① China’s minister of human resources and social security has pledged to step up resources to support employment. How can China stabilize its job market this year? (00:50)

② Mark Carney, Canada’s next prime minister, is vowing to win the trade war against US President Donald Trump. Can he translate his determination into real actions when in office? (14:25)

③ Over 1,300 people in Syria have been killed amid intense fighting between forces associated with the country’s new government and those loyal to former leader Bashar al-Assad. What does the fighting tell us about the political situation in Syria? (24:59)

④ European Central Bank cuts eurozone interest rates again amid trade war fears. (33:46)

⑤ ASPI, an anti-China think tank based in Australia, is suspending some so-called research on China after the Trump administration paused grants. We explore how US government money has driven ASPI’s fabrication of a negative narrative about China. (44:01)

Bonus: Book Talk with Hillary Frank (The Longest Shortest Time)