(AUSTRALIA)

• Cotton production forecast at 0.5 million bales

(BANGLADESH)

• Export of 8 million ready- made garments to India
• Clothing business in Bangladesh is flourishing
• Non-tariff barriers on silk import
• Capital investment in EPZs raises 35% in FY '07

(BOTSWANA)

• Textile & apparel exports to US on radar

(CHINA)

• Textile meet adopts six-point agenda
• Shaoxing strengthens export route to Africa
• China - the biggest producer of color cotton
• PTT fibre based products raise the value of the Chinese textile industry to a new level

(EUROPEAN UNION)

• Textile industry tops €200 billion
• Nonwovens output tops €5 billion

(FIJI)

• Garment exporters warned off losing preferential entry into Australia

(GHANA)

• Cotton industry struggling for survival

(INDIA)

• Textile sector witnesses gigantic growth
• Demand for cotton is increasing
• India corners Chinese yarn with anti-dumping
• Increase in BT cotton crop demand
• Airbags to be made compulsory in cars

(IRAN)

• Country gets largest textile facility

(IRAQ)

• Textile and leather factories to sign contracts with US

(NEW ZEALND)

• Wool exports value remained stable

(PERU)

•  Textile exports hit hardest by earthquake

(SRI LANKA)

• The 'distressed' denim jeans fashion

(TURKEY)

• Textiles sector comes under the strike wave
• Representatives convey serious concerns with Doha cotton textile
• CITA to give handloom status to some textile goods

(USA)

• EEEC investigates garment manufacturers

• Scotish firm receives R&D grant worth £144,000

(VIETNAM)

• Apparel exports to US under dumping watch

(UK)

• Textile industry demands more stringent laws