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The US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken is continuing his visit to China, there are tensions on many fronts between the world’s two superpowers, how will the trip pay out? We hear from Brian Wong, from the Centre on Contemporary China and the World, in Hong Kong.As TikTok vows to fight a new law which could see it sold or banned in the US, what could a ban mean for businesses w

The Federal Trade Commission has voted to ban so-called ‘non-compete’ agreements in a move which could affect millions of workers Under the moves, U.S. companies would no longer be able to bar employees from taking jobs with . But it’s likely to be challenged in court. One woman tells us how her family’s life was turned upside down by a non-compete agreement with a large te

We hear from the BBC's Nikhil Inamdar in the financial hub of Mumbai. Plus, in the tech hub of Bengaluru, first-time voters say it's really hard trying to get a job. Women are still very much a minority in workplaces. We ask female voters why?And writer Swati Narayan tells us why she thinks India is so unequal.

US lawmakers could vote on a bill that corners the app's owner ByteDance with a stark choice: to sell or be banned. Also in the programme, the French government addresses shrinkflation concerns with a new rule that will require stores to tell customers when a product becomes smaller but its price stays the same or increases. And we look into why sales of wine have dropped in China.

Businesses in the South American nation have been told to shut down for two days due to power cuts caused by drought. We find out more.The Scottish government is to scrap its flagship target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 75% by 2030. We hear why.And Google terminates 28 staff who protested against a contract signed with the government of Israel.Rahul Tandon discusses thes

President Jo Biden is set to call for a tripling of US tariffs on steel and aluminium. His demand for tariff hikes comes as he tackles fraught relations with China.A Boeing engineer has told US lawmakers that he was harassed and threatened after he raised concerns about the safety of the company's planes. We hear from engineers and their claims.The Michigan consumer sentiment surve

Flash floods have bought Dubai to a standstill. Devina Gupta speaks to a tourist from India who is one of thousands stuck at a mall The Mall of Emirates throughout the night after roads became gridlocked and the metro system stopped working.Also, the International Monetary Fund - is renewing its confidence in the American economy. The IMF report shows the US economy is set grow but

US electric car maker tesla has announced job cuts - is the ride getting rough for the global electric vehicle market? Also, should China face sanctions for buying oil from Iran? We speak to a Congressman from the US who thinks soPlus, the truth behind truth social continues as we look how Trump Media shares have been falling. And finally, is America’s immigration system broken?

On today’s programme we discuss the likelihood and nature of an Iranian attack on Israel. Also, find out why a hunger strike has begun on the island of Tenerife in response to the damaging effects of tourism on the Canary Islands. Plus, we head to Argentina and find out how they are grappling with high inflation. And finally, find out how an American Farm Grows $1,700-Per-Pound W

Joe Biden has pledged to protect the Philippines from any attack in the South China Sea. He made the comments at a White House summit with Philippine president Marcos and Japan's Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida. We look at the importance of the US economic relationship with Japan.President Biden has also introduced new rules aimed at tightening gun control in America. We discuss the