At least 1,500 garment workers in Bangladesh have been sacked after a week of protests over pay, say police.
No pesticides, no fertilizers and no soil -- the mass-cultivation of plants using hydroponic systems is being heralded by many as the future of agriculture in China.
Environmental NGOs are suing three chemical plants in a high-profile case of alleged soil contamination that may have affected students at a school in eastern China.
The government of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has promised policies including rent-free factories and favorable loan deals to boost the local textile industry and create 11,000 jobs this year.
Nearly 150 garment and footwear factories in Cambodia have shut down this year, while more than 50 new ones opened, local media reported on Monday, citing a report of the Commerce Ministry.
Scores of experts hired by global brands under an accord Wednesday launched mass inspection of clothing factories in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka and elsewhere in the country, officials said.
A majority of garment and shoe workers have returned to work as factories reopened on Thursday after a week-long closure due to nationwide strikes over wage; however, protesting trade unions were still leading workers to go on strikes.
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