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Toyota Gigacasting Prototype Builds Third of a Car Body in Three Minutes

September 22, 2023

China's Export of Two Key Rare Minerals Drops to Zero

September 21, 2023

Security Breach: How Hackers Are Targeting Vehicles and Fleets

September 21, 2023

Space Factory Denied Re-Entry to Earth

September 20, 2023

A model displays the collection by Russian designer Slava Zaitsev during the opening of the Fashion Week in at Zaryadye Park with the Spasskaya Tower and St. Basil's Cathedral in the background near Red Square in Moscow, Russia, Monday, June 20, 2022. Neither inflation nor the war in Ukraine are threatening to take a bite out of the luxury fashion market, according to a study published Tuesday, June 21, 2022.

Luxury Market Grows Despite Inflation, War

The resiliency of the world’s wealthiest people remains.

June 21, 2022

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, a worker cleans a piano at a production factory of Parsons Music Corporation in Yichang in central China's Hubei Province, Nov. 23, 2021. China's manufacturing activity rebounded in November as orders improved and power shortages eased, a survey showed Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021.

China Manufacturing Improves as Power Shortages Ease

But the recovery faces uncertainty due to the spread of the coronavirus’s omicron variant.

November 30, 2021

Police stand guard as supporters of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou gather at Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport in Shenzhen in southern China's Guangdong Province, Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021. China's government was eagerly anticipating the return of a top executive from global communications giant Huawei Technologies on Saturday following what amounted to a high-stakes prisoner swap with Canada and the U.S.

Huawei Executive Returns as China Releases 2 Canadians

The deal potentially brings closure to a nearly 3-year-long feud embroiling Ottawa, Beijing and Washington.

September 27, 2021

China Declares Cryptocurrency Transactions 'Illegal'

Beijing is stepping up a campaign to block use of unofficial digital money.

September 24, 2021

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T-Mobile 'Truly Sorry' for Hack of 50M Users' Data

A 21-year-old American living in Turkey took credit for the hack.

August 27, 2021

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Rural Sewage Plants Hit by Ransomware Attacks

In the end, the old, obsolete Windows 7 computer was due to be replaced anyway.

August 17, 2021

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company is an American multinational tire manufacturing company.

Migrant Workers Win Labor Suit Against Goodyear

One expert said he believes the case against Goodyear is just the tip of the iceberg.

June 10, 2021

A worker arranges the business suits at Shandong Daiyin Textile and Garment Group factory in Tai'an in east China's Shandong province on Saturday, May 29, 2021. China's manufacturing held steady in May, a survey showed Monday, adding to signs a post-pandemic rebound is leveling off.

China's Manufacturing Rebound is Leveling Off

Consumer spending is back above pre-pandemic levels but has recovered more slowly than manufacturing and exports.

June 1, 2021

A woman walks by an H&M clothing store at a shopping mall in Beijing on March 26, 2021. An American business group warned Tuesday, May 11, 2021 that government-instigated consumer boycotts of foreign shoe, clothing and other brands in China are making companies less willing to invest. Brands including Swedish retailer H&M, Adidas and Nike have been targeted by demands online for consumer boycotts. That came after state media criticized them for expressing concern about reports of possible forced labor by ethnic minorities in the Xinjiang region of China's northwest.

China's Boycotts Are Spooking Investors

Retailers like H&M, Adidas and Nike have been targeted for boycotts after they voiced concerns over Chinese labor issues.

May 11, 2021

In this March 25, 2021, file photo, a 'No Olympics' banner is placed by protesters in Tokyo during a demonstration against the going ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. An online petition calling for the Tokyo Olympics to be canceled has gained ten of thousands of signatures since being launched in Japan just a few days ago. The rollout comes with Tokyo, Osaka and several other areas under a state of emergency with coronavirus infections rising — particularly new variants.

Pfizer Donating Vaccines for Olympic Athletes

Doses will help to inoculate athletes and officials preparing for the Tokyo Olympics.

May 6, 2021

A volunteer vaccinator prepares to administer a dose of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine at a vaccine centre in the Swaminarayan School in Neasden, north London, Saturday, May 1, 2021.

EU Assessing Pfizer Vaccine for Younger Kids

The drug regulator said it has begun evaluating a request to extend approval to children as young as 12.

May 3, 2021

Workers put together electronic gears at a factory in Zhangye in northwestern China's Gansu Province on April 17, 2021. Two surveys show Chinese manufacturing expanded in April but growth appeared to be slowing after a rebound from the coronavirus pandemic.

China Manufacturing Growth May Be Slowing

Two surveys show manufacturing is still expanding but at a slower pace.

April 30, 2021

A wall of election posters for candidates of the upcoming election to Greenland parliament, in Nuuk, Greenland, Tuesday March 30, 2021. The autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, Greenland, will hold an election to its Parliament consisting of 31 members, on April 6, 2021.

Election Shows Divide Over Rare-Earth Metals Mine

Greenland has the world’s largest undeveloped deposits of rare-earth metals.

April 6, 2021

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$50M Payment Settles Drug Purity Probe

The plant makes cancer drugs distributed in the U.S.

March 24, 2021

Microsoft Bringing Workers Back to Headquarters

More than 50,000 people work at the campus in suburban Seattle.

March 23, 2021