Women giving them the rule making them agent of change in this way. The female peacemakers stores january 5th on t. W. The. U. S. Says it has a signing date for its phase one trade deal with china so why is beijing so tightlipped well hear from our correspondent as to chinas view of the agreement and how it might approach the negotiations ahead. Also on the show kenya has a recycling problem plastic bottles litter the streets even when recyclers are equal for eager for more in their beds. And japan and braces vertical farming will tell you where and why. Welcome to business africa im Stephen Beers in berlin good to have you with us u. S. President donald trump said hell sign a phase one trade deal with china on january the 15th trump tweeted that the deal will be signed at a ceremony at the white house with high level chinese representatives the deal was concluded in december but many of its details have been slow to emerge trump went on to say that hell go to beijing at a later date or face to talks will begin. There earlier today my colleague monika jones spoke to our taipei correspondent zone one so and asked him what china is saying about that new deal while very different from donald trump china has remained tight lipped on the details with only the day media confirming that the deal had been agreed in principle but the tech needed to be translated to fred and legally squat and we know donald trump is that he wanted to die of a trade deal with chinese president xi jinping but until now its only the top china negotiator leo hood visiting us for the finding that means a lot if the chinese president xi jinping doesnt show up for the timing ceremony because that would mean that china might think that they may need more 30 to confession this time so they would want to keep the profile as low as possible locally and internationally all right so it does this mean that the u. S. Has won the trade war. Well monica its only the face one deals so its hard to say who wins or loses the key is the 2nd round negotiation and we know for the 2nd round goes the nation the u. S. Will one china to cancel itself disease for its stay on companies but that they arent enterprises are the foundations for the Chinese Communist parties and duration so they will try every way to protect them and for chinese officials they think not only the u. S. One to make more chinese money but to cut chinas economic lifeline the following talks so we would expect the 2nd round goes the asian to be more difficult who has the upper hand is still too early to say all right well its only the 1st of january to thank you so much for your time. So is on hand speaking with my colleague mark jones earlier on goal has frozen the assets of Isabel Dos Santos the billionaire daughter of the countrys former president s the move comes as part of an Anti Corruption drive a court in the wand is looking into a legit irregularities involving state Companies Including oil giant sun on gold which was run by the santos during the presidency of her father Jose Eduardo Santos Isabel Dos Santos is now considers africas wealthiest woman after amassing a fortune during her fathers nearly 4 decades in power she denies any wrongdoing. The Plastic Waste is a global problem and of course africa is not exempt take kenya for example plastic bottles commonly ends up on the streets instead of in recycling bins so who is responsible for changing things is that the consumers the companies or the governments. The gutters of nairobi are clogged with Plastic Waste but its not just a problem in kenyas capital everywhere plastic garbage mounting up collecting filth. Eventually it ends up in colossal dumps like this one on the outskirts of the city but much of the waste is technically recyclable so its a surprise to hear a local recycling company complaining about a lack of plastic bottles to process. Might prove to mean we need to save a 1000 pounds particle maps and only if we can gain the right time to the top of 780. 00 pounds a month. Only about a 3rd of the plastic produced in kenya can be recycled most people just dispose of bottles like normal trash which makes it nearly impossible to recycle Beverage Companies are of course familiar with the problem but they have failed to launch a simple and efficient deposit system so that people are rewarded for returning plastic instead of just tossing it on the ground environmentalist say the beverage me. Are responsible. What disco prices need to do is to invest in research and development and develop alternatives to plastics to the us. They need to invest more into feeding systems and using systems kenya has already taken a pioneering role in prohibiting plastic bag now activists want to see more action taken to keep plastic bottles from becoming part of the landscape. And for more on this im joined by the correspondent joy doreen here in nairobi joy welcome to the program whats the real problem here is it that the plastic cant be recycled or the kenyans arent recycling it. Theres a problem. A lot of it pierre infrastructure when it comes to recycling souping and does not have a recycling structure and that makes it very difficult to sort out most of the rubbish that we have while parenting up at the moment is that Small Companies im contracted or p. V. By. To collect their trash and this trash is mounted on to try to get into a lot of fields or down and then we have. A town to sort out. And deliver it to the recycling counties but stealing these ways that is recycled the plastics that are recycled do not make out the time its these we saved. So they mostly before wont be long on the attack and recycling ok so a lot of decentralized recycling efforts going on there have kenyan lawmakers shown any