i'm in singapore. the headlines. more fallout after the air strikes on syria as the us threatens new sanctions against russia over its support for president assad. one week on from the alleged chemical attack that prompted the military action, we hearfrom a child caught up in it. translation: we went back down to the basement. we saw how they were bringing the martyrs. instead of breathing and, we were breathing the smell of blood. —— breathing air. and hello from me. i'm karin giannone in london. also in the programmel hundreds of firefighters in australia battle a huge bushfire capturing the sound of the stars. nasa's new mission to help look for planets close to us. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. glad you could join us. it's 6am in singapore, ”pm in london, and 6pm in washington, where the united states is preparing new sanctions against russia, targeting companies supplying damascus with chemical weapons capability. president putin meanwhile warned that

we will start singapore us services. we will start singapore to new york, non—stop to los angeles, non—stop to san francisco, the capacity increases with all of these non—stops will be in the range of 10%. us for next year will see a big increase. what about the big competition from middle east airlines and europe airlines and even chinese airlines? we have been managing competition very well over the past couple of yea rs. if very well over the past couple of years. if you look at our latest on actual results for the latest quarter, i think we have been doing pretty well despite cost going up tremendously. and then we can see is that we are growing, we are expanding and in fact, come 2018, 2019, financially we are going to receive new aircrafts. we are on extensions to the next year, capacity will grow and for us in the commercial area, we have a bigger fleet of planes and will get more customers. in other business news, walmart has opened its first small high—tech supermarket in china. customers can use smartph

i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: emmanuel macron says he believes president trump will walk away from the iran nuclear deal following his three—day state visit to the us. counting down to the korean summit, but will the first talks in a decade see the north give up its nuclear weapons? i'm nuala mcgovern in london. also in the programme: watching the worst of the web so you don't have to. we meet facebook‘s content moderators. and we meet a singapore magician who performed in one of the most secretive countries in the world. livefrom our studios in singapore and london. live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. glad you could join us. it's 8am in singapore, 1am in london, and it's 8pm in the evening in washington, where president macron has been speaking to reporters at the end of his state visit to the us. he was asked about his discussions with president trump on iran and syria, he acknowledged that president trump might reject the present deal agreed wi

what is the biggest piece coming to singapore? it is a statue ofa coming to singapore? it is a statue of a four headed brahma and it weighs about a ton. what really makes this exhibition significant? it isa makes this exhibition significant? it is a combination of artefacts from cambodia and from france. what makes it really unique is we are presenting a fuller picture of the story of angkor wat, so notjust the khmer artefacts but the french encounter. how was angkor wat an cambodia viewed by the french at the time? at the time the way the french approached and promoted angkor wat was to appeal to the colonial gaze at the time. it also made it tremendously popular. and, of course, this is the largest loan ever. what was the process of getting all of these 100 pieces here to asia? it was tremendously difficult, logistically, also because every one of these cultures have had to be individually placed on custom—made plinths, because they we re on custom—made plinths, because they were so on custom—made plinths, because they were so heavy. why has it taken all this ti

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. i'm babita sharma in london. our top stories. western leaders express outrage at a suspected chemical weapons attack in syria. the un security council is set to meet later. as a us aircraft carrier sails into the south china sea, we report on washington's growing concern over beijing's growing naval power. japanese police have arrested a 73—year—old man suspected of keeping his son in a cage for more than 20 years in sanda. the man is reported to have said he'd locked him up because he had mental problems and was sometimes violent. the cage was just one metre tall. that story is popular on bbc.com across asia. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the south china morning post reports on a tweet by donald trump predicting that china will take down its ‘trade barriers‘. as a potential trade war looms, the president sent a message saying that he and chinese president xi jinping will always be friends, no matter what happens. a stark picture showing the destruction of mosul on the front page of the new

