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The first trade war with China was a boon for Vietnam — what about now?
QUANG NINH, Vietnam — When Le Ngoc Tham became sales manager for a new industrial park in northern Vietnam, the goal was to turn it into…
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Taiwan’s Vanguard to hasten construction of Singapore factory
Taiwan’s Vanguard International Semiconductor said on Friday (Apr 11) it will speed up construction of its 12-inch wafer fab in Singapore…
Politics
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent: Fired federal workers could fill factory jobs created under Trump
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Trump administration is planning to boost U.S. manufacturing jobs by filling them with fired…
Politics
Treasury Secretary Says Fired Federal Workers Can Work in the Factory
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent thinks that all the federal workers who were fired by DOGE will move to manufacturing and reinvigorate…
Politics
Trump’s Tariffs Imperil the Fortunes of a Nissan Factory Town
Kanda, a small town encircled by mountains on Japan’s southeast coast, is hundreds of miles from any major centers of business or…
Politics
Trump says his tariffs are 'reciprocal.' Are they?
As with many of his political positions, President Trump’s extraordinary new tariffs are based on the presumption that the United States…
Politics
How Trump’s Tariffs Are Hitting One Chinese Factory Owner: ‘We Are Helpless’
Women in blue cloth hairnets sew the finishing touches on plush pink piggies and orange stuffed foxes, before tossing them onto giant…
Politics
Trump's tariffs reshaped manufacturing in Asia. This time, the ramifications are even broader
TAIPEI, Taiwan — The first time that President Trump imposed tariffs on Chinese goods in 2018, it set off a scramble among manufacturers…
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'Surf and turf' protest in Spain against factory, mine
Thousands of people on boats and on land staged a "surf and turf" protest in northwest Spain on Saturday against a planned textile factory…
Business
Apple plans Texas factory for AI servers, 20,000 research jobs
APPLE on Monday (Feb 24) said it plans to help bring online a quarter-million-square-foot factory in Texas by 2026 to build artificial…
Business
Siemens posts better than expected profit despite weakness at factory automation
Siemens reported an 8% drop in industrial profit to 2.52 billion euros (S$3.54 billion), beating forecasts for 2.44 billion euros Siemens…
Business
Stellantis Will Restart Illinois Factory That U.A.W. Pushed to Revive
Stellantis, the company that owns Chrysler and Jeep, said on Wednesday it planned to reopen a factory in Illinois and increase production…
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Chinese automaker BYD slams reports of poor conditions at a factory site in Brazil
BANGKOK (AP) — A spokesperson for Chinese automaker BYD has objected to reports about poor conditions at a construction site in Brazil…
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Audi factory scheduled to close, and these models are going with it
Volkswagen has had its fair share of financial issues. The German automaker just finished negotiating terms with striking workers over the…
Business
Stellantis, China’s CATL to invest 4.1 billion euros in EV battery factory in Spain
STELLANTIS and Chinese battery maker CATL will invest 4.1 billion euros (S$5.8 billion) in a factory making electric vehicle batteries in…
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Recover opens recycled cotton fibre production factory in Vietnam
Recover says the facility will commence operations by the beginning of 2025 and will mark a significant milestone in its global expansion…
Business
VW boss sticks to factory closure plans despite looming strike
Thomas Schaefer, Volkswagen Brand Board Member, speaks at the "50 Years of Golf Production" ceremony at the VW plant. Moritz…
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Is Dynafit's New Speed Factory HQ The Coolest Office In the Ski Industry?
Think your office is cool? Try Dynafit's brand-new home base in the Bavarian Alps. The newly-opened facility, nicknamed the Speed Factory,…
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China's weak factory PMI raises pressure for consumer stimulus
By Joe Cash BEIJING (Reuters) -China's manufacturing activity sank to a six-month low in August as factory gate prices tumbled and owners…
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Video of factory fire in Taiwan falsely shared as junta bombing in Myanmar border town
A video of a factory fire in southern Taiwan has surfaced in social media posts that falsely linked it to recent fighting between the…
Business
China's BYD opens EV factory in Thailand, first in Southeast Asia
By Chayut Setboonsarng RAYONG, Thailand (Reuters) -China's BYD opened an electric vehicle plant in Thailand on Thursday, the auto maker's…
Business
Scotland fire footage misrepresented as South Korea factory blaze
Screenshot of the misleading Facebook post, taken on July 1 The clip also shows a watermark that read "World Forum", a Facebook page which…
Business
China's June factory activity contracts again, services slows
By Joe Cash and Ellen Zhang BEIJING (Reuters) -China's manufacturing activity fell for a second month in June while services activity…
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Old video shows explosion in Beirut in 2020, not South Korean factory fire
Screenshot of the false TikTok post, captured on June 27, 2024 The video was shared alongside similar claims on YouTube as well as on…