Challenges facing China

China’s competitive edge: separating fact from fiction

Why is China’s share of world clothing manufacture increasing when stories abound of its rising inflation, factories going out of…

US: Textile groups call for China apparel monitoring

Trade groups from 17 countries are calling on Congressional leaders and the Bush Administration to introduce a system to monitor…

EU: Mulls anti-dumping duties on Chinese shoes

The European Commission is meeting with EU Member States tomorrow (17 September) to discuss whether or not to extend anti-dumping…

VIETNAM: Chinese garments flood supermarkets

Vietnam’s retail market has seen a flood of garment products sourced from China despite recently becoming a top ten global…

COMMENT: Betting against China is a mug’s game

Reports that China may be losing its competitive edge in textiles and clothing are becoming increasingly common. But they could…

CHINA: Mulling more policies to help textile sector

China is studying further policies to help its textile sector cope with high costs and slowing demand, a ministry official…

CHINA: Retail sales of garments soar 26.8% in July

China’s retail sales soared by 23.3% in July, helped by surging sales of garments, according to the latest data from…

CHINA: To raise export tax rebates on textiles, garments

China is to raise tax rebates on a range of textiles and garments to 13% from 11%, in a bid…

US/MEXICO: Textile groups to tackle China, customs issues

Leaders from textile trade groups in the US and Mexico have agreed to work together to stamp out fraudulent shipments…