China to build huge canal across Nicaragua

Published on 14 Jun 2013 : A Chinese company has been granted permission to build a multi-billion dollar canal across Nicaragua. Once completed, it will link the Atlantic and Pacific oceans and compete with the Panama Canal for lucrative shipping fees. And as Adam Raney reports, it could be a windfall for the impoverished country.

Food Gap Between China's Rich and Poor a Problem

Uploaded on 11 May 2011 ; The Chinese middle class is enjoying bounty at the dinner table, but the urban poor are seeing lean times. Observers warn the gap could create problems for China's communist rulers.

Intense Involvement in Africa.

Published on 18 Jan 2013 : World police protecting corporate interest.

Tuareg & AQIM fought on opposite sites in Qaddafi's Libya? But is on same side in Mali? Mali : Is it about Gold & preventing China into Africa?

China & India on collision course, in the South China Sea, as oil & gas tension mounts

Published on Dec 7, 2012 : India has warned it's prepared to use force to secure its economic interests in the South China Sea.

It's after allegations that Beijing had deliberately hampered its rival's oil and gas exploration efforts.

The world's most disputed waters

Published on Jul 30, 2012 by AlJazeeraEnglish : Tensions are rising in the South China Sea after China established a new city on a disputed island. Inside Story examines the world's most disputed waters and asks why China is making these seemingly provocative moves now.

Chinese football crippled by corruption

Published on Jul 11, 2012 by AlJazeeraEnglish : Big money and a lack of organisational checks and balances has turned football into a 'dishonourable sport' in China, with scandals reported of bribery, game fixing, and illegal betting. Its reputation was so bad, at one point it has been called 'fake-ball' by many of its fans. 

To clean up, the Chinese government prosecuted a large number of high profile personalities over corrupt practices. A few weeks ago, two former football league chiefs, a national team captain, and four players from the only squad to ever make it to the World Cup finals were all jailed for 10 years. China is also bringing in big-time international players to try and restore confidence in the local leagues. Al Jazeera's Marga Ortigas reports from Hong Kong.

Global Economic Fears Rising

Uploaded by VOAvideo on 24 Nov 2011: Global stocks suffered big losses this week as worries about Europe's debt crisis, weak Chinese manufacturing data and failure by U.S. politicians to agree on a deficit cutting plan dented investor confidence.

The trifecta of economic concerns bodes poorly for the global recovery just as the crucial holiday season in the U.S. begins. Mil Arcega has more. 

'Capital roams free, Labour stay put'.

Uploaded by enqilab on 15 Nov 2011 - America's Capital roam free into China & enslaved labour in China! 

Iceland-China resort deal stirs controversy.

Uploaded by AlJazeeraEnglish on 2 Sep 2011 - Iceland's government is divided over a plan to sell a large area of the island to a Chinese tycoon. Huang Nubo has a preliminary agreement to buy a remote area of land for almost $9m to build a resort. But there are concerns the deal is a cover for China to gain a strategic foothold in the area.

America's Debt Problem

Aug 10, 2011 - In which John discusses the U.S. public debt, our dangerously high debt to GDP ratio, the S&P's downgrade of America's credit rating, and why our debt may not be as unmanageable as it seems. There's also some general discussion of economics, currency, the gold standard, and the worldwide financial system's dependence of the American dollar.

China Irks Neighbors as Tensions Rise in South China Sea.

5 Jun 2011 - Tensions in the South China Sea over territorial disputes are rising once again with China clashing with Vietnam and the Philippines recently. The disputes come as the United States and ASEAN try to help those with claims in the resource rich waters resolve their differences through dialogue and avoid the use of force or threats. VOA's William Ide has more.

Dispatch: China's New Weapons Systems

STRATFORvideo on Apr 19, 2011 - Vice President of Strategic Intelligence Rodger Baker examines possible reasons for China's recent, unusual showcasing of the J-20 stealth fighter and Varyag aircraft carrier.

Beijing bans luxury advertising

france24english on Apr 15, 2011 - to hide gap between rich and poor.

REPORT - The Chinese government has a new target in sight: luxury advertising. As of April 15th, no outdoor advertisements will be allowed to portray either extravagant or opulent lifestyles and companies breaking the law will have to pay a fine of €3,000s. The new regulations ban any outdoor advertising from showing rich people enjoying their money, or spending it on foreign made luxury brands. The reason? The local government wants to mask the increasing gap between rich and poor

Listening Post - Why the revolution was not televised in the West? & Media freedom across the world.

AlJazeeraEnglish | January 22, 2011 - Social media sites like Facebook and Twitter got the story of the Tunisian uprising out, with pictures of the protests spreading like wildfire across the Arab world and binding audiences to the ever changing story. Western news outlets on the other hand, at least initially, failed to give the story the coverage it deserved. On this episode of Listening Post, we look at the role media - new and old - played in the Tunisian revolution.

Environmental Events to Impact Economics, Politics in 2011

VOAvideo | January 12, 2011 - As 2011 gets underway, experts are looking at the growing influence of environmental events on both economics and politics. Policies on food safety, energy and transportation, among other issues, are being shaped by environmental developments.

G20 Summit in Seoul - protests and related issues are discussed.

PressTVGlobalNews | November 12, 2010 - As the leaders of the G20 gathered for talks in Seoul, thousands of people went to the cities to protest the summit.The protesters accused the world's biggest economies of threatening social welfare programs by cutting public spending.

In this episode of News Analysis, G20 Summit in Seoul and the related and the plight of protests are discussed.

China's prospects for political reform

AlJazeeraEnglish | October 19, 2010 - Calls for reform have been mounting since Liu Xiaobo, a jailed Chinese political activist, won the Nobel Peace Prize on October 8. Will China follow through on promises to reform its political system, and what are the prospects for true social change there?

Hong Kong debates Guangzhou railway project.

Hong Kong's parliament is debating a controversial railway project that links the Chinese territory to the city of Guangzhou.

Opponents of the project say it is too expensive and it has drawn activists out on to the streets in protest.

Rob McBride reports on the railway debate and why it encompasses a much wider issue.