this week all eyes were on the united states and china as they held talks aimed at resolving their trade disputes the american side said there were a range of outstanding issues but acknowledged that china had pledged to buy a substantial amount of u.s. goods for months the world's two biggest economies have been engaged in a tit for tat tug of spots if no deal is reached by march first the u.s. will impose a further set of levies on beijing the united states wants better market access to china and an end to what it sees as intellectual property theft china has attempted to ease tensions by lifting its ban on imports of u.s. soybeans and suspending additional tariffs on american cars business leaders have expressed cautious optimism. we're seeing an acceleration of many of the policies that china is committed to implementing to fall within this ninety day negotiating

period indicating that we china is making signals to show that there is opportunity for progress here the prospect of the dispute dragging on has left businesses on both sides feeling on edge in the united states tech giant apple lowered its quarterly outlook citing declining sales in china. the chinese economy has been suffering as a result of the spot to u.s. tariffs have led to a drop in export revenue this amid a more general slowdown in growth beijing has struck a conciliatory tone. from the beginning with believe the tension between the u.s. and china is not good for either country or for the world economy china has the intention on the basis of mutual respect and equality to resolve the bilateral trade frictions between. the u.s. isn't alone in criticizing chinese economic policy the b.t.i. federation of german industry says the chinese market is far from

a level playing field the business lobby accuses beijing of using a combination of protectionism price dumping and state subsidies to bolster its economy and cement the government's control divide the snottiness in which the development of the free market isn't on the agenda the central government is trying to expand the communist party's control of the economy and civil society and that's become more apparent in the last three years because four minutes into the yards of political. there's also concern about the number of german companies being taken over by chinese firms the business lobby is calling on policy makers to address the chinese government influence on business is also wants more oversight on chinese acquisitions of european companies. perhaps you'd like a friendly robust or self driving car connected to your home device. if you're more of a two wheeler maybe

a driverless motorcycle is more your thing. also on offer. an automated laundry folder. and an electric skateboard. it's all on show at the consumer electronics show in las vegas it's the world's biggest tech fair build is the place to go for a glimpse of the future of tech. you'll see a lot of products powered or enabled bit by ai. voice recognition. facial recognition things like that five g. connectivity which is one hundred times faster than four g. l.t.e. a low latency high frame rates digital health is another growing trend you can get devices to stop you snoring or to monitor your heart condition this is equipped with ten sensors generating life saving data. you need to reduce a member of patients coming back because you need to do to

a number of the admissions in your in the only way to reach the subject remotely miniature. chronic disease from reduce the number of the admissions with four thousand five hundred exhibitors the show is expecting another record breaking year many of the participants are focusing on the power of tech to solve problems even if getting there isn't all was a smooth ride. this week german discount retailer kick appeared in court to face charges relating to a factory fire in pakistan in two thousand and twelve but the court ruled that the statute of limitations had expired. on your food scores in the reason is that the claims are time bart so the course has been unable to decide whether they're even possible in substance of the amount. we saw in september twenty twelve. more than two hundred fifty people died and dozens more were injured in

a fire at this kick supplier in the pakistani city of karachi the blaze was reported as the an act of arson but the victims and their families accused of failing to ensure adequate fire protection was in place. the company has long which acted any responsibility for the loss of lives in the blaze here's how the retailers lawyer responded to the outcome of the case. indeed it is if we consider this judgment to be correct and fair in every respect the fire itself was the result of a terrorist arson attack that killed couldn't do anything about the factory was in perfect condition at the time the fire happened. before human rights organizations have expressed disappointment the outcome also leaves the fundamental question about corporate liability unanswered who is responsible for industrial disasters in low wage countries the local suppliers or the companies that profit from their labor. now to some other business news

insurance world bank president jim yong kim has announced he's stepping down less than halfway through his office interim president until his successor is announced . his resignation came as a surprise. the u.s. has imposed sanctions on several venezuelan individuals and companies over their alleged involvement in a currency exchange scheme that generated billions of dollars in illegal proceeds the move came in the same week that president maduro was sworn in for another term . critics accuse him of failing to address the country's crippling economic crisis or medicine and food shortages are now the norm. one of the most iconic features of new york skyline is up for sale the chrysler building is being sold by an emirates the investment firm which acquired it ten years ago for eight hundred million dollars the structure is considered an art deco masterpiece but experts say falling

prices for older buildings mean it could fetch less now than it did at decade ago. mexican drivers lining up for fuel their chances of getting any are slim the government's decision to close off pipelines as part of a crackdown on fuel theft has led to shortages all over the country. to be honest it's really bad because we've ready gone to several gas stations and couldn't get any fuel. that will be like this for three days a ready is on the first but it's a disaster. that's a disaster everywhere i've been to two gas stations and they didn't have any if there isn't any here where else can we go. for years criminals have been tapping into pipelines and stealing millions of liters of fuel this has deprived

the state run oil monopoly pemex of an estimated seven billion dollars in revenue now the government's taking action. this is not petty theft we're talking about major robbery one thousand attacks on the pipeline per day since one thousand leasers stolen each time. how do they distribute all that stolen guns. well. there was an attitude of total complicity on the part of pemex. criminal gangs have long relied on fuel theft to supplement their income but the government says accomplices within the industry also seem to be a major part of the problem businesses have warned that industries like car making

will suffer if the shortfalls persis. it's all off and there's not a pilot's in sight the e.t.h. one night for is not thomas aerial vehicle it's already completed several successful test flights some of them here in dubai it's programmed to avoid obstacles on its electric motor can power flights of up to thirty minutes. hunter shuns vision is of a sky full of drones all controlled by artificial intelligence he says human air traffic controllers wouldn't be able to deal with such a high volume of traffic. so much in a normal day in the future you fly to work by a drone and there's no traffic on the way to work you order breakfast. it's also delivered by a drone and that of course you send your posts that way too. young

startup is based in the southern chinese city of jew it's working on a number of different uses for autonomy. from medical supplies transport to traffic surveillance and even the fire service. this air show by each hung features more than a thousand drones flying together all controlled by just one computer they don't collide proponents used to support their desire for drones to carry humans in the future. another focus is on food delivery at this restaurant an employee takes an order of sushi to the landing part yes you heard right side if everything is in order the drone can take off to fly two kilometers to its next landing point. to the. biggest difference is the speed of delivery normally in order within our to live free area takes around thirty to forty minutes to arrive but we only take ten

to fifteen. several housing complexes have a direct link to the delivery service when the sushi drone lands a courier takes the food to the customer's apartment. around thirty such orders come in every day. and who knows maybe someday flying tuxes will be part of daily life to each harness costs around thirty thousand dollars each the companies are already had some orders from europe it's hoping that in the next five to ten years it's e.h. one eight four will be an accepted mode of transportation or.

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