John Gittings reports from Shanghai on the crushing poverty in rural schools that forces children to manufacture fireworks.
Today is Chinese new year, the biggest public holiday of the year.
John Gittings in Hong Kong reports on the nation's festivities. If executed, he'll be the most senior Chinese government official put to death, reports John Gittings in Hong Kong. Beijing's reaction has been cold, but China correspondent John Gittings believes there is room for compromise. As the two freed hostages return home from Colombia, Martin Hodgson describes the conditions in which they were captured and the groups suspected of involvement. Martin Hodgson reports from Bogota.