2024-10-15
58 分钟The latest as the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation summit kicks off in Pakistan. Then: China holds fresh military exercises around Taiwan, campaigning begins ahead of Japan’s snap election and Nasa hunts for alien life in our solar system. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
You are listening to the Globalist, first broadcast on the 15th of October 2024 on Monocle Radio.
The Globalist in association with UBS live from London.
This is the Globalist.
I'm Chris Chermac.
Coming up, something of an Asian special here on Monaco Radio, starting with an exploration of Pakistan hosting world leaders from the Shanghai Cooperation Organization that includes Russia, China, India and Iran.
From there we look at Taiwan and military exercises by mainland China that were billed as punishment for what they deem a renegade province.
We'll have the newspapers and then I'll be joined by a special guest right here at Midori House.
Hello, I'm Fiona Wilson, Monocle Senior Asia Editor.
I'm in the studio talking about Japan's upcoming general election.
So great to have you right here, Fiona, on the first official day of campaigning in Japan.
And then you can't really think about growth without being sustainable because the opportunity cost of not doing it sustainably in today's day and age is virtually impossible.
We'll hear insights into Dubai's rapid urbanization and the complexity of sustainable city planning and NASA's mission to hunt for alien life on one of Jupiter's moons.
That's all up ahead on the Globalist.
Live from London.
First, a look at what else is happening in the news.
Canada has expelled six Indian diplomats after accusing the Indian government of targeting separatists and dissidents in Canada.
India responded by expelling six Canadian diplomats.
North Korea has blown up its section of an inter Korean road to the north of the military demarcation line between the two countries and the United States.
The United nations rather Security Council has expressed serious concern after UN peacekeepers positions came under fire from Israel in southern Lebanon.
Stay tuned to Monocle Radio throughout the day for more on those stories.