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Brazil places BYD on blacklist over slave-like working conditions

Brazil’s Ministry of Labor and Employment has added the local subsidiary of Chinese automaker BYD to a registry of employers found to have imposed conditions analogous to slave labor.

10 Apr 2026-23:56
Malaysia construction sector hit by oil price surge

Malaysia’s construction sector is facing growing pressure as rising global oil prices linked to Middle East tensions drive up costs and threaten project viability, industry representatives said.

24 Mar 2026-14:57
$1.5 billion Trump Tower set to be Australia’s tallest building

Plans for a $1.5 billion Trump-branded hotel on the Gold Coast, Australia, are moving forward, with developers confirming the deal has been signed.

23 Feb 2026-10:54
Hyundai Steel profit plunges on demand downturn

Hyundai Steel, South Korea’s second-largest steel producer, said on Friday that its net profit plunged 84 percent in 2025 from a year earlier, hurt by a prolonged downturn in the construction sector and rising global protectionism.

30 Jan 2026-11:56
Azerbaijan constructs new power transmission line

29 Jan 2026-10:33
3 injured, all 7 rescued after Seoul construction collapse

One worker was left in cardiac arrest and two others were injured after a steel bar collapsed at an underground construction site near Yeouido Station in western Seoul, authorities said. All seven trapped workers were successfully rescued.

18 Dec 2025-14:35
7 workers trapped after accident at Seoul's subway construction site

A steel bar collapsed at an underpass construction site near Seoul’s Yeouido Station on Thursday, trapping seven workers, police said.

18 Dec 2025-10:58
Germany’s corporate insolvencies hit 11-year high

Germany’s corporate insolvencies rose 11.7% year-on-year in the January–September period, reaching their highest level in 11 years, according to preliminary data from the federal statistical office Destatis on Friday.

12 Dec 2025-17:20
EU court rules Hungary’s export controls on construction materials illegal

The European Union’s Court of Justice ruled on Thursday that Hungary’s export controls on raw and construction materials violate EU law, siding fully with the European Commission.

13 Nov 2025-14:15
At least 7 dead, 9 missing after rope breaks on China bridge site - VIDEO

At least seven people were killed and nine remain missing following a rope failure at a bridge under construction in northwest China on Friday.

22 Aug 2025-11:26

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