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Taking UK style to Japan

Posted by: Parveen Thornhill, Posted on: 30 October 2015 - Categories: clothing and fashion, Japan, London

When you’re jetlagged and new in town it’s handy to have a Fashion Map of Ginza, showing you where all the major retailers are located. Especially if you’re a fashion or lifestyle company visiting Japan for the first time. Next …

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Export Week - the incentive you need to grow

Posted by: Alan Pain, Posted on: 30 October 2015 - Categories: Export Week, New Exporters

There aren’t many companies that don’t want to grow their businesses, but mention the word “export” and many smaller companies dismiss it as not something for them. Yet in many cases they are already exporting. Even the online retailer sending …

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The UK Pavilion at Milan Expo 2015 during October

Posted by: Steve Jewitt-Fleet, Posted on: 29 October 2015 - Categories: Milan Expo

‘Ok let’s start again, just whose baby is this anyway?’ So it’s almost over. I thought about leaving this blog until Milan Expo 2015 actually closes on 31 October, but having gone practically native (as a visiting British Diplomat accused …

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From toothpaste to hippos - my first year in South Korea

Posted by: UKTI South Korea, Posted on: 20 October 2015 - Categories: Export Week

Head of UKTI South Korea, Bradley Jones, shares his thoughts with us after completing one year leading the team in Seoul. When I first arrived in South Korea, just over a year ago, my knowledge of the country was limited …

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Burma and Scotland: 129 years (and counting) of cooperation in Oil and Gas

Posted by: UKTI Burma, Posted on: 13 October 2015 - Categories: Burma, Oil and Gas

A blog by Tim Duckett, Deputy Director of UKTI Burma It may be a surprise to some but Burma is one of the world’s oldest oil producers. The industry also has historic links to the UK and Scotland in particular. …

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Heatherwick Studio: The Business of Creativity

Posted by: Jo Hawley, Posted on: 13 October 2015 - Categories: Architecture, Creative Industries, Design

  We all know that talent and creativity – even the most brilliant – are not enough to deliver a profitable global business. So with the Inside Heatherwick Studio exhibition concluding in Hong Kong, I went to see inside the …

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A look back at the success of GREAT Weeks

Posted by: Matt Gray, Posted on: 9 October 2015 - Categories: Export, GREAT campaign, GREAT Weeks, Retail, Trade mission

  Last week, UKTI and other government departments hosted the last of the GREAT Weeks in Milan as part of UK participation in World Expo 2015. GREAT Week Healthcare and Life Sciences attracted a total of 198 attendees and 27 …

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