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China's first special economic zone turns 40

President Xi has marked Shenzhen's 40th birthday as China's first special economic zone.

President Xi has marked Shenzhen's 40th birthday as China's first special economic zone. Duncan Turner runs a venture capital business in the region and explains the significance of the designation. And we get wider context from Jeff Black, bureau chief for Bloomberg in Hong Kong. Also in the programme, the G20 group of rich nations hopes that temporarily suspending debt payments by poor countries will help those nations divert resources to dealing with the health and economic consequences of coronavirus - we hear from the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Andrew Walker and Sarah Clifton of the Jubilee Debt Campaign.
Entrepreneurship and setting up a new company is normally associated with risk-loving youth, but the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Dougal Shaw has been to meet some older people who have taken the plunge and started their own companies in recent months. Plus, our regular workplace commentator Alison Green offers tips on how to keep virtual work meetings productive and professional.

(Picture: Shenzhen's skyline. Picture credit: Getty Images.)

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