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House to Mull Textile Import Moves
The House Ways & Means Committee will consider whether special scrutiny of foreign imports is needed to…
CFDA Calls for Action on Garment District1
Forty percent of the Manhattan Garment District???s production base could vanish in the next three years...
U.S. Targets Illegally Transshipped China Goods
The political climate surrounding imports from China intensified Thursday...
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Report on China Labor Conditions Paints Mixed Picture
The China National Textile and Apparel Council released its annual report on corporate social responsibility…
Problematic Scanning Mandate Awaits New President
The next president will face the difficult task of meeting a congressional deadline for scanning all…
China Toughens Rhetoric on Intellectual Property
Amid the buildup for the Summer Olympics in Beijing, China declared a tougher stance on protecting…
Industry Parses Candidates’ Trade Agendas
U.S. trade policy is approaching a crossroads and the apparel industry will face the fallout of this…
House Moves to Extend Apparel Monitoring Plan
The House Appropriations Committee has approved a $56.9 billion spending bill and instructed the…
Pascal Lamy Sets Doha Talks
World Trade Organization director general Pascal Lamy on Wednesday called for ministers from 35 to 40 trading…
Import Duty Increase Decision Put on Hold
U.S. Customs & Border Protection Commissioner W. Ralph Basham told a Senate committee on Tuesday that his…
Lesotho Prime Minister Seeks Broader Exports
Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili of Lesotho, a poor sub-Saharan African nation, said his country needs to…
Report Ranks Nations’ Trade Policies
Developing countries that are major textile and apparel exporters, such as China, India and Vietnam, are…
Brazil Turns Up Heat on U.S. Cotton Policy
Brazil put the U.S. on notice at a special World Trade Organization session that unless Washington "fully and…
Bush to Miss Congress’ Port Security Deadline
The Bush administration told lawmakers Thursday it will not meet a Congressionally mandated deadline for…
U.S. Assailed on Trade View at WTO Forum
At a World Trade Organization forum here, the U.S. came under heavy pressure from other major countries over…