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. i'm babita sharma in london. our top stories: us stock markets have fallen sharply, partly fuelled by fears of a trade war with china. the dow jones ended just under 2% lower. south africa's president, cyril ramaphosa, has led the tributes to the veteran anti—apartheid campaigner winnie mandela, saying she leaves a huge legacy. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. today in the straits times, from singapore, an update on malaysia's proposed bill to combat so—called fake news. law makers in kuala lumpur‘s lower house passed the bill amid criticism it would stifle dissent before the upcoming election. it now needs to pass through the country's senate. in the south china morning post, a battle is brewing over soy beans. why china may target this import, as those tariff disagreements with the us heat up. and on the front page of the japan times, play ball! shohei ohtani earns his first win as he pitches in his first major league baseball game for the los angeles angels. now, babita, what

the team of 30 — led by professors from singapore and indonesia — discovered new species and learned more about the earth's biodiversity. dr tan koh siang, tropical marine science institute, national university of singapore, joins us to tell us more about their discoveries. welcome to the programme. thank you first off, venturing into uncharted territory, where no man has gone before. tell us about some of the very important findings you have discovered. well, it is a place where there is not much really known about the deep waters over there. it is not unexpected to find new species and we have found probably already at nine or ten, and we

live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. thanks forjoining us. it's 7am in singapore, midnight here in london and 1am in paris, where president emmanuel macron is spending a last night before leaving for a state visit to washington. it is the first time president trump has hosted such a high level visit from a foreign leader. alongside all the pomp and ceremony, there will be time for hard talking too. about the iran nuclear deal, for example. mr macron says he wants mr trump to stay on board. what is a what if scenario or your

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: the us says there's a real opportunity for a deal with north korea's leader but he must take irreversible steps to get rid of his nuclear weapons. we're not naive in the administration and a lot will ride on this meeting with kim jong—un. a key british minister resigns amid claims she misled parliament over targets for removing illegal immigrants. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: rohingya protesters demanding the right to return to myanmar greet visiting un ambassadors who are due to meet the burmese leader aung san suu kyi. and a quarter of a million filipinos working in kuwait are told to come home as their president imposes a permanent ban following the murder ofa filipina maid. live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, 1am in london and 8pm in the evening in washington, where the us national security adviserjohn bolton has sounded a cautious note in the aftermath of f

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. i'm lebo diseko in london. our top stories: president trump says a major decision is coming within 48 hours after a suspected chemical attack on a rebel—held syrian town. facebook‘s founder mark zuckerberg, has said a data breach on the network was due to his failure to appreciate how it could be used for harm. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. singapore's straits times claims the city—state's thirst for sweet drinks is fizzling—out. apparently sales have slumped with health conscious consumers. that's led to soft drink companies racing to come up with low—sugar options. if your growing tired of the cold weather, the new york times has a snap that could brighten your day. this magnificent beach is in east timor. the county is hoping to use this natural beauty to attract tourists but without destroying the marine life. and the south china morning post features a local taxi which found itself in a precarious position. it ended—up hanging over the entrance to a subway in hong

now on bbc news, all the latest business news live from singapore. tweeds from president trump lead to slick moves in oil prices. we take a look at where they are headed this week —— tweets. and work now, family later. how one company in india is helping female workers strike that balance. welcome to asia business report, i am balance. welcome to asia business report, iam babita balance. welcome to asia business report, i am babita sharma. balance. welcome to asia business report, iam babita sharma. oil prices in the spotlight today, and we will be watching for how they do, and asian traders are back on deck after prices slipped on friday following a tweet where president trump said this. well, they are trading at a three—year high, around $70 a barrel, and have been rising. what is going on? well, you and me and the rest of the world knows that president trump tweets a lot, but this was the first time he has ever tweeted about opec, the oil cartel, and that really lead to rattling the oil markets on friday. we saw the benchmark oil prices decl

singapore and mongolia are reported as possible venues. fury on the streets of pamplona, as tens of thousands protest over the conviction of a group of men for sexual abuse rather than rape. more mass demonstrations against official corruption in armenia, the protest leader rallying support for his own bid to become prime minister. also in the programme, we meet a sheep farmer in the yorkshire dales who's offering asylum seekers a taste of countryside life. hello and welcome to bbc world news. president trump says he's had a long and very good phone conversation with the south korean president moonjae—in, following the summit between the leaders of the two koreas. mr trump said the time and location of his own meeting with the north korean leader kim jong—un was being set. us media reports say singapore and mongolia are being considered as possible venues, but this has not been confirmed. caroline davies reports. welcomed with a handshake. these miles and south korean leaders have been beamed around the world. what sort of welcome has

