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		<title>The Aftermath of the Thai Flood</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:10:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cindy Tse</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although the disastrous flooding in Thailand seems to have come to an end, the consequences of it for supply chains will be visible for months to come. For the huge number of leading manufacturers with plants located in the most severely affected areas, the reconstruction has just begun.]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s a dead end for electric vehicles</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:13:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cindy Tse</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Can we switch to electric cars? The simple answer is no &#8211; and the complicated answer is also no. On paper, switching from OVs (oil-fuelled vehicles) to electric cars and vehicles, collectively called EVs does look promising for an imagined future where “renewable electricity will dominate”. The ever looming threat of “peak oil” has become [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sourcing clause could deter foreign retailers in India</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 03:10:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Max Henry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Local-sourcing requirements could deter foreign retailers from taking advantage of new rules allowing them to take full ownership of their operations in India, and many potential investors are seeking more clarity from the government. India formally eliminated restrictions on foreign investment in its single-brand retail sector earlier this month, but made it mandatory for foreign [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Swatch Upping the Ante in the “Swiss Made” Game</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 03:22:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cindy Tse</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How Swatch’s decision to stop supplying parts to competing watchmakers will affect the industry as a whole. “The supermarket era is coming to an end,” says Swatch Group AG’s chief executive, Nick Hayek. The iconic Swiss watchmaker – which supplies a whopping 70 to 80 percent of the country’s mechanical watch movements &#8211; will begin [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese logistics companies urged to expand abroad</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 02:25:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Max Henry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[China will further encourage domestic logistics companies to acquire overseas distribution centers to &#8220;facilitate the nation&#8217;s trade growth&#8221;, said Wang Xuanqing, deputy director of the Department of Circulation Industry Development at the Ministry of Commerce. Wang made the comments at an industry conference on Tuesday in Beijing, just days after the ministry prioritized &#8220;stable export [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Indonesia to Boost Logistics Infrastructure</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2011 03:33:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Max Henry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Indonesia&#8216;s parliament recently approved a law that will let the government acquire civilian land for such uses, as well as for the likes of airports, railways, dams and oil facilities, compensating landowners with cash, land or other forms of payment. It sets out time limits for project announcements and discussion, and establishes a legal process [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Apple&#8217;s Explosive Supply Chain</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 02:17:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Max Henry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Serious safety concerns around Apple&#8217;s supply chain continue to emerge after the recent weekend explosion in which local media said dozens of workers were injured. The blast recently happened at a metal casing factory owned by a subsidiary of Pegatron of Taiwan, a major main metal casing supplier and a contract manufacturer for Apple products. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trouble in Paradise &#8211; Exposing the holes in Li &amp; Fung Operation</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 10:29:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Max Henry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Li &#38; Fung still knows how to project an optimistic, assured, and even commanding face to the world. Walking into the lobby at the company headquarters in Hong Kong or Shanghai, all awash in color and opulence, there’s no mistaking that you’re standing on the doorstep of one of the biggest corporations in the world. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TNT exits domestic road business in India</title>
		<link>http://supplychain.asia/2011/12/tnt-exits-domestic-road-business-in-india/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 08:10:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Max Henry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[- The decision comes after an extensive review of the prospects for the domestic road business in India&#8230; - The domestic road senior management and most employees (approximately 1,000) will move to the new employer. TNT announced the sale of its domestic road operations in India to a logistics subsidiary of India Equity Partners (IEP), [...]]]></description>
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		<title>India&#8217;s Retail Sector: A Tough Nut to Crack</title>
		<link>http://supplychain.asia/2011/12/indias-retail-sector-a-tough-nut-to-crack/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 02:46:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Max Henry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[AMIDST the clamour of protests over the Government&#8216;s decision to open up the retail sector in India to foreign investment, there is one group of players which has been notable by its silence – existing Indian organised retail players. One would have thought they would have been the first to react, as they are the [...]]]></description>
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