BYD brought hundreds of Chinese workers to Brazil on irregular visas-inspectorElectric vehicle maker BYD brought hundreds of Chinese workers on irregular visas to construct a factory in Brazil. An investigation reveal...
08 Jan, 2025, 02.15 PM IST
What is China's Jinjiang, the BYD contractor under fire in Brazil?China's Jinjiang Group faces accusations by Brazil's labor authorities of human trafficking and slavery-like conditions at a BYD factory in...
27 Dec, 2024, 02.32 PM IST
Brazil says workers at China's BYD site are victims of human traffickingChinese workers at a BYD factory construction site in Brazil are victims of human trafficking, according to Brazilian labor authorities. BY...
27 Dec, 2024, 11.01 AM IST
BYD contractor denies 'slavery-like conditions' claims by Brazilian authoritiesJinjiang Group, a contractor for BYD, refuted Brazilian authorities' allegations of 'slavery-like conditions' for 163 Chinese workers in Br...
26 Dec, 2024, 03.25 PM IST
Chinese workers found in 'slavery-like conditions' at BYD construction site in BrazilBrazilian officials discovered 163 Chinese workers in "slavery-like conditions" at a BYD factory construction site in Bahia. The workers we...
24 Dec, 2024, 06.54 AM IST
Charting the global economy: India's strong economic growth set to continueIn the euro zone, inflation quickened last month on an annual basis for the first time since April. Manufacturers in most of Asia saw a slo...
07 Jan, 2024, 10.00 AM IST
These countries are the best at attracting world’s top talentSwitzerland placed first in enabling and retaining talent categories due to its high levels of social protection and its natural environmen...
07 Nov, 2023, 03.54 PM IST
Charting the Global Economy: Indian economy shines, China faces dramatic slowdownIndia's economy is growing led by strong services growth and a gentle pick up in manufacturing. China's PMI still shows worrying signs.
03 Sep, 2023, 10.22 AM IST
Brazil’s ex-President Jair Bolsonaro barred from running for political office until 2030; Here’s what happenedBrazil's highest electoral court has found ex-President Bolsonaro guilty of abusing power and misusing public media during the 2022 electio...
01 Jul, 2023, 02.32 AM IST
IMF's Gita Gopinath sees 'sizeable' upside inflation risks, says markets too optimisticIMF First Deputy Managing Director Gita Gopinath told a conference hosted by the Central Bank of Brazil that markets were probably "too opt...
17 May, 2023, 07.15 PM IST
Charting the global economy: India's growth seen trailing Saudi Arabia's this yearIndia’s central bank, which last month vowed to do “whatever it takes” to fight inflation, is expected to refocus efforts toward its own ve...
19 Sep, 2022, 04.15 PM IST
UN investigator: Contemporary slavery extensive and in ChinaHuman Rights Council Special Rapporteur Tomoya Obokat adds that traditional enslavement, especially of minorities, is found in Mauritania, ...
18 Aug, 2022, 06.32 AM IST
View: Indian states are a little too unitedWhere states have attracted investments, it’s usually been due to superstar chief ministers.
11 Jun, 2020, 12.33 PM IST
Uttar Pradesh plans cash handouts to soften coronavirus blowThe state has formed a panel to study the proposal for transferring cash directly to bank accounts of labourers.
18 Mar, 2020, 10.20 PM IST
As global traffic jams mount, cities try new ways to ease congestion: StudyIn the US, drivers on average lost 99 hours last year due to congestion, the report calculated, two hours more than in 2017. Boston, Chicag...
09 Mar, 2020, 03.45 PM IST
China and India are likely to lead growth for Asian region in 2015: Mark MobiusWith our ground-up stock investment research metrics continuing to identify attractive long-term investment opportunities, we remain optimi...
26 Dec, 2014, 01.20 PM IST
- Air France switches to new plane speed sensors
The company had been under pressure from pilots who feared the devices could be linked to the crash of Flight 447.
16 Jun, 2009, 02.07 AM IST