China
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Manufacturing rebounds in China
As factories re-open, economy faces potential headwinds including a second wave of coronavirus outbreak, a possible global recession
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Bombardier investigating possible links Uighur forced labour in China
Australian Strategic Policy Institute says factories that claim to supply products to at least 83 global brands exploited more than 80,000 Uighur Muslims
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Coerced Uighur labour taints electronics supply chain
Companies outside China are benefiting from coercive labour practices imposed on the Uighurs, a Turkic ethnic group, and other minorities
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COVID-19 to have estimated US$50 billion impact
New UNCTAD report bases estimate on reduction in Chinese economic activity
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Air cargo down in January
Tenth consecutive month of year-on-year declines in cargo volumes, but not caused by coronavirus
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China’s manufacturing lags as virus breaks supply chains
Factories that make the world’s smartphones, toys and other goods are struggling to reopen
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China’s last-mile delivery model changing with virus threat
E-commerce operations are scrambling to fill a boom in orders while trying to protect their employees
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Retailers see lower imports in February thanks to coronavirus
Chinese factories may still closed much longer than usual for the time of year
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Hyundai’s supply chain disrupted by virus outbreak
If much of industrial China remains on lockdown for the next few weeks, Western importers will start to run out of the goods they depend on
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Coronavirus impacts Canadian businesses
Disruption could ripple through supply lines and consumer prices if the virus continues to spread