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03/07/2014

Corporate Espionage in an Iowa Cornfield

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Chinese agents are arrested in the US, acused of stealing corn seeds worth $40-million

Chinese agents are arrested in the US, acused of stealing corn seeds worth $40-million.

The wife of a Chinese billionaire, a gang of secret agents, the FBI and a stolen ear of corn - the odd ingredients of a major crime alleged to have taken place in the United States. US Attorney Nicholas Klinefeldt tells us why the theft of intellectual property is such a serious business. As a European airline launches a new cut price service between Britain and America, we look at the economics of air travel and also the climatic consequences. And how many female movie directors can you name? Sharon Waxman of leading movie news website, The Wrap, talks to Roger Hearing about Fox's new initiative aimed at redressing Hollywood's gender imbalance.

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