Chris Burns
Ecotech
De-mining Angola - The Unseen Threat of Landmines Finally Removed
In partnership with Governo de Angola
Mines Advisory Group (MAG), an NGO committed to the removal of landmines in the Eastern Provinces of Angola, has cleared 1.8 million square meters of land benefitting over 70,000 Angolans.
Spotlight
Hong Kong Expands Art and Culture Venues
In partnership with Hong Kong
Hong Kong is increasing the number of its arts venues in an effort to enrich the quality of life. The new M+ museum of visual culture, is the centrepiece of the new West Kowloon Cultural District, and The Honk Kong Palace and Oi! project are all examples of Hong Kong new's cultural vision.
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World
Wine and Rum: Angolan producers thrive domestically and eye up the global market
In partnership with Governo de Angola
With a soil and climate that allow two harvests a year, Angola’s Velho do Bero vineyard in Namibe Province is an example of how growers are meeting demand on the domestic market. In Benguela Province, Caxaramba rum uses mainly locally sourced materials to grow, harvest and distil.
World
Angola sets its sights on the global coffee market
In partnership with Governo de Angola
Discover two Angolan companies reviving the country's coffee industry and making it their goal to restore the coffee sector back to its former glory days as one of the world's largest producers of the black gold.
Business Series
Angola uses the Lobito corridor as a vehicle for investment and growth
In partnership with Governo de Angola
Angola is privatising the port of Lobito and the Lobito corridor railway with the goal of creating business opportunities. It is expected to be the boost the country needs to open a gateway from the Atlantic to the mineral-rich regions of the DRC and Zambia.
World
Fareed Zakaria's 'Post-Pandemic World'
co-produced with Arab Strategy Forum
On Agenda Middle East we speak to political commentator and best-selling author, Fareed Zakaria about the takes from his new book: 'Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World'. We also delve into what the future holds for the Middle East.
Global Japan
New Japanese technologies fighting COVID
In partnership with The Government of Japan
Japanese 3D technology is helping to fight COVID‐19. A doctor at Niigata Hospital has developed a ventilator you can make with a 3D printer and a scientist at Asukanet Co. has created a touchless 3D screen.
Global Japan
Japan and Ghana team up to fight disease in West Africa
In partnership with The Government of Japan
The Ghana-based Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, established more than four decades ago, is yet again stepping up its efforts to fight disease in West Africa as part of its international collaborative research programme.
Spotlight
How Hong Kong used homegrown tech to fight COVID-19
In partnership with Hong Kong
Hong Kong had already experienced the SARs outbreak. So it was ready and prepared when COVID-19 struck. It acted swiftly with health and safety measures, but also with a lot of homegrown tech, to contain the outbreak
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