January 2010 Archives

Based on its abundant costume culture foundation and overwhelming superiority in garment industry, Ningbo International Fashion Festival has been held successively 12 times since 1997. In the past 12 years, as one of the most important civil festivals and celebrations in garment industry, it has become typical of harmonious combination between industry and culture, with high reputation both at home and abroad. Ningbo International Fashion Festival functions as a vital platform of economic and technological communication and cooperation in garment industry to fully display fashionable and vigorous Ningbo and perfectly show the civilized image of Ningbo as a modern international part and its amazing achievements since the reform and opening-up policy.

Dominic Johnson-Hill has never been one to follow rules. At an age most teenagers enter college and start on the path to adulthood, Johnson-Hill left his native Britain to travel the world. For three years he moved from place to place until a trip to Qingdao led him to Beijing. Since then, he has settled down in a traditional Beijing courtyard home, called a siheyuan, with his wife and three daughters. In 2006, he opened Plastered 8--Chuangketie--in Nanluoguxiang. Specializing in t-shirts emblazoned with images representative of Beijing, Plastered 8 is poised to become an international brand capable of giving the world a glimpse into the heart of Chinese culture.

    From lagging behind in the global textile industry to today being its undisputed leader, China has reached the pinnacle after going through many trials and tribulations. At this historical moment, how do we evaluate the national textile industry's past, present, and future, and the individuals who lead it? We turn to Du Yuzhou, president of China National Textile and Apparel Council, with our questions.

    It has been 60 years since foundation of the People's Republic of China. The 60 years of China's Textile Industry are really complicated and brilliant. These 60 years, China has experienced a huge transformation, from short supply of textile and apparel to nowadays big country of it.

    In the first three quarters of 2009, the textile industry continues to maintain rising trend in general, and this trend is increasingly clear. Although the international market demand remains in the doldrums, the industry is still at the bottom of the export shock, the sector of production and investment continued to rise, profits rebounded significantly, the industry structure adjustment speeded; at the same time, the grim situation of employment has slowed down, the amount of labor in some sub-sectors began to pick up, the guiding principle of the state "maintaining growth, expanding domestic demand, readjusting the structure," had been better implemented, which made great contribution to  macro-economic recovery and social stability.