This week&rsquos podcast is a bit off the beaten track. We speak with Sherub Tharchen in Paro in Bhutan about his country. We cover some of the basics, including the country&rsquos location between two neighbors with high levels of corruption, and then discuss how the current King of Bhutan tackled corruption in a way that, while probably not replicable in most countries, has nevertheless had great success for the Bhutanese.

Jan Dunin-Wasowicz, counsel in Hughes Hubbard & Reed&rsquos Paris office, joins the podcast to discuss France&rsquos performance to date as a party to the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention and what impact the revised Recommendation might have there.

Mark Morrison, National Practice Group Leader of Blakes Business Crimes, Investigations & Compliance group, joins the podcast to discuss Canada&rsquos performance to date as a party to the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention and what the revised Recommendation might mean for Canada.

Wendy Wysong of Steptoe & Johnson, TRACE&rsquos Partner Law Firm in Hong Kong, joins the podcast to discuss recent new guidance from China&rsquos Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI). Applying only to bribes paid within China&rsquos borders, the guidance highlights some challenges for companies operating in China, particularly with respect to multi-country settlements.

As part of the many events marking International Anti-Corruption Day this week, The Vancouver Anti-Corruption Institute (VACI) will launch 9 December in Vancouver. Peter German, president of VACI&mdashand of its host organization, the International Centre for Criminal Law Reform & Criminal Justice Policy&mdashjoins the podcast to discuss the need for this initiative, its focus and some of its goals.