over 15 percent the u.s. is increasingly losing its importance as a trading partner for china in the 1st 9 months of the year the european union continue to be one of the most important trading partners for china with a trade volume of $510000000000.00 u.s. dollars the association of southeast asian nations came in 2nd with a trade volume of $440000000000.00 u.s. dollars that puts the u.s. in 3rd place with $370000000000.00 both sides are trying to alleviate a serious affects of the trade dispute on their economies by returning to negotiations last friday to be agreed upon the 1st partial settlements in the trade disappeared. after more i m joined by fred beamish chief economist at pantheon macroeconomics in newcastle thank you so much for joining us now china reportedly wants further talks now to discuss the details of the so-called face one deal
easy indeed. $470000.00 people wanting money from folks bargain and of course it s a it s a big thing they ve already paid customers in the u.s. to the tune of $30000000000.00 u.s. dollars and now customers in germany are saying the law has been changed just less than a year ago no want to go for this we want one of money back it is a big thing but it is not the 1st case that v.w. is facing over this diesel emissions scandal it s not the 1st case and it will definitely won t be the last this one will go will go on for a long time they say they will go up to the highest german courts because doing so and they say expert estimates that it could take for up to 4 years v.w. at some stage might be fed up with the constant headlines coming from this so others say they have been might be fighting for over a deal or going for a deal. much earlier but they have already as i said they ve spent so much money
population sees less of the wealth. now for more on this i m joined by g.w. correspondent in nairobi joy doreen beera there you are joy nice to see you joy we ve seen the report here shows that africa is falling further behind if anything in this digital economy what does it need to keep up is that education infrastructure policy what do you see. it s a combination of all those that you just mentioned because what we re seeing is that the digital economy is actually generating revenue for economies on the african continent and 2017 i think sub-saharan africa generated about 100 $10000000000.00 u.s. dollars from the digital economy so why have african leaders need to do is embrace these new technologies the disruptive technologies like robotics and fish intelligence you know the use of drones and also technologies like chain that can
drugmaker purge you pharma has filed for bankruptcy the manufacturer of oxycontin the drug at the heart of the u.s. opioid crisis wants to shield itself from fastens of lawsuits last we heard you reached a deal to settle most of the lawsuits by providing more than $10000000000.00 u.s. dollars to address your p.r. crisis. trying not to cringe buck maggots could revolutionize the way we feed the world s fusing insects especially for animal food ingredients looks like a sustainable option for the future up the dutch company pro takes is hoping to grow this rigging market these maggots or 20 days old under showing a lot of promise and i just said these one the particularly me get today yet state why is it a going to harvest it s your me to get novice because that that haiti being and is
rhino rescue project wants to make rhino hunting less attractive by making the horns themselves less attractive. and that s why what is a combination of toxins and the color die so that the dog i would would prevent people from using it for. a stated purposes but the toxins with them dissuade them from using it as a medicinal product illegal trade in rhino horns is worth an estimated $20000000000.00 u.s. dollars and has put tremendous pressure on rhino populations. dr linda han co-founder of the run a rescue project says that the process poses no threat to the rhino her technique isn t cheap costing roughly $600.00 u.s. dollars per rhino and needing 2 repeated every 4 years to remain effective and investment to run a rescue project is confident will pay off in the future. now where is the separation between work and your free time it s