NEWS BRIEFS.(Copenhagen International Furniture Fair 2005, Magnussen Home Furnishings, American Home Furnishings Alliance)

HFN: The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network, November, 2004

AN OFFICIAL WITH THE CHINESE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE criticized as "unfair" the recent U.S. anti-dumping ruling against Chinese producers of bedroom furniture and charged that the decision breached agreements of the World Trade Organization. The official said that prices for Chinese furniture are "decided by the market"...

FAROOQ KATHWARI, chairman, chief executive officer and president of Ethan Allen Inc., received the Distinguished Service Award from the American Home Furnishings Alliance at the group's annual meeting in Sea Island, Ga. "He is a highly respected executive who is passionate about applying his unique business formula to one of the oldest and most successful home furnishings operations in the nation," said La-Z-Boy Chairman Pat Norton in presenting...