the grocery department was overflowing with exotic products a new experience for many. just. a couple of my eyes i don't know what i should buy 1st or what i should eat 1st i bought some muscle soup and drug user new to me. these were nervy days the east germans had to head back across the berlin wall by 8 o'clock in the evening no one knew if they would be allowed out again. it's all right steve your business is up next with details stick around for that. where i come from we have to fight for a free press and was born and raised in a military dictatorship with just one t.v. shadow and if your newspapers when official information as attorneys i have work off the streets of many cantrips and their problems are always the same 14 social

inequality a lack of the freedom of the press. who can afford to stay silent when it comes to the fans of the human seem right to fold who have decided to put their trust in us . my name is john paris and i weren't. washington and beijing called time on ted for tat a partial rollback of tariffs on each other's goods could spell the beginning of the end of the 19 month trade war. also on the show germany march 30 years since the fall of the berlin wall we look at how light chain. for talent

along the former energy on the border. and the swine fever that's what china is spreading now its reach indonesia and its neighbors. this is b.w. business i'm joined now the milan in berlin welcome china and the us have said they've agreed to east tariffs on each other's goods as part of a so-called phase one deal now tariffs have been the weapon of choice especially for the us and the monthlong trade duel between the world's 2 biggest economies he announced rollback is fueling hopes of the trade wars eventual and the announcement came from beijing where the commerce ministry spokesman said china and the us would remove tariffs in stages know this at least hope of tangible progress to a wider deal. if the 2 sides reach a phase one agreement both sides should in accordance with the contents of the agreement revoke the tariffs already in effect in the same proportion and

simultaneously this is an important condition for reaching an agreement. but a u.s. official confirmed the 2 countries have agreed to roll back tariffs as the 1st part of a comprehensive trade deal the agreement would end the trade feud that begun 15 months ago the united nations study says it's already cost china $35000000000.00 in the 1st half of this year alone and it hit us consumers when the tariffs drove up the prices for many chinese goods like toys clothes and shoes. joins us now from new york yes now this initial agreement is being referred to as a phase one is it clear what it covers and what's yet to come. well it's pretty likely what this deal will include some people call it phase one other people call it the mini deal because a lot of subjects will not be touched in this phase one for example the protection

of intellectual property or governmental support of chinese companies it's basically about more exports of agricultural goods from the united states to china and as you mentioned. phase a rollback of some of the tariffs that already have been implemented so lots of ground to cover yet but we've already seen a lot of relief on the markets we've seen them and on record highs do you think this optimism will last. well i mean we are still a bit short of a detailed whole the whole talks will develop there is some hope that to maybe donald trump might already meet next week or early december so if that's going to happen we'll all saw set the tone for the stock market but we did get a new all time high in the dollar jones industrial average here on thursday and we

are only shy of a good one percent of the crucial $28000.00 point mark in the dollar jones industrial average and what we also saw here on thursday is bike in a yields of the 10 year treasuries and that shows that investors are pulling some money out of bonds and investing into the stock market so that is a sign that there is still some effort tied for the u.s. stocks at this point but as always let's wait and see if the speculation becomes reality and we will really see the signing of the phase one trade deal soon yet there on wall street for us watching and waiting thank you very much. china is imposing a curfew on its underage gamers those under 18 are now prohibited from playing online games from 10 pm in the evening until the new regulations also a straight the amount of time and money minors can spend on online games gaming

companies and platforms are also required to enforce the new regulations chinese president xi jinping has criticized video games as being harmful to children. this week marks 30 years since the fall of the berlin wall it paved the way towards german reunification and shaped the economic fortunes of the nation many towns on both sides of the 1400 kilometer border between east and west germany suffered years of decline while the country was divided among them was bad harris felt located in the former west little was invested there until the iron curtain came down and 989 since then many businesses they are have embraced the opportunities offered by reunification. it's midnight and syllogistic center for $24.00 plus in bad hasnat is bustling $750.00 tons of products are in the warehouse every nice the products come to this transfer point from all over germany

to be loaded on to other trucks their arrivals and departures are timed decisively to save money 20 years ago peter baume on was a logistics pioneer in the half of the good job on the right time this area was pretty remote without a lot of road infrastructure but that has changed dramatically for us in the last 20 years when it comes to shipping the road network has been built out now and it's very extensive. that with all of the board work. several highways cross here there are important connections in all directions. now all the big players in logistics are in their region. here at the former in their german border the east german watchtower and barbed wire have been turned into a memorial band who works for the local government here he's responsible for welcoming new companies to the area he experienced the border here opening in november of 1989 but these days he has other problems in his district there's

hardly any more room for new investors. he to be helping those companies is getting more and more difficult because there are fewer properties large enough to serve big companies and it's hard to find suitable personnel. 4 percent. of. the properties that companies look for are close to the highway like in the time a fleet of it there's a lot going on in the business parks here. near the logistics centers there are plenty of small and mid-sized businesses like this alex tronics company in the past employees here built simple switch boxes but today they're producing complex automation technology. and feed the employees from former east germany so for us it was definitely a positive development today it is no trace of the former german german border in this area on the consolidation back to the logistics firm 24 plus the company's

a testing ground for new software and the just stick solutions everyone here is thinking about digitalisation barbed wire and border walls were forgotten here long ago. pork prices continue to soar in china as african swine flu spreads across asia millions of animals have been slaughtered china is worst hit livestock there has already been reduced by 40 percent vietnam the philippines korea and indonesia are also affected the world organization for animal health is warning of a global crisis currently pork supplies are low in china and officials are worried about the latest outbreak in indonesia where the government is tracking developments closely. pigs are being dumped into the river in your sim otra authorities have already recovered more than 100 dead hogs. there are many

pig carcasses floating into our region invidia river and sea on back lake our job is to clean and move these carcasses on to lend and bury them we are coordinating closely with the police and army in our region to stay alert for people who might try and dispose of carcasses in our area. over $4000.00 pigs have died since swine flu finally reached indonesia a quarter of the global pig population has already perished the world organization for animal health is alarmed. effect only for a month we are really facing a threat that is global. so we must not only focus on countries that are affected because they are a potential source for spreading the disease to countries that today are still not harmed and i hope will remain so for quite a while. mind that. swine flu has had its biggest impact on china though every 2nd pig on the planet lives there this year alone

$200000000.00 animals will die or be called prices have exploded and demand can only be met by imports some from europe and now there are fears that the economic could spread further and faster. in case you're flying from or to germany between now and friday better brace yourself cabin crew german flag carrier loved ones are on a 2 day strike on thursday 700 out of 3000 planned flights were canceled another $600.00 are to be axed on friday in total 180000 passengers are expected to be hit by the walkout the strike is organized by the trade union that represents cabin crew it wants higher spending and allowances for flight attendants as well as better access to regular employment for seasonal workers. terrorist department store pon toms has unveiled its christmas window displays and let's just say there's a lot to look out it features

a motorized animals and they need scenes they have everything from turkeys at making music and dancing in the kitchen to a giant hand that spraying herself with perfume and my such trying to escape from the store it took 650 hours to create the decorations 10000000 people are set to see the christmas displays and owner runs what they know a luxury tycoon hopes it'll board lots of people into the store. tis the season after all and that's it for me and the business team here in berlin for more business news and features you can always go to d.w. dot com slash business or follow us on social media thank you so much for watching .

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