COLUMBUS, OH-The Ohio Department of Development is opening a business office in China’s capitol in the hope of expanding imports to the country. MORE

CHICAGO-Boeing once built massive fleets of World War II and Cold War military planes. But right now, the world's biggest airplane builder can't boast even a single prime contract to supply the U.S. military's next generation of fighters, bombers, tankers and transport planes. MORE

HANOI, Vietnam-Workers have returned to a Vietnamese Nike shoe factory one week after a strike over a wage dispute closed the plant. MORE

FORT WORTH, TX-United Auto Workers union officials have notified the management of the General Motors Arlington truck-assembly plant that they are prepared to strike unless an agreement is reached soon on a new local contract. MORE

CLEVELAND, NC-Freightliner plans to lay off about 1,500 workers at its Rowan County truck plant-more than half the plant's work force-in early June. MORE

TOKYO-Nissan Motor Co. has begun a 5-year initiative to cut costs by procuring parts and materials from low-cost countries whenever possible. MORE

CHANGZHOU, China-Swedish-based gardening machinery manufacturer Husqvarna Zenoah will invest $26.2 million to build a new factory in China’s Jiangsu Province. MORE

MONROE, MI-La-Z-Boy Inc. is opening a new plant in Mexico at the same time it shutters a plant in Utah in an effort to “strengthen” North American operations. MORE

QUERÉTARO, Mexico-Aerospace companies are following the automotive industry to Mexico, drawn by lower wages, enthusiastic government promotion, a new safety agreement with the United States and an increasingly sophisticated workforce. MORE

LIVERMORE, CA-UltraCell Corp., a manufacturer of reformed methanol fuel cells for mobile power applications, is installing new automation at its plant in Dayton, OH, facility. MORE