News of construction

Chinese workers saved from 'slave-like conditions' in Brazil

25-12-2024 15:40 Authorities rescued more than 160 Chinese workers from "slave-like conditions" while working at a BYD electric car factory in Brazil, prompting the company to sever ties with the contractor responsible for the workers' treatment.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Industrial output, construction plunge amid recession

08-05-2024 21:41 Construction activity also plunged 42 percent in March, its worst annual decline since mid-2020 when the country was in a strict lockdown due to the pandemic.