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ANGKOR Beer promoters, who had been striking against Cambrew for unpaid overtime and respect, have won their battle. Each will receive retroactive overtime pay totalling as much as US$320, following …
Carlsberg Beer Girls Won Their Battle Read MoreAngkor beer promoters will meet again this afternoon with city officials mediating the dispute between them and their employer, as pressure mounts on Carlsberg to bring an equitable end to …
Beer Girl Allies Target Carlsberg Read MoreFrom New Delhi to Shanghai to Johannesburg, a flood of cheap handsets from the likes of China’s ZTE Corp and India’s Micromax Informatics Ltd is destroying Nokia Corp’s top position …
‘No-brands’ Nobble Nokia in New Markets Read MoreAP Moeller-Maersk A/S, owner of the world’s biggest container shipping line, and 14 other carriers will seek a peak-season surcharge two months later than previously scheduled amid weaker-than-expected demand. The …
Maersk, Others seek Asia-US Peak-season Surcharge Read MoreMore than 30 beer promoters have been striking since Monday July 25, accusing Angkor brewer Cambrew of refusing to pay overtime despite a July 7 ruling by the Arbitration Council …
Carlsberg Beer Promoters On Strike in Cambodia Read MoreSwedish high street brand H&M; is teaming up with football icon David Beckham on a new line of men’s underwear. In what the company is calling “a significant relationship”, H&M; …
David Beckham Designs H&M Men’s Underwear Read MoreSlumping into the red, Nokia on Thursday posted a loss of 492 million euros for the three months ended June, as decline in sales continued to hurt the Finnish mobile …
Nokia Slips Into Red; Records Quarterly Loss of 492 mn Euros Read MoreOne by one, Yan Chornai’s co-workers slumped to the floor of their garment factory in Cambodia’s capital, while producing H&M goods overcome by the sweltering heat, long shifts and choking …
Factory Faintings Put H&M Under Pressure Read MoreThirty-eight young overseas Vietnamese from Sweden, Thailand and Cambodia, among others, have gathered at the 2011 Summer Camp for Overseas Vietnamese, which opened in HCM City on July 19. During the …
2011 Summer Camp for Overseas Vietnamese Opens Read MoreSwedish-Japanese mobile phone manufacturer Sony Ericsson posted a net loss of €50 million ($70 million) for the second quarter on Friday, saying that its supply chain had been hit by …
Sony Ericsson Figures Hit by Japan Disaster Fall Out Read More