manufacturing

Vietnam confirms recall of nearly 6,000 VinFast electric cars

HANOI, March 22, 2024 (AFP) - Vietnam's leading electric car manufacturer VinFast has recalled almost 6,000 vehicles after a fault…

Chinese firm sold satellites for intelligence to Russia’s Wagner: contract

PARIS, Oct 5, 2023 (AFP) - Russian mercenary group Wagner in 2022 signed a contract with a Chinese firm to…

RTX engine issue to hit profit by up to $3.5 bn

NEW YORK, Sept 11, 2023 (AFP) - RTX, parent company of aerospace manufacturer Pratt & Whitney, said Monday that its…

China manufacturing activity rebounds in January

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China's factory activity expanded in January after four months of contraction, official data showed Tuesday, as…

Small gun makers boom as US demand soars

by Joshua Melvin  Agence France-Presse GOFFSTOWN, United States (AFP) -- Tony Hook flipped through cell phone pictures of finished work…

China’s retail sales lowest in two years from Covid damage

  BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China's retail sales slumped to its lowest in two years while factory output plunged, official…

Tesla inaugurates huge Texas plant with ‘Cyber Rodeo’

  by Francois PICARD with Glenn CHAPMAN in San Francisco © Agence France-Presse AUSTIN, United States (AFP) -- Tesla welcomed…

As China needs virus masks, phone and diaper makers fill void

by Beiyi SEOW BEIJING, China (AFP) -- A diaper manufacturer in eastern China was closed for the Lunar New Year…

Japan’s factory output rises, unemployment stays low

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's closely watched factory output rose modestly in February with unemployment staying at record low levels,…

China’s January inflation comes in slower than expected

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Factory and consumer price inflation in China rose at a slower rate than expected in January…

China’s factory activity shrinks in January

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China's manufacturing activity contracted for a second consecutive month in January, official data showed Thursday, another…

Tesla unveils Shanghai factory plans amid US-China trade row

by Dan Martin Agence France-Presse SHANGHAI, China (AFP)--Tesla unveiled plans on Tuesday to build a factory in Shanghai to dramatically increase…

This website uses cookies.