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Countries adopt draft text for accord fight climate change
2015-02-15 13:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: Roughly 200 countries agreed to draft language for an agreement to tackle climate change on Friday. Reuters reports government delegates adopted an 86-page draft as the foundation for negotiations on the pact, which is expected to be finished later this year. "Although it has become longer, countries are now fully aware of each others positions, said Christiana Figueres, the head of the U.N. climate change secretariat, referring to an earlier 38-page document which formed the basis of discussions....
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Minimum Wages in Apparel Manufacturing Countries (Statistical Report)
2015-02-11 21:05:35| EmergingTextiles.com
Minimum wages are being increased in a series of Asian apparel manufacturing countries at the start of 2015. Effective implementatioin could however take time, as already observed in the last year in Bangladesh. Apparel exports could be negatively affected in countries like Cambodia, where the low labor costs are the sole advantage offered to domestic industry. In other countries like Vietnam, a new increase of minimum wages will not impact the fast development of sales to US and EU clothing markets.
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CES Asia draws global brands and registrants from 80 countries.
2015-02-10 14:31:40| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
CEA announced that more than 4,500 consumer technology professionals from 80 countries have registered for the inaugural International CES Asia™ since launch of registration. Scheduled for May 25–27 in Shanghai, China, show's theme will be Internet of Things, innovation, and connectivity. Product categories featured on show floor and conference program will include: 3D printing, robotics, lifestyle, smart home, sports and fitness, wearables, and more.
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Currency Trends in Low-Cost Countries (Monthly Report)
2015-02-03 15:05:41| EmergingTextiles.com
The dollar further surged in January against the euro and the Sterling, potentially depressing the EU clothing import market. The Indian rupee began rebounding, although still staying at a relatively weak level. Our monthly statistical report displays a comprehensive view of currency values against the US dollar but also v. the euro, the British pound, the Indian and Pak rupees, and the Chinese renminbi.
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The Countries Most Likely To Survive Climate Change Chaos
2015-02-02 21:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Gizmodo: The results of a new report show which countries are the most vulnerable to risk--and the most ready to respond when disaster strikes. Bigger storms and more flooding are some of the most most obvious ingredients in the risk stew brewed up by climate change. But what happens after the storms subside? What about all the secondary and tertiary effects of climate change? What about the challenge of finding the money or doing the infrastructural planning necessary to adapt to a changed environment,...
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