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Is Tax a Moral Issue?

Google's chairman is "perplexed" at the fuss over his company's taxes. Plus China's tourism image problem and why the CEO of Moleskine thinks the pen is mightier than the screen.

Google's chairman Eric Schmidt says it's perfectly legal companies to pay as much, or as little taxes as they can. In a 麻豆社 interview we hear why he's rejecting the moral case for paying more.

We go to Germany as Europe backs away from a trade fight with China, after a tough message from China to Germany on solar tariffs.

We hear from Brazil where the soaring cost of tomatoes has sparked fears that Brazil could return to the bad old days of hyper-inflation.

We're live in Australia where the government is banning the broadcast of betting odds during live sports matches in a bid to curb problem gambling.

And is the pen mightier than the screen? Moleskine's CEO Arrigo Berni tells us why he thinks the art of writing is too deeply rooted in artistic expression to become another victim of the digital revolution.

Can Cannes can make a difference? What the Palme D'Or can do for a film's prospects at the box office.

And with our guests Shai Oster of Bloomberg in Hong Kong and Ralph Silva in Toronto we ask if Apple as innovative as they used to be and we find out why some Chinese are cringing at the impression some of their fellow citizens are leaving as tourists.

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55 minutes

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Tue 28 May 2013 00:06GMT

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  • Tue 28 May 2013 00:06GMT

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