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An employee works at a beer production line at Japanese brewer Kirin Holdings' factory in Toride, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan July 14, 2017. Photo :Reuters
Global Economy

Japan's factory activity growth softens in December -PMI

A recovery in parts supplies eased some of the strains in car manufacturing, even as high-tech chips remain in great demand around the world

Female labourers wearing helmets take a break from laying underground electricity cables in Ahmedabad, India, March 7, 2016. Photo :Reuters
South Asia

Indian factories end 2021 on strong note despite dip in momentum

Nokia launches ‘Made in Bangladesh’ smartphones
Tech

Nokia launches ‘Made in Bangladesh’ smartphones

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Industry

550 Ctg factories to be inspected to ensure workplace safety

Staff member works inside a non woven filter fabric factory, where the fabric is used to make surgical face masks, in Taoyuan, Taiwan, March 30, 2020. Photo :Reuters
Global Economy

Asian factories shake off lockdown blues, now face supply headaches

An employee inspects a circuit board on the controller production line at a Gree factory, following the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak in Wuhan, Hubei province, China August 16, 2021. Photo :Reuters
China

China's falling factory activity a sign of economic woes ahead

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Economy

What led to closure of Opex Groups’ Kanchpur operation? Here’s what industry insiders say

A truck transports coal at a coal-fired power plant in Shenyang, Liaoning province, China September 29, 2021. Photo :Reuters
China

China power crunch slams factories as coal lobby warns 'not optimistic' on supply

Employees work on the production line of American infant product and toy manufacturer Kids II Inc. at a factory in Jiujiang, Jiangxi province, China June 22, 2021. Photo :Reuters
China

China factory activity unexpectedly shrinks, services recover

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Industry

Covid-hit industries demand deferral of factory inspection

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Bangladesh

Bangladeshi garment factory owner and illegal workers detained in Malaysia

An employee works at a packaging line for chicken vaccine at Ringpu Biotech in Tianjin, China, September 8, 2021. Photo: Reuters
China

China's high-tech push seeks to reassert global factory dominance

Large Amazon warehouse buildings (like this one pictured in Sao Paulo, Brazil) can employ upto 1,500 full time workers. Photo: Bloomberg
Panorama

Amazon’s new ‘factory towns’ will lift the working class