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Live From South Korea: The Most Wired Place On Earth

A special programme from South Korea, exploring a city obsessed with technology. Plus, one of South Korea's biggest shipping firms files for bankruptcy, causing supply chain chaos

A special programme live from South Korea, said to be the most wired country on the planet.

We visit Samsung's headquarters to try out iris recognition and meet a music-playing fridge.

We meet a man who has made a living from commentating on video gaming and explore one of the other crazes sweeping the country - watching live streams of people eating.

South Korea's biggest shipping company, Hanjin, files for bankruptcy protection, causing global supply chain chaos.

Plus, the country has the lowest birth rate in the OECD group of most developed nations and according to some estimates, there may not be any more South Koreans in 150 years time. We find out why Korean women so reluctant to have a family.

(Photo: Sungnyemun Gate, Seoul, South Korea. Credit: Getty.)

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50 minutes

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Fri 2 Sep 2016 00:06GMT

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  • Fri 2 Sep 2016 00:06GMT

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