National News Italy's fast fashion hub becomes Chinese mafia battlefield Stefano RELLANDINI Aug 3, 2025 A mafia war in Prato is believed to be behind the killings of two Chinese nationals in Rome
National News Italy's fast fashion hub becomes Chinese mafia battlefield Stefano RELLANDINI Aug 3, 2025 The textile hub of Prato is home to about 5,000 mostly Chinese-run apparel and knitwear businesses
National News Italy's fast fashion hub becomes Chinese mafia battlefield Stefano RELLANDINI Aug 3, 2025 With a population of nearly 200,000 people, Prato has one of Europe's largest Chinese communities
National News Italy's fast fashion hub becomes Chinese mafia battlefield Stefano RELLANDINI Aug 3, 2025 Immigrants often work seven days a week, 13 hours a day
National News Italy's fast fashion hub becomes Chinese mafia battlefield Stefano RELLANDINI Aug 3, 2025 Prato's industrial zone is an endless sprawl of asphalt lined with apparel warehouses and showrooms
National News Italy's fast fashion hub becomes Chinese mafia battlefield Stefano RELLANDINI Aug 3, 2025 Companies sometimes shut overnight to avoid sanctions, only to reopen under a new name
National News Italy's fast fashion hub becomes Chinese mafia battlefield Stefano RELLANDINI Aug 3, 2025 Globalisation, migration and corruption have played roles in the exploitative "Prato system"
National News Italy's fast fashion hub becomes Chinese mafia battlefield Stefano RELLANDINI Aug 3, 2025 Workers are sometimes caught in the crossfire of Prato's mafia war
National News Italy's fast fashion hub becomes Chinese mafia battlefield Alexandria SAGE AFP Aug 3, 2025 When Zhang Dayong lay in a pool of blood on a sidewalk in Rome after being shot six times, few suspected a link to Italy's storied textile hub…
National News Japan top yakuza group promises 'no more trouble' Hiroshi HIYAMA AFP Apr 10, 2025 Japan's largest yakuza organised crime body submitted a written pledge to authorities to end its wars with splinter groups, police told AFP on…