Image copyright Getty Images Image caption China’s Greater Bay Area plan aims to boost growth in the world’s second largest economy China’s ambitious plan to develop the so-called Greater Bay Area is designed to spur the economy, but analysts question whether its lofty goals can be achieved, as the BBC’s Ana Nicolaci da Costa explains. …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Olive farmers have found themselves at the centre of a global trade dispute A trade battle is leaving a bitter taste in the mouths of Spain’s olive growers. Tariffs levied against them by the US last year have cost the industry $27m (£20.8m) and are likely to have lasting …
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Kit-Kat maker Nestle is one of several firms that have “paused” YouTube adverts The food giant Nestle and several other big companies have pulled their adverts from YouTube following claims they appeared next to offensive content. It comes after a vlogger accused YouTube of failing to stop a “soft-core …
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionWATCH: Samsung shows off its ‘luxury’ foldable phone “How much!?!” It wasn’t so long ago that the tech press got in a tizz over the first $1,000 (£766) smartphones. Now we’re being expected to stump up roughly double that for the entry-level version of Samsung’s Galaxy Fold. …
Samsung’s latest launch comes at a time when it is facing not only fierce competition from Chinese rivals like Huawei, but also a drop in sales thanks to an overall decline in demand for smartphones. But, maybe it has a trick up its sleeve with its new bendable device. Dave Lee was at the launch …
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Image copyright Samsung Image caption The Samsung Fold has a hinge built into it Samsung has unveiled a foldable smartphone – the Galaxy Fold – alongside its first 5G handset and three further Galaxy S10 mobiles. The Fold will go on sale in just over two months time, earlier than many expected. The Galaxy S10 …
Image copyright Reuters In the shiny, optimistic vision of the future we will all be living in “smart cities” in which self-driving cars will check the best routes after being charged up on intelligent, connected power grids. Public services and safety will be carefully managed though data, while devices in our homes will talk to …
Image copyright Handout/Reuters Image caption Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro says pension reform is a priority The new president of Brazil has put forward a plan to revamp the country’s pension system – tackling a reform considered critical to boosting growth of South America’s biggest economy. The proposal would set a minimum retirement age of 65 …