Singapore Armed Forces Will Provide Sports Shoes Such As Adidas.

Singapore's armed forces will launch sports shoes from Adidas and Zoot at the end of the year, so that local combat readiness soldiers will have more space to choose their own brands.

　　 national defense Minister Huang Yonghong announced the news on Facebook today. At present, the armed forces only provide Asics brand sports shoes. Huang Yonghong said that the quality of Asics sneakers is very good, so that he enjoys walking and running very much, and hopes that the soldiers in combat will also have a good run.

The fast fashion brand Gap will open 110 new stores in China this year.

The US fast fashion brand Gap group has shifted its target to emerging markets in order to reduce its dependence on the North American market. It will set up 40 new branches in India as a preliminary work to expand the Asian market.

　　 End By the end of February this year, Gap's sales in Asia accounted for only 9% of the total sales in the world in 13 years, but its growth rate was gratifying. The company said it hopes to increase its sales performance to three times its current level in the next three years, with a turnover of $1 billion.

According to statistics, Gap has 231 Asian stores and plans to open 110 new stores in mainland China, Hongkong and Taiwan this year. This time, Gap will cooperate with Arvind textile company to set up branches in Mumbai and Delhi in India.

Korea's terms of trade index is declining for 3 consecutive months.

The latest data released by the Bank of Korea (CBOC) on 25 may show that in July, the terms of trade in Korea fell by 1.9%, 89.19, showing a downward trend for third consecutive months.

The terms of trade refer to the quantity of goods that can be imported with the export volume of a unit (whichever is 2010). That is to say, in 2010, when a unit's income was purchased for 100 items, only 89.19 items could be purchased at present.

The terms of trade in Korea fell 0.4% in May, down 1.3% in June, and increased in July, the largest decline since June 2012 (-2.7%). This is because export prices dropped by 0.3% in July, while import prices increased by 1.6%. The central bank said that the export prices of liquid crystal displays and semiconductors were reduced, while the import price of crude oil, raw materials and automobiles increased. Slide downward 。

In addition, in July, Korea's terms of trade increased by 4.9%, or 119.87, because the increase in exports offset the negative impact of the deterioration of the terms of trade. The terms of trade refers to the quantity of goods that can be imported with total export volume (except ships and aircraft).

Over the same period, the number of Korean exports increased by 7% over the same period last year, to 136.40. Specifically, exports of vehicles and other transport equipment (16.6%), including smart phones, including audio and video equipment (16.2%), coal and petroleum products (12.2%) increased significantly. The import volume index increased by 3.1% over the same period last year, to 117.24, of which transport equipment (20.5%) and textile leather (9.4%) increased considerably.