Tag: Secondary sector of the economy

  • You Are Reading This Thanks to Semiconductors

    You Are Reading This Thanks to Semiconductors

    Koga Harue (Japan), Umi (‘The Sea’), 1929. On 7 October 2022, the United States government implemented export controls in an effort to hinder the development of China’s semiconductor industry. An expert on the subject told the Financial Times, ‘The whole point of the policy is to kneecap China’s AI [Artificial Intelligence] and HPC [High Performance […]

  • The Death of over a Thousand Garment Workers in Bangladesh

    The mother of an 18-year-old missing worker, Rina, waits for her lost daughter in front of a barricade in Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 24 July 2013. Credit: Taslima Akhter In memory of Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury (1941–2023) On Wednesday 24 April 2013, 3,000 workers entered Rana Plaza, an eight-story building in the Dhaka suburb of Savar in […]

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