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  • Dr. Kavuru Sambasiva Rao takes over as Textiles Minister

    Dr. Kavuru Sambasiva Rao took over here today as the new Union Minister for Textiles. After assuming office, Sambasiv Rao said the Ministry will do everything possible to provide employment to poor sections of society, increase exports and do justice to cotton growers and handloom weavers. He also hoped to raise textile exports to 50 billion dollars by the year-end from the present 34 ...

  • Serena Williams shows off glamorous side for Burberry fashion show

    Serena Williams was spotted looking absolutely stunning at the Burberry fashion show on June 19. The tennis star flaunted her toned athletic physique in a figure-hugging dress as she arrived at Kensington Gardens in London to attend the menswear show, the Daily Express reported. The five-time Wimbledon champ donned a hot pink outfit, which she teamed up with a trench coat, a signature Burberry ...

  • Helen Mirren new face of Marksamp Spencer

    Award-winning actress Dame Helen Mirren is said to be the new face of lifestyle and fashion brand, Marks amp; Spencer. The 67-year-old was spotted shooting for brand's new ad campaign at London's St Katharine's Docks, here, Sunday, alongside TV personality Katie Piper, who is also believed to be starring in the advertisement, reports femalefirst.co.uk. It would be the first fashion campaign ...

  • 50pc fashion industry workers unhappy with jobs

    More than half of the workers of the fashion industry are dissatisfied with their jobs, a new survey has revealed. More than 1,300 workers in different disciplines with various degrees of seniority and expertise, were surveyed in a poll conducted by recruitment firm 24 Seven, only 48 percent of the employees have said that they are satisfied with their current position which is 51 percent last ...

  • Australian fashionistas mourn closing of Lisa Ho boutiques

    Australian fashionistas are mourning the closing of the Lisa Ho fashion house, which has dressed stars such as Olivia Newton-John, Jennifer Lopez and Elle Macpherson over the past three decades. Lisa Ho Group, which has total debts of some A$10.47 million ($9.91 million), handed over control of its operations to receivers earlier this month as part of its bankruptcy filing. The Lisa Ho ...


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  • Manufacturing sector sees rare improvement

    Manufacturing saw a modest improvement during the June quarter, coinciding with a sharp drop in the Australian dollar in recent months, new research shows.However, economists say this rare improvement in the sector will not stand in the way of further interest rate reductions by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) in coming months.The composite index for the Australian Chamber of Commerce and ...

  • Quickstep Technologies comment on Australian manufacturing

    The chairman of high-tech composites manufacturer Quickstep Technologies has spoken of the role of government input in assisting his company, and of the importance of being a part of a global supply chain. Quickstep is ASX listed and opened a facility in Bankstown last year, which ...

  • Negative Chinese manufacturing data rattles markets hurts Australian dollar

    China A slide in a key Chinese manufacturing index has dented the Australian share market and local currency, by fuelling concerns that Australia's biggest export market is slowing.HSBC's monthly Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) for manufacturing fell from 49.2 in May to 48.3 in June, which is a nine-month low.Output also dropped, from 50.7 to 48.8 last month, which is an eight-month ...

  • Survey shows China manufacturing shrinks in June

    HONG KONG (AP) -- Manufacturing in China contracted this month at a faster pace as demand weakened, according to a private survey Thursday, adding to fears about a fragile recovery in the world's second-biggest economy. HSBC said that the preliminary version of its monthly purchasing managers index fell to a nine-month low of 48.3 in June, down from 49.6 in May. Numbers below 50 indicate ...

  • Manufacturing staff may escape ClydeUnion cuts

    GREIG CAMERON Officials from Unite Scotland met with management of the Cathcart pump design and manufacturing plant yesterday at the first major summit since 160 job cuts were announced. It was confirmed back office and administration workers are the ones most at risk from the plans. Potential redundancy terms were not discussed at the meeting but Unite indicated it will look for the best ...

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