大象传媒

EU leaders stopped short of banning Covid-19 vaccine exports amid a row with AstraZeneca. Natasha Loader from The Economist explains why relations between the vaccine manufacturer and the EU have become so protracted. And the 大象传媒's Jayne McCubbin has visited a plant in Wales filling vials of vaccine for AstraZeneca to find out more about the production process. Also in the programme, Bangladesh marks 50 years of independence today, and the country is now the second biggest garment exporter in the world. We take a closer look at the industry there, and Vidya Ambrin Khan tells us about the factory she runs that was set up by her father in the 1970s, and reflects on the impact of the Rana Plaza building collapse in 2013, in which more than 1,000 garment workers died. Sajid Amit researches international development at the University of Liberal Arts in Bangladesh, and discusses the role government support played in establishing Bangladesh's garment dominance. And we hear from Rubana Haq, president of the Bangladesh Garment Makers Association, what impact the coronavirus pandemic has had on the sector. Plus, now China has formalised a five year tariff plan on Australian wine, we examine the likely impact on the country's wine exporters with Tony Battaglene, chief executive of Australian Grape and Wine.