Facing political pressure and dwindling demand for gas-powered cars, Volkswagen is ending its operations in China’s Xinjiang ...

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Apart from China, Uniqlo also makes clothes in India, Bangladesh, Vietnam and Indonesia. Uniqlo doesn't use cotton from China's Xinjiang region to make its products, Tadashi Yanai, the chief ...

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Rights groups hailed Volkswagen's decision to exit Xinjiang as a "positive step, albeit long overdue". "Car companies should map their supply chains and disengage from any supplier sourcing ...

Rise of China’s Xinjiang as Coal Hub Undercuts Climate Goals Peak carbon shift relies heavily on using less of the fuel About 80% of region’s coal is consumed locally, says Citi ...

Volkswagen on Wednesday said that it is planning to divest all its operations in China’s Xinjiang. The automaker announced the decision after facing immense pressure for years to shut down its ...

German car giant Volkswagen said Wednesday it would sell its operations in China’s Xinjiang region, where Beijing has been accused of widespread human rights abuses including forced labour.

BANGKOK — Volkswagen and Shanghai’s SAIC Motor have agreed to sell a factory in China’s far western Xinjiang region that drew criticism due to accusations by western governments of human ...

SHANGHAI/BERLIN (Reuters) -Volkswagen will sell its operations in China's Xinjiang, it said on Wednesday, after years of mounting pressure to abandon its presence in a region where rights groups ...

Nov. 27 (UPI) --Germany's Volkswagen Group and its Chinese partner have sold a factory in the Xinjiang region of China, where accusations of forced labor dogged the facility for many years.

Volkswagen has sold its plant in Xinjiang, a region in northwestern China beset by accusations of human rights abuses, citing “economic reasons.” “There is no business case for (the plant ...