Tata Steel UK announces layoffs amid cheap Chinese imports

Manufacturer Tata Steel will cut 1,050 jobs in Britain as part of cost-­savings to compete against cheap Chinese imports.
The layoffs, largely in Wales, come just months after an earlier round of cuts, including 1,200 slashed by Tata in October.
Karl Koehler, chief executive of Tata Steel’s European operations, says the industry needs the European Commission to accelerate its response to unfairly traded imports “and increase the robustness of its actions.”
The British government has been under pressure to raise the issue of China selling steel at a loss on world markets. The oversupply of steel has led to lower prices, and manufacturers want anti-dumping duties to be imposed.
Tata said that in the past two years, imports of steel plate from China have quadrupled. AP

Police arrest woman in road rage killing of Chinese student

Police have made an arrest in connection with the deadly Arizona road rage shooting of a student visiting from China.
Tempe police Lt. Michael Pooley said yesterday that 32-year-old Holly Davis has been booked on three charges including first-degree murder.
According to police, Davis’ vehicle was involved in a collision at a busy intersection around 2:40 p.m. Saturday. Davis allegedly got out of her car and fired several shots into the other vehicle, hitting Yue Jiang several times.
Pooley says Jiang lost control, crashing her vehicle into another car carrying a family of five. The 19-year-old woman was taken to a hospital where she died.
The family did not suffer serious injuries. Davis fled the scene but was later located.
Police say Jiang was a university student. AP