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House Group Assails CAFTA Labor Provisions
Those opposed to CAFTA are stating their case as the President gets ready to send the agreement to Congress…
Trade Stakes Raised at Paris Parley
The U.S. plans to urge developing countries to drop tariffs on industrial goods in exchange for wealthy…
EU Begins to Enforce Tariffs On Some U.S.-Made Apparel
The EU began charging a 15 percent tariff Sunday on imports of certain U.S.-made apparel after Congress…
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Obituary: Barry Gersten, Textiles Executive
NEW YORK — Barry Gersten, a textiles executive, died of a stroke Tuesday at Manhattan’s Mount Sinai Medical…
CITA Takes on China With Safeguard Review
WASHINGTON — An interagency U.S. government panel on Thursday agreed to consider requests to impose safeguard…
USTR Nominee Recommended
The Senate Finance Committee gave the nod to Rep. Rob Portman to be U.S. Trade Representative, but his full…
An Embellished Story
Exhibitors at Directions and Printsource showed prints and embroideries that were more subtle and had…
Ace-Lectra Link Prints at Jet Speed
NEW YORK — Ace Style Intimate Apparel Inc., a $230 million maker of lingerie and swimwear, has begun using a…
USTR Nominee Faces Challenge in Senate
USTR nominee Rep. Rob Portman vowed to take a tougher stance on China and protect U.S. jobs from import…
Labor Problems Put Cambodian Exports in Peril
GENEVA — The takeoff in apparel exports that helped war-ravaged Cambodia rebuild its economy could be in…
Shipowners Seek Major Price Hikes
Negotiations between importers and ocean carriers on next year's shipping contracts are at a critical point…
Quota Concerns in China
Three months into the post-quota era, Chinese textile firms at Intertextile Beijing had mixed feelings about…
Greek Magnate Sees Growth
PIRAEUS, Greece — The dramatic growth in China’s economy as well as Asian business in general will likely…
Mills Adapt to Trade Shift
HONG KONG — As China’s apparel and textile exports soar, executives at the Interstoff Asia show were focused…
Far and Away
NEW YORK — Expect to travel the world at next week’s IFFE, held from April 18-20 at the Jacob K. Javits…