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Hong Kong’s fashion and lifestyle incubation platform Azalvo together with Jumpstart are co-organizing a free 12-week online accelerator course. This project is with a goal of helping teams to 20x …
HK Fashion and lifestyle platform Azalvo and Jumpstart co-organize a free 12-week online accelerator course for Startups Read More
Marimekko Hong Kong released on 18 January 2021 the fashion company’s new Chinese New Year Limited Series and giveaway games on their Instagram account, as follow: The next month is …
Marimekko Hong Kong release limited collection for Chinese New Year Read More
IKEA’s first fashion collection, EFTERTRÄDA has landed in Thailand and the country becomes the third country worldwide to welcome the collection. EFTERTRÄDA means ‘to succeed’ in Swedish and the collection …
EFTERTRÄDA – IKEA’s first fashion collection landed in Thailand Read More
Women workers at clothing factories in Asia are particularly hard hit during the corona pandemic. Finnish Finnwatch is now looking for a corporate team both at home and at EU …
Finnwatch wants to ensure human rights for women textile workers in Asia Read More
COVID-19 has had devastating effect for tens of thousands of garment workers in Myanmar, mostly women. Sudden reductions in orders for garments and abrupt closure of many factories has left …
EU gives 6.4 Billion MMK to support affected garment workers in Myanmar Read More
Vietnam’s textile, auto and timber industries are facing challenges with plummeting revenues threatening massive job cuts as the Covid-19 pandemic intensifies. First of all, yhe number of textile orders in …
Vietnamese industries affected as major orders from EU and US freeze Read More
More garment factories in Myanmar stopped operations as European Union countries, a major export market, cancelled orders last week amid the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. The EU market accounts …
Myanmar garments factories closed down after major orders from EU market canceled Read More
It is expected that Vietnam will have great potential in increasing the export of textiles, footwear, farm produce, food, handicrafts and chemicals to Sweden, when the European Union-Vietnam Free Trade …
Vietnam expects increase in export to Sweden Read More
The 9th celebration of Thai silk was concluded in Bangkok on Saturday 23 November 2019. As a cherry on top, those strutting their stuff on the catwalk of the Thai …
Scandinavian ambassadors strutting their silk suits on Thai catwalk Read More
H&M launched the latest collection in Bangkok on 7th November 2019. H&M x Giambattista Valli is the latest in the fast fashion empire’s annual collections in cooperation with high-caliber designers. …
H&M launched the latest collection in Bangkok Read More
Mr. David Savman, head of production at H&M, said the company would do less business in Cambodia if the current EU trade benefits ended and named China and Indonesia as …
H&M consider leaving Cambodia due to EU trade sanctions Read More
Tran and Son Chu are friends and entrepreneurs that are about to launch something unique in November 2019. They met at a coffee shop in Helsinki, Finland during their study …
Shoes from coffee grounds to be launched in November Read More
Instead of just chucking textile, cardboard and agricultural waste in the bin, Finnish start-up Infinited Fiber Company (IFC) turns this otherwise unusable material into new fibres. And now Singapore-based Royal …
Singapore invests in sustainable Finnish fiber firm Read More
Textile Machinery Association of Sweden (TMAS) is now firmly established in Vietnam with the purpoise of assistance in making Vietnam one of the world’s leading textile and garments manufacturer. According …
TMAS established in Vietman – support growing textile industry Read More
Within a four-year innovative partnership the non-profit H&M Foundation and The Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel (HKRITA) has announced ground-breaking solutions to recycle blend textiles into new …
H&M and Hong Kong textile institute in textile recycling breakthrough Read More
Finlayson opened on the China market with a Shenzhen launch party attended by more than 200 contacts and franchising partners on 27 April. Over the next few years, a total …
Finlayson entered Chinese market Read More
The Embassy of Denmark in Hanoi has announced a series of cultural activities to take place in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City in connection to the 45th Anniversary of …
Denmark announces Vietnam events: 45 years bilateral relations Read More
Swedish textile machinery manufacturers will showcase their latest innovations at the 2016 edition of ITMA Asia + CITME 2016 trade show taking place from 20-25 October 2016 in Shanghai, the …
Swedish textile machinery at ITMA Asia Shanghai Read More
The Swedish-Thai business community was given a rare opportunity to get a heads up on the investment climate in Cambodia, courtesy of departing Ambassador of Sweden to Cambodia, Ms Anna …
Sweden’s ambassador presents Cambodia business opportunities Read More
The Swedish Sustainable Fashion Exhibition was held on 9-10 April 2016 at PMQ in Hong Kong where the Secretary for the Environment, the honorable WONG Kam Sing, joining in presenting …
Swedish Sustainable Fashion Event in Hong Kong Read MoreMarimekko, the Finnish fashion and design company known for its original prints and colors since 1951, and The Finnish Business Council invited the Finnish community to celebrate Christmas at their flagship …
Finnish Christmas with Marimekko in Singapore Read More
A new National Employment Policy drafted with the help of Sweden will improve Cambodia’s economy for the young generation, according to the International Labor Organization. According to the ILO statement …
Inspired by Sweden: Cambodia initiates first ever employment policy Read More
Sweden’s international fashion giant H&M meets huge criticism from a new report. The Stockholm-based organization Fair Action claims H&M to break the rules in Cambodia by systematically employ people using …
Fair Action accuses H&M for breaking the law in Cambodia Read More
H&M have announced that they are positive to the uniform minimum wage that has been set by the Government in Myanmar. “A uniform minimum wage across all industries is essential …
H&M welcomes uniform minimum wage in Myanmar Read More
