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...The Swiss canton has a tradition of global commerce, going back to its 19th-century textile industry....
...A top exporter of electronics and textiles, Vietnam’s FDI has hit records as global companies search for a manufacturing alternative to China amid rising geopolitical tensions, a strategy known as “China...
...The company is marketing “working from home” product lines on its websites and advertisements....
...To access the talk, register at dcch.co.uk/focus; the virtual programme is live at dcch.co.uk/focus/programme The Hothouse by Studio Weave, IQL, Stratford A standout at this year’s festival, The Hothouse...
...The textile mills were shuttered just over a decade ago, long after they became uneconomic, in part because Mr Chen was reluctant to move his operations to the mainland as costs rose in his adopted home....
...Made.com was co-founded in 2010 by Brent Hoberman, creator of travel website lastminute.com, and he remains on the board....
...That compares to $927 back home, according to labour ministry data for 2017. And jobs in Taiwan are getting sparser....
...France became home for the two women when they moved from Morocco when Ms Chetrite was aged 15 and Ms Milgrom was 10....
...DP World aims to co-ordinate its global network with China’s projected $900bn investment for the One Belt, One Road project....
...“At home, the Xi administration hopes mergers will enable state firms to co-ordinate excess capacity cuts and boost pricing power....
...Shandong Ruyi, China’s largest textile producer, acquired a 70 per cent stake in the French fashion company SMCP, owner of the Sandro, Maje and Claudie Pierlot brands....
...It’s coming home.”...
...Many are headquartered in the North and Midlands, the old heartland of furniture and textile production, which is a positive sign for the regional business climate....
...While Thom Browne and the father-and-son team Casely-Hayford are synonymous with their respective homes in New York and London, most of their product is, in fact, manufactured in Japan....
...David (now Lord) Alliance, who once ran a textile and apparel empire, says Green is “a great retailer and they don’t make them any more”....
...“Back at home, there was no space for young designers then,” he says....
...“This is a very serious problem,” says Professor Jagdeep Chhokar, former dean of the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad and co-founder of the Association for Democratic Reforms, a campaign group....
...frieze.com Hu Yanyan CEO and managing director of China Guardian Auctions Co Ltd and China Guardian (HK) Auctions Co Ltd Women at the helm of major auction houses are still a rarity — alone among the...
...Analysts at Goldman Sachs say he will focus on labour intensive sectors like textiles and electronics, and look to review labour laws....
...Some designers say a lack of international expansion remains challenging due to a lack of official backing at home....
...For new homeowners or fans of good graphics I suggest a visit to Finnish textile designer Johanna Gullichsen’s studios in Helsinki and Paris....
...“It is India’s great paradox,” says Mr Subramanian, who once co-wrote a paper examining the phenomenon with Raghuram Rajan, now head of the Reserve Bank of India....
...John Miln of the UK Fashion and Textile Association agrees there are few new factories being established, but says there remains a good base of niche, highly skilled textile manufacturing....
...Sir Run Run and Runme were born to a wealthy textile family and educated at foreign-run schools in Shanghai....
...Yet sceptics doubt the UAW can perform the kind of role that IG Metall and Japanese unions play in the big carmakers’ home countries....
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