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We will move the following business and economics stories: Asia-labour-garments-unions,FOCUS BANGKOK From factory floors in India to the warehouses of Cambodia, garment workers for global brands say the collapse in demand triggered by coronavirus is being used as a cover to break their unions. 850 words by Sophie Deviller. Picture Germany-space-satellite-aerospace-OHB,FOCUS FRANKFURT Holding its own against aerospace giants like pan-European Airbus Space or French-Italian Thales Alenia, German minnow OHB has carved out a space as a national champion in satellite building. 650 words by Jean-Philippe Lacour. Picture Health-virus-Norway,FOCUS OSLO While the novel coronavirus pandemic is ravaging the world, some of Norway's funeral homes ironically have found themselves without work and have turned to the state for aid. 550 words by Pierre-Henry Deshayes. File picture Thailand-economy-alcohol-wine,FEATURE NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Thailand Sisters Mimi and Nikki have battled Thailand's tropical climate, chased off elephants from their vineyards and won over a sceptical public to their award-winning wine. Now they're taking on the "unfair" booze laws critics say benefit the kingdom's billionaire booze monopolies. 850 words by Dene-Hern Chen and Nattakorn Ploddee. Photos by Mladen Antonov. Video by Jonathan Klein afp
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