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China to limit children鈥檚 online gaming time

Under-18s will only be allowed three hours per week

The Chinese authorities will limit children鈥檚 access to online video games to just three hours a week on Fridays, weekends, and holidays. The 麻豆社鈥檚 Stephen McDonell in Beijing and Professor Cheng Chen at SUNY-Albany in New York State discuss the reaction from parents as well as the demographic crisis that has China鈥檚 leaders worrying more about the country鈥檚 youth. Also in the programme, Vietnam鈥檚 coffee exports are under threat due to a coronavirus lockdown. Kona Haque, commodities analyst at ED&F Man, explains what this means for the world鈥檚 coffee supply and prices. And we take a look back at the life of Jamaican reggae star Lee 鈥楽cratch鈥� Perry who has died at the age of 85. Biographer David Katz explains why he has had such an enormous influence on the music industry.

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