#1 Featured article: USA and China fighting on your phone
🆕 In this new series on Afandi English we’re bringing you interesting newspaper articles from high-quality sources like The Economist or the BBC. Whether you’re preparing for IELTS or teach students or just want to stay informed – a good understanding of global affairs makes all the difference to your outlook and advanced skill building.
📍 It’s normal for us to watch YouTube videos on a Chinese phone or download the Chinese app TikTok from Google Play. We get the best of both worlds. But imagine a future in which your country has to decide to use either the technology of the US or that of China, and the two no longer fit together. Get ready for a new cold war on your phone!
⛓https://www.economist.com/leaders/2020/07/11/tiktok-and-the-sino-american-tech-split?utm_campaign=the-economist-this-week&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_source=salesforce-marketing-cloud&utm_term=2020-07-09&utm_content=article2_flytitle
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🆕 In this new series on Afandi English we’re bringing you interesting newspaper articles from high-quality sources like The Economist or the BBC. Whether you’re preparing for IELTS or teach students or just want to stay informed – a good understanding of global affairs makes all the difference to your outlook and advanced skill building.
📍 It’s normal for us to watch YouTube videos on a Chinese phone or download the Chinese app TikTok from Google Play. We get the best of both worlds. But imagine a future in which your country has to decide to use either the technology of the US or that of China, and the two no longer fit together. Get ready for a new cold war on your phone!
⛓https://www.economist.com/leaders/2020/07/11/tiktok-and-the-sino-american-tech-split?utm_campaign=the-economist-this-week&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_source=salesforce-marketing-cloud&utm_term=2020-07-09&utm_content=article2_flytitle
👉@afandi_english👈 #article #economist
#8 YouTube Channel Recommendation: The Economist
⛓ Link: www.youtube.com/user/EconomistMagazine
📊 English Level: Upper
🔤 Subtitles: Available
💬 Topics: Nature, society, politics, future, space, culture
💡 Content: The world’s most reputable news magazine runs a YouTube channel with a number of very informative videos that give you background information about significant topics. Watch this channel to better understand big issues in this big world.
👉@afandi_english👈 #youtube #economist
⛓ Link: www.youtube.com/user/EconomistMagazine
📊 English Level: Upper
🔤 Subtitles: Available
💬 Topics: Nature, society, politics, future, space, culture
💡 Content: The world’s most reputable news magazine runs a YouTube channel with a number of very informative videos that give you background information about significant topics. Watch this channel to better understand big issues in this big world.
👉@afandi_english👈 #youtube #economist
#2 Featured article: Coronavirus in Central Asia
📍 It’s always interesting to read about one’s own country and culture from a different perspective. Today’s article is about the Central Asian countries’ handling of the corona crisis in these days. As always, Turkmenistan is a rather interesting place!
⛓https://www.economist.com/asia/2020/07/23/central-asian-governments-admit-they-have-a-problem-with-covid-19?utm_campaign=coronavirus-special-edition&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_source=salesforce-marketing-cloud&utm_term=2020-07-25&utm_content=article-link-1
👉@afandi_english👈 #article #economist
📍 It’s always interesting to read about one’s own country and culture from a different perspective. Today’s article is about the Central Asian countries’ handling of the corona crisis in these days. As always, Turkmenistan is a rather interesting place!
⛓https://www.economist.com/asia/2020/07/23/central-asian-governments-admit-they-have-a-problem-with-covid-19?utm_campaign=coronavirus-special-edition&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_source=salesforce-marketing-cloud&utm_term=2020-07-25&utm_content=article-link-1
👉@afandi_english👈 #article #economist
The Economist
Central Asian governments admit they have a problem with covid-19
Or, in Turkmenistan’s case, with dust
#3 Featured article: Studying abroad in times of covid-19
📍 Are you confused about what covid-19 means for your plans to study abroad? Or just wondering how covid-19 changes just about everything? Read this article about how universities in the developed world are both struggling and innovating in the crisis.
⛓https://www.economist.com/leaders/2020/08/08/covid-19-will-be-painful-for-universities-but-also-bring-change?utm_campaign=coronavirus-special-edition&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_source=salesforce-marketing-cloud
👉@afandi_english👈 #article #economist
📍 Are you confused about what covid-19 means for your plans to study abroad? Or just wondering how covid-19 changes just about everything? Read this article about how universities in the developed world are both struggling and innovating in the crisis.
⛓https://www.economist.com/leaders/2020/08/08/covid-19-will-be-painful-for-universities-but-also-bring-change?utm_campaign=coronavirus-special-edition&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_source=salesforce-marketing-cloud
👉@afandi_english👈 #article #economist
The Economist
Covid-19 will be painful for universities, but also bring change
They need to rethink how and what they teach
#4 Featured article: Globalisation on the head
📍 Nigerian women, not unlike other African women, love to experiment with different hair styles. Check out this article to find out in what weird ways this makes a great example of international trade.
⛓ https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2020/08/15/nigerias-demand-for-fancy-wigs-fuels-a-global-trade?utm_campaign=the-economist-today&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_source=salesforce-marketing-cloud
👉@afandi_english👈 #article #economist
📍 Nigerian women, not unlike other African women, love to experiment with different hair styles. Check out this article to find out in what weird ways this makes a great example of international trade.
