year, floods from the north spilled into greater Bangkok and its environs. Citizens and businesses have suffered.…

BY KARRYN MILLER

A STROLL through Myeong-dong, one of Seoul’s busiest shopping districts, gives a good idea of the magnitude of the popularity of South Korea’s cosmetics and skincare industry: according to the Korea Tourism Organisation there are approximately 1,000 cosmetic shops and hundreds of skincare stores within this small quadrant, alone.…

BY MARIANNE BROWN

ACCORDING to the latest figures from the Thai Garment Manufacturer Association, more than 160 companies in Thailand’s textile industry are now reeling from widespread flooding which has crippled the country over the last few weeks. About 22 textile companies and 142 garment companies in Thailand have been hit by floods, the association’s secretary general Mr Yuttana Silpsarnvitch told just-style.…

BY KARRYN MILLER

DESPITE the political unrest that has plagued Thailand this year and in 2009, and 2010; the country’s economy has stayed reasonably strong. Key players in the paint and coatings market have responded, expanding their product range.

According to Chroong Kanjchanapoomi, managing director of Netherlands-based paint and coatings giant AkzoNobel Thailand, the growth of the Thai paint industry has closely tracked that of the country’s GDP, increasing as the economy grows – indicating the importance of the domestic market in this middle-income south east Asian country.…

BY MARIANNE BROWN and KEITH NUTHALL

A CHINK of light in the gloom spread over the nuclear industry by Japan’s Fukushima nuclear disaster can be seen to the south, where south-east Asian governments seem keen to push ahead with their nuclear expansion plans regardless.…

BY MARK ROWE

HUMAN sweat can release impregnated silver nanoparticles from t-shirts and other garments, according to evidence gathered by researchers at Thailand’s National Nanotechnology Centre. "The study could be useful to evaluate potential human risk when [consumers are] exposed to silver nanoparticles from textile materials," said Dr Rawiwan Manirantanachote, head of nano safety and risk assessment at the centre.…

BY WANG FANGQING

Major Japanese dairy product manufacturer Meiji Holdings is planning to boost its south-east Asia sales to Japanese Yen JPY20 billion (USD244.5 million) from the current JPY9.7 billion (USD118.6 million) through a five-year investment plan (2011 to 2015) carried by its Bangkok-based joint venture CP-Meiji, with the Thai conglomerate the CP Group.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

A PROJECT reducing carbon emissions and energy use by Thailand hotels on the Andaman Sea was successful said participant the World Tourism Organisation. It and the Thai government conducted energy audits, inspiring hotels to install new heat pumps, solar hybrid power systems and efficient pool pumps, saving 385,000 kWh/year energy consumption and 192CO2 tonnes/year in emissions.…