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THE JAPANESE government and the European Union (EU) have joined forces to help promote the development of nanotechnology-based block-copolymer-micelle medicines. These deliver active ingredients via coated spherical nano-structures that can deliver more punch from medical chemicals that can otherwise be unstable or have poor solubility.…

NEPAL’S ready-to-wear garment sector wants to diversify its target markets away from a past reliance on America, prompted a slump in exports, which have fallen by more than half over the past five years. The Garment Association Nepal (GAN) general secretary Ashok Kumar Agrawal blamed decreasing demand from American consumers and told just-style the industry is hoping to “diversify export markets to Australia, Canada and Japan, making use of duty free privileges while increasing exports to the EU,” where they enter duty free under the Everything But Arms deal.…

INDIAN garment exporters are looking to buyers in new countries to compensate for drops in orders from struggling, traditional western markets, Dr A Sakthivel, chairman of the Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) has told just-style.

“Since the last two years when our conventional markets in Europe, the United States and Canada are facing economic problems, we have started to look for new markets in South America, South Africa, Japan and Israel,” he explained.…

Japan-owned convenience store chain 7-Eleven is to expand in southwest China, starting in regional centres Chongqing and Chengdu, according to 7-Eleven China. Parent Seven & I Holdings has struck a deal with the Japanese trading company Mitsui and the Chengdu, China-based New Hope Group, an agribusiness company, to help roll-out the expansion.…

A free trade agreement (FTA) resulting from negotiations announced last week between the European Union (EU) and Thailand is expected to eliminate import tariffs still imposed on some European steel products, such as flat-rolled products of non-alloy steel and bars and rods.…

EUROPEAN Union (EU) confectionery manufacturers and their suppliers stand to boost their export sales and reduce import costs with the launch of talks to forge the two largest bilateral trade deals ever sought by the EU – with the USA and Japan.…

THE WORLD it seems, it becoming a little less keen to chew gum (and blow bubbles with it): this confectionery sub-sector that grew by a healthy 7.7% in 2011 saw growth slowing to 1.7% in 2012. It is the quietest sales period since the chewing gum segment (that includes bubble gums) posted a fall of 2.5% from USD23.2 billion to USD22.44 billion during the recession from 2008 to 2009, according to figures from market researcher Euromonitor International.…

FASHION executives were impressed this past October by a model on the catwalk sporting a stunning white wedding dress that flowed in light, wispy waves as she approached the audience. It was a ground-breaking design created by pioneering Japanese bridal ware designer Yumi Katsura, who is known not only for her eye-catching designs, but also her innovative use of materials, such as satin taffeta.…

IT is a long way to the UK from the German terminus of the Russian-dominated Nord Stream gas pipeline – but major energy companies are seriously considering building a fixed link to Britain. BP has been in talks with Gazprom, the UK and the Russian government.…

DESPITE China’s slowing economy in 2012, Chinese consumers still spent handsomely on beauty products. In December alone, for example, spending on cosmetics and personal care products (such as personal soaps, shampoo and toothpastes) increased 16% and 16.6% respectively from the same time a year ago, compared with 8.7% for clothing and 3.6% for jewelry, according to the China Nation Commercial Information Center, a Beijing-based government organisation tracking national retail statistics.…