China expands lockdowns as COVID-19 cases hit daily recordThe daily caseload has been steadily increasing. This week, authorities reported China's first COVID-19 deaths in six months, bringing the ...
24 Nov, 2022, 01.30 PM IST
Workers protest at virus-hit China iPhone factoryVideos on Chinese social media that said they were filmed at the factory in the central city of Zhengzhou showed thousands of people in mas...
23 Nov, 2022, 07.12 PM IST
China consumer, factory activity down as virus controls riseRetail sales sank 0.5% compared with a year ago, down from September's 2.5% expansion, as millions of people were confined to their homes, ...
15 Nov, 2022, 10.20 AM IST
Workers walk out of iPhone factory, highlighting virus woesFoxconn, also known as Hon Hai Precision Electronics Inc., didn't respond to questions about how many employees were infected, whether new ...
31 Oct, 2022, 07.42 PM IST
Global supply squeeze and Delta virus rip through factoriesThe combined forces of the delta variant of the coronavirus, shortages of parts and raw materials, and a lack of shipping capacity are crea...
02 Sep, 2021, 09.10 AM IST
Asian factories are hit by virus, Europe fights supply squeezeFactories reported that they are being held back by supply constraints and were forced to dip into inventories. Producers raised their good...
02 Jul, 2021, 08.56 AM IST
Coronavirus variants can evade antibodies by spreading via super-cells, says new researchScientists recently asked this question for SARS-CoV-2, which causes Covid-19. This highly infectious coronavirus can change human cells, m...
13 Jun, 2021, 10.41 AM IST
New COVID-19 vaccine may provide protection against existing, future strains, scientists sayThe vaccine developed by researchers, including those from the University of Virginia (UVA) in the US, prevented pigs from being becoming i...
21 Apr, 2021, 12.46 PM IST
Wuhan shows world how economies may recover after the virusThe trajectory of Wuhan’s economy shows post-virus recovery will be rapid on a two-track path, expert says.
11 Jul, 2020, 04.41 PM IST
Bajaj Auto unions demand factory halt after 250 workers catch coronavirusIndia went into complete lockdown in late March to curb the spread of the virus but it has recently eased restrictions despite the number o...
04 Jul, 2020, 07.57 PM IST
China factory prices plunge as virus hammers demandThe PPI plunged 3.1 percent on-year in April -- a 1.3 percent monthly drop compared with March -- according to China's National Bureau of S...
12 May, 2020, 10.33 AM IST
View: Use testing for the virus to eliminate social distancing at the workplaceIt makes sense for factories that need to function at peak efficiency producing medical supplies and their inputs to house their workers at...
23 Apr, 2020, 09.42 PM IST
Booming mask producers in China meet global demandAt the height of China's outbreak in early February, Guan Xunze's company created a new mask factory in just eleven days. The factory, with...
27 Mar, 2020, 02.19 PM IST
BMW to shut down European factories over virusGerman carmaker BMW said Wednesday it would close European and South African factories accounting for half its output for a month, matching...
18 Mar, 2020, 04.26 PM IST
Hyundai shuts down factory after worker tests positive for coronavirusHyundai Motor suspended production at one of its factories in South Korea's Ulsan city after a worker tested positive for coronavirus. Shar...
28 Feb, 2020, 09.54 AM IST
Coronavirus hits retail: Uniqlo shuts almost half of 750 China stores, Burberry sees 80% decline in footfallL'Oreal, too, joined the growing list of brands that have expressed concern.
07 Feb, 2020, 05.46 PM IST
- Superbug that attacked 6 mn computers in China traced to US
Stuxnet cyberworm can break into computers & steal information from firms, sending it back to a server in US.
02 Oct, 2010, 12.23 AM IST