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Chris Hogg

The World

China’s thoughts on North Korea, via diplomatic cables

Global Politics

One of the eye-opening revelations coming out of the latest Wikileaks document release is what some countries think of one another. What else does China think of it’s neighbor?

To be or not to be: Kim Jong Il’s successor

The World

Fears of Radiation in Food and Ocean Concern Coastal Japanese

Environment
The World

Amid Tensions in North Korea, A Diplomatic Mission for Nuclear Transparency

Global Politics
The World

China overtakes World Bank in international lending

Business, Economics and Jobs
The World

The US and Korea: where we stand

Global Politics

Military strategist retired Colonel Sam Gardiner joins us to talk about the latest developments on the Korean peninsula. Also joining the show from Seoul, South Korea is Chris Hogg, BBC correspondent.

The World

China and Taiwan sign trade pact, possibly easing decades of tensions

China and Taiwan signed a wide-ranging trade pact today, potentially easing the troubled relationship between the two nations after sixty years.

The World

Should Apple be the first ‘fair trade’ tech company?

Business, Economics and Jobs

Tom Foremski, a former Financial Times journalist who is now the publisher of the blog SiliconValleyWatcher.com says that while it would be a financial gamble, if any company were prepared to push the ethical technology envelope, it would be Apple.

The World

A housing materials crisis ‘made in China’

Health & Medicine

The BBC’s Chris Hogg tells us of an emerging partnership between the U.S. and China to crack down on tainted drywall. We also speak with Luis Gonzalez, a Miami-Dade police officer forced to leave his home, which was built using drywall from China.

The World

China, U.S. in tense tire tariff trade tiff

Global Politics

Beijing calls for talks with Washington over tire tariffs, after President Obama announced that he will tack on a 35 percent tariff to imports of Chinese tires for cars and light trucks. We talk to BBC Correspondent Chris Hogg about the implications.