here in singapore and 1am in the swiss alps where the world s rich and powerful are gathering in davos to set their financial priorities for the year ahead. but uncertainty plagues this year s world economic forum because of news out of china. the world s second largest economy has grown at its slowest rate since 1990 and the imf is now warning of a fall in global economic growth. our business editor simon jack reports from davos. china s rapid economic growth, its expanding role in global trade, and the increased spending power of its consumers, have helped create jobs around the world. it picked up a lot of slack after the financial crisis. but that is changing. it is now the world s second biggest economy but in the last decade, its growth rate has slowed from a high of 14% to less than half that rate now. and today, there was a warning that rising trade tensions between china and the us could see another dent in global growth. the risks remain. it is going to depend a lot
in the swiss alps, where the world s rich and powerful are gathering in davos to set their financial priorities for the year ahead. but uncertainty plagues this year s world economic forum because of news out of china. the world s second largest economy has grown at its slowest rate since 1990, and the imf is now warning of a fall in global economic growth. our business editor simon jack reports from davos. china s rapid economic growth, its expanding role in global trade, and the increased spending power of its consumers, have helped create jobs around the world. it picked up a lot of slack after the financial crisis. but that is changing. it is now the world s second biggest economy but in the last decade, its growth rate has slowed from a high of 14% to less than half that rate now. and today, there was a warning that rising trade tensions between china and the us could see another dent in global growth. the risks remain. it is going to depend a lot on what happens with th
for democratic change is questioning why soldiers are using live ammunition, beating demonstrators, and arresting many in their homes. from harare, our correspondent andrew harding. another funeral here in zimbabwe. this one for a young footballer, shot in the head by police. there s grief, for sure, but a deep sense of shock, too. beating, torturing, usingrlive but unarmed protesters. and the crackdown is not over yet. this morning, we found more woundeil these two both said they had been shot by the police. in a car outside, another new casualty. the soldiers and police, they were beating me. this man, as you can see, does not want to be identified by anybody. he is, like so many people here in harare today, scared. it s over a week now since the protests began here, that felt like the final straw for many impoverished zimbabweans. but the government is unrepentant about its crackdown and about the need for tougher economic reforms. still, president emmerson mnangagwa has b
the opposition movement for democratic change is questioning why soldiers are using live ammunition, beating demonstrators, and arresting many in their homes. from harare, our correspondent andrew harding. another funeral here in zimbabwe. this one for a young footballer, shot in the head by police. there s grief, for sure, but a deep sense of shock, too. after all, this country was supposed to have left the bad old days behind. instead, for over a week now, the security forces have been on the rampage. beating, torturing, using live but unarmed protesters. and the crackdown is not over yet. this morning, we found more wounded, hiding in a private clinic. these two both said they had been shot by the police. in a car outside, another new casualty. the soliders and police, they were beating me. this man, as you can see, does not want to be identified by anybody. he is, like so many people here in harare today, scared. it s over a week now since the protests began here, carmack