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: exactly 50 years on, marking the murder of american civil rights leader martin luther king. a huge mistake, says facebook founder mark zuckerberg, admitting data from 87 million people may have been misused. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: china unveils its retaliation in the trade dispute with president trump, but hints that talks are also on the table. 4,000 athletes from 71 teams get ready as the first day good morning. it is 8:00am in singapore, 1:00am in london and 7:00pm in the evening in memphis, tennessee. that is where in the last hour, at the exact moment that martin luther king died, bells were rung 39 times to mark the number of years that the iconic civil rights activist lived for. bells also tolled around the us at the same time. let's speak to our correspondent nada tawfik, who is in memphis for us now. tell us what the feeling was like there on the ground. well, i have to say, you know, iwould there on the ground. well, i have to say,

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: us markets fall nearly 2%, as china hits back against donald trump's tariffs. pork and wine are among the us imports targeted, so what does washington do now? i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: tributes to winnie mandela, the anti—apartheid campaigner and former wife of nelson mandela, who's died at 81. in the midst of repression, she was a voice of defiance and resistance. protests are continuing along gaza's border with israel, after 16 palestinians were killed by israeli soldiers. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, i in the morning in london, and 8pm in new york, where the dowjones has fallen by nearly 2%. this is partly due to china's decision to retaliate and impose tariffs on more than 100 imports, including pork and wine from the us. it's in response to president trump's decision to slap duty on chinese—made steel and aluminium. so the markets are nervous and everyone is wondering what the next move will be. from washington, gary o'donoghue

live from singapore and london from the bbc. still to come on the programme: a foreign actors heading to south korea as the country's tv soap opera industry explodes onto the world stage. also on the programme: and australian diving team finds a surprise when it finds an unknown shipwrecked off the coast of western australia. ash an australian diving team. —— an australian diving team. call the stars and stripes at half—mast outside columbine high, the school sealed off and the bodies of the dead still inside. i never thought that they would actually go through with it. some places and have already had nearly as much rain as they would normally expect in an entire year. for millions of americans, the death of richard nixon in a new york hospital has meant conflicting emotions. a national day of mourning, next wednesday, sitting somehow uneasily with the abiding memories of the shame of watergate. and lift off of the space shuttle discovery with the hubble space telescope — our window on the universe. this is newsday on t

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: president trump says he'll decide within 48 hours on what action to take against syria, after a suspected chemical attack on a rebel—held town. the fbi raids the offices of president trump's personal lawyer. mr trump calls it a disgrace. i'm lebo diseko in london. also in the programme: the indian leopards who've adopted sugarcane fields as their home, putting them in direct conflict with local farmers. and we'll be looking at why increased snowfall in antarctica is actually a bad thing. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 7am here in singapore, midnight in london and 7pm in new york — where the un security council has met in an emergency session to discuss the suspected chemical attack in a rebel—held syrian town. the ambassador from russia, which backs syria, said the use of chemical gas was "not confirmed". the us ambassador called syria's president assad a monster who must be held to account.

and thank you very much for watching, from singapore. the top stories this hour: more signs of a diplomatic thaw. north korea's leader attends a pop concert in pyongyang featuring some of south korea's brightest stars. thousands of residents have been allowed back in to the philippine city of marawi, nearly a year after it became a battleground for the army and jihadists two people have been arrested after the death of a nine—year—old boy from northern ireland in tenerife last week. carter carson, from newtownabbey, was leaving a shopping centre with his family in the south of the island when he was struck by a car. the royal air force has been celebrating 100 years since its formation, with a series of events across the country. it was created by merging the army's royal flying corps and the royal naval air service. in a message of congratulation, the queen paid tribute to the men and women who, she said, had gallantly defended freedom. our correspondent robert hall reports from essex. on the runway at europe's last intact first wor

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore, the headlines: you're playing with fire. russia warns britain at the un over the salisbury poisonings. london dismisses moscow's request for cooperation. i think the metaphor that i find most apt is that of an arsonist turned firefighter. waiting for her fate. a court in south korea prepares to deliver the verdict in former president park geun—hye‘s corruption trial. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: prison looms for lula. brazil's former president is told to turn himself in and start serving a i2—yearjail term for corruption. one of bollywood's biggest stars, salman khan, is sentenced to five years in jail for killing two rare antelopes nearly 20 years ago. live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 7pm in the evening in new york, where the un security council has been meeting at russia's request. moscow's ambassador to the united nations made a strongly—worded speech, rebuffing the uk's accusation

