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  Nike Worldwide Apparel Supplier as at August 2012

  U.S. Textile Manufacturing and the Trans-Pacific Partnership Negotiations
 

Minimum Wage Order 2012	Myanmar	TPP
The Conundrum of Malaysia's Proposed Minimum      Wage   Over 4,500 Firms Want Minimum Wage Policy      Delayed   Subramaniam : Companies Would be Granted MW      Deferment if Their Reasons are Valid   Minimum Wage Order 2012 Update   Minimum Wage Order 2012 (Guidelines)   Minimum Wage and Retirement Age      Implementation will be Smooth	MYANMAR FOREIGN INVESTMENT LAW 2012    AAFA Welcomes US Lifting of Import Ban on       Myanmar    Rebuilding the Myanmar Apparel Sector    US to Lift Import Ban on Myanmar Goods    Myanmar to Start Building New Int'l Airport in       2013    India to Build Cotton Ginning Mill in Myanmar	AAFA Supports Vietnam's Inclusion In     TPP   USITC to Study Effect of Duty-free      Imports under TPP   TPP Talks Enter New Phase

Weekly News 19/13 (11/5/2013)   

   EU Lifts Myanmar Sanctions
   Ways to Make Clothes Last Longer
   Germans Lawmakers Reject Minimum Wage
   Insurance For The Unemployed Is In The Pipeline
   Popular Clothing Brands React to Bangladesh Tragedy
   BANGLADESH: Another Fatal Fire at Apparel Factory
   Wage Hike may Lead to Layoffs in Bolivian Textile Sector
   Adidas Launched Mobile Phone Communication Pilot to Monitor Labour Rights

Weekly News 18/13 (4/5/2013)

   Are You A Bad Boss?
   Chinese Clothing Stores Size Strategy
   Nanotech Boosts Thailand's Textile Business
   Australian Review Urged after Factory Collapse
   Indonesian Textile Facility Polluting Citarum River
   Egyptian Scientists Develop Insect-repellent Clothing
   Swedish Apparel Retailer H&M Applies for India Entry
   Bangladesh Building Disaster Toll Reaches 332, Textile Bosses Arrested

Weekly News 17/13 (27/4/2013)  

   Proton to Re-enter Chile Market
   Clothing Sales Give Tesco Needed Boost
   ASEAN Wants Talks on HK FTA to Begin
   ShanghaiTex 2013 Press Release 11 Apr 2013
   US Men’s Apparel Market Totals $57bn in 2012
   Pakistan Textile Industry Seeks Interest Rate Cut
   Unicharm To Buy Myanmar Sanitary Products Maker
   Bangkok Aims to Become Asean’s Apparel Wholesale Centre

Weekly News 16/13 (20/4/2013) 

   Oeko-Tex 2013 New Test Criteria
   Indian Textile Maker Plans U.S. Mill
   H&M Makes Their Suppliers List Public
   TPP can Double Vietnamese Garment Exports to US
   Vietnamese Garment Exports Rise 16% in Q1 of 2013
   Apparel Making at Kaesong Industrial Park in Doldrums
   Indonesia Introduces Chemical Standards in Kids Clothing
   Nike Welcomes IKEA as Key Partner in Waterless Dyeing System

Weekly News 15/13 (13/4/2013)   

   Taiwan Hikes Workers’ Minimum Pay
   NKorea Refuses to let SKoreans Enter Joint Factory
   US Textile & Apparel Imports Touch $8.3bn in Feb '13 
   24kt Gold Textile May Become New Luxury Very Soon
   RM500, Free Laptops And Insurance For POS Workers
   Brother To Make Industrial Sewing Machines In Vietnam
   Japan's Toray Committed On RM1 Billion Investment In Malaysia By 2020
   Canada to Revise RoO under GPT to Facilitate LDCs' Duty-free Market Access 

Weekly News 14/13 (6/4/2013) 

 India's Major Textile Hubs
 Thoughts on the First Sale Rule
 Study Shows Benefits from Imported Apparel
 Registration of The Limited Liability Partnership
    Launched on 5 Feb 2013
 Bangladesh Strikes Cause Apparel Industry Concerns
 Chile-Malaysia Bilateral Trade To Hit US$1 Billion In 2016
 UK Chamber to Provide Helping Hand to Burma Textile Sector
 Use of the "First Sale Rule" for Customs Valuation of U.S. Imports

Weekly News 13/13 (30/3/2013) 

 Knitwear Looks Forward
 Nike Debuts Hypercool Apparel
 Malaysia Trade Performance 2012
 Adapt To Minimum Wage, SMEs Advised
 India Targets 11.5% Annual Hike in Fabric Output
 China Outshines India in Apparel Export Growth Rate
 Clariant Supports Textile Industry’s Water Saving Efforts
 BASF to Focus its Textile Chemicals Business on Growth Markets

Weekly News 12/13 (23/3/2013) 

 Haiti Joins TAAT
 NWCC's Press Release
 NWCC's Letter on FW Minimum Wage Deferment etc
 Deferment of Minimum Wages
 The 4th International Shoe Festival
 Cambodia Ups Minimum Wages for Workers
 Pakistan : Textile Industry Ready to Invest $1b in BMR
 China Textile City Becomes Producer of Eco-friendly Fabrics

Weekly News 11/13 (16/3/2013)  

 Cotton Hits 11-Month High
Unravelling the Pattern of Clothing Supply
 US Textile & Clothing Imports Grow in Jan¡¯13
 US Net Textile and Apparel Imports Decline in 2012
 Closure of Textile Companies Continues in Costa Rica
 Productive Exchanges at TPP Negotiations on Textiles
 Italian Apparel Firms Seek Ties with Chinese Dalian Park
 Sri Lanka - Tie Apparel Sector Wages To Net Export Earnings

Weekly News 10/13 (7/3/2013)  

  Inside Fashion
  MICECA ePCO
  Australia抯 Minimum Wage
  Adidas Net Profit Down in 2012
  Biodegradable Apparel from Puma
  Burma Hopes for US Return to Textile Industry
  BASF and Markor to establish joint ventures in Xinjiang, China
  Cambodia`s Second Hand Clothing Imports is 10 Times More than New
     Ones

Weekly News 09/13 (2/3/2013) 

  Yangon's Local Clothing Sales Surge
  Traditional Indonesian Textiles Go Global
  500 Jobs Cut In Panasonic Plant Closure
  Pakistan : 2% Sales Tax on Textile Sector Soon
  Nepal Garment Makers Shift Focus to Indian Market
  El Salvador Textile Sector May Lose 22,000 Jobs to TPP
  Trademark on 'Jesus' Cracking Down on US Apparel Companies
  Investor Shuts Sr Lanka Apparel Factories, Over 1,500 Lose Jobs

Weekly News 08/13 (23/2/2013) 

  Board the ‘Keretapi Sarong’ this Weekend
  Postal Service Plans to Begin Selling Apparel
  Thailand, EU to Start FTA Talk Early Next Month
  US Workers Add Substantially to Apparel Imports
  Pakistan can Gain by Setting up Textile Units in Malaysia
  Haiti Joins TAAT Alliance, Urges U.S. To Adopt Strong Textile Rules In TPP
  SME Employers May Apply to Extend Minimum Wage Implementation for Foreign Workers
  Analyzing the Value Chain for Apparel Designed in the United States and Manufactured Overseas