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Hard work in China

You might expect that as national income grows, workers might be able to take things a little easier. Wrong! We'll be hearing from China why hard work is still the order of the day.

China's economy has expanded faster than any other in history. Now, you might expect that as national income grows, workers might be able to take things a little easier. Wrong! Chris Hogg reports from China on why hard work is still the order of the day. And, we ask whether the bubble is about to burst for many emerging economies. Justin Rowlatt interviews Mark Dampier from the UK-based Financial Advisors Hargreaves Landsdown. Also, just a couple of years ago Vodafone's business in Turkey was described as a "disaster" by the company's chief executive but a new female boss, Serpil Timuray, has put Vodafone Turkey back in the black. Justin Rowlatt asks her how she did it.

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Fri 7 Jan 2011 08:32GMT

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