Japan, India and Australia are seeking to build stronger supply chains to counter China’s dominance as trade and geopolitical tensions escalate across the region.
Unilever is planning to use new geo-location technology to make its palm oil supply chains more transparent and tackle a farm-to-table traceability problem that has plagued the industry for decades.
Australian authorities detained at least two cargo ships for alleged labor violations related to demands from seafarers to be sent home, some of whom have spent more than a year at sea.
A new risk to global supply chains is emerging as exhausted seafarers stuck offshore for months halt work, a breaking point caused by restrictions on crew changes amid coronavirus precautions.
Amazon.com will kick off its first Prime Day since the coronavirus outbreak later this week in India — modifying almost everything about the retail bonanza to navigate the realities of a new era.
The accelerated digital transformation across almost every sector amid the coronavirus pandemic is boosting an esoteric collection of Japanese companies that dominate the global supply of semiconductor materials.
COVID-19 has thrown the global economy into turmoil, interrupting normal operations everywhere, wreaking havoc on supply chains, and causing a severe drop in global trade. Asia, of course, is not immune.
.jpg?height=100&t=1733500646&width=150 "US MEXICO CANADA FLAG NAFTA USMCA TARIFFS TRADE iStock-cmannphoto-970297784(1).jpg")
