Who is the film superpower?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-20134940

Watch the clips to see what the Chinese people think of Hollywood films.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-34805470

Can the Chinese do a better Bond?

watch out Dubai- Macau is coming........

watch out Dubai- Macau is coming........

Japan- a sporting Superpower?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34775564

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Easy Jet- the rebranding player

Kaflavik, Iceland has seen a boom thanks to cheaper air travel-



then (1980s)



Now

Rebranding has had some positives and negatives
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-34722176

TPP; New trade bloc on the block......

http://qz.com/519790/thought-the-tpp-was-a-big-deal-chinas-rival-free-trade-pact-covers-half-the-worlds-population/

Early October 2015- new Trade bloc formed- covering the Pacific ocean and known as the Trans Pacific Partnership, it is formed of countries that together account for 40% of global GDP.

members include.


As you can see the TPP does not include China, however China has been busy making a competitor block called RCEP.
Look at the countries involved in each- which holds the power?

2 children allowed now....

China; famous for its one child policy has now said 2 children are allowed. So what will the impact be?
http://edition.cnn.com/2015/10/30/asia/china-one-child-policy-reaction/index.html




http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-china-blog-34664442- video at top of link
the 1 child legacy


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-34697016

2 children not allowed till March 16- scroll down for 1 child policy overview.

the lion of Africa?

Ethiopia: the lion of Africa?



http://edition.cnn.com/2015/10/20/africa/ethiopia-overview-history-culture-economy/index.html


Ethiopia has a growing economy, it has world class sports people; wonderful, unique world heritage sites like the rock hewn churches at Lalibela, but this year the harvests failed and 4.5 million of its people need food aid.