Pakistan factory collapse kills 18, dozens trappedAt least 18 people were killed and 51 injured when the roof of a factory collapsed near the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore, officials said, with around a hundred more still trapped.
Nazarbayev launches sulfuric acid plantPresident Nursultan Nazarbayev has launched a plant for production of sulfuric acid during the national teleconference dedicated to industrialization program.
Apple supplier in China accused of abusesA Chinese factory that supplies Apple with parts has been operating with violations of basic standards for health, safety and environmental protection.
05 сентября 2014
China shuts meat factory supplying McDonald's, KFCShanghai has shut a factory of US food provider OSI Group for selling out-of-date meat to restaurant giants including McDonald's and KFC, authorities said Monday in China's latest food safety scandal.
21 июля 2014
GM to invest $740 mn in new Argentina factoryGeneral Motors will invest $740 million in Argentina through 2016 on its first South American factory turning out aluminum motors, Buenos Aires announced.
Gas leak kills six at giant India steel plantA poisonous gas leak at one of India's largest steel plants killed six people overnight and injured 31 others, a factory official said.
Most back to work after China shoe factory strikeA nearly two-week strike at a huge shoe factory in southern China appears to have ended after the Taiwan-backed company agreed to meet some of the workers' demands, including raising their living allowance and benefit payments.
27 апреля 2014
Most Bangladesh factory survivors still too sick to workMost survivors of the Bangladesh factory collapse that killed 1,138 garment workers are still too traumatised or injured to work 12 months after the tragedy, AFP reports according to a survey.
22 апреля 2014
Thousands of workers strike at China shoe factoryTens of thousands of workers were on strike Wednesday at a factory in southern China which makes shoes for Nike and Adidas, rights groups and a worker said.