CHINA SHOE IMPORTS

Europe has announced tariffs on China-made electric cars, prompting concerns about potential retaliatory tariffs from China on European cars and agri products, leading to fears of an escalating trade war with significant economic impacts.

Many of the brands have been forced to take footwear off the shelf - online and offline - or are selling a much smaller range with old stock, industry executives said. The BIS Quality Control Order (QCO) mandates compulsory certification for factori...

India's reliance on Chinese industrial products like telecom, machinery, and electronics has increased in the last 15 years. China's share in India's imports imports of these goods has surged from 21 percent to 30 percent. Beyond economic concerns, ...

Chinese researchers are working on wearable smart 't-shirts' that will have all the next-gen features for users, bringing in a new kind of tech revolution.

Malaysian shoe company Vern's Holdings apologizes and halts sale of shoes with logo resembling Arabic word for God, following complaints from Muslims. The company clarified no intention to offend and promises refunds. This incident follows controver...

Global concerns that Chinese officials were incarcerating or forcing members of the Uyghur minority to work in factories led US Congress to enact the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, known as UFLPA, in December 2021.

India has made a mark in the leather footwear segment, but customer preference is now shifting towards non-leather shoes, and Bangladesh is steadily marching ahead in this new world.

The upscale footwear industry, featuring designer labels and high-end sports shoes, faces upheaval as manufacturers warn of potential consumer inability to purchase new spring-summer releases. The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has not certified C...

While US goods imports from China declined by 10% from 2018 through 2022 in inflation-adjusted terms, they rose by 44% from India, 18% from Mexico and 65% from the 10 countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), a recent study by...

Supply chains are shifting from China, and some countries, including India, are reaping the benefits of this change, says BCG. How can India stay ahead of the competition? Experts have a list of to-do things.

"Our point is that today there is a climate of violence, an atmosphere of intimidation... Just think about it, we have had smoke bombs thrown at the mission, we have had our consulates...violence in front of them, individuals have been targeted and ...

Agilitas Sports, the sportswear and athleisure solutions platform started by former Puma India head Abhishek Ganguly, has made its first acquisition.

Consumer prices in China, after barely rising for the previous several months, fell in July for the first time in more than two years, the country's National Bureau of Statistics announced on Wednesday. For 10 straight months, the wholesale prices g...

According to the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation, China accounts for almost a third of the entire world’s manufacturing output.

The QCO for 24 footwear and related products were notified in October 2020 and thereafter extension was given thrice before making it mandatory for large and medium-scale industries from next month.

The leather and footwear industry in India has started reaping the benefits of the global trend to diversify the supply chain from China.

China's Communist Party is now convinced that America wants to bring it down, which some U.S. politicians are actually no longer shy about suggesting. On the other hand, Americans are now worried that Communist China, which got rich by taking advant...

A December 2018 New York Times profile of the Gupta brothers said their rise and fall is so improbable that in Saharanpur, their place of birth, their story is told like a parable.

Agra has been India's biggest shoe making centre since the Mughals ruled from the city centuries ago. The local industry, which employs 400,000 workers, faces falling rural demand and rising costs, though a pick-up in overseas sales partly helped bi...