The ceiling of a Cambodian factory that makes Asics sneakers collapsed on workers early Thursday, killing two people and injuring seven, in the latest accident spotlighting the often lethal safety conditions faced by those toiling in the global garment industry.Full story
Three people were killed when the ceiling of a warehouse fell in at a shoe factory in Cambodia. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei (Reuters) - Southeast Asian nations stepped up efforts on Thursday to engage China in talks to resolve maritime tensions, agreeing to meet to try to reach common ground on disputed areas of the South China Sea ahead of planned discussions in Beijing later this year. Full story
President Barack Obama spoke on the unrest in the Middle East while on a trip to Asia. The president’s trip is meant to put a focus on foreign policy, with the president making a tour of the region, including Myanmar and Cambodia. NBC’s Chuck Todd reports from Bangkok.
Kim Leap , 44, the mother of a worker who died during an accident in a shoe factory, sits near the coffin of her son in the Kong Pisei district of Kampong Speu province, 50 km west of the capital, Phnom Penh May 16, 2013. Three people were killed when the ceiling of a warehouse fell in at a shoe fa
Kim Leap, 44, the mother of a worker who died during an accident in a shoe factory, cries near the coffin of her son in the Kong Pisei district of Kampong Speu province, 50 km west of the capital, Phnom Penh May 16, 2013. Three people were killed when the ceiling of a warehouse fell in at a shoe fa
Rescue workers and soldiers search through a site of the accident in a shoe factory in the Kong Pisei district of Kampong Speu province, 50 km west of the capital, Phnom Penh May 16, 2013. Three people were killed when the ceiling of a warehouse fell in at a shoe factory in Cambodia, a government m
Parts of shoes are seen at the site of the accident in a shoe factory in the Kong Pisei district of Kampong Speu province, 50 km west of the capital, Phnom Penh May 16, 2013. Three people were killed when the ceiling of a warehouse fell in at a shoe factory in Cambodia, a government minister said o
