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Ocean Freight Rates Seen Steady
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Pakistan Sets Deepwater Port
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U.N. Report: China Exports Reach $48.3 Billion in 2005
China emerged as the big winner in the first year since global quotas were lifted, accounting for nearly 80…
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Pascal Lamy, director general of the World Trade Organization, kicks off a month of "shuttle" diplomacy…
Critical Point for Doha Talks, Ministers Uncertain of Deal
Ministers from 60 countries begin crucial talks in Geneva Friday in a bid to clinch a deal on lowering…
Study: Global Economy on the Rise
Solid growth by the U.S. and China, along with a recovery in Japan and expansion in Germany, bodes well for…
U.S., EU Join Forces Against Counterfeits
U.S. and European Union officials are slated to announce in Vienna today a joint-action program to combat…
India, China Oppose Special Treatment for Textiles
Senior Indian and Chinese officials on Thursday dismissed calls by the U.S. for textiles and apparel to be…
ILO Conference Focuses on Challenges of Outsourcing, Globalization
The impact of outsourcing on labor conditions in the textile and apparel industries came under the spotlight…
Cambodian Apparel Exports Surge 9.6 Percent in 2005
Cambodia's apparel and textile industry is on the rise, a new report said.
Machinery Investment Falls
Global shipments of weaving, texturing and flat-knitting machinery posted significant declines in 2005…
Outsourcing’s Other Side
Companies that move manufacturing abroad to lower production costs stand to benefit from comparative…
Little Price Impact Despite Container Boom
The expansion of global container ship capacity, which is projected to grow about 50 percent by 2008, is…
More Dumping in ’05
Asian nations, led by India and Pakistan, last year initiated the highest number of antidumping…
Doha Tariff Talks Teetering on the Brink
The global trade talks aimed at lowering tariff barriers are threatening to collapse this summer.