South African factory workers protested against the dismissal of foreign employees, arguing that their skills are vital for protecting local jobs.
South African factory workers protested against the dismissal of foreign employees, arguing that their skills are vital for protecting local jobs.
The chairman and president of a major Japanese dietary supplement maker announced their resignation on Tuesday, as the company probes 80 deaths potentially linked to tablets meant to lower cholesterol. Last month, the company said it was probing a total of 80 deaths possibly connected to its pills, and investigating whether organs other than kidneys were harmed.
At a kids' role-playing theme park in Seoul, 23-year-old Park Woo-joo is on a very adult mission: the university-educated but unemployed South Korean is searching for his future career. At the sprawling indoor theme park, while people dressed as police officers and Supreme Court judges role-played in purpose-built areas, Park told AFP he was eager to "experience as much as possible".
Asian markets rose Tuesday, building on a tech-led surge in Wall Street equities as investors returned to the sector after last week's losses, while attention turned to the upcoming release of key US inflation data.
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