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Retail Asia01/06/2017

The overall business climate index has fallen 7 points since the last quarter. The number of European businesses and companies with links to Europe that have a positive outlook about their futures in Vietnam has fallen slightly, according to the Vietnam Business Climate Index (BCI) for the first quarter released on Monday by the European […]

Retail Asia17/05/2017

Amazon, leading online shopping channel, has the potential to become a window for Vietnamese textile and garment products to gain access to European Union market. This was stated in Hanoi at a seminar, organised by Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association. Vietnamese businesses got advice on e-commerce by experts from Germany’s Vorwarts company at the event. […]

Retail Asia10/05/2017

Uniqlo said it plans to take its European store count to 100 outlets over the next three years, in a bid to strengthen its retail presence outside of Asia. In doubling its current store number from 50 to 100, the fast-fashion chain will make its first foray into Spain and Italy, according to local media. […]

Retail Asia14/03/2017

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The European Union is trying to capitalize on free-trade interest amid gloom over Trump policies. The European Union is seeing increased impetus around the world to move forward with Free Trade Agreements (FTA) with the bloc, which will make the most of uncertainty over the outlook for U.S. trade policy, the EU’s trade envoy said […]

Retail Asia18/11/2016

Tesso Nilo National Park, Riau Province, Indonesia. This patch of forest is supposed to provide a habitat for tigers and elephants, but is constantly under threat of fire, illegal logging and encroachment. Image: The first containers of plywood certified as legal under the EU’s anti-illegal-logging action plan were shipped out of the Indonesian capital on […]

Retail Asia13/11/2016

The EU demands Indonesia to ease trade barriers in the food and beverage (F&B) sector to give European producers more access to Southeast Asia’s largest market, an official representing the world’s largest trading bloc has said. EU Commissioner of Agriculture and Rural Development Phil Hogan said many European producers had expressed their interest to enter the Indonesian market. […]

Retail Asia28/09/2016

The number of European tourists arriving in Bali in this summer season increased 59.4 percent from 76,822 in June to 122,455 in July 2016. “The increase of European tourist arrivals is the fruit of the efforts made by the government and tourism industries in promoting Indonesia, especially Bali, in Europe and Asia,” tourism observer Dewa […]

Retail Asia22/06/2016

Indonesia’s Lion Air, a major buyer of Airbus and Boeing jets, was removed from the European Union’s air safety blacklist, the European Commission said in a statement on Thursday. That means Lion Air is no longer banned from flying in the 28-nation EU.

Retail Asia18/02/2016

Myanmar’s garment sector is targeting a 300% increase in garment exports to the European Union (EU) by end of 2019 thanks to a EUR2.8m (US$3m) funding boost as the second phase of the SMART Myanmar project gets underway. The EU-funded SMART Myanmar project – SMEs for Environmental Accountability, Responsibility and Transparency – aims to build the sustainable […]

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European firms lose confidence in Vietnam’s market

Amazon, channel for Vietnam’s apparel to enter EU

Uniqlo wants to double EU store count by 2020

EU expects free trade pact with Vietnam to take effect early 2018

Indonesia ships first containers of timber under EU legality scheme

EU wants more access to Indonesian F&B market

Arrivals of European tourists in Bali up 59.4%

Indonesia’s Lion Air removed from EU air safety blacklist

New EU funding to help boost Myanmar garment exports