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Amid forced labour concerns, latex gloves by Top Glove are being seized by US authorities. Phil Robertson, deputy Asia director of the campaigning organisation Human Rights Watch, explains the allegations about the Malaysian company's labour practices. UK-based consultant Impactt was brought in by Top Glove. Their director, Rosey Hurst, says they found "no systemic forced labour". US and British regulators have been in discussions today with market players who lent to Archegos Capital Management, the loss-making hedge fund that led to the sale of billions of dollars in shares at the end of last week. We hear from the FT's Ortenca Aleea, who has been following the story. Plus, in the wake of February's hydroelectric disaster in India's northern state of Uttarakhand, the 大象传媒's Rahul Tandon explores the causes and whether India's approach to economic development in the Himalayas needs a rethink. And, who told Volkswagen that an April Fools joke should be made on March 30th? An electric vehicle-inspired name change in the US to 'Voltswagen' turns out to be a joke. But will the German car company have the last laugh?

All this and more discussed with our two guests throughout the show: Amanda Fischer, policy director at the Washington Center for Equitable Growth, in DC. And Simon Littlewood, author and broadcaster, in Singapore.

(Picture: A Top Glove production line. Picture credit: Getty Images.)