US takes step for clothing quotas
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The Bush administration yesterday agreed to consider new quotas on five categories of Chinese-made clothing, a step toward protecting domestic manufacturers from cheaper imports.
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The quiet clothing industry powerhouse is undergoing a makeover in an effort to attract style-conscious consumers.
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The U.S. textile industry petitioned the Bush administration on Tuesday for protection from what American companies fear will be a flood of Chinese products coming into this country when worldwide quotas are removed on Jan. 1.
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SHANGHAI - China will impose duties on textile and clothing exports to ease international concerns that mainland producers could flood markets when a decades-old quota system is lifted next month, state press reported Monday.
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China on Tuesday protested a U.S. decision to impose a quota on sock imports, warning it might take "further steps" under World Trade Organization rules to protect its own rights.
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ANKARA: Turkey has decided to impose textile quotas to protect its large domestic industry against an onslaught of cheap Chinese textile and apparel imports.
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The United States says it will continue to slap duties on countries it claims dump their goods on the US market, despite a World Trade Organisation ruling Tuesday that authorises seven nations and the European Union (EU) to impose sanctions against
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The Bush administration, sending another signal that it intends to limit imports of clothing from China next year, announced yesterday that it will consider a request by the US textile industry
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Fashion Wire Daily - Call it a global victory for underwear rights or the biggest mass change in fashion history.
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The Marine Corps is taking on the role of fashion police.
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THE US and the EU are not backing the move by some least developed countries (LDCs) to stall the abolition of apparels&#39; export quota regime slated for January 1, next year.
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The move was in response to appeals by the United States to give greater voting share to fast-growing countries.
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The US textile industry officials would plead for blocking Chinese imports to the Bush administration this month. Earlier this year, the White House had rejected a similar request made by 130 Republican and Democratic members of Congress.
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An association of US textile importers and retailers says it has filed a lawsuit to stop the US Commerce Department from considering import quotas on Chinese products sought by textile manufacturers.
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The European Union council has officially adopted a proposal to eliminate all quantitative restrictions on the import of textile and clothing from World Trade Organisation countries from 1 January 2005.
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The dress code for the U.S. Navy has gotten a little update to bring it into the 21st century.
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BEIJING: The end of 30 years of global garment quotas should be a huge long-term boon for Chinaâs low-cost producers. But in the short run, it may instead mean a trade war between Washington and Beijing.