. 0ne malaysia, and later this year right here in singapore. one key market their stilettos will not be making any their stilettos will not be making a ny footfall their stilettos will not be making any footfall on is mainland china. my any footfall on is mainland china. my colleague asked her why. we have made a very deliberate decision for the time being not to enter the chinese market. we feel that with our footprint in chinese market. we feel that with ourfootprint in hong kong, both on the hong kong island side and elsewhere, that we are able to provide our storytelling and our product to the chinese consumer that way. but at the moment there are no plans to be entering mainland china. many luxury brands have struggled with the problem of counterfeiting in asia. is that something you are concerned about? it would be very few brands on this planet that haven't encountered it. it is something that we actively work towards minimising, and i think it isa towards minimising, and i think it is a very unpleasant reality, and it is a very unpleasa

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. our top stories: mark zuckerberg has apologised to a us senate committee for allowing firms to misuse personal data gathered by facebook. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the front page of the new york times reports on what it calls india's big brother program. the government there is collecting biometric data on over a billion residents. the information will be used in a nationwide identity system. the south china morning post wonders if rugby fever is about to kick off across the country. the sport has already scored around 30 million fans, and that figure could explode if the chinese women's team does well at the olympics. and the japan times is getting in the mood for spring. its front page features some budding blue flowers. over 4 million nemophila flowers are blooming in hitachi seaside park. they will be around until may. let's return to our top story. facebook chief mark zuckerburg has apologised before congress for a data breach which saw the info

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: mark zuckerberg gets grilled in the us senate. the head of facebook explains how data was shared and admits they didn't always get it right. we have made a lot of mistakes in running the company. i think it's pretty much impossible, i believe, to start a company in your dorm room and grow it to be at the scale we're at now without making some mistakes. responding to a suspected chemical attack in syria — the us, france and the uk discuss coordinated action against president assad. poisoned by a nerve agent five weeks ago, yulia skripal is discharged from hospital. she's now been moved to a secure location. and after five months in prison in myanmar, two reuters journalists will find out later whether charges against them will be dropped. good morning. it's 8am in singapore and 8pm in washington, where after five and a half hours, facebook chief executive, mark zuckerberg has finished testifying in front of the us senate. the hearing was called following revelations th

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. i'm babita sharma in london. our breaking news this hour: at least three people have been wounded — one critically, after someone opened fire at the headquarters of youtube in california. the shooter, a woman, is said to have killed herself. a chinese couple have been reunited with their missing daughter after a 2k year search, under the glare of the state media. dozens of newly—discovered giant dinosaur footprints on a scottish island are helping to shed light on thejurassic reptiles' evolution. that story is popular on bbc.com. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the china daily reports on that heart—warming reunion story we brought you earlier in the show. the man, who lost his daughter more than 20 years ago, he says he made her sweet dumplings for her first meal back home. now, in the financial times, will spotify hit the right note with investors? they look into the company's unusual approach and how it might have been affected by the recent slide on tech stocks. and finally,

i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: a very special relationship — presidents trump and macron hit it off, but while it's been friendly so far, the iran nuclear deal is still up in the air. if iran threatens the us in any way, they will pay a price like few countries have ever paid. after the toronto van attack and a dramatic arrest, 25—year—old alek minassian appears in court charged with 10 counts of murder. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: malaria is tearing through malaysia, but in the forests of borneo, could technology be the answer? and a look at how two former child militants and enemies, are now making peace in indonesia. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london, and 7pm in washington, where president trump received his first official state visitor with more than the usual handshakes and smiles. the two appeared in their own words, to have a very special relationship. but on policy, perhaps they were not so very close. president macron had come to washington to urge mr tru

