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Industry Imports From China Surge 21.8 Percent in May

Imports of Chinese apparel and textiles shot up 21.8 percent in May, the Commerce Department said Thursday.

China Restrictions Aid Indonesia

Safeguard quotas imposed on China by the U.S. and European Union in late 2005 have been a boon to Indonesia's…

Textiles, Metals Suffer Most Job Losses in 30-Year Period a a

Textiles jobs have been a victim of the quickening pace of globalization.

Europe and Asia Drive Fabric Production

Global fabric production rose by 3.6 percent during the fourth quarter of 2006, boosted by strong gains in…

Global Economy Continues Surge

Robust economic expansion in China and India, growing U.S. import demand and a recovery in Japan and Europe…

WTO Regroups After Doha Setback

The 150 members of the World Trade Organization have given director general Pascal Lamy the task of salvaging…

Global Trade Talks Break Off

Crucial trade talks among the U.S., the European Union, Brazil and India broke down on Thursday, dealing…

Textiles Top Dumping Cases

Global textile exports accounted for the largest number of final antidumping measures imposed from last July…

Nation Group Critical of U.S., EU

Nations with emerging economies, led by Argentina and South Africa, said Monday that aggressive demands for…

Bush to WTO: Ban Some Subsidies

The Bush administration on Monday asked the World Trade Organization to prohibit five types of government…

WTO Report: India Tariffs Too High

India's global trading partners are urging the country to take steps to reduce high tariffs on imports of…

European Industry Frets Over Quota End

Executives from the European Apparel & Textile Organization said last week that the end of quotas this year…

Turkey Leading a Push For WTO Quota Review

Mexico, Bangladesh and Egypt, along with some African and Central American textile and apparel exporters…

China Seen as a High Risk In World Economic Forecast

A hard landing of China's economy, along with a global asset price collapse and a sharp fall of the dollar…

WTO Report: U.S., EU Quotas Spurring Recovery for Macau

Curbs imposed by the U.S. and the European Union on Chinese textiles and apparel shipments have put the…