Football made in germany. Its all happening. The british. Tour linked to news from africa and the world. Your links to exceptional stories and discussions continue on with some student news after Clean Program tonight from sunny germany from the news of easy i want would say d w it comes much africa come join us on facebook d w africa. Very business its Christmas Day and retailers up checking the stockings to see if theyve been bad all good this season has been top of been the christmas lists well check in with the trends also coming up chinas new silk. Road cant nine hundred billion dollars revive the oldest trade route in the world and sand sells how the selfstyled home of father christmas finland is drawing tourists from all over asia. Im done the winter and this is your Business Update he made a list he checked it twice now father christmas can put his feet up meanwhile retailers will be taking stock of the run up to todays festivities here in germany small shop owners said sales were below expectations but major retail chains and Department Stores sold a lot of books toys clothes gadgets and cosmetics more people than ever before also went on line to buy items for their family and friends the German Retail Association says online sales increased by ten percent this Holiday Season to twelve billion euros. And many of the big money spinning products from the world of tech both the silly and the serious. Look at the little drummer boy playing without a drum set hes playing on free drum using sensors to track a drum his movements high tech is fun throw in a roller coaster at copenhagens to fully you can ride a dragon through a fantasy world or enjoy the thrills of a hyper realistic london skyline adventure when in fact youre laying in an advanced swivel chair. Virtual reality made a big splash in twenty seventeen but not only for thrill seekers v. O. R. Is a learning tool to this shirt lets you look inside the body a lesson in biology ready to wear. Wearables were all over the place dressing humans in east and dogs with a collar that connects to g. P. S. And other devices. And if wearing your tech isnt personal enough for you how about implants chipping people sounds like an orwellian horror scenario but its quite practical. Once chipped employees at a Swedish Company can open doors with the swipe of a hand employees are thrilled and want to be heard on the future and. A future where even information about your train ticket is stored under your skin a future where you pay using your fingertips privacy issues not for these early adopters. My facebook account probably knows more about me than this company will ever know about me i thought so im not really bothered by that humans and technology taking another step towards each other in twenty seventeen you do the walking the avatar follows at least for now. And speaking of tech because wild swings continue over the Holiday Season. Sizes of range between eleven and fourteen thousand dollars between in the last twenty four hours though overall is lost a quarter of its value in the past week alone some observers suggested that many investors what cashing in on Massive Gains across the board as they closed their books ahead of the holidays despite the recent sell off overall bitcoin has still rallied since the beginning of this year by a around Thirteen Hundred percent. Israels market regulator wants to ban big calling the Israel Securities Authority is looking to stop companies who trade in the Digital Currency from trading on the Television Like exchange the move will be subject to approval by the i as a board next week and in another move for israels treasury says it will introduce a challenger to because in a digital shekel the aim will be to stop millions of dollars worth of value exiting the country via Global Crypto currencies and that as more countries investigate digital alternatives to cash. Now a thousand years ago caravans of camels brought porcelain spices and silk from china to the rest of the world following a network of trade routes called the silk road now china is reviving that tradition with a gigantic Infrastructure Project called the new silk road beijing is earmarking nine hundred billion dollars for it the project includes all sorts of transport hubs including roads bridges Railway Lines ports and airports both in china and abroad this week we will have a closer look at the different stations and routes of the silk road project and we can begin in the former Imperial City of she and the starting point of the historic and the modern silk road from here at leeds westward for three thousand five hundred kilometers up to hold the border with kazakstan and theres nothing historic about hawse its a new town founded only four years ago and thanks to tax breaks business is brisk Twelve Thousand companies have already settled then theyre all there to cash in on the silk road project. On the outskirts of c. M. Three men are preparing for a modern day silk road caravan soon surely examines the assignment and says theyll take the highway for the entire route. Theyre going to deliver to dump trucks that have just rolled off the assembly line. C n is a city with millions of residents than was the capital of china during several dynasties. More than two thousand years ago siyang was the starting point of the renowned silk road. Camel caravans transported silk and other goods to europe until the middle ages. Gold and jewelry were brought to china. If everything runs smoothly the men will reach whole gas in six or seven days its a border city in northwestern china thats where the kid is client will pick up the trucks. There of course its a long trip but i like traveling this route ive been doing it for the past four or five years i really like it. That. The truckers have a three and a half thousand kilometer journey ahead of them. China has expanded the route substantially in recent years beijing has earmarked some nine hundred billion dollars for its new silk road including roads railways lines pipelines ports and airports. The route goes through breathtaking landscapes the colorful mountains were barely known until a few years ago now there are tourist attraction. Many people here hope to benefit from the new silk road. The oasis city of dont honk is already reaping the rewards part of the desert is a National Park and camels now transport tourists instead of goods. Only doesnt pay much attention to the beauty of the landscape he often thinks about his ten year old son. He frequently calls him since the two seldom see each other. And become a truck driver its too dangerous the army could be good for him because you can develop a strong character there. The last province on the route is shin jungle where the muslim turkic speaking wiggers complain of discrimination china is often accused of suppressing the ethnic group in its efforts to fight terrorism investment along the new silk road may help ease the situation and defuse the conflict. The three drivers are close to their destination spending the last night at a highway rest area it costs two dollars cheap enough for their limited budget they can finally get some rest and have a smoke so when hes not sure they get used to the sloth. The next day theyll reach their final destination on the border with kazakhstan and then return to ceann by train. A new high tech metro line is launched in the indian capital delhi it features Driverless Technology although for now it will be manually driven the magenta line was inaugurated by Prime MinisterNarendra Modi that connects the southern part of delhi with the Satellite City of noida which is an i. T. V. Hub the railcars reach of wife by u. S. B. Charging ports and state of the art safety features. In scandinavian folklore santa claus doesnt live at the north pole but in the north of finland in lapland a small village there styles itself as the home of father christmas to attract tourists and with its grottos reindeer and plenty of snow with a warm heart of even the hardiest scrooge. Its a Winter Wonderland at santa claus village just outside the city of rovaniemi more than three hundred thousand tourists come here each year with high seas and in december here in northern finland they can enjoy a reindeer ride and join in the festive holiday spirit people from warmer climates are particularly fond of the snow. People here are very friendly and whiskey is quite different and theyre very easy and its really i actually knew this is like holiday everywhere a few years ago many of the visitors came from neighboring russia they helped drive up revenue in santa claus village but times have changed in the last season alone we didnt witness hundred percent growth of Chinese Markets and also the overnights from from singapore and then they will they are big numbers from the others asian markets as well but those are the. Snowslide snowman and us no bar there is plenty to please the tourists. Feel like you should. Be said to really love the road here because in the poison very very hot country nearby accommodations are convenient for the many guests this typical finnish style hotel cost six Million Euros to build and was financed by chinese investors they can turn a good profit in lapland with the help of asian tourists and some are likely to return next year after warmly recommending the finnish winter to their friends. And is a real Winter Wonderland isnt it and that wraps up another gift of the show if you want more christmas cheer check us out on social media ill be back in the next hour with even more until that keep it here on the. And. Its polluting our water. And killing snow and plastic waste. Cohen some of it invisible to the naked eye going to a cow your laundry ends up in the Antarctic Ocean to a tomorrow to do next. With different languages we fight for Different Things thats fine let me all stick up for Freedom Freedom of speech and freedom of press giving street. 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