CHICAGO-Despite delays with its Dreamliner program, sales remain strong and Boeing Co. is hiring engineers and machinists to boost production capacity across its product line. MORE
TOKYO-Central Motor Co., a subsidiary of Toyota Motor Co., plans to build a new assembly plant in Japan with an annual production capacity of 120,000 vehicles. MORE
TAIPEI, China-China has announced plans to remove the legal restrictions that prevent companies making mobile phones in the country without permission. MORE
AUBURN HILLS, MI-Rank and file opposition to the recently negotiated UAW-Chrysler contract is growing, throwing the future of the tentative agreement in doubt. MORE
BANGKOK, Thailand-Despite a slowdown in domestic demand, Thailand's automobile industry remains strong, in part because of the $4 billion in parts it exported to the United States in the first half of 2007. MORE
SHANGHAI-China’s reputation as the world’s toy workshop has taken a beating of late, prompting some other manufacturers to contemplate reentering the market. MORE
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam-About 30,000 Vietnamese workers have gone on strike in 38 foreign and locally owned companies in one of the country’s southern provinces. MORE
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