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RMG competitiveness hinges on regional partnership
Speakers tell BGMEA seminar
Speakers at a seminar yesterday in Dhaka said regional trade development and understanding regional markets are key to boosting competitiveness of garment sector in the quota-free global market.

Regional gender forum begins tomorrow
A two-day high-profile regional forum titled 'Engendering SMEs: Women in Enterprise Development' begins tomorrow at the Spectra Convention Center in Dhaka.

China-Asean trade soars 25pc in first half of 2005
Bilateral trade between China and the 10-nation Asean block soared 25 percent to $59.76 billion in the first half of 2005 amid ongoing reductions in tariffs, officials said Friday.

China, US to start fresh textiles talks
The United States and China plan another round of talks on a drawn-out battle over textiles trade this month after their latest negotiations here ended without agreement, officials said Thursday.

India hopeful of WTO breakthrough before Hong Kong summit
Indian delegates at a 10-nation Asean conference here said Friday they were hopeful of a breakthrough in global trade talks before the World Trade Organisation (WTO) meets in Hong Kong in December.

Indian co wins oil exploration block in Vietnam
India's search for energy security got another boost when the overseas arm of state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Commission (ONGC) won an oil exploration block in Vietnam with an estimated in-place of oil