(AUSTRALIA)

• Global wool demand softer in 2007
• High-twist Australian Merino men’s suits in Japan

(BANGLADESH)

• The Netherlands to launch Joint Project in Bangladesh
• Eco-friendly marketing of jute

(CHINA)

• Womens silkwear - new concept
• More anti-dumping investigations expected this year
• Yarn output to reach 17.7 million tones
• Textile and apparel exports rose by 2.96%
• Foreign Trade Policy on imports
• More anti-dumping investigations expected this year

(EUROPEAN UNION)

• Removal of anti-dumping duties on PSF

(EGYPT)

• QIZs attract Apparel Investment from Turkey

(ICELAND)

• Ancient textile tradition inspires artists

(INDIA)

• Knitwear industry focuses more on effect yarn
• Specific standards for technical textile products
• Imports of used textile machinery from Europe and USA
• Textile exports to rise by 25% in 2006-07
• Foundation stone for biggest textile park

(ITALY)

• Cotton industry recovers

(MEXICO)

• Cotton production index increased

(NIGERIA)

• Nigerian grant to West African textile industry

(SINGAPORE)

• Fashion industry gets government funding

(SRI LANKA)

• New logo on handloom products

(SOUTH AFRICA)

• Wool prices jump significantly

(THAILAND)

• Textile and apparel exports declined

(USA)

• World cotton production forecast
• Pro-China trade bills condemned
• Southern Hemisphere average yield declines

(VIETNAM)

• Textile and apparel to be more competitive
• Textile and apparel to face global competition
• Imports threaten local garments