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H&M, the world’s second-largest fashion retailer, is investigating 20 alleged instances of labour abuse at Myanmar garment factories that supply it, Reuters news agency has reported, just weeks after Zara-owner Inditex, the …
H&M probes alleged Myanmar factory abuses as pressure intensifies Read More
The Indian government has made yet another attempt to give its flagship Make in India initiative a push. On August 3, India said companies importing laptops, tablets, and PCs into …
Another week, another push to “Make in India” Read More
“Tomato King” Ramesh Pangal, a farmer in the north Indian state of Haryana, had a good yield despite a heatwave that began earlier than usual this summer. By May, the …
India’s wild price swings for tomatoes make and lose fortunes Read More
The U.S. considers building strong economic and security ties with Vietnam a priority, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Thursday as she met with Vietnamese officials in a visit aimed at fortifying …
Yellen visits Vietnam to build US ties and push supply chain diversity to offset tensions with China Read More
MOSCOW, July 21 (Reuters) – Increased supplies of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Russia’s Novatek (NVTK.MM) mean the company is close to overtaking Kremlin-controlled Gazprom (GAZP.MM) as the country’s leading fuel supplier to Europe, …
Novatek set to oust Gazprom as Russia’s top gas supplier to Europe Read More
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last February, and Moscow’s subsequent throttling of natural gas supplies to Europe, threw global energy markets into disarray. Europe panicked as it confronted the ugly reality of its fragile …
Europe’s latest energy security tactic: hoarding Chinese solar panels Read More
NEW DELHI (AP) — Warmer, drier weather because of an earlier than usual El Nino is expected to hamper rice production across Asia, hitting global food security in a world …
Rice crops are being threatened by El Nino after grain supplies were disrupted by the war in Ukraine Read More
Verity is uncomfortable with prospect of a virtual future for the end-of-life years. This last month has been exciting. Out of the blue, I was invited to give a keynote …
Gone offline Read More
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has unveiled a far-reaching domestic debt restructuring plan aimed at restoring stability in the crisis-hit country. The move on Thursday comes as the …
The key points of Sri Lanka’s plan to restructure domestic debt Read More
Muhammad Faisol Chowdhury explains how, in Bangladeshi clothing factories, safety is a side show when survival is at stake. This year is the tenth anniversary of the worst garment factory …
Risky Business in the Rag Trade Read More