H&M’s unique fair living wage strategy, launched in 2013, is showing progress on many fronts, H&M has reported in an update for the first half of 2015, describing their goals …
H&M’s steps towards fair living wages Read More
The Danish government, together with the governments of Vietnam and the Netherlands and several development agencies and companies, has formed the “Race to the Top” partnership to support and promote …
Vietnamese apparel sector: ‘Race to the Top’ for sustainable growth Read More
As a Swedish innovation for virtual fitting of clothes is being rolled on the market, now reaching customers also in Southeast Asia, online shopping of garments are seeing much improvement …
Swedish virtual fitting solution expands to Singapore and Southeast-Asia Read More
Following on the official visit to Indonesia, the Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg is visiting Vietnam 16-18 April 2015 on invitation from Vietnam’s Prime Minister HE Nguyễn Tấn Dũng. Prime …
Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg visits Vietnam Read More
Electrolux, the Swedish company that has grown into a global leader in home appliances, will display its latest models of washing machines with the unique ‘Time Manager’ function at the …
Swedish Innovation Exhibition puts spotlight on Electrolux Read More
Seventeen-year-old blogger Anniken Jørgensen raged against Aftenposten and H & M after she was featured in web series about textile industry in Cambodia. In a post on his blog titled …
Young Norwegian blogger decries Cambodia’s sweatshop conditions Read More
As part of the Innovative Sweden Exhibition, a 3-day SLC Creative Workshop was organised on 12-15 May 2014. The event took place at Indonesia International Institute for Life Sciences’ (i3L) …
“Smart Living Challenge” in Jakarta Read More
Maersk Line and the intra-Asia container shipping specialist, MCC Transport, celebrated their 20 years of business co-operation in Cambodia with a major celebration in Phnom Penh attended by Public Works …
Maersk Celebrates 20 years in Cambodia Read MoreForeign businesses, including those from Finland, will enjoy a number of preferential treatments when they invest in the Mekong delta city of Can Tho. Profitable investors in the field of …
Finnish firms urged to invest in Vietnam Read MoreH&M has pledged to pay a living wage to 850,000 textile workers after expressing frustration over a lack of action by governments to address working conditions in Asian factories in …
H&M to pay ‘living wage’ in Cambodia, Bangladesh Read More
The Cambodian government should construct an effective annual review system for the minimum wage to ease worker unrest, according to clothing retail giant H&M, just-style.com reported. The Swedish company’s comments …
H&M calls for annual minimum wage review in Cambodia Read More
Students from the School of Textiles Fashion Design under University College of Borås in Sweden will show their graduation collections in Shanghai this autumn. It is the first time that …
China Next Stop for Swedish Fashion Designers Read More The Norwegian government has committed up to NOK14.3m (US$2.3m) in funding to improve conditions for textile workers in China, Vietnam, India and Bangladesh, the Norway Post reported. The money will …
Norway to improve conditions for textile workers in Asian countries Read More
In response to significant growth in the market and the global demand in many enterprises, Double A has invested USD 6.1 million to upgrade its pulp production line in Thailand …
Double A invests in technology from Finland to upgrade Thai pulp plant Read MoreCambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday warned garment workers that protests demanding higher wages could push manufacturers to quit the country. His appeal came after unions last week said …
Cambodian protests at H&M factory sparks warning from PM Read MoreA shelter collapsed injuring 23 workers on Monday at a Cambodian factory producing garments for H&M, police said, the latest incident to raise concerns about regional industrial safety. The concrete …
Accident at H&M garment factory in Cambodia injures 23 Read MoreMarimekko continues its expansion in Asia by opening three new stores in China. The design houses first shops in mainland China will open this summer in Beijing and Shanghai. Marimekko …
Marimekko expansion in China continues to Beijing and Shanghai Read MoreInvestment opportunities and tools to boost trade links between Vietnam and Finland were discussed at a seminar in Hanoi on March 25 to mark the 40th anniversary of diplomatic ties between …
Seminar pushes Finland-Vietnam trade links Read MoreSwedish fashion giant H&M denied accusations that it encouraged “slave-like” wages at a subcontractor’s factory in Cambodia on Wednesday, 24 October. “It’s completely incorrect,” H&M chief executive Karl-Johan Persson told …
H&M denies slave wages allegations Read More
Despite the growing number of restaurants in Bangkok, no one can deny that a home cooking experience shared with a lover, family or friends has always been one of the …
A passion for cooking Read MoreTrying to be fashion-forward while at the same time eco-friendly doesn’t mean wearing a burlap sack and 10-year-old T-shirts, at least not for the designers behind the Swedish Institute’s “Eco …
Sweden and China goes eco chic Read MoreClothing giant Hennes & Mauritz (H & M) reports a profit before tax of 4.85 billion Swedish kronor for the period June-August, the third quarter in the company’s broken business …
Year to Date Better Than Expected for H & M Read MoreOne by one, Yan Chornai’s co-workers slumped to the floor of their garment factory in Cambodia’s capital, while producing H&M goods overcome by the sweltering heat, long shifts and choking …
Factory Faintings Put H&M Under Pressure Read MoreThe one thought that crosses the minds of most European women living in Asia is “Will I be able to get a good bra or bikini here?” The weather being …
Size is Sexy Read MoreIn an attempt to revive the ailing local garment industry, the Textiles Development Board (GTDO) started to draft a 5-year Garment Plan which should attract more players in the garments …
Philippines: Treading the Needle Read MoreDenmark’s biggest work wear producer opens one more sewing factory and brings new technology to Vietnam to secure a massive increase in capacity The Danish work wear producer Mascot International …
Mascot Plans to Hire 1.300 Extra Workers in Vietnam Read More