SHANGHAI, China-Chinese Automotive supplier Tianjin FAW Xiali Automobile Co, a subsidiary of China's First Automobile Works, has plans to build its first overseas plant in Mexico. MORE

SEOUL, South Korea-The new Kaesong Industrial Complex, which is being built by South Koreans just over the border in North Korea, may offer a means of normalizing relations in the region. MORE

NEW DELHI, India-India's industrial production grew at the slowest pace in 11 months in September as decade-high interest rates crimped consumer demand and a stronger currency made exports less competitive. MORE

DEARBORN, MI-Two large UAW locals in Kentucky and Indiana are reported to have passed the tentative 4-year labor contract with Ford Motor Co. by an overwhelming majority, lending momentum toward a swift ratification. MORE

TOULOUSE, France-The European airplane consortium Airbus has landed a massive $31 billion deal to sell 70 A350 and A380 jets to Emirates airlines. MORE

TOKYO-Camera manufacturer Olympus Corp. will invest $44 million to build a new digital-camera plant in Vietnam. Construction will begin in the latter part of 2008. MORE

HONG KONG-Media giant Walt Disney is investigating allegations of labor abuse at one of its factories in China. MORE

ATLANTA-True Flight Aerospace is investing $3.8 million to build a new 60,000-square-foot manufacturing adjacent to the airport in Valdosta, GA. MORE

DEARBORN, MI-Ford Motor Co. narrowed its loss to $380 million, beating analysts' estimates for the second straight quarter, as it boosted sales and pared costs through plant closings and job cuts. MORE

TOULOUSE, France-Airbus parent EADS has acknowledged its ongoing restructuring plans are failing, as delays in a major military project pushed it to a deeper quarterly loss. MORE