Workers had to fork out almost US$900 deposit that they could only get back after six months’ work. Read more at straitstimes ...

The workers who travelled from China to northeast Brazil to build a new factory for electric car maker earned roughly US$70 ...

CEA V. Anantha Nageswaran speaks about India’s growth, China plus one, rupee depreciation and Trump tariffs post the release ...

Hu rose from obscurity to become one of the leaders of the Chinese Communist Party. His belief in reform often landed him in ...

Both the US and UK have said they are open to a trade deal, but just how close such trading relations will be remains to be ...

It has been a wild January for Rachel Reeves and frankly for economics in the UK and the world.When Labour swept to victory ...

Economists and analysts are getting excited about a rate cut but inflation risks, and lack of any credible economic agenda, ...

With an eye toward winning Chinese Australian votes, Peter Dutton is simultaneously attempting a softening on some fronts – ...

A Conservative shadow minister warned the UK could "fall further behind" on growth targets following the Chancellor's ...

A senior lawyer representing Shein has repeatedly refused to say whether the company sells products containing cotton from ...

O VER THE past decade, as Chinese governance has become more politicised and a fear of punishment has taken hold, local officials have changed the way they do things. Many are hol ...

In a letter to environment secretary Steve Reed, the cross-party group of 42 MPs and peers call for government backing for a ...