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(Reuters) - Boeing and a union representing about 125 of its firefighters said Wednesday they had reached a tentative contract deal, the planemaker and union said in a joint statement.

Boeing in early May locked out members of the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) Local I-66 after they rejected two contract offers - a move that drew the concern of President Joe Biden.

Boeing and IAFF Local I-66 said they expected results... (continue reading...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Preliminary findings from an investigation into a Singapore Airlines flight hit by severe turbulence last week showed a rapid change in gravitational force and 54 metre altitude drop caused injuries, Singapore's transport ministry said on Wednesday.

One passenger died of a suspected heart attack and dozens were injured after Singapore Airline Flight SQ321, flying from London to Singapore, encountered what the airline described as... (continue reading...)

BEIJING (Reuters) - China stands ready to work with Estonia to cooperate on an investigation into a Chinese ship that Estonia suspects cut two of its subsea telecoms cables, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday.

Chinese authorities are examining and handling the case in accordance with domestic law, ministry spokesperson Mao Ning told a regular news briefing.

Estonia's state prosecutor said China has not responded to a six-month-old... (continue reading...)

By Phuong Nguyen, Francesco Guarascio and Ben Klayman

(Reuters) - Vietnamese electric car maker VinFast is looking at further delaying a planned $4 billion factory in North Carolina, a person briefed on the matter said, as the loss-making company struggles to gain favour with U.S. consumers.

VinFast announced in 2022 that it would build an EV and battery factory in the United States with an annual production capacity of 150,000 vehicles,... (continue reading...)

JAKARTA (Reuters) - The office of Indonesia's attorney general (AGO) has identified a former official in the mining ministry as a suspect in an investigation into illegal tin-mining, officials said on Wednesday.

The inquiry centres on an alleged deal between state tin miner PT Timah, the world's fifth largest producer of the refined metal, and fake miners who illegally produced ores from Timah's own concession and sold them to the company.