Hong Kong Bookseller Breaks his Silence
As a bookseller in Hong Kong breaks his silence about his imprisonment by Chinese authorities, we ask what the repercussions will be for the business climate there.
As a bookseller in Hong Kong breaks his silence about his imprisonment by Chinese authorities, we ask what the repercussions will be for the business climate in one of the world's great centres of finance. Pro-democracy campaigners fear for Lam Wing-Kee's safety, because of his decision to speak out. Nicholas Bequelin is the East Asia Director for the human rights group Amnesty International.
The British oil giant BP has struck a new deal with Russia's biggest oil company Rosneft. It's to invest up to $300m for a 49% stake in a joint venture to explore for oil in eastern Siberia. The deal was struck at the International Economic Forum in St. Petersberg - a huge conference organised by President Putin. We hear from David Hunter who watches the sector for Schneider Electric in Edinburgh.
And we go to Gibraltar. With Britain's referendum on European Union membership on a knife-edge, we find out why the 23,000 votes on the famous rock at the entrance to the Mediterranean could be crucial.
Host Alex Ritson is joined throughout the programme by Peter Ryan, Business Editor of Radio/Current Affairs at ABC News Australia.
(Picture: Mr Lam's shop, Causeway Bay Books, was known for selling books about Chinese politics. Credit: EPA)
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