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More Fees Proposed at L.A. Ports
The Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, the largest U.S. port system, are considering a new fee to help…
Congress Returns With Focus on China, Trade Deals
Amid volatile election-year politics that will influence the debate, Congress is reconvening with a trade…
President OKs Spending Bill
President Bush signed a $555 billion omnibus spending bill Wednesday that provides funding for the…
A Growing Headache: Fakes From China Seen As Rising Woe in 2008
It looks like 2008 is going to be another tough year for brands trying to fend off fakes.
Product Safety Bill Passed in Congress
Legislation is moving through Congress that would overhaul the embattled Consumer Product Safety Commission…
Social Awareness Is Focus Of China’s Industry Leaders
With growing global attention on workers' rights and environmental issues, China's textile and apparel…
Proposed Commerce, USTR Funding Takes Hit
The Commerce Department and U.S. Trade Representative's office lost millions of dollars in proposed funding…
In Brief: Stepping Inside… Free Trading With Peru… Sear’s Official Bid
Gianfranco Ferre SpA is taking footwear in-house and beefing up its design department under new creative…
Report Fuels Scrutiny of Vietnam Apparel Imports
A new report is recommending closer Congressional scrutiny of a Bush administration monitoring program for…
Antidumping Issue Latest Hurdle in Doha Talks
A new confrontation between the U.S. and other major trading powers over reform of global antidumping rules…
Key Issues Persist Despite U.S.-China Pacts
Capping a week of top-level trade meetings marked by some acrimony, U.S. and Chinese officials said Thursday…
In Brief: Gucci Award… EU Trade Chief Hits China…
Gucci America Inc. and Chloe SAS were awarded $2 million as part of a final order and judgment on consent…
Eleven Indicted in $200M Counterfeit Case
The $200 million counterfeit bust last week resulted in 11 defendants getting indicted Wednesday in Manhattan…
Apparel Imports See 3% Rise in Oct.
Apparel imports rose 3 percent in October from a year earlier to 2.2 billion square meter equivalents…
In Brief: Watts to QVC… Playing Defense…
Claire Watts, former vice president of merchandising at Wal-Mart Stores Inc., will join QVC Inc. on Jan. 7…