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INCHEON FREE ECONOMIC ZONE’S PLANS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION CONTINUE TO EXPAND
PLANS to open more branches of foreign universities in South Korea Incheon Free Economic Zone (IFEZ) are back on track, say managers of the development. The US-based George Mason University, and the University of Utah, and Belgium-based Ghent University, are planning to open branches at Incheon this year (2014).…
US INDUSTRY COULD FACE GREATER COMPETITION FROM SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA WITH WTO TRADE FACILITATION, AGOA
APPAREL and textile exporters operating in sub-Saharan Africa, including Chinese- and Indian-owned companies, could create a more effective export-oriented manufacturing based in the region following the new World Trade Organisation (WTO) agreement on trade facilitation, experts predict.
The WTO deal will expedite existing trade through removing import-export red tape, helping manufacturers import inputs as well as pushing finished product out of ports that in many developing countries have inefficient customs regimes, noted Julie Hughes, president of United States Fashion Industry Association: “The trade facilitation agreement, in the apparel sector, is positive for sourcing throughout the world and as it is implemented… there are more benefits that will be seen in developing countries,” she said.…
INDONESIAN TEXTILE PRODUCERS FACE MIXED CHALLENGES AS ASEAN ECONOMIC INTEGRATION LOOMS
WITH the 2015 deadline approaching for the establishing a common market within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Indonesian textile manufacturers need professional competency standards to be harmonised across the 10 member countries, according to the country’s peak textiles association.…
SOUTH KOREA TO BOOST MINIMUM FUEL EFFICIENCY STANDARDS FOR PASSENGER CARS
THE GOVERNMENT of South Korea is expected to announce a new corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standard this coming year, which could increase target performance to 20km/liter, wardsauto has learnt. A senior official at the transportation energy team of the Korea Energy Management Corporation (KEMCO) expects the change to have a positive impact on the industry by encouraging manufacturers to develop more fuel efficient vehicles, including hybrids, electrics, and clean diesels.…
LATIN AMERICA HIGHER EDUCATION STRUGGLES TO INTERNATIONALISE – HEARS KEY CONFERENCE
AN INTERNATIONAL higher education conference has underlined the major progress made in building links between the universities of neighbouring countries in Latin America. But it also highlighted the significant remaining challenges facing Latin American higher education if it wants to be truly integrated with tertiary institutions worldwide.…
GCC PAINT MARKET AND INDUSTRY HEALTHY – BUT INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT DELAYS MAKE GROWTH UNEVEN
PAINT manufacturers have been expecting a major boost to business following the economic stimulus and infrastructure investment projects launched by Gulf governments over the past few years. But projects have not materialised to the degree expected, and while the USD2.26 billion Gulf paint and coating market is still flourishing, it is not meeting expectations.…
PAINT manufacturers have been expecting a major boost to business following the economic stimulus and infrastructure investment projects launched by Gulf governments over the past few years. But projects have not materialised to the degree expected, and while the USD2.26 billion Gulf paint and coating market is still flourishing, it is not meeting expectations.…
US MEAT EXPORTERS WANT CONGRESS TO PASS FARM BILL TO HELP FIGHT EU EXPORT CAMPAIGNS
THE UNITED States Meat Export Federation (USMEF) has called on the US Congress to speed up its agreement of the US Farm Bill, so that funds can be released helping American meat exporters promote their goods abroad.
His call follows last week’s news that the European Union (EU) would be more aggressively promoting its agricultural exports through marketing campaigns.…
COLD CHAIN MANDATES DRIVE RFID UPTAKE IN ASIAN PHARMA SUPPLY CHAINS
INCREASINGLY stringent regulations governing the cold chain transport of medicines for human use are tipped to become a major driver for the uptake of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology by pharmaceutical suppliers in the Asia-Pacific region.
According to a recent report published by industry analysts Frost & Sullivan, America and Europe currently divide the biggest slice of market share in the global market for cold chain RFID.…
FAO CALLS FOR COMPREHENSIVE GLOBAL POLICY SHIFT TO TACKLE RISK POSED BY ZOONOSES
THE UNITED Nations’ Food & Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has called for a comprehensive and global response from governments to limit the potential of the world’s growing meat and livestock sector to spread disease to human consumers.
Its report ‘World Livestock 2013: Changing Disease Landscapes’ notes that 70% of new diseases infecting humans in recent decades have come from animals.…