i'm rico hizon in singapore. this is newsday on the bbc. the headlines: a bbc exclusive with russia's foreign minister who says relations with the west are worse than the cold war. during the cold war, there were channels of communication. there was no obsession with russophobia. shinzo abe returns to president trump's florida home for talks with a focus on trade and north korea. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: donald trump hits back at the former fbi directorjames comey who claims he was "morally unfit to be president." and the secret slave gangs funding north korea's nuclear programme from abroad. live from our studios in singapore and london, you're watching bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 7am in singapore and midnight in london. and as we come on air, we're getting reports of a missile attack on a syrian air base. syrian state television says that the missiles were shot down by the country's air defences. it's reported that the target was the shayrat base at the city of homs. syria didn't specify who

singapore and mongolia are reported as possible venues. tens of thousands return to the streets in spain after a court acquits five men of raping a teenager — convicting them of sexual abuse instead more mass demonstrations in armenia. the ruling party says it won't put forward a candidate for a new prime minister, to try to ease the crisis. thousands of civilians forced to flee, after an upsurge in fighting between myanmar‘s army and kachin rebels. president trump says he's had a long and very good phone conversation with the south korean president moonjae—in, following the ground—breaking summit between the leaders of the two koreas. mr trump said the time and location of his own meeting with the north korean leader kim jong—un was being set. us media reports say singapore and mongolia are being considered as possible venues, but this has not been confirmed. speaking at a campaign rally the president also spoke about how the summit came about. it started with the olympics, because, frankly, the olympics was not going to have a

i'm rico hizon in singapore, the headlines: president trump says maximum pressure must be maintained on north korea until it ends its nuclear programme. there's a bright path available to north korea when it achieves denuclearisation, in a complete and verifiable and irreversible way. the end of the castro era in cuba. raul prepares to step down and the next president is named. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: moments of terror on board a us passengerjet during which a female pilot is hailed a hero. and paradise lost. the philippines island of boracay is waving goodbye to tourists. live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am in singapore. 1am in london and 8pm in florida, where president trump and the prime minister of japan, shinzo abe, have said that maximum pressure must be maintained on north korea until it agrees to complete nuclear disarmament. the two leaders were speaking at the president's mar—a—lago resort in florida. president trump said he was hopeful his meeting with kim jong—un woul

the straits times in singapore is concerned about the welfare of the most beloved bear in singapore. the 27—year—old, known as inuka, was the first polar bear to be born in the tropics. but vets are concerned, they've warned his health is declining. and the china daily reports on a restaurant making some really fast food using high—speed noodles. customers there can expect their food to pull—up on two wheels. the little truck is designed to prevent people being scalded by piping hot bowls. a baby boy has been born in china four years after the death of his parents. the couple died in a car crash in 2013 just days before they were due to transplant a fertilised embryo as part of their ivf treatment. after a long legal battle the child's grandparent had the frozen embryo implanted in a surrogate in laos. we're joined now from shanghai by the co—founder and ceo of the ivf clinic true baby, lim li. this is an absolutely incredible story, extraordinary situation, have you heard of anything like this before? it's not common in china. it isa before? it's not common in china. it is

i'm babita sharma in singapore. the headlines: the former director of the fbi, james comey, has told the bbc he does not think there is anyone around donald trump who can contain him. you have to think about it in a way you probably wouldn't have with other presidents. after six decades of castros there is a new leader in cuba. president miguel diaz—canel promises to continue communist rule in the country. i'm nuala mcgovern in london. also in the programme: drowning in plastic, how the world's waterways are being clogged by bags and bottles which will never disintegrate. i'm in indonesia, where there's so much plastic waste choking the rivers that the army has been called in to help. and acting the baddie in korea. why foreign actors are looking to south korean soap operas for their big break. good morning. thanks forjoining us. it's 8am in singapore. iam in london and eight in the evening in new york, where james comey, the former director of the fbi, continues to spill the beans on his dealings with president d

i'm babita sharma in singapore. the headlines: as he prepares for his visit to the us, president macron issues a plea to donald trump: don't pull out of the iran nuclear deal. is better than the sort of north korean type of situation. —— it is. we talk trade, equal rights and motherhood with new zealand's prime minister, jacinda ardern. i'm kasia madera in london. also in this programme: a suicide attack at an election centre in the afghan capital, kabul. at least 57 people are killed. we meet the very lucky man who's survived a snake, bear and, most recently, a shark attack. we speak to him live from hawaii. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. thanks forjoining us. it's 7am in singapore, midnight here in london and 1am in paris, where president emmanuel macron is spending a last night before leaving for a state visit to washington. it is the first time president trump has hosted such a high level visit from a foreign leader. alongside all the pomp a

