Monthly Archives: November 2007

Customs & tax sops for leather, handicraft and textile exporters Economic Times, India NEW DELHI: The government on Thursday reduced Customs duty on polyester staple fibre and polyester filament yarn from 7.5% to 5% and on other manmade fibres from … Continue reading →

Handicraft industry hopes to nail 1.5 billion USD Vietnam Economic Times, Vietnam The handicraft industry targets 1.5 billion USD in export turnover by 2010, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade. Director of the ministry’s Trade Promotion Agency (Vietrade), … Continue reading →

Handicraft makers eye Japan Viet Nam News, Vietnam HA NOI — Handicraft producers and exporters expect to increasingly target the Japanese market, said the vice chairman of the Viet Nam Association of Craft Villages, Luu Duy Dan. “Through the recent … Continue reading →

Saved by the abaca angels Inquirer.net, Philippines GUINOBATAN, Albay–It has been a year since super typhoon Reming (international code name: Durian) brought Albay to its knees. But, just like the province, entrepreneur Melinda Morante is slowly getting back on her … Continue reading →

Be proud of your roots: CM Daily Express, Malaysia Keningau: Chief Minister Datuk Musa Haji Aman said the young generation should be proud of their ancestry and accord due respect to those closely related to them. It is even more … Continue reading →

Handicraft corp hedges on MCX Dilip Kumar Jha / Mumbai November 23, 2007 Business Standard, India State-run unit plans to hedge Rs 100 crore in precious metals Handicrafts & Handlooms Exports Corporation of India (HHEC), a PSU under the Ministry … Continue reading →

ICEU for ending the role of intermediaries GreaterKashmir.com (press release), India Cooperative Movement GK NEWS NETWORK Srinagar, Nov 21: In connection with the cooperative week the Industrial Cooperative Employees’ Union, Handicraft Department Wednesday held a provincial level seminar at Miskeen … Continue reading →

Women’s groups better their handicraft skills Fiji Times, Fiji AS part of northern development, Minister for Women Adi Laufitu Malani has held talks with the Fiji American Chamber of Commerce for possible exporting of handicraft to the US by women … Continue reading →

INATO: Malaybalay’s Valdez Native Handicraft: but where’s the abaca? Minda News, Philippines MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/19 November) — The local handicraft industry is losing business due to scarce supply of abaca, Bernadette Valdez, onwer of Malaybalay’s renowned Valdez Native Handicraft, said. … Continue reading →