German automotive giant Volkswagen is being accused by union leaders of having “declared war” on its staff after announcing changes to working conditions. The union is threatening a strike if the plans are implemented.
BusinessFour out of ten people in the world are exposed to dangerous levels of ozone, and the Nordic countries have not escaped the gas this year, according to a new report.
SwedenScientists have found an unusually well-preserved fossil of a small, feathered dinosaur, providing new clues about how the ability to fly may have evolved.
SwedenApproximately the same wage increases as in previous years and shorter working hours. These are the demands of the salaried employees' union Unionen ahead of this winter's major wage round.
BusinessChina's central bank has launched a new program of subsidized loans to state-owned local companies in the country, so that more people can pay their bills, Bloomberg reports, citing sources.
BusinessThe US and China have agreed on specific product groups where import tariffs will be reduced on goods from the other side. The list is in line with what Chinese and US leaders Xi Jinping and Donald Trump agreed on at a meeting in the US last week.
BusinessChina's industrial profits rose 4.2 percent in August, according to a report from China's National Bureau of Statistics. It was the slowest profit growth rate since November last year and significantly worse than expected.
BusinessSlow growth in China characterized the country's stock markets in the week's opening trade.
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