Monthly Archives: September 2013

China Tests New Free Trade Zone in Shanghai

Early in October 2013, China will open a new kind of free trade zone in Shanghai. This free trade zone will include 29 square kilometers of Pudong district in Shanghai. In China, it always has been the government who took … Continue reading

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Abercrombie & Fitch Refuses To Make Clothes For Large Women

Recently, Abercrombie&Fitch has been accused of refusing to produce and sell above large-sized women’s clothing. According to the CEO Mike Jeffries, he “doesn’t want larger people shopping in his store, he wants thin and beautiful people.” As for men’s clothing, … Continue reading

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Trafigura: Dumping Toxic Waste on the Ivory Coast in Africa

Trafigura is a Dutch multinational commodity trading company and it mainly trades base metals and energy, including oil. In 2006, the company dumped plenty of toxic waste on the Ivory Coast in Africa and it not only destroyed the local environment and ecosystem, but … Continue reading

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