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US jobs growth continues

As job numbers in the US continue to increase, we ask what this could mean for the country's economy. Plus, Australia tries to attract more workers and China opens up to students.

US employers added 315,000 jobs in August in the latest figures, despite a jump in unemployment. We ask KPMG's chief economist Diane Swonk what this could mean for the country's economy.

Australia says it's raising its cap on permanent migration for the first time in a decade to try to attract more workers. So where have all the workers gone? The 大象传媒's Phil Mercer offers some answers.

Germany's national airline, Lufthansa, has been forced to cancel hundreds of flights after its pilots went on strike over what they call an inadequate pay offer. Travel journalist Jill Starley-Grainger explains the impacts and arguments of the strike.

China's reopening it's border to foreign students for the first time in more than two years. Richard Coward, who runs a business helping international students apply to Chinese Universities, explains the value of it.

(Picture credit: Workers fabricating metal in factory - stock photo. Don Mason / Getty Images)

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