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Chinese fast fashion giant Shein denies low prices due to forced labor

Chinese fast fashion giant Shein denies low prices due to forced labor

Chinese cut-price fast-fashion giant Shein defended its business model in an interview with AFP, saying demand-based production accounted for its low prices and not forced or cheap labor. Founded in China in 2008, Shein has swiftly claimed a top place in the global fast-fashion marketplace, offering young social-media-savvy customers low-priced …

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Running truck loses wheels in southern Vietnam

Two rear wheels of a truck were loosened and rolled across traffic in Dong Nai Province Saturday. The truck was driving on National Highway 20 in Tan Phu District of the southern province at 7 a.m. when its sway bar at the back broke, causing the rear wheels to be …

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Vietnam heat wave sends temperatures to 43 degrees

A heat wave throughout northern and central Vietnam has pushed temperatures up to 43 degrees Celsius in certain areas. The high heat over the last three days has been attributed to low pressure moving in from the west combined with the Foehn effect. Some 15 localities have recorded temperatures of …

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Vietnam still looking for builder of biggest airport to be

Contractors are not interested in building the passenger terminal for Long Thanh International Airport in the southern Dong Nai Province, according to the Transport Ministry. Deputy Minister of Transport Nguyen Danh Huy told a government’s meeting on Friday that the airport’s investor, Vietnam Airports Corporation (ACV), divides the contract to …

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Vietnam boosts rare earths output by tenfold, data show

Vietnam’s mined output of rare earths soared tenfold last year, U.S. data showed, as global firms have flocked to the country with the world’s second largest estimated deposits to reduce reliance on China for the key industrial metals. Past attempts to build up Vietnam’s rare earth industry have stuttered due …

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Covid no longer a global health emergency: WHO

Covid no longer a global health emergency: WHO

The Covid-19 pandemic, which killed millions of people and wreaked economic and social havoc, no longer constitutes a global health emergency, the WHO said Friday, warning that the threat remained. It is “with great hope that I declare Covid-19 over as a global health emergency”, World Health Organization chief Tedros …

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