⛓ https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2020/08/15/nigerias-demand-for-fancy-wigs-fuels-a-global-trade?utm_campaign=the-economist-today&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_source=salesforce-marketing-cloud
👉@afandi_english👈 #article #economist
The Economist
Nigeria’s demand for fancy wigs fuels a global trade
Hair from everywhere adorns Nigerian heads. The posh prefer Peruvian
#7 Featured article: Forgotten brothers
📍 Most of us have heard some horror stories from that strange Uyghur land behind the mountains, but just like other problems that don’t seem to go away we cannot keep worrying every day. Meanwhile we’re all addicted to Made in China and Chinese money makes the world go round, that’s why this human tragedy is possible. Read this very long article – if you manage – to find out how even the fortunate Uyghurs who left China aren’t so fortunate after all.
⛓ https://www.economist.com/1843/2020/10/15/if-i-speak-out-they-will-torture-my-family-voices-of-uyghurs-in-exile
👉@afandi_english👈 #article #economist
📍 Most of us have heard some horror stories from that strange Uyghur land behind the mountains, but just like other problems that don’t seem to go away we cannot keep worrying every day. Meanwhile we’re all addicted to Made in China and Chinese money makes the world go round, that’s why this human tragedy is possible. Read this very long article – if you manage – to find out how even the fortunate Uyghurs who left China aren’t so fortunate after all.
⛓ https://www.economist.com/1843/2020/10/15/if-i-speak-out-they-will-torture-my-family-voices-of-uyghurs-in-exile
👉@afandi_english👈 #article #economist
The Economist
“If I speak out, they will torture my family”: voices of Uyghurs in exile
The Uyghur diaspora lives in fear of the Chinese state. 1843 spent months recording the stories of London’s nervous community
#8 Featured article: Clean cotton
📍 Cotton is a crop (=a plant that people farm) with a troubled past. Whether or not the future is bright also depends on Uzbekistan. Read this article for an international perspective on the cotton issue.
⛓ https://www.economist.com/international/2020/10/25/can-the-stain-of-forced-and-child-labour-be-removed-from-cotton
👉@afandi_english👈 #article #economist
📍 Cotton is a crop (=a plant that people farm) with a troubled past. Whether or not the future is bright also depends on Uzbekistan. Read this article for an international perspective on the cotton issue.
⛓ https://www.economist.com/international/2020/10/25/can-the-stain-of-forced-and-child-labour-be-removed-from-cotton
👉@afandi_english👈 #article #economist
The Economist
Can the stain of forced and child labour be removed from cotton?
Ensuring that cotton clothing comes from ethical producers is more difficult than it seems
#9 Featured article: Nervous countries
📍 Read this article to find out just how nervous governments can be when faced with protesting citizens, or not even protesting ones. One boy in Singapore holding up a smiley face is revealing just that. Funny and sad at the same time!
⛓ https://www.economist.com/asia/2020/11/28/public-order-in-singapore-has-been-shaken-by-a-hand-drawn-smiley-face
👉@afandi_english👈 #article #economist
📍 Read this article to find out just how nervous governments can be when faced with protesting citizens, or not even protesting ones. One boy in Singapore holding up a smiley face is revealing just that. Funny and sad at the same time!
⛓ https://www.economist.com/asia/2020/11/28/public-order-in-singapore-has-been-shaken-by-a-hand-drawn-smiley-face
👉@afandi_english👈 #article #economist
The Economist
Public order in Singapore has been shaken by a hand-drawn smiley face
An activist who stood in a public place with the offending image has been charged with illegal assembly
#10 Featured article: The World in 2021
📍 What lies ahead after this strange year of 2020? Read about some safe predictions from the Economist.
⛓ https://www.economist.com/the-world-ahead/2020/11/16/ten-trends-to-watch-in-the-coming-year
👉@afandi_english👈 #article #economist
📍 What lies ahead after this strange year of 2020? Read about some safe predictions from the Economist.
⛓ https://www.economist.com/the-world-ahead/2020/11/16/ten-trends-to-watch-in-the-coming-year
👉@afandi_english👈 #article #economist
The Economist
Ten trends to watch in the coming year
A letter from Tom Standage, editor of “The World in 2021”
#11 Featured article: Vaccine globalism
The Economist has always been a source of high-quality news but like other mainstream media outlets has not properly dealt with the controversies (=debatable issues) about the vaccines, the lockdowns, coronavirus testing and the virus itself. Afandi’s advice: Listen to everyone, believe no one! 😏
⛓ https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2021/01/28/vaccine-nationalism-means-that-poor-countries-will-be-left-behind
👉@afandi_english👈 #article #economist
The Economist has always been a source of high-quality news but like other mainstream media outlets has not properly dealt with the controversies (=debatable issues) about the vaccines, the lockdowns, coronavirus testing and the virus itself. Afandi’s advice: Listen to everyone, believe no one! 😏
⛓ https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2021/01/28/vaccine-nationalism-means-that-poor-countries-will-be-left-behind
👉@afandi_english👈 #article #economist
The Economist
Vaccine nationalism means that poor countries will be left behind
In some, coverage won’t be widespread until 2023, if ever
#17 Featured article: Taking it slow
📍 Bulgaria is the EU’s least vaccinated country. Read today’s featured article to find out why. The article is also available in audio format.
⛓ https://www.economist.com/europe/2021/08/12/with-just-15-fully-jabbed-bulgaria-is-giving-away-vaccine-shots
👉@afandi_english👈 #article #economist
📍 Bulgaria is the EU’s least vaccinated country. Read today’s featured article to find out why. The article is also available in audio format.
⛓ https://www.economist.com/europe/2021/08/12/with-just-15-fully-jabbed-bulgaria-is-giving-away-vaccine-shots
👉@afandi_english👈 #article #economist
The Economist
With just 15% fully jabbed, Bulgaria is giving away vaccine shots
Demand is so low that many doses are about to expire | Europe