A large blaze at a chemical factory in eastern Thailand killed 12 people, injured more than 100 and spewed toxic smoke into the air, the health ministry said on Sunday. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]
India's factory sector picked up slightly in April, powered by new orders, but rising prices highlighted ongoing inflation risks, a business survey showed on Wednesday. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Dow closed at its highest level in more than four years on Tuesday after U.S. manufacturing expanded at a faster pace than expected in April, easing jitters about a slowdown in the economic recovery. The Dow now sits at level... [Full Article]
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil prices turned higher on Tuesday after data showing the U.S. manufacturing sector expanded at its fastest pace in 10 months in April eased concerns about slowing economic growth. The supportive U.S. factory activity data from ... [Full Article]
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria blamed "terrorist" bomb-makers on Thursday for an explosion that ripped through a building and killed 16 people in the restive city of Hama, where hostility to President Bashar al-Assad runs deep. The Syrian Observa... [Full Article]
LONDON (Reuters) - British factory output suffered its biggest monthly fall in almost a year in February, confounding upbeat private-sector surveys and casting doubt on the health of the country's economic recovery. The economy shrank at the end... [Full Article]
Gamesa, the Spanish maker of wind turbines, is to build a major manufacturing facility in Scotland, helping to create 800 jobs, the government said on Friday. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]
India's industrial production output grew by a surprise 6.8 percent in January, the fastest in seven months, data showed Monday, defying high interest rates and a global economic downturn. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - A chain is seen on the entrance of an abandoned factory in the industrial area at Komotini town in northern Greece March 3, 2012. After more than 30 years as a factory worker, Dimitris Manikas a former employee of a trash can company base... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - A padlock is seen at the entrance of an abandoned factory in the industrial area at Komotini town in northern Greece March 3, 2012. After more than 30 years as a factory worker, Dimitris Manikas a former employee of a trash can company ba... [Full Article]