Fashion
Philippines wants to become ASEAN’s ‘design hub’
The Philippine Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) will try to position the Philippines as a hub for design and craftsmanship in preparation for...
‘Most handsome’ Arab makes Vietnamese girls sob
Omar Borkan Al Gala, the “most handsome Arab” who came to fame after he was given marching orders from Saudi Arabia in April 2013...
New fashion trend for Asia’s women: Refrigerator pants
A new fashion trend originating from South Korea could become the thing all over Southeast Asia: Refrigerator pants.
Made from cooling polyester fabrics, these pants...
Look closer: Is there blood on your shirt?
The April 24 collapse of a garment factory building in Bangladesh that left more than 1,000 dead has highlighted the question again: Why are costs and profits in the fast-fashion industry so extremely distorted?
Nike workers denied pay rise in Indonesia
Several Nike goods suppliers have been accused of pressuring their employees to sign an agreement to renounce their new minimum wage, workers union leaders...
Allied high fashions opening more Abu Dhabi locations
Allied Enterprises, the Emerati subdivision of the Chalhoub Group designer clothing retailers, has announced an ambitious plan to open more than 40 stores in...
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Thailand, Singapore most vulnerable to potential US recession
Southeast Asia could be seriously affected in case the US falls into recession, but some countries would be more badly hit than others, economists...