A group of 29 Chinese workers taken by rebels in southern Sudan 11 days ago has been freed in good health and flown to Kenya, officials said on Tuesday, after Beijing protested their capture.

A worker at an Apple supplier facility in Chengdu, China. (Credit: Apple) Apple and Foxconn have both been on the hot seat over reports of the supplier's poor factory conditions. But a CNN interview with one of the factory workers brings a personal story to the controversy. Working at a Foxconn factory in southwestern China, an 18-year-old student named Miss Chen (her name has been changed to ...

A worker at an Apple supplier facility in Chengdu, China. (Credit: Apple) Apple and Foxconn have both been on the hot seat over reports of the supplier's poor factory conditions. But the story of a single worker profiled by CNN brings a personal touch to the controversy. Working at a Foxconn factory in southwestern China, an 18-year-old student named Ms. Chen (her name has been changed to ...

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Bill Maher Piles On The Foxconn Shame-Fest Gizmodo Australia Bill Maher interviewed Mike Daisey last week on Real Time, adding to the scourge of recent negative publicity surrounding the conditions at Apple supplier Foxconn. Daisey is the actor who wrote and performed the one-man show The Agony and Ecstasy of ... and more »

A former Department of Transportation employee who attempted to illegally export military satellite technology has been indicted on federal charges, according to court documents unsealed today.