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NEW Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) signal a promising outlook for the Vietnamese textile industry with tariff concessions providing the biggest stimulus to figures, according to the country’s trade officials.

Attendees at the 17^th Vietnam International Textile & Garment Industry Exhibition, held late last month (November 22-25th) in Ho Chi Minh City, heard the deals will impact significantly on the national textile sector.…

The programme called ‘”From School To Work” Buddy Programme’, initiated by the Hong Kong Institute of Human Resource Management (HKIHRM), is set to be rolled out in January 2018 – marking the institute’s 40^th anniversary.

The six months long programme will offer “one-on-one, peer-to-peer mentoring and coaching for HR students in their final year of study in universities and academic institutions about career aspirations and goals,” HKIHRM president David Li said.…

THE HUMAN resources sector has been urged to put pressure on governments and investment fund managers in Asia to strengthen pension provisions as they deal with the consequences of rapidly aging populations.

And HR and economics experts have warned that corporate HR teams have a critical role to play in educating the workforce about the extent, however limited, of their pension provision and working with company bosses to strengthen policies within their organisations to compensate for the lack of robust schemes in existence.…

EMPLOYERS in Hong Kong should find it easier to recruit staff with the right skills according to the latest labour participation rates for the city, which indicates there is an increasing number of potential workers available to fill posts.

Hong Kong – with a population of seven million and a workforce estimated at just under four million, split almost equally between male and female – has had to face up to a diminishing talent pool in recent years, partly due to emigration and partly due to a fluctuating birth rate.…

WITH east and southeast Asia’s labour market tightening, companies and governments are developing innovative schemes to entice a key resource into their workforces – returning professionals, who have taken a break from their careers.

Morgan Stanley through its Return to Work 2018 programme aims to lure such “experienced” workers to restart their lives as employees at this global financial firm through a 12-week paid internship in the company’s Hong Kong offices.…

Consumers in the home of cosmetics, France, appear to be combining the long-established traditions of French-made products with the ultra-modern twist of Korea-inspired ‘K-beauty’ items in their latest personal care trends.

Traditionally, mention France and cosmetics in the same breath and an image of class and sophistication is brought to mind.…

HONG Kong regulators have laid down binding rules on financial institutions insisting that they practice effective cybersecurity management. The special administrative region’s (SAR) Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has issued ‘Guidelines for Reducing and Mitigating Hacking Risks Associated with Internet Trading’ requiring all licensed or registered internet traders to implement 20 steps to reduce cyber-attack vulnerabilities.…

THE EGYPT government and leather industry is planning to boost the country’s leather exports by 80%, to USD1 billion by 2020, through modernising the sector and developing dedicated manufacturing hubs. The Egyptian leather sector took a major hit in terms of lost sales and output during the political and economic instability following the 2011 revolution, and there has been no major investment for the past 15 years to upgrade facilities and improve output.…

A LONG-TERM supplier for global big names such as Lacoste and Hugo Boss, Hong Kong-based shirt manufacturer Esquel is testing a new territory as it broadens its horizons sustainably – e-commerce clients who sell direct to consumers.

Earlier this year, it entered a partnership with NetEase, a major Chinese internet technology company but is also known for its newly established e-commerce business ‘NetEase Selection’ (NS).…

THE HOLD that ethical sourcing and sustainability has over the US fashion and apparel industries is not necessarily being cemented by customers, a major American clothing conference has heard – but by changing investor requirements.

Zeke Hart, director of sustainability services for accounting firm PwC, said at a presentation during the 29^th Annual Apparel Importers Trade and Transportation Conference, held in New York City, on November 15:

“You don’t want to rub it in the face of your consumers that they need to buy a more ethical pair of jeans.”…