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SLUGGISH ECONOMY DRIVES SPANISH CONSUMERS FROM PREMIUM TO PRIVATE LABEL SKINCARE
BY ROBERT STOKES IN MÁLAGA
THIS year I have abandoned my premium brand sun screen in favour of a Deliplus private label product sold by the Spanish supermarket group Mercadona for around EUR 5.00, saving around EUR 12.00 into the bargain.…
IATA AIRLINES FRET ABOUT ETS - BUT GLOBAL REVENUES KEEP FLOWING
BY MARK GODFREY, IN BEIJING
WHILE delegates at the International Air Transport Association (IATA) annual general meeting in Beijing remained concerned about the impact of the European Union’s (EU) emissions trading scheme (ETS) on global aviation, there was general consensus that the industry is growing healthily.…
SOUTHEAST ASIA COSMETICS MARKET HAS MANU COMMON CHARACTERISTICS, DESPITE WIDE VARIATIONS IN CONSUMER WEALTH
BY KARRYN MILLER, IN HANOI
WITH similar tropical and sub-tropical climates giving personal care product consumers some similar requirements as regards skin care, the 10 countries that make up the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region could be regarded as one by lazy marketers.…
COURSE CREDITS FOR VOLUNTEERS MOVE UP THE AGENDA
BY HANA KAMARUDDIN, IN SELANGOR, MALAYSIA
Students in some Asian countries, such as Japan, Indonesia and South Korea now earn credit hours for voluntary work, an incentive that builds volunteering into the university assessment system and promotes community work as an integral part of higher education, a conference has been told.…
China introduces sex education in primary schools
By Wang Fangqing
China, a nation once so secretive about sex, is determined to introduce sex education as early as primary schools. On December 12, China’s Ministry of Education released a draft of the National Standard for Primary School Teachers that included a requirement that teachers “get the knowledge and methods of puberty and sexual education.”
Beijing and Shanghai, the two most developed cities in China, launched sex education programs in selected local primary schools months ago along with the textbooks: “Steps of Growth” in Beijing and “Boys and Girls” in Shanghai, both presented in manga style to appeal to the young students.
“How to Protect Myself” is a major topic in both books. In “Boys and Girls,” which is adapted from a German textbook, scenarios include a little girl being given candy by a stranger and a little boy being told by a male tennis coach to help him clean a locker room.…
China Introduces Sex Education in Primary Schools
By Wang Fangqing
China, a nation once so secretive about sex, is determined to introduce sex education as early as primary schools. On December 12, China’s Ministry of Education released a draft of the National Standard for Primary School Teachers that included a requirement that teachers “get the knowledge and methods of puberty and sexual education.”
Beijing and Shanghai, the two most developed cities in China, launched sex education programs in selected local primary schools months ago along with the textbooks: “Steps of Growth” in Beijing and “Boys and Girls” in Shanghai, both presented in manga style to appeal to the young students.
“How to Protect Myself” is a major topic in both books. In “Boys and Girls,” which is adapted from a German textbook, scenarios include a little girl being given candy by a stranger and a little boy being told by a male tennis coach to help him clean a locker room.…
INTIMATE INNOVATIONS: HONG KONG CONFERENCE SHOWCASES INNOVATION, GREEN EFFORTS OF LOCAL APPAREL SECTOR
TWIN concerns of innovation and cost control were on the agenda at the recent International Symposium of Intimate Apparel at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU). Themed the ‘Next Generation of Eco-friendly Lingerie Fashion,’ the day-long event on March 26 heard from local experts on the role for smart textiles and the commercial prospects for eco-friendly materials.…
CHINA 'GUTTER OIL' SCANDALS A BOON TO BIOFUELS; BUT COLLECTION REMAINS DIFFICULT
BY MARK GODFREY, IN BEIJING
DINERS in Beijing were appalled recently to discover that restaurants on the city’s most famed dining street have been using recycled – or so called ‘gutter’ – cooking oil processed by an underground industry of oil collectors.…
ASSET TRACERS CHEW THE FAT ON OFFSHORE EUROPE
BY ROBERT STOKES
SWITZERLAND just signed a so-called ‘Rubik deal’ with Austria to safeguard Swiss banking secrecy in return for it levying withholding taxes anonymously on undeclared savings and investments held in Switzerland by Austrian nationals.
The bilateral treaty with Austria, start date 2013, follows those with Britain and Germany, and has raised the hackles of the European Commission, which has questioned these agreements’ legality under the European Union (EU) Savings Tax Directive, which tries to erase loopholes allowing depositors to squirrel money away from tax assessors.…
AIRLINE CARRIER GROWTH PROMPTS MAJOR AIRPORT EXPANSIONS IN DUBAI
BY PAUL COCHRANE, IN BEIRUT
DUE largely to the surging growth of Dubai-based airline carriers Emirates and flydubai, government-owned operator and manager Dubai Airports is currently juggling the development of the new Al Maktoum International Airport at logistics hub Dubai World Central (DWC), as well as the USD7.8 billion expansion of the Dubai International Airport (DXB).…