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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil — Authorities in Brazil said Friday they are probing Chinese auto giant BYD and one of its contractors for suspected “trafficking” of Chinese workers building a factory in the South American country.  Federal prosecutors in Brazil are weighing possible criminal action after labor inspectors found 163 Chinese workers “in slave-like conditions” at…

World’s second-biggest economy has struggled this year

The one-day visit is Takeshi Iwaya’s first to Chinese capital since becoming Japan’s foreign minister in October, to discuss thorny issues with his country’s largest trading partner

In bold move challenging regulators’ powers, plaintiffs allege US central bank’s ‘stress tests’ of Wall Street firms violate the law

The two companies said they had signed a memorandum of understanding on Monday and that smaller Nissan alliance member Mitsubishi Motors also had agreed to join the talks on integrating their businesses.

Last month, Trump tapped Kevin Hassett, who was a key economic adviser in his first term, to chair his National Economic Council, which helps set domestic and international economic policy

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VOA Connect Episode 322 – Fostering sustainable farming and nurturing ocean health.