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Related Keywords: FDI, garment and textile export, GSO, import from China, textile fiber, trade deficit, Vietnam trade surplus

Vietnam recorded a trade surplus for the third consecutive year, after recording surpluses of US$280 million in 2012 and more than US$860 million in 2013. This year it is touched US$2 billion according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

According to the GSO, foreign direct investment (FDI) enterprises contributed to the majority of revenues of Vietnam's key export products which includes garment and textile exports, accounts 59.4 percent of US$20.77 billion.

Related Keywords: Bollgard II, cotton growing sector, cotton seeds, double cotton produce, Pakistan cotton sector, PARC, Plant Quarantine Act, Roundup Ready Flux

Pakistan plans to import various varieties of cotton seeds produced by foreign firms despite a ban on their import. According to officials in the Pakistan Environment Protection Agency and the Pakistan Agriculture Research Council (PARC), the move followed claims by foreign seed and pesticide producing companies that adopting new cotton varieties would double Pakistan’s cotton produce from an average 12 to 13 million bales a year to 26 million bales per year.

Related Keywords: order from TN govt, saree and dhotis, Sircilla powerloom industry, Sircilla weavers, weaving saree

The festival of Pongal has indeed brought festivities for the Sircilla weavers as they are busy in completing the task given to them by the Tamil Nadu government. This order of 1.73 crore sarees and 1.72 crore dhotis has brought a beam of light for the distressed powerloom weavers.

Tamil Nadu agencies had placed orders for procurement of 30 lakh metres of Polycot (a mixture of Polyester and Cotton) textiles. The workers who earn Rs 100 a day usually are now earning anywhere between Rs 300 to Rs 450 a day.

Related Keywords: African countries, CmiA initiative, competitive market, Kenya, Puma, stakeholders, Tanzania, Uganda

With the collapse in the local companies like Puma due to poor quality of imported fabrics, the Kenyan textile industry can stimulate its growth again only when the quality standards in the three African countries viz.Tanzania , Uganda and Kenya is enhanced.

The imports are due to fragile cotton value chain capacity that cannot meet demand in terms of volume, price and quantity.

Related Keywords: anti-dumping duty, CITI, costs of converting raw material, ICF, Make in India, Nirmala Sitharaman, raw material costs, reduction of excise duty, removal of import duty, revive textile industry, SIMI, SISPA, Texprocil

The Southern India Mills’ Association (SIMA), Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI), Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council (TEXPROCIL), Indian Cotton Federation (ICF), South India Spinners Association (SISPA) and other stake holders has submitted a joint memorandum to Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Commerce & Industry urging for a cut in duties to revive the industry.

Related Keywords: apparel garment manufacturing center, fashion technology, Indian Prime Minister, plug and play model, PM Narendra Modi, union textile ministry

After Prime Minister Narendra Modi made his first announcement in Nagaland that the Centre would set up one modern apparel garment manufacturing center in each of the eight North East states, the union textiles ministry has finalized a policy under which the Central government would bear the cost of providing 300 machines to each such centre. All the NE state governments have been asked to provide 1.5 acres of land each, preferably near the capital city.

Related Keywords: Colombain companies, Colombian exporters, Colombiatex, government agency, host important event, international buyers, Procolombia

PROCOLOMBIA is a government agency in Colombia to host important events in 2015 to connect Colombian exporters and international buyers. One of the event expected of next year’s first quarter is the 55th Matchmaking Forum where more than 2,000 Colombian companies from the Apparel, Agribusiness, Manufacturing, and Services sectors will be present, showcasing their products that offer several competitive advantages for international importers.

Related Keywords: CEFT, Chandigarh entrepreneur, Fibre to Fabric, Nandgaonpeth MIDC, next emerging textile zone, Sanjay Gupta, textile industries, textile manufacturing hub, vertically integrated textile unit, VIdarbha, Vidarbha Economic Development Council, Vidarbha textile industry

The Vidarbha Economic Development Council (VED) facilitated a meeting for Sanjay Gupta, an entrepreneur from Chandigarh (Punjab) with Devendra Fadnavis, Chief Minister and Subhash Desai, Minister for Industries recently on the subject, expressing the need for a textile manufacturing hub in Nandgaonpeth MIDC (Amravati) so that cotton is processed and goes out of Vidarbha as fabric, in short, Fibre to Fabric.

For this VED proposes to hold road-shows along with State Government in Punjab, Rajasthan and Tamilnadu to market Nandgaonpeth there as a textile hub.

Related Keywords: handicraft, high quality silk products, Hoi An silk village, hub for silk making, silk farming, silk products, silk weaving, Vietnam-Asean silk festival, Vietnamese artisans

The Hoi An Silk village in Quang Nam is justifiably famous as a hub for silk making and trading in the region. To celebrate this fact, the village hosted a Vietnam-ASEAN Silk Festival, the first of its kind event.

The Vietnam-ASEAN Silk Festival was opened this morning, 28 December at the Hoi An Silk Village in the central province of Quang Nam. The festival attracted 32 artisans from seven silk villages throughout the country including Van Phuc, Phung Xa, Ma Chau, Tan Chau, Cham My Nghiep…

Related Keywords: Blue Wings, bridal attires, Fashion extravaganza, handloom outfits, Manipuri handloom, modern designs and ready-to-wear casual garments, national and foreign customers, North east region, rich colourful, traditional indigenous attires

The fashion extravaganza was organized in Imphal by 'Blue Wings', with an aim to promote the traditional indigenous attires of the North-East region and attract the attention of national and foreign customers.

The organizer, Nishikanta said that their vision is to promote designers of Manipur. This is the second edition of their show and they are trying to promote traditional attires and designers.

A recent fashion show saw foreign models walking the ramp in traditional attires, with Manipur's rich and colourful handloom well projected by many North-East based designers.