Curated Video
Jiang arrives, carnival, Protests
00:00 People waving Chinese flags
00:04 Various of Jiang Zemin exiting plane
00:19 Two shots of orchestra
00:26 Three shots of bag-pipe band and dancers
00:33 Wide shot of dinner attended by Jiang
00:36 Hong Kong's Chief Executive...
Curated Video
BRUNEI: APEC LEADERS BEGIN SUMMIT
English/Nat
Pacific Rim leaders opened their annual summit on Wednesday in Brunei, the tiny, oil-rich sultanate on the Southeast Asian island of Borneo, with poor nations vowing to stand firm against rich countries who are pushing for a...
Curated Video
MEXICO: MEXICO CITY: ECONOMY DEMONSTRATION
Spanish/Nat
Some of Mexico City's wealthiest women have clashed with police in a angry demonstration against the mismanagement of Mexico's economy by the former President Carlos Salinas de Gortari.
The Society of Ladies of Las Lomas,...
Curated Video
ASIA STOCKS FALL AS ITALY AND SPAIN BOND COSTS RISE
Fears that Europe's debt crisis is morphing from Greece to engulf bigger economies such as Spain and Italy sent Asian stock markets lower on Thursday.
Japan's Nikkei 225 index tumbled 1.9 percent, also hit by a stronger yen which erodes...
Curated Video
Preparations ahead of upcoming World Economic Forum on East Asia
1. Wide of empty road leading to main pagoda in Naypyitaw
2. Mid of golden pagoda
3. Wide pan of East Asia World Economic Forum venue, the Myanmar International Convention Centre
4. Close up of Myanmar national flag
5. Wide of police...
Curated Video
A prominent rabbi in New York and Ukraine says when he meets with US Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday he will urge him to move the G8 economic summit to Kiev rather than allow it to be held in Sochi. (March 3)
A prominent rabbi in New York and Ukraine says when he meets with US Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday he will urge him to move the G8 economic summit to Kiev rather than hold it in Sochi.
Rabbi Rabbi Yaakov Dov Bleich - of the...
Curated Video
WRAP 9 11 memorials in Australia and the Philippines ADDS Pope
Ancona, Italy
1. Mid of Pope Benedict XVI on pope-mobile driving through crowd of faithful and waving in Ancona shipyard
2. Close up of Pope greeting faithful from pope-mobile
3. Wide of crowd, with shipyard cranes in background
4....
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Bangladesh PM visits for economic cooperation talks, strengthening ties
1. Bangladesh Prime Minister, Khaleda Zia, and Pakistan Prime Minister, Shaukat Aziz
2. Medium shot of Bangladesh and Pakistan flags
3. Zia and Aziz at podium
4. Various of military parade
5. Cutaway of journalists
6. Zia and Aziz...
PBS
The Dangers Of Our ‘New Data Economy,’ And How To Avoid Them
Roger McNamee was an early investor in Facebook and still holds a stake in the social media giant--but he’s also become a vocal critic of its practices, especially around how it handles user data. McNamee offers his humble opinion on why...
TED Talks
Sebastian Wernicke: 1,000 TED Talks in six words
Sebastian Wernicke thinks every TED Talk can be summarized in six words. In this talk, he shows how to do just that -- and less.
Crash Course
21st Century Challenges: Crash Course European History
The 21st century brought a whole new host of challenges to the world, and Europe was no exception. In this video you'll learn about how an increasingly connected and complex world led to some pretty deep rifts in countries across the...
TED Talks
TED: The leaders who ruined Africa, and the generation who can fix it | Fred Swaniker
Before he hit eighteen, Fred Swaniker had lived in Ghana, Gambia, Botswana and Zimbabwe. What he learned from a childhood across Africa was that while good leaders can't make much of a difference in societies with strong institutions, in...
TED Talks
TED: The crucial intersection of climate and capital | Nili Gilbert
The financial sector often talks of decarbonizing investment portfolios as a way to fight climate change. But portfolios can be "cleaned" without having any real impact on the problem, says investment expert Nili Gilbert. Bringing...
TED Talks
TED: How to alter the perception of mental health care in Russia | Olga Kitaina
During the Soviet Union era, therapy was often used as a tool of political oppression. Since then, Russia has seen major reforms in mental health care -- but stigmas and distrust for the practice still live on. Psychologist and TED...
TED Talks
TED: How the blockchain is changing money and business | Don Tapscott
What is the blockchain? If you don't know, you should; if you do, chances are you still need some clarification on how it actually works. Don Tapscott is here to help, demystifying this world-changing, trust-building technology which, he...
TED Talks
TED: COVID-19 unraveled the workforce. Here's how to fix it | Mary L. Gray
We are living through the tech-enabled unraveling of full-time employment itself, says anthropologist Mary L. Gray. As the pandemic exposes and accelerates the shift to on-demand online labor, Gray takes us inside the jobs being created...
TED Talks
TED: An economic case for protecting the planet | Naoko Ishii
We all share one planet -- we breathe the same air, drink the same water and depend on the same oceans, forests and biodiversity. economist Naoko Ishii is on a mission to protect these shared resources, known as the global commons, that...
TED Talks
Hanna Rosin: New data on the rise of women
Hanna Rosin reviews startling new data that shows women actually surpassing men in several important measures, such as college graduation rates. Do these trends, both US-centric and global, signal the "end of men"? Probably not -- but...
TED Talks
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala: Want to help Africa? Do business here
We know the negative images of Africa -- famine and disease, conflict and corruption. But, says Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, there's another, less-told story happening in many African nations: one of reform, economic growth and business...
PBS
Are Olympic Competitors Geniuses?
Everyone is obsessed with the Olympics right now, watching these geniuses push the boundaries of their field. Wait, did we say GENIUSES? Yes! We normally associate the word "genius" with intellectual accomplishments, but athletes are...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: What causes an economic recession? | Richard Coffin
For millennia, the people of Britain had been using bronze to make tools and jewelry, and as a currency for trade. But around 800 BCE, that began to change: the value of bronze declined, causing social upheaval and an economic crisis—...
TED Talks
TED: This country isn't just carbon neutral -- it's carbon negative | Tshering Tobgay
Deep in the Himalayas, on the border between China and India, lies the Kingdom of Bhutan, which has pledged to remain carbon neutral for all time. In this illuminating talk, Bhutan's Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay shares his country's...
TED Talks
Wingham Rowan: A new kind of job market
Plenty of people need jobs with very flexible hours -- but it's difficult for those people to connect with the employers who need them. Wingham Rowan is working on that. He explains how the same technology that powers modern financial...