With the demand to import more than $10 billion worth of apparel products each year, Russia is a market with potential for Vietnamese garment-textile businesses.

Inspired by bright global market prospects for smart textile products, the Taiwan Textile Research Institute has helped establish the Taiwan Smart Textiles Alliance, bringing together related manufacturers as well as government and academic research units to develop innovative products, set up industrial standards and explore markets.

The central theme of the upcoming Africa Sourcing & Fashion Week, which will take place in Addis Ababa from October 3-6, 2017 is sustainability in clothing.

Government Polytechnic, Nagpur recently organised an industry-institute-interaction meet on “Cotton growth and development in Vidarbha region” with the delegates from Ethiopian textile industry.

The consistently high cotton prices in India in 2016-17, and which is still continuing in this financial year, will encourage Indian farmers to grow more this year.

Hyosung Corporation is likely to increase its investment in Vietnam, encouraged by good earnings by its Vietnamese subsidiary and a slew of measures taken by the Government to attract foreign investment in the Southeast Asian nation.

Radhika Goenka, daughter of BK Goenka and heiress to the Welspun Group, is set to start her own line of women’s innerwear – Lingerie Shop. This will also feature the launch of fully functional lingerie vending machines with its all-black collection, Be Mine, on display.

Andritz Nonwoven, part of international technology Group ANDRITZ, has received an order from TTL, Germany, to supply a complete needlepunch line.

The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is organising a National Conference on Innovative & Water Efficient Processes in the Textile Sector Promoting Sustainability & Competitiveness on May 18, 2017 at New Delhi.