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. the headlines: k—pop diplomacy. north korea's leader kim jong—un attends a concert by south korean pop stars — another sign of the countries' improving relations. people return to the philippine city of marawi, a year after much of it was destroyed in battles between the army and islamic state—allied fighters. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme. japan could be preparing to execute the cult members responsible for the deadly 1995 nerve gas attack on the tokyo subway. falling back to earth. china's defunct space station is expected to reenter the atmosphere in the next few hours. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 7.30am in pyongyang, where north korea's leader, kim jong—un, has attended a ground—breaking pop concert, featuring south korean stars. the event is the latest in a series of conciliatory gestures, that appear to mark a thaw in relations between the two sides. now, the leader

i‘m sharanjit leyl in singapore. i‘m babita sharma in london. our top stories: president trump has tweeted a warning to syria that missiles were coming, in retaliation for a suspected chemical attack on civilians. a military plane has crashed in algeria, killing 257 people on board. the holders of the european cup, real madrid, have qualified for the last four of this year‘s champions league competition with a dramatic goal in the final minute of their quarter—final. this came after the referee awarded a controversial penalty for a foul on real‘s lucas vazquez. find more on that and all our sports stories at bbc.com/sport. let‘s take a look at some front pages from around the world. the south china morning post reports on the rise of the robots, in the local banking sector at least. apparently a completely unstaffed branch has opened in shanghai. it uses artificial intelligence and virtual reality to serve clients. the arab news has a story about themselves on the front page, which they are calling another milestone. they want to become

i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm kasia maderain london. our top stories: japan's prime minister praises donald trump for his courage in agreeing to meet north korea's kim jong—un. shinzo abe is at trump's resort in florida, his second meeting with the president. syria says international inspectors have been visiting the scene of the alleged chemical attack in syria. the united states says that's not true. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the new york times talks about 10—minute justice in iraq and shows a photo of suspected isis fighters. thousands — along with their relatives — have been rounded up by iraqi authorities with many being sentenced to death in short trials criticised by the un. the situation in yemen is the lead story for the gulf news where the saudi—led coalition has warned houthi rebels of a ‘painful‘ response if they mount new attacks on saudi arabia with drones. and the china daily features siyan the sniffer dog who is retiring after 11 years of service at shanghai's ports. his w

i am right here in singapore. we start off with the world's second largest economy because we are expecting first—quarter growth numbers in about one hours time. many economies are expecting a 6.7% expansion compared to 6.8% in the final quarter of last year. that is also the view that growth could slow further this year as a crackdown on factory pollution needs more closures at factories. there is also shadow banking activities in an effort to rein in debt for both corporate and household types. these measures have pushed up the cost of borrowing. it is also the looming possibility of a trade dispute with the world's biggest economy, the us. earlier, i asked this economist with ahe earlier, i asked this economist with a he expects the economy to slow down during the january — march period. my forecast of 6.7% competitor last year. how significant is the impact of a decline of 1% in the economy —— 0.1%? decline of 1% in the economy —— 0.196? it seems a small but it is not really one quarter slowly down

i'm babita sharma in singapore. the headlines: as he prepares to visit the us, president macron issues a plea to donald trump — don't pull out of the iran nuclear deal. let's preserve the framework because it's better than the sort of north korean type of situation. grief and rage in the afghan capital, kabul, as a suicide bombing kills at least 57 people. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: we talk trade, equal rights and motherhood with new zealand's prime minister, jacinda ardern. and lucky to be alive. we meet the man who has survived snake, bear, and now shark attacks. good morning. it is 8:00am in singapore, 1:00am in london and 2:00am in paris, where president macron is preparing to travel to washington. before heading stateside, he urged president trump not to withdraw from the iran nuclear deal. mr macron acknowledged that the agreement wasn't perfect, but he said he couldn't see a better option. what is the "what if" scenario, or your plan b? i don't have a plan b. that is the question we

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: president trump warns russia to get ