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Malaysian fashion industry promotion generates export sales
The recent FACIT@INTRADE and Malaysian Fashion Week 2015 earned MYR126. 5m (US$29.
Aeropostale announces further expansion in Thailand
Aeropostale, a US-based retailer of casual apparel for young women and men, has announced additional expansion plans in Thailand, which are scheduled to begin in...
Far Eastern Apparel starts construction of second factory in Vietnam
Taiwan-based Far Eastern Apparel Vietnam has started construction of a 10-hectare clothing factory in the Bac Dong Phu industrial park in Dong Phu district, in...
Norwegian knitted fabric producer opens new factory in Lithuania
Norwegian-owned Devold, a producer of knitted products, has opened a new plant in Lithuania, which has been its base for 15 years.
Expansion for Ajara Textile
Ajara Textile was set up in 2008 with investments from Militeks of Turkey when an old tea factory was purchased in the village of Bobokvati...
2,000 jobs could be created by Tavush textile project in Armenia
The Armenian government is discussing proposals to start textile production in the Tavush border communities.
HempFlax invests in Romanian hemp cultivation and processing
HempFlax, a Dutch company specialising in hemp processing, has invested €5m in hemp growing and processing in Romania, where its first factory opened in Alba...
Bulgaria bans sale of four types of children’s clothing
Bulgaria’s Commission for Consumer Protection has banned the sale of four types of children’s clothing found at the beginning of the school year.
Fibre plant in Vietnam closes owing to big losses
The Dinh Vu Polyester Fibre Plant (PVTex) in the northern Vietnamese port city of Hai Phong has closed and faces bankruptcy after little more than...
Cambodian clothing sector minimum wage raised to US$140 a month
Following weeks of negotiations, the Cambodian government is to raise the monthly minimum wage for the country’s garment workers from US$128 to US$140 a month.