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• India's Potential and Pitfalls 

  

  Vishnu Varathan, Market Economist, Mizuho Corporate Bank and Rahul Bajoria, Regional Economist, Barclays discuss the challenges facing India as its economy expands at its slowest pace in almost a decade.

• Keeping Your Cargo Safe 

  

  Philip Cable , CEO, Maritime Asset Security and Training tells us how shipping companies and ship owners involved in maritime trade protect themselves from piracy in the midst of an increasingly interlinked global trade climate.

• The Future of Hong Kong's Dynasties 

  

  Anthonia Hui, CEO of Al Wealth Partners says that patriarchs should be running their businesses professionally rather than sticking solely to dynastic successions. She explains why.

• Risky Business at HSBC 

  

  Jim Antos, Bank Analyst at Mizuho Securities Asia and Fariborz Moshirian, Professor at the University of New South Wales share their views on the pervasively polluted culture that infected global bank HSBC. They further discuss the national and international challenges facing global banks in the 21st century.

• Old Master Q At 50 

  

  What is the secret of a cartoon character that has been around for half a century? Old Master Q turns 50 this year and continues to be a popular read among many. We meet the son of the creator and the current artist behind the famous series, Caricaturist, Joseph Wong.

• Battle Of The Skies Continue Despite Gloom 

  

  David Stewart, Vice President of ICF and Shashank Nigam, Founder and CEO of SimpliFlying discuss the progress of the top players, Boeing and Airbus, at the recent Farnborough Airshow and whether smaller players will get a chance to taste a slice of the $100 billion dollar aviation market.

• When Asia Meets Wall Street 

  

  The financial centres of New York and Hong Kong as well as China's growing wealth are just some of themes covered in Hong Kong's first independant movie, Supercapitalist. Producer, Writer and lead actor Derek Ting discusses how the movie came about and the challenges he faced in putting it together.

• The Fallout From Libor  

  

  Philip Parker, Founder, Managing Director and CIO at Parker Asset Management and Justin O'Brien, Director, Centre of Law, Markets and Regulation at The University of New South Wales debate on the impact of the Libor scandal on the banking industry and whether there will be another form of rate that will be used instead.

• Threat Of Flu Outbreaks Persist  

  

  Ben Cowling, Assistant Professor, School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong says that the fight against flu is far from over as a numbers of risks remain.

• Housing Is Leung's Biggest Priority  

  

  Kong Wah Lau, Vice-chairman, Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong says that the top priority of the newly elected Chief Executive C.Y. Leung is to address the affordability of public housing.

• Revving Up The Engine With Recycled Fuel 

  

  Hank Terrebrood, Co-Founder of TNT Recycling, says that the process of reusing cooking oil has been around for over 50 years now. He explains how boats can be powered with this recycled oil, leaving a low carbon footprint.

• The Return Of Thaksin A Liability To Thailand?  

  

  Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra remains a divisive figure in the Kingdom, 6 years after being deposed. Parvin Chachawanpongpan, Associate Professor at the Centre for Southeast Asian Studies at Kyoto University says Thaksin is still manipulating the ruling government but Prime Minister Yingluck has stepped up and showed her leadership.

• Online Retailing is Here to Stay 

  

  Amid the flak Facebook has gotten recently regarding its execution of online ads, Stuart Bailey, General Manager, Diversified Events says online retailing is here to stay, and postulates that the social networking site may not be the best medium for it right now.

• Singapore Casino Curbs to Prevent a Political Backlash 

  

  Eugene Tan, Assistant Professor of Law at Singapore Management University says the recent casino curbs in Singapore are for the government to ensure that there isn't a political backlash from the controversial decision to have the casinos in the first place.

• From West to East: YGM Trading's Acquisition of Aquascutum  

  

  Aquascutum is the latest British company to find new foreign owners. William Fu, Managing Director, YGM Trading talks about what having a new owner means for the brand, and the changes in production trends worldwide.

• Debate About the Monarchy Amid the Diamond Jubilee 

  

  Amid the pomp and pageantry of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations in the U.K., Christopher Hammerbeck, Executive Director, British Chamber of Commerce and David Morris, National Director of the Australian Republican Movement go head to head over the role of the monarchy and Australia's alliegance to the Queen.

• Myanmar Opens Its Doors For Business 

  

  Kevin Hewison, Visiting Professor at the Singapore Management University and Andrew Rickards, CEO, Yoma Strategic Holdings discuss Myanmar's prospects and challenges as the country opens its doors economically and politically.

• When China Rules the World 

  

  Martin Jacques, Author, "When China Rules the World" says China's potential power is underestimated. He further explains why China will replace the US as the world's dominant power.

• Is India in Crisis?  

  

  Jitendra Sriram, Head of Research, India, HSBC Global Research, Chetan Ahya, Asia Pacific and India Economist at Morgan Stanley panel up to discuss if India's weakening growth is a cause for concern.

• The Great Britain Campaign 

  

  Interior designer Kelly Hoppen gives us a preview of the Great Britain campaign that celebrates all things British, ahead of this year's London Olympics and the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.