U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has postponed his trip to China after a Chinese spy balloon flew across the US. Bejing maintains it's a weather balloon that has gone astray.
In Nigreia, fights break out at the atms and in the banking halls as the people struggle to withdraw new naira notes which the banks are unable to provide.
And the US jobs mark ... Show More
Feb 2023
Tony isn’t blinkin’: Sino-American relations, post-balloon
American fighters shot down a balloon that China says was monitoring the weather, but America insists was spying. It was a minor incident, but it highlights the relationship of a great-power rivalry with inadequate guardrails. Our correspondent visits a market in Mumbai to see wh ... Show More
21m 20s
Feb 2023
Tony isn’t blinkin’: Sino-American relations, post-balloon
American fighters shot down a balloon that China says was monitoring the weather, but America insists was spying. It was a minor incident, but it highlights the relationship of a great-power rivalry with inadequate guardrails. Our correspondent visits a market in Mumbai to see wh ... Show More
21m 20s
Aug 2022
Unemployment rate dips to 3.5%, lowest level in 50 years
A new jobs report shows hiring in the United States was hot in July, throwing cold water on recession fears but adding to concerns about inflation. Also, U.S. and Chinese tensions rise after Beijing’s missile fire near Taiwan and its new sanctions against Nancy Pelosi. Plus, Mosc ... Show More
1h 19m
Jul 2023
China’s Economic Rebound Hits a Wall
When China suddenly dismantled its lockdowns and other Covid precautions last December, officials in Beijing and many investors expected the economy to spring back to life. It hasn’t worked out that way.Daisuke Wakabayashi, an Asia business correspondent for The Times, explains w ... Show More
22m 59s
Jun 2023
Blinken visit to Beijing seeks to ease US-China tension
The US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, is heading to Beijing to restore the line of communication between the two countries after a persistent economic and diplomatic tensions.
Filipinos make up around a quarter of all mariners worldwide, but many find it hard to get proper ... Show More
54m 13s