China labour shortage threatens prices

THE FLANARANT: China prices to rise as labour shortages grow

Europe and the US can keep whipping themselves into a frenzy and demand the Chinese write off their debts. Or…

COMMENT: China versus the world

Hot on the heels of the war of words over China's currency policies, textile firms and workers have wasted no…

ANALYSIS: Economic crisis accelerates apparel industry change

The global economic crisis has intensified structural changes in the textile and apparel sector as nations try to boost their…

ANALYSIS: Chinese apparel firms face labour shortage

A year after Chinese manufacturers laid off millions of workers to cope with declining exports, many are now reporting a…