Mastodawn

Jul 5, 2025

#Vietnam had better not become a #backdoor into #Asean #FTA for #poorquality #USmeat tt even locals won't eat!🛑🤔

How a clause in te US-Vietnam #trade deal could upend #Asia’s #supplychains
"Vietnam has agreed to slash its #tariffs on #US goods to zero, as well as address non-tariff barriers incl'g intellectual property violations. It'll also provide #preferential #market access for US #agricultural products (such as poultry, #pork & beef) & unspecified #industrial goods"
https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3316920/why-1-clause-us-vietnam-trade-deal-sparking-concern-across-asia

Explainer | How a clause in the US-Vietnam trade deal could upend Asia’s supply chains

The inclusion of a 40 per cent tariff on transshipped goods could ‘open up a can of worms’ for the whole region, analysts said.

South China Morning Post

Joseph Lim

Apr 20, 2025

#Chinabuilt #airport in #Nepal ‘littered with #corruption’
🤦‍♂️"parliamentary committee’s #investigation into #Pokhara airport found #China #CAMC Engineering, construction arm of SOE #Sinomach failed to pay taxes, didn't finish project to specifications & used #poorquality construction, all bec of corruption & lack of oversight.. airport was built w 20-yr loan fr e Export-Import Bank of China.. #corrupt #bureaucrats & #politicians involved in tis #scam must be punished" #BRI
https://www.bangkokpost.com/world/3006432/china-built-airport-in-nepal-littered-with-corruption

China-built airport in Nepal ‘littered with corruption’

A government inquiry into a new $216-million international airport in Nepal’s second-biggest city found that “irregularities and corruption” by officials and lawmakers allowed a Chinese state-owned contractor to ignore its obligations and charge for work it never completed.

Bangkok Post

Justin Buzzard Oct 20, 2024

Cost of Poor Quality Examples - There are plenty of examples out there to find for CoPQ. These are lessons learned as to why Quality is important. Learn those lessons and do not repeat them. #copq #quality #business #poorquality #lessonslearned #examples

Justin Buzzard Oct 19, 2024

Risks - There are plenty around us every day. It is important to identify them and work to remove or reduce them through proper planning. Otherwise, they will turn into poor quality. #risk #plan #reduce #remove #identify #business #compliance #poorquality #management

AutisticMumTo3 May 21, 2024

Mother's plea after daughter dies swallowing button battery - BBC News

The article is from 2021 but the risk still exists in many cheap & counterfeit toys.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-57614838

#ButtonBatteries
#YoungChildren
#Acid
#KillerToys
#Counterfeit
#PoorQuality
#Cheap

Mother's plea after daughter dies swallowing battery

Harper-Lee Fanthorpe died in Stoke-on-Trent in May after swallowing a battery from a remote control.

BBC News

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Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈Apr 18, 2024

#Canadian #Doctors question #CassReview #dismissal of #trans #healthcare #research as ‘#poorquality’

Among the #organisations that Cass report dismisses as “#poorquality” is #WPATH, an internationally recognised #thinktank on #transgender #healthcare.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Canada #Allies #UK #Healthcare #Tories #TERFS #NHS #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #TERFIsland #Gatekeeping #WorkingAsIntended

https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/04/18/cass-report-doctors-canada/

Doctors question Cass report’s dismissal of ‘poor quality’ trans healthcare research

A group of Canadian doctors have questioned the Cass report's findings that research into the field is 'poor quality'.

PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news

Joseph Lim

Dec 26, 2023

"In 2020, #ADB approved a $500mil #loan to support construction of multi-story #affordablehousing in #Uzbekistan, but #monitoring #results show a need for serious inspection & #accountability as residents complain abt #poorquality .. According to respondents who bought #socialhousing units, local authorities didn't approach construction responsibly .. interviews were conducted with ~50 owners of units constructed with ADB funds in #Tashkent, #Samarkand, Namangan .." #Asia
https://thediplomat.com/2023/12/in-uzbekistan-residents-complain-of-poor-quality-in-rural-housing-projects/

In Uzbekistan, Residents Complain of Poor Quality in Rural Housing Projects

Affordable housing projects funded by foreign investment are an important initiative to benefit low-income families in need of housing, especially in rural areas, but there are several challenges.

The Diplomat

TiKXI Dec 19, 2023

#Nintendo seal of quality isn't what it used to be in the nineties. Licenced advent calendar door was empty so that probably means no weight quality control on th eproduction line which supposed to be like, you know a default for a decent production line.
#poorquality #greedylicensing

Justin Buzzard Oct 18, 2023

Cost of Quality is something all companies should monitor. Poor Quality will cost more in the long run. #poorquality #costofquality