A bus hub at Fashion Island is at the center of a discussion over where to move one of Newport Beach’s aging fire stations. City officials tout the potential relocation as one that would improve response times for certain neighborhoods. The Newport Beach City Council took an initial step toward exploring the move during its…
RALEIGH, N.C. (WBTV) – A North Carolina bill aimed at protecting students’ internet safety in schools passed both House and Senate and is now awaiting Governor Josh Stein’s signature. House Bill 959, known as the Protecting Students in a Digital Age bill, was scheduled to go to Stein on Friday, June 27. Why more districts…
Hong Kong catering and construction unions have called for a review of the labour import scheme amid high jobless rates in the sectors, with some local employees complaining about being replaced or forced to work fewer days after cheaper staff from outside the city were recruited. Chau Sze-kit, chairman of the Hong Kong Construction Industry…
An eerie quiet hung over the Fashion District in downtown Los Angeles on Thursday. Entire stretches of storefronts were shuttered. The only noise was the low thump from a boombox in front of a boba shop. At what few businesses were open, customers were few and far between. A rumor had circulated — via a…
Vietnam said it is open to removing all tariffs on US imports on Saturday as it joined a growing list of clothing and footwear manufacturing hubs across Asia including Indonesia, India and Cambodia seeking to dodge the hefty duties Donald Trump announced last week. Trump’s April 2 tariff announcement stunned the fashion industry as many…
A Hong Kong construction worker has been found guilty of manslaughter for killing his girlfriend and her two children, after a court acquitted him of the more serious crime of murder. But a High Court judge on Thursday warned Iu Wai-cheung, who slashed the mother more than 100 times, that his sentence would not be…
A 37-year-old worker has fallen to his death at a terminal under construction at Hong Kong International Airport. The fatal industrial accident occurred on Thursday when the male worker reportedly lost his footing on the sixth floor of Terminal Two and fell to the fourth floor. Co-workers who witnessed the incident immediately called for help….
A worker has fallen to his death from a building while dismantling bamboo scaffolding in Hong Kong. The man, 44, was found unconscious on a concrete canopy at the 11-storey Tung Nam Factory Building in To Kwa Wan at around 2pm on Tuesday. His colleagues called emergency services. Firefighters used a hydraulic platform to get…
A worker has fallen to his death from a building while dismantling bamboo scaffolding in Hong Kong. The man, 44, was found unconscious on a concrete canopy at the 11-storey Tung Nam Factory Building in To Kwa Wan at about 2pm on Tuesday. His colleagues called emergency services. Firefighters used a hydraulic platform to get…
Chipmaker GlobalFoundries began offering student loan debt relief to eligible employees this summer. The benefit is aimed at helping the company attract and retain workers. This comes as firms across the semiconductor industry are concerned about workforce challenges. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you’re on the go….