01 Aug India’s Footwear Industry Growing; Imports From China up 133%
Releasing the study, Assocham's secretary general D.S. Rawat said “Indian footwear industry has grown at a CAGR of 15 percent and expected to grow by...
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31 Jul U.S., Vietnam work toward trade agreement
Obama said after the meeting, "We had a very candid conversation about both the progress that Vietnam is making and the challenges that remain." Sang...
30 Jul U.S. Trade Representative Tours New Balance Factory
Commenting on USTR Michael Froman’s visit today to a New Balance factory, the Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA) President Matt Priest released the...
29 Jul Jeans and shoes show criminal underbelly of China-EU trade
The importer, a front man for the Calabrian mafia, tells the Chinese seller, who speaks fluent Italian and lives in Rome, that he wants to...
29 Jul Bangladesh struggles to check if factories are safe
The disconnect among the various agencies conducting what are often cursory visual assessments - Bangladesh has nowhere near enough technical equipment for sophisticated inspections -...
26 Jul ‘Made in Vietnam’ a concern for Teamsters
"They should be held accountable for their labor and human rights violations," Hoffa said. The situations that led to the death of more than 1,000...
24 Jul Lawmaker urges steps to open Japanese markets
Rep. Sander Levin of Michigan, top Democrat on the Ways and Means Committee, proposed that the Trans-Pacific Partnership, or TPP, talks should link the reduction...
24 Jul Lawmakers Anxious for U.S.-China Discussions to Yield Trade Results
Now that the United States and China have agreed this month to resume talks toward an investment treaty, pro-trade lawmakers are urging the Obama administration...
22 Jul As Cambodian Factories Expand, Conditions Are Criticized
The Better Factories Cambodia report was released last week, and it notes that "some of this deterioration may be attributed to the rapid growth of...
19 Jul Trade chief says Pacific trade pact deal “doable” by year’s end but not easy
U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman acknowledged at a House hearing that numerous obstacles remain, however, including ensuring that Japan lives up to its commitments to...