India - Tata in troubled waters Tata’s good name is threatened by the plight of a rare species of turtle

Asia column: Cheap in China - Low-cost sourcing's high price Paul French explores the costs of the explosion of low-priced manufacturing to China, with the help of a new book

Chinese corporate philanthropy - Give and you shall receive China’s companies stand to gain from a new tax incentive for making contributions to society

Plastic waste - The white ghosts of shopping trips past and#60;iand#62;By Matthew Crabbe in Beijingand#60;/iand#62; Asia’s retailers could do much more to persuade customers to use fewer plastic bags

Project finance - Gunning for Gunns Australian bank ANZ is having second thoughts about financing the controversial Gunns pulp mill in Tasmania

India's cars - Cheap cars, big costs A cheap car in India would be a godsend for millions, but campaigners are flashing the hazard-warning lights

India's special economic zones - An ethics black hole An amendment in the land acquisition rules for controversial special economic zones may pitch corporate India in a direct battle against farmers and locals

News in brief June 2007 - Asia-Pacific The first in Ethical Corporation’s monthly reviews of news from Asia

Asia column - War games link Beijing 2008 with Darfur A high-profile campaign linking China’s trade with Sudan and the Olympics has brought a swift and rare change of policy in Beijing

Asia-Pacific - new in brief April 2008 Alcoa and Rio Tinto Alcan face lawsuits and protests, while Toyota’s links to Burma are questioned

News in brief - Asia-Pacific February 2008 More corruption scandals, plus Hong Kong’s crackdown on plastic bags

News in brief - Asia-Pacific December 2007 China’s labour laws, better pollution controls, and image rights in India

Indian garment factories - Campaigners, courts, controversy As two labour campaign groups prepare to be sued for libel, big brands continue to buy from the jeans supplier taking the activists to court

Asian supermarket expansion - Thai'ed up in regulation International retail giants including the UK’s Tesco have long been battling local opposition to their expansion in Thailand. Now the Thai government is joining the battle, on the side of the locals

Hong Kong activism - Anyone for a cut of the forest? After plunging Hong Kong into darkness to protest against air pollution, one campaigner is preparing his next planet-saving project - persuading business to buy and preserve the rainforest

News in brief July 2007 - Asia-Pacific A round-up of the biggest stories to hit the continent this month

India mining - Vedanta digs a legal hole Foreign investors should take note of Vedanta’s problems in India

News in brief - Asia-Pacific September 2007 This month’s review of the region’s biggest business and society stories

Burma - China holds the key to Rangoon Burma’s military regime will stand or fall by the support it receives from China. But the dragon appears reluctant to interfere with the junta’s dinosaurs, says Paul French

Asia column: Bangladesh - Rejuvenating an age-old problem Asia editor Paul French asks whether western companies’ `China+1’ sourcing strategies are accentuating child labour problems in Bangladesh

Corruption - Bangladesh counts graft's costs Bangladeshi business groups have rushed to welcome the government’s anti-bribery clampdown. But international brands have so far remained silent

News in brief - Asia-Pacific October 2007 The latest business and society news from China, India and beyond

Indian pharmaceuticals - Targeting the poor sweetens the profits pill Indian pharma multinational Dr Reddy’s chief executive G V Prasad says that patient needs and shareholder value go hand-in-hand

Responsibility initiatives - Indonesia and Malaysia are open for business ethics Malaysia and Indonesia are spearheading attempts in south-east Asia to legislate for good corporate behaviour

Samsung - Korea's stumbling corporate giant Shareholder activists hope the Samsung corruption scandal could finally trigger corporate governance reforms in South Korea

Australian drought - The real price of pouring a cold one Australia’s water shortages are forcing iconic brewer Foster’s to rethink its supply chains

Indonesia mining - Newmont two, campaigners nil Newmont is celebrating a second victory over green campaigners in less than a year, but Indonesia may still restrict the freedom of foreign mining firms

News in brief - Asia-Pacific January 2008 Citizen consultations in China, palm oil goes green and garment activists arrested in India

News in brief - Asia-Pacific November 2007 The latest business and society news

India - Brands' mounting e-waste problems Electronics brands in India could soon have to make sure their products are safely recycled. They face an uphill task

Japan - Pulp fiction Japan’s paper industry is facing a consumer backlash after eight companies were exposed for lying about their products’ recycled content

Asia column: China's labour law - Turbo-charged growth, but standards stay lax China’s labour standards are not keeping pace with its rapid progress, despite new laws for workers, says Asia editor Paul French

Asia-Pacific: news in brief - March 2008 Meat dumplings from China poison Japan, and India’s supreme court gives executives extra reason to consider the safety of female employees

India - Big stores think outside the box Working with farmer co-operatives could offer a "way in" to India’s grocery market for major retailers

Mining - Barrick lacks the Midas touch Barrick Gold denies allegations of dangerous cyanide use and illegal land occupation in New South Wales

Intel in Vietnam - Solving Vietnam's corruption logjam Vietnam, a country riddled with corruption, is set to be a major target for foreign investors. Intel is setting an impressive precedent with its commitment to do business cleanly

Workplace safety - Call centre crimes The rape and murder of women by company-hired drivers has led Indian judges to tell call centre firms to protect workers better or face criminal charges

ArcelorMittal - India steels itself for land battles As steel-maker ArcelorMittal meets resistance in India, it hopes handouts will win over the farmers its plants threaten to displace

Adidas in China - Giving supply chains a sporting chance Adidas is dogged by reports of labour problems at supplier factories in China, especially in supply chains it acquired from Reebok

Korea's chaebols - Samsung pays for a bad boss Samsung has lost its chairman, Lee Kun Hee, in a corruption scandal, but the company must do a lot more to reform itself

Asia-Pacific - news in brief May 2008 Tesco answers charges of being `aggressive’ by suing critics in Thailand, and Samsung’s boss considers stepping down amid damaging corruption allegations

Responsible gaming - Viva Las Vegas of the east Asian economies are staking their growth on money from casinos. But the gaming industry has a weak hand when it comes to problem gambling

Japan - Sticking with carbon labels After rejection of a cap-and-trade plan, Japan is hanging its hopes on carbon labelling

Workplace equality - Putting harassment on notice Despite the alarming levels of workplace sexual harassment in Asia, domestic companies and governments have been slow to act, falling behind their western counterparts

Indonesia - Unlikely new green champion Indonesian state oil firm Pertamina is going green - slowly

Australian governance - Securing castles in the financial sand The wave of tighter finance-sector regulation in the wake of the global recession is spreading to Australia

Microfinance - Banking on the poor As the global financial system buckles, microfinance institutions continue to grow on the back of their record for low risk and solid returns

Special report: Shipping - Emissions reductions all at sea Ships carry most of the world’s consumer goods, but at huge cost to the environment and human health

Anti-corruption - Getting rid of graft Asian governments have far to go before they root out corruption

Brand marketing - Catering for local tastes Western fast-food brands could do more to tackle unhealthy eating in Asia, but then consumers might lose their appetite