Pou Yuen strike underscores Vietnam challenges

THE FLANARANT: Factory strike exposes Vietnam worker vulnerability

A week-long strike at a Taiwanese-owned footwear factory in Vietnam has exposed a looming pension crisis and worker shortage in…

VIEWPOINT: Pou Yuen strike underscores Vietnam challenges

Strikes and protests are rare in Vietnam, but recent demonstrations by thousands of footwear factory workers underscore some of the…

UPDATE: Production resumes at Vietnam footwear factory

Production has resumed at a footwear factory in Vietnam, which supplies sporting goods majors Adidas, Puma and Asics, after workers…

Strike hits Adidas and Nike footwear supplier in Vietnam

Major footwear manufacturer Pou Chen Group, which supplies Adidas and Nike, is in talks with the Vietnamese government to address…

Yue Yuen strike having “no impact” on Nike production

Nike has said a strike involving as many as 5,000 workers at one of its Chinese suppliers has had “no…

Yue Yuen YTD profit slashed by one-off losses

Chinese footwear business Yue Yuen recorded a 37% cut in net profit for the first nine months of 2014, thanks…

THE FLANARANT: Is China’s dream becoming a nightmare scenario?

China's leader Xi Jinping last year adopted The China Dream as the theme of his presidency, combining "economic prosperity" with…