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Western Brands Divided Over 'Made in Myanmar' After Coup
Business, Published on 06/10/2022
» Western retailers are increasingly divided over whether to buy clothes made in Myanmar, a country that had emerged as one of the world's fastest-growing garment exporters before the military staged a coup last year.
Supply-Chain Problems Show Signs of Easing
Business, Published on 23/11/2021
» Global supply-chain woes are beginning to recede, but shipping, manufacturing and retail executives say that they don't expect a return to more-normal operations until next year and that cargo will continue to be delayed if Covid-19 outbreaks disrupt key distribution hubs.
The Economic Rebound From Covid-19 Was Easy. Now Comes the Hard Part.
Business, Published on 09/11/2021
» The global economy's comeback from last year's deep contraction is approaching a delicate juncture, as policy makers and executives grapple with the bumpy transition from the post-pandemic reopening to a more normalized pace of growth.
Lockdowns in SE Asia Deepen Commodity Supply-Chain Pain
Business, Published on 20/09/2021
» The recent surge in Covid-19 cases in Southeast Asia has throttled ports and locked down plantations and processors, sparking extended disruptions of raw materials such as palm oil, coffee and tin.
Covid-19 Surge in Malaysia Threatens to Prolong Global Chip Shortage
Business, Published on 01/09/2021
» A surge of Covid-19 cases in Malaysia, a little-known but critical link in the semiconductor supply chain, has opened a new front in the battle to fix manufacturing woes that have rippled across industries during a global shortage of computing chips.
China Wants to Screen You for Coronavirus -- and Your Frozen Fish
Business, Published on 17/10/2020
» Many countries around the world are screening people at their borders for the coronavirus. China is also inspecting incoming frozen fish.
Developing World Loses Billions in Money From Migrant Workers
Business, Published on 07/07/2020
» Migrant workers--from Polish farmhands working the fields of southern France to Filipino cruise-ship workers in the Caribbean--who lost their jobs because of the pandemic's economic impact are running out of cash to send home, dealing a blow to the fragile economic health of the developing world.
Retailers Cancel Orders From Asian Factories, Threatening Millions of Jobs
Business, Published on 27/03/2020
» Retailers are suspending and canceling clothing orders, threatening millions of factory jobs in Asia just as China shows signs of recovering from the worst of the coronavirus outbreak.
From Bangkok to the Boulevards of Paris, Absence of Chinese Tourists Hits Hard
Business, Published on 31/01/2020
» From the Galeries Lafayette in Paris to the Erawan Shrine in Bangkok, tourist havens are feeling the absence of Chinese visitors, who normally would be flooding the globe during this Lunar New Year.
Transgender Muslims find a home for prayer in Indonesia
News, Published on 24/12/2015
» As the call to prayer boomed over this mid-size university town on a recent Sunday night, rows of conservatively dressed Muslim women laid out their prayer mats, bowed toward Mecca and murmured prayers in Arabic. As dusk fell, it was a ritual being carried out in mosques and prayer academies across the city.