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but this is the latest program from Radio 4, introduced by Kate Aide. Today we must all learn Chinese now, the

Greeks hoping for a bailout from the economic giant of Asia. A voice from the

past as the European Union prepares to welcome in Croatia.

How a global passion for lobster is leaving some Nicaraguan's in wheelchairs and on crutches.

And hearts break on Malta as islanders bid farewell to a colourful part of their transport

history.

European Union leaders are gathering in Brussels today for a summit likely to be

dominated by the Greek debt crisis and the future of the euro.

EU leaders are thought likely to reaffirm their determination

to defend the single currency.

Confidence has been undermined by doubts over whether Greece can continue paying its international debts.

There seems little that the EU leaders can do at their summit while they wait to see if the

Parliament in Athens approves austerity measures needed to qualify for more bailout

funds. Chris Morris has spent the last few days in Athens trying to work out if anyone has a solution to the Greek problem.

The Port of Piraeus is best known as the tourist gateway to the Greek islands, Route 1 to the sun.

But as you drive down through the industrial outskirts of

Southern Athens, it's not the passenger ferries which catch the eye. It's the line of

orange cranes which loom above the container port. That's Chinatown, says

Sotyris Polykoyanes, as we sit in his office close to the water's edge.

Last year China's state-owned shipping company, Costco, took control of most of the port, Greece's largest

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