May 13, 2009 Wednesday
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DHAKA - A BANGLADESHI teenager who died in a garment factory that supplies cheap jeans for export to Europe was 'overworked to death', a rights group said.

Fatema Akter, an 18-year-old garment worker in the port city of Chittagong, died during her shift in December last year, according to the US-based National Labour Committee (NCL).

 
Nuclear plant pact signed

DHAKA - BANGLADESH and Russia signed a deal Wednesday which could lead to construction of the first civilian nuclear power plant in the electricity-starved South Asian nation, an official said.

$5b on green IT: SKorea

SEOUL - SOUTH Korea said on Wednesday it will spend more than US$3 billion (S$5 billion) over the next five years to develop information technology as an 'eco-friendly' growth engine.

China Eastern gets govt boost

SHANGHAI - CHINA Eastern Airlines said on Wednesday it had received a government injection of two billion yuan (S$423 million) to overcome difficulties amid the financial crisis.

   
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