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Over the past 40 years, the fishing village of Shenzhen has been reborn as a futuristic metropolis bursting with factories. Bloomberg Businessweek's Ashlee Vance traveled to the heart of China's tech revolution to witness this new reality firsthand.

A food factory in northern Kenya is turning fish skins in to leather, providing a light and durable alternative to endangered animals.

In 2012, more than 250 people died in the fire that engulfed the factory of KiK's supplier in Pakistan. Should KiK be responsible for working conditions in its supplier company? A court in Germany is set to decide.

Hayat Kimya unveils multi million dollar factory in Ogun state.

South Africa's economy expanded the most in two years in the second quarter, lifted by a rebound in mining and factory output, while the rand gained the most in two months.