How Contracting Work Became a Race to the Bottom NYT | Top Stories By: Marcela Valdes 7 April 2025 at 20:44 The reality of being a contractor includes labor shortages, brutal competition and low, low margins. © Victor Llorente for The New York TimesWhelan with Michael Robinson, from the carpenters’ union, using a temporary ramp at a client’s house.
Bangkok Building Collapse Leads to Scrutiny of Chinese Company NYT | China By: Damien Cave and Muktita Suhartono 2 April 2025 at 17:57 Workers said poor-quality materials were used during construction by a Chinese developer as it sought to cut costs. Investigators also said they found substandard steel bars in the rubble.
The Tell-All Book That Facebook Doesn’t Want You to Read NYT | China By: Michelle Goldberg 19 March 2025 at 00:31 The “free speech” champion Mark Zuckerberg tries to shut up a critic.
North Koreans on Chinese Tuna Boats Boost Revenue for Kim Jong-un NYT | China By: Choe Sang-Hun and Muktita Suhartono 24 February 2025 at 13:04 Thousands of miles from home, North Koreans work on Chinese tuna longliners in the Indian Ocean for pay that goes to their leader, a new study says.
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