interest in treating that recycling infrastructure that isnt there right now. Yes they have to start reading the fine. Use of plastic bags in kenya and they wanted to see how in fact this is going to be full of the now and completely by the locals in the country but this is an initiative that is going to affect the current manufacture as plastic poses in the country because its big business and is going to be a bit cool. To also be the interest of these Small Businesses but what we see is that kenya has a cant eat trying to emulate. It with the methodology so countries like south africa that have successfully recycling infrastructure in trying to make sure to be do the same thing but that is the states and im. Not in the country. All right choice or in beer of their force and nairobi thank you. The french president Manuel Mccall may not be the most popular man on present streets at the moment his pension reform plan has unleashed a wave of strikes in recent weeks but things look different at station in paris thats the start of campus thats home to hundreds of small tech businesses and where young entrepreneurs say that france is doing everything right to lure them. Parsons trying a fresh approach to startups in this unconventional work space young entrepreneurs are encouraged to think outside the box the 34000 square meter station f. Claims to be the worlds biggest startup compas with a 1000 firms president eManuel Mccall hopes the accelerator will help ours compete with silicon valley. I wanted them to consumers you would get on the ecosystem it wasnt this was that it was assumed we have a unique situation we have startups in large us european and Asian Companies shot of the projects right from the start having all of this under one roof is unique. At this german startup they keep their boxing gloves close in hand but they prefer to leave the actual sporting side to their clients theyre working on an Online Platform for athletes and they say paris is the ideal environment. For the french government has made it very easy for Foreign Companies to set up a business here lucky that the french president is young dynamic and committed to start ups so that treaty. The french government wants to lure global entrepreneurs with tax breaks and by cutting red tape thats why this is talian start upset up a Subsidiary Office at the station have compass they help holiday makers find a skipper for sailing trips stretching from. Anybody to create a company very very quickly. And to start a business actually a government they want to keep growing into could be present on the International Scene they do come across very very. Well it still trails San Francisco in london station f is helping paris to stop mission self as a tech hub. And lets stay in europe where the continents aircraft manufacturer airbus has overtaking overtaken boeing to become the Worlds Largest plane maker by deliveries the 1st change the top since 2011 thats according to industry sources airbus exceeded forecast sales to deliver 863. 00 aircraft and 2019 nearly 8 percent more than the prior year u. S. Rival boeing is still hurting from the grounding of its 737. 00 max which is expected to continue well into this year this all comes despite air bus cutting its 21000. 00 to liver goal in october citing industrial problems. Over to japan where traditional farming is threatened by the countrys aging population as well as urban migration from rural areas now vertical farms are popping up across japanese cities many of them in former industrial areas. In this form a factory near kioto 30000 heads of lettuce are growing under out official light with minimal human intervention the vegetable factory uses the latest vertical farming techniques 3rd ical farms may sound like Science Fiction but facilities like this are key to meeting rising food demand in expanding cities. And all they have all they can do call it all down. We can produce in large quantities and in a stable manner all year round without being affected by climactic temperature changes which also means comfort for the workers. Who gain more japan is a pioneer in vertical farming the spread company produces 11000000. 00 heads of lettuce per year machines shift the lettuces around the factory to areas where the light temperature and humidity are ideal for that stage of growth. The process works without soil or pesticide and only a dozen or so humans are employed to collect the lettuce at the end Smart Agriculture is essential in japan where the average age of a farmer is 67. 00 there are a few candidates to replace those dying out. And as a for me and a d. Business team to check out our web site at www dot com slash business and look at facebook and twitter also there im stephen bears in berlin its watching. Enter the conflict zone confronting the powerful. Ethiopia has come a long way in a short time theres a new peace deal with air traffic a new Prime Minister apparently determined to bring accountability for the human rights abuses of the positive about my guest this week here in brussels is his preterist view mariam that so many. Conflicts are. Next on d w. I i. Am not proud of them i will not succeed in dividing us about not succeeding taking the people off the streets because we are tired of just dictatorship. Taking the stand global news that matters d. W. Made from minds. Who for these president s that hes cleaning up your mess isnt a no no how do you sleep at night my house was good enough for my People Living in me tatar is from ethiopia has come a long way in a short time theres a new peace deal with eritrea and a new Prime Minister apparently determined to bring accountability for the human rights abuses of
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