Main content

China's annual National People's Congress begins

Anyone who's anyone in local and national Chinese politics is gathering in Beijing.

China's biggest political event of the year is underway. Anyone who's anyone in local and national Chinese politics is gathering in Beijing. So what are the things to look out for? We ask Professor Mary Gallagher, Director of the Center for Chinese Studies at the University of Michigan in the US. Nine months ago the US communications giant AT&T bought TimeWarner for $85.4 billion, but it has taken until now for the merger to get final legal approval . The Trump administration fought hard against what it saw as an anti-competitive move. The huge new conglomerate will shape the future of US TV for years to come, as we hear from Cynthia Littleton of Variety Magazine. Eli Lilly, one of the biggest pharmaceutical companies, has announced it will sell a half-price version of its generic insulin injection, Humalog. Our reporter in New York, Samira Hussein, gave me the details. Plus, we discuss the art of the office move - what do you lose and gain in a change in workplace.

All this and more discussed with our two guests throughout the show.Madhavan Narayanan, writer and former senior editor at Hindustan Times, in Delhi. And Diane Brady, business journalist and author in New York.

Photo: China's National People's Congress. Credit: Getty Images.)

Available now

53 minutes

Last on

Tue 5 Mar 2019 01:06GMT

Broadcast

  • Tue 5 Mar 2019 01:06GMT

Podcast