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World Service,13 Jan 2020,23 mins

China and US to agree trade deal 'phase one'

World Business Report

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The United States and China have agreed to restart twice-a-year talks to resolve economic disputes. Chinese Vice Premier Liu will be in Washington on Wednesday to sign an agreement. Freya Beamish, the chief Asia economist at Pantheon Economics, explains which sectors of the US economy will benefit. A scientist in New Zealand has developed a test using nuclear technology to prove the source of foods like Manuka Honey. We hear from the man himself, Professor Russell Frew, of the University of Otago in Dunedin. Plus, will sports fans be upset about political advertising during the Superbowl next month? (Photo: the Chinese and US national flags. Credit: Getty Images.)

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