Residents in eastern India woke up in the middle of the night surrounded by a cloud of styrene vapor. Many couldn’t breathe.
Tag: Factories and Manufacturing
As Workers Fall Ill, U.S. Presses Mexico to Keep American-Owned Plants Open
Multinational corporations with factories in Mexico have remained open, even after coronavirus outbreaks hit their facilities.
China’s ‘Donation Diplomacy’ Raises Tensions With U.S.
New regulations in China are delaying its shipments of medical supplies around the world. And some American officials worry accepting donated gear helps China’s propaganda efforts.
China Delays Mask and Ventilator Exports After Quality Complaints
Chinese customs officials, facing accusations from Europe that some medical supplies have been defective, say they will inspect every shipment.
Puzzles and Potato Goulash: How Energy Workers Keep Lights On in Vienna
A team of 53 workers has volunteered to live in full-time isolation in four power plants to make sure electricity keeps flowing to the Austrian capital during the coronavirus pandemic.
Global Trade Sputters, Leaving Too Much Here, Too Little There
As the pandemic stretches on, consumers and businesses could run short of some products in months to come.
While the World Spends on Coronavirus Bailouts, China Holds Back
Beijing has tried to protect jobs and spur lending, but it may have to do more to get its huge, damaged and incredibly complex economy going again.
One of Europe’s Most Polluted Towns Stages a Noisy Revolt
Residents of Fos-sur-Mer accepted a trade-off for decades: good jobs for foul air. But when the health costs became impossible to ignore, they went to court, a groundbreaking move in France.
France Fines Apple $1.2 Billion for Antitrust Issues
The fine comes as the iPhone maker deals with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
Coronavirus Could End China’s Decades-Long Economic Growth Streak
The weakness raises the possibility that the Chinese economy may have shrunk in the first quarter of this year. It would be the first contraction since 1976.