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China and United States: Cyber Friends or Enemies?
Cybersecurity talks as President Obama hosts China's Xi Jinping
25 Sep 2015,17 mins
UN Sustainable Development Goal: Education For All
The UN's education SDG; Africa's private schools; Nigerian statistics; Syrian schooling
24 Sep 2015,17 mins
VW's Reputational Fallout
VW cheating - who knew what?
23 Sep 2015,17 mins
Sustainable Development Goals
Statistics of development; childbirth in Zimbabwe; improving health
22 Sep 2015,17 mins
Greece: Shipbuilders, Special Interests and Sour Milk
The shelf-life of Greek milk, Dutch tulips, and too many beautiful people at work.
21 Sep 2015,17 mins
The US Holds On
US Fed holds rates, India's falling rupee, Australia after the Chinese boom
18 Sep 2015,17 mins
Jobs for Robots
Robots building air planes, robot ethics, clothes shopping with a robot
17 Sep 2015,17 mins
Elements: Titanium Catalysts
The metal behind plastics, paints, and buildings that clean both themselves and the air
16 Sep 2015,17 mins
Robots in Seattle
Microsoft's office robots, Expedia's big data, Seattle's busy ports
15 Sep 2015,17 mins
Refugees in Sweden
Sweden's refugees, Migration's economic impact, Kellaway on the pain of expenses
14 Sep 2015,17 mins
Corporate Social Responsibility: The Cost of Behaving Badly
Lord Browne: Firms that don't invest in social responsibility risk losing their value.
11 Sep 2015,17 mins
Is the Gig or Sharing Economy Bad for Workers?
Are online services like Uber creating entrepreneurs or destroying job security?
10 Sep 2015,17 mins
Ethiopia's Power Dreams
A new massive dam starts power-generation this month, another next year - at what cost?
09 Sep 2015,17 mins
Commodities Crisis
The latest China data, and what it means for the world's miners, from India to Africa.
08 Sep 2015,17 mins
Unequal Measures
Fixing inequality, Ikea's "living wage", and Kellaway on the meaning of "skill-sets".
07 Sep 2015,17 mins
The Economics of Migration
Is migration good for an economy? And India's Maggi food scare continues to hurt Nestle.
04 Sep 2015,17 mins
China's Defence Budget
What China really spends on guns, India's Muslim job-seekers, and Azerbaijan's oil curse.
03 Sep 2015,17 mins
Where are India's Working Women?
Why do women make up such a comparatively small proportion of India's formal work force?
02 Sep 2015,17 mins
China: Innovator or Thief?
More dismal factory data, plus claims and counter-claims over Chinese IP theft.
01 Sep 2015,17 mins
Technology: friend or foe?
It may make us feel smarter, faster and richer – but for some it’s a living nightmare.
31 Aug 2015,17 mins
Working in China
Internships in China; designer Masha Ma; Sudan's currency problem.
28 Aug 2015,17 mins
Will India Rise As China Falls?
Can India replace China as the world's leading emerging market economy?
27 Aug 2015,17 mins
Keeping Cool amid the Stockmarket Panic
Investor Jim Rogers on China; Chinese investments in Australia property; low oil prices.
26 Aug 2015,17 mins
The Great Fall of China
The biggest one-day share fall in five years, and why tech will soon change how we learn.
25 Aug 2015,17 mins
Russia on the Rocks?
Russia's tanking economy, London supercars, email etiquette
24 Aug 2015,18 mins
Capitalism USA - The Progressive Age
Irish comedian Colm O'Regan looks at the history of capitalism in the USA
21 Aug 2015,17 mins
China's Slowing Economy and Africa
What the yuan's devaluation means for Africa; mobile banking; plus prosecco vs champagne.
20 Aug 2015,18 mins
Elements: Hydrogen and Acids
These powerful chemicals are essential for industry, but are dangerous to handle.
19 Aug 2015,18 mins
Ethiopia - Low Wage Economy?
Is the booming Ethiopian economy at risk of being stuck with low wages for years to come?
18 Aug 2015,17 mins
What China Currency Turmoil Means
China currency slide: the view from the US; and why UK estate agents aren't all bad.
17 Aug 2015,18 mins