Singapore Suffocates in Smog

We're live in Singapore and Malaysia as smog causes record levels of pollution.

Is the Japanese spending spree working?

Japan's leader is convinced that a spending spree will lift his country out of stagnation

The G8 leaders take on the tax avoiders in a landmark agreement.

A Greek state TV anchor tells us about the fight to get back on air

Courts in the US block companies' rights to patent human genes

The future of quantitative easing; and the British firm using stats to win over Hollywood

We hear from a Greek news anchor who's just lost his job. Plus tech entrepreneur Ping Fu.

Is Silicon Valley to blame for the surveillance state?

Global business news, with live guests and contributions from Asia and the USA.