Synnove Vandal is from Seattle, Washington. She completed her B.A. of Global Communication Studies at Fairhaven College. She worked at InTouch as a content marketing intern from August 2018 to February 2019. She loves running, traveling and mountaineering.
                                
                                    
                                
                         
                        
                    
                    
                        
                            
                                
                                
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                    
                                    
 China bans marketing medical benefits in cosmetics, the long-lasting effects of the trade war and China's growing biotech industry in this week's roundup.
                                 
                                
                                      Topics:
                                        
                                            Best in Manufacturing,
                                        
                                            Legal Requirements
                                        
                                     
                                
                                
                                
                                
                            
                         
                    
                        
                            
                                
                                
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                    
                                    
 China launches official WTO tariff complaint, nations discuss global ecommerce regulation and IKEA's all-electric delivery fleet in this week's roundup.
                                 
                                
                                      Topics:
                                        
                                            Best in Manufacturing,
                                        
                                            Legal Requirements,
                                        
                                            Globalization
                                        
                                     
                                
                                
                                
                                
                            
                         
                    
                        
                            
                                
                                
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                    
                                    
 India's new ecommerce policy, product recalls throughout your supply chain and entrepreneurs struggling amid China's transition in this week's roundup.
                                 
                                
                                      Topics:
                                        
                                            Best in Manufacturing,
                                        
                                            Sourcing
                                        
                                     
                                
                                
                                
                                
                            
                         
                    
                        
                            
                                
                                
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                    
                                    
 Blockchain solution for child labor, paid loyalty programs and Bangladeshi factory worker strike in this week's roundup.
                                 
                                
                                      Topics:
                                        
                                            Consumer Electronics,
                                        
                                            Social Compliance,
                                        
                                            Sourcing,
                                        
                                            Textile Products
                                        
                                     
                                
                                
                                
                                
                            
                         
                    
                        
                            
                                
                                
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                    
                                    
 Tariff loophole for U.S. importers, tackling ecommerce packaging challenges and Cambodia garment industry improvements in this week's roundup.
                                 
                                
                                      Topics:
                                        
                                            Best in Manufacturing,
                                        
                                            Social Compliance,
                                        
                                            Textile Products,
                                        
                                            Packaging
                                        
                                     
                                
                                
                                
                                
                            
                         
                    
                        
                            
                                
                                
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                    
                                    
 EU geo-blocking crackdown, China plans 150 new logistics hubs and denim supply chain sustainability in this week's roundup.
                                 
                                
                                      Topics:
                                        
                                            Best in Manufacturing,
                                        
                                            Social Compliance,
                                        
                                            Legal Requirements
                                        
                                     
                                
                                
                                
                                
                            
                         
                    
                        
                            
                                
                                
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                    
                                    
 Garment supply chain forced labor, Johnson & Johnson talc QC and Chinese government drops "Made in China 2025" in this week's roundup.
                                 
                                
                                      Topics:
                                        
                                            Best in Manufacturing,
                                        
                                            Social Compliance,
                                        
                                            Sourcing,
                                        
                                            Textile Products
                                        
                                     
                                
                                
                                
                                
                            
                         
                    
                        
                            
                                
                                
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                    
                                    
 Rising holiday returns, scooter sharing quality issues and manufacturer-targeted cyberattacks in this week’s roundup.
                                 
                                
                                      Topics:
                                        
                                            Best in Manufacturing,
                                        
                                            Sourcing,
                                        
                                            Working with Factories,
                                        
                                            Internet of Things (IoT)
                                        
                                     
                                
                                
                                
                                
                            
                         
                    
                        
                            
                                
                                
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                    
                                    
 AI garment-sizing solution, UPS' 2018 rate increases, Vietnam trade war relocation, Accord on Fire and Building Safety and Silicon Valley supply chains in this week's roundup.
                                 
                                
                                      Topics:
                                        
                                            Best in Manufacturing,
                                        
                                            Consumer Electronics,
                                        
                                            Social Compliance,
                                        
                                            Textile Products
                                        
                                     
                                
                                
                                
                                
                            
                         
                    
                        
                            
                                
                                
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                    
                                    
 Alibaba's New Manufacturing plan, Chinese factory labor shortage, same-day shipping, building domestic manufacturing and a greener supply chain in this week's roundup.
                                 
                                
                                      Topics:
                                        
                                            Best in Manufacturing,
                                        
                                            Sourcing,
                                        
                                            Textile Products