38 h. ago Luxury brands face probe over alleged Chinese worker exploitation in Italy

Italian prosecutors on Thursday named Gucci, Prada, Versace and Yves Saint Laurent as among 13 luxury brands suspected of using subcontractors who exploited migrant workers in Italy, as part of a growing investigation into sweatshop conditions. Milan prosecutor Paolo Storari issued requests for information about alleged abuses by the brands, although they are not yet under formal investigation. It is the biggest expansion to date of a probe launched last year into the luxury sector, which has...

Economics

3 d. ago Chinese national who smuggled pathogens into Michigan has been deported, FBI says

Chinese national who smuggled pathogens into Michigan has been deported, FBI says  CBS News

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4 d. ago Chinese scientist who smuggled dangerous ‘vomitoxin’ fungus into US has been deported

Chinese scientist who smuggled dangerous ‘vomitoxin’ fungus into US has been deported  New York Post

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4 d. ago Chinese scientist who smuggled dangerous ‘vomitoxin’ fungus into US deported

Chinese scientist who smuggled dangerous ‘vomitoxin’ fungus into US deported  New York Post

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6 d. ago Patrick wants Texas Senate to probe solar firms for alleged China ties

Patrick wants Texas Senate to probe solar firms for alleged China ties  Houston Chronicle

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1 week ago Amazon faces Italian probe over alleged smuggling of Chinese goods

Italian police carried out searches and seizures at two Amazon sites in Italy on Monday as part of an investigation into the alleged smuggling of Chinese goods, three people with direct knowledge of the matter said. Dozens of officers from the Guardia di Finanza tax police and the customs agency seized around 5,000 products at a logistics hub operated by the e-commerce giant in Cividate al Piano, in the northern province of Bergamo, the sources said. At Amazon’s Italian headquarters in central...

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1 week ago Italian police raid Amazon sites in probe involving Chinese goods

Italian police raided two Amazon sites on Monday as part of a growing investigation into alleged customs and tax fraud involving Chinese imports, three sources with direct knowledge of the case said. Prosecutors suspect the e-commerce giant acted like a “Trojan horse”, bringing Chinese goods into Italy without paying sales taxes or customs duties, according to a court document seen by Reuters. The scheme could have cost the state hundreds of millions of euros and may extend across the European...

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1 week ago Russia academy breaks up with China naval institute chief scientist under probe

The chief scientist of China’s top naval institute has been suspended as a foreign academician to the Russian Academy of Engineering after he became the subject of a police probe over alleged academic misconduct. On Friday, the Chinese headquarters of the Russian Academy of Engineering said it had taken note of the case against Guo Wei, and was verifying information regarding his election as a foreign academician earlier this year, according to its statement posted on WeChat. The academy then...

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1 week ago Singapore deepens probe into Chen Zhi’s alleged scam empire with fresh raid

Singapore authorities raided a car loan company that borrowed from a firm connected to Prince Holding Group, as the net widens on those linked to the alleged scam organisation and its chair, Chen Zhi. The premises of Singapore-registered SRS Auto Holdings were raided by police last week, according to people familiar with the matter, who asked not to be identified disclosing sensitive information. The sole proprietor of SRS, Tan Yew Kiat, was arrested, they said. “The police are investigating...

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2 w. ago 3 Chinese nationals charged with attempting to smuggle chips to China

3 Chinese nationals charged with attempting to smuggle chips to China  ABC News

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3 w. ago Chinese scientist pleads guilty in US toxic fungus smuggling case

A Chinese scientist charged in Michigan with smuggling biological materials pleaded guilty on Wednesday but was given no additional time in jail beyond the five months she already spent in custody. Jian Yunqing, who was a temporary researcher at a University of Michigan lab, will be released and quickly deported. A judge called it a “very strange” case involving an “incredibly accomplished researcher”. Jian, 33, was arrested in June and accused of conspiring with a boyfriend to study and nurse a...

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3 w. ago Chinese scientist pleads guilty in U.S. smuggling case and will be quickly deported

Chinese scientist pleads guilty in U.S. smuggling case and will be quickly deported  The Detroit News

Science

4 w. ago 3 Chinese researchers at University of Michigan charged over alleged effort to smuggle biological materials

3 Chinese researchers at University of Michigan charged over alleged effort to smuggle biological materials  New York Post

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4 w. ago Chinese scholars charged with smuggling biological materials into US under research cover

Chinese scholars charged with smuggling biological materials into US under research cover  Fox News

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