Monthly Archives: July 2006

IMMEDIATE REDUCTION OF LABOUR COSTS FOR SME Agenzia Giornalistica Italia, Italy (AGI) – Rome, Jul 20 – Reduction of the tax burden, for employers as well as for employees, for all enterprises really engaging in development and employment operating on … Continue reading →

Chhattisgarh to have replica of ‘Dilli Haat’ India eNews.com, Indi Raipur – Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh will lay the foundation stone for a ‘Chhattisgarh-Haat’ – a handicraft complex similar to New Delhi’s ‘Dilli Haat’, in the state capital Sunday. … Continue reading →

Shop and Stay: Big, big bargains New Straits Times SHANTI GUNARATNAM Get ready to shop. The sixth Malaysia Mega Sale Carnival begins this Saturday, writes SHANTI GUNARATNAM UP to 70 per cent discounts and RM6 billion in revenue. For six … Continue reading →

Seagull Book Issues Statement about Its Relationship with Deseret Book Forbes Seagull Book today issued the following statement about its relationship with Deseret Book: “Seagull Book and Deseret Book have begun discussions to explore options for addressing the differences that … Continue reading →

Models that sing English Eastday A Taiwanese businessman has opened a Shanghai workshop that produces Kunqu Opera dolls in exquisite detail. The opera lover roamed the countryside seeking craftsmen who could make the stunning models, as Xu Wei recounts For … Continue reading →

Lamp made of 500,000 pieces of coconut shells 09:23′ 18/07/2006 (GMT+7) VietNamNet –o A lamp themed “Vietnam’ s Source of Light” has been made of 500.000 pieces of coconut shells at the cost of VND250 million by 15 craftmen of … Continue reading →

Swim or pollinate your way to HCM City fish ‘n’ flower fest Viet Nam News, Vietnam Local authorities are gearing up for the first festival of orna-mental fish, bonsai trees and flowers at Tao Dan Park in HCM City. Organised … Continue reading →

Technology, raw materials holding back handicraft sector Thanh Nien Daily, Vietnam Vietnam’s handicraft exports grossed US$308 million in the first half of 2006, up 13 percent from a year earlier, making its possible to obtain the year’s goal of $660 … Continue reading →

Parliament Vision 2015 to improve competitiveness of Moroccan handicraft industry, Minister Morocco Times, Morocco In a statement before the House of the Advisers on Wednesday, Jettou said that the programmes of the vision 2015 aims at creating 117,000 jobs, increasing … Continue reading →