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Adding up farming subsidies All the world speaks Globish Bangladeshis rush for mobile English lessons Barcelona have edge over Manchester United Bottled Water: Who Needs It? Cambridge clusters provide added lustre The city of Cambridge has become a 'powerhouse of enterprise' and 'hub of the UK’s leading high technology business cluster.' Cambridge and its surrounding area has been dubbed 'Silicon Fen' in reference to the Silicon Valley high-tech cluster in California. Car industry changes caused by globalisation Cheap goods on the Chinese production line Disney's schools in China Dyson moves to Far East Effects of free trade on agriculture Egypt and Tunisia usher in the new era of global food revolutions Emerging giants Exploitation of workers in the Mexican electronics industry A short animation from CAFOD highlighting exploitation of workers in the electronics industry in Mexico. Flight to India General Electric moves production from its green energy lamp plant to China General Electric concluded US workers were too costly and lacked the necessary skills to make the new, curled energy-efficient bulbs. Production, like so much of the clean energy industry, is shifting abroad, notably to China where GE has announced a $2bn (£1.24bn) investment to boost innovation and set up joint ventures. Global dilemma Globalisation Globalisation shakes the world Hedge funds accused of gambling with lives of the poorest as food prices soar How the invention of a box changed our world IMF raises spectre of civil wars as global inequalities worsen India's forgotten people Internet: closing the frontier In popular consciousness, the internet still promises a borderless world, a place where the free flow of information threatens artificial barriers erected by nation states. But the web is fast being carved up by national laws and regulations, whether aimed at suppressing opinion, tackling pornography or identity theft, as countries around the world learn the techniques of control. Far from being a universal medium, the world wide web is becoming balkanised as political obstacles threaten continued growth. Kenyan flower production Knowledge economy Land of 1.3 billion people but they can't get the staff... Maersk unveil design for world's largest ship Nissan turns over a new Leaf with a zero-emission family hatchback Peterborough embraces globalisation Prudential moves call-centre to India Recession leaves cargo ships in limbo Secrets of doing business in India For Western companies rushing to enter the Indian marketplace, it needs to be recognized that the country is a very different proposition - both in terms of business practices and consumer preferences - and must be treated accordingly. The companies that fare best in the Indian market are those that customise their products to the particular preferences of Indian consumers. Skyrocketing corn prices hit ethanol profits Spain's salad growers are modern-day slaves, say charities Tasteless or brilliant? Iceberg water might be both Tesco focuses on catering to local food tastes in China They must be barking UK R&D jobs move to Asia Unilever chief warns over global crisis in food output US car industry in decline West has no God-given right to be rich – or to host the World Cup Where the internet lives
Adding up farming subsidies
All the world speaks Globish
Bangladeshis rush for mobile English lessons
Barcelona have edge over Manchester United
Bottled Water: Who Needs It?
Cambridge clusters provide added lustre
Car industry changes caused by globalisation
Cheap goods on the Chinese production line
Disney's schools in China
Dyson moves to Far East
Effects of free trade on agriculture
Egypt and Tunisia usher in the new era of global food revolutions
Emerging giants
Exploitation of workers in the Mexican electronics industry
Flight to India
General Electric moves production from its green energy lamp plant to China
Global dilemma
Globalisation
Globalisation shakes the world
Hedge funds accused of gambling with lives of the poorest as food prices soar
How the invention of a box changed our world
IMF raises spectre of civil wars as global inequalities worsen
India's forgotten people
Internet: closing the frontier
Kenyan flower production
Knowledge economy
Land of 1.3 billion people but they can't get the staff...
Maersk unveil design for world's largest ship
Nissan turns over a new Leaf with a zero-emission family hatchback
Peterborough embraces globalisation
Prudential moves call-centre to India
Recession leaves cargo ships in limbo
Secrets of doing business in India
Skyrocketing corn prices hit ethanol profits
Spain's salad growers are modern-day slaves, say charities
Tasteless or brilliant? Iceberg water might be both
Tesco focuses on catering to local food tastes in China
They must be barking
UK R&D jobs move to Asia
Unilever chief warns over global crisis in food output
US car industry in decline
West has no God-given right to be rich – or to host the World Cup
Where the internet lives
