China

Samsung suppliers guilty of “inadequate practises”

November 26, 2012

Internal audit reveals excessive overtime hours, workers fined for late arrival and held copies of labour contracts. Bloomberg has reported on the findings of a Samsung internal audit investigating a number of Chinese supplies, discovering a number of “inadequate practises” including illegal overtime, workers fined for late arrival or absences and holding copies of labour […]

China sees manufacturing growth after 13 months

November 23, 2012

Seven consecutive quarters of slowdown ended as China’s manufacturing sector sees rapid growth in November. South China Morning Post has reported on the country’s rapid growth, ending 13 months of slowdown as a preliminary factory survey indicates that the pace of economic growth has recovered. The China HSBC Flash Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) reached […]

G&G appoints Li Bingbing as Brand Ambassador