Factories forced to shut down in China amid COVID surge

Dec 26, 2022

The Chinese economy was already struggling when Beijing abruptly relaxed its stringent zero-Covid policy. Retail sales had contracted in November because of widespread lockdowns,...

Pakistan's textile factories shut down due to shortage of cotton

Oct 04, 2022

Islamabad [Pakistan], October 4 : The already fragile Pakistan economy, hit hard by the devastating floods, now faces the shutdown of textile factories as...

Factories forced to shut down as power scarcity grips China's Sichuan

Sep 05, 2022

Beijing [China], September 5 : Amid an extreme surge in temperatures across China, several factories have been forced to close down in Sichuan province...

China sees surge in worker protests over unpaid wages, factory closures and US tariffs

May 01, 2025

From Dao county in Hunan province to Suining city in Sichuan and Tongliao city in Inner Mongolia, numerous frustrated workers have taken to the...

Investors leave China amid slumping economy, stern COVID policies

Apr 27, 2022

Beijing [China], April 27 : China's economic slowdown and country's high handed in tackling COVID-19 are pushing the investors to move out of the...

Online shopping services shut down in Afghanistan due to economic crunch

Sep 12, 2022

Kabul [Afghanistan], September 12 : Almost all major online shopping services in Afghanistan have shut down, with the two major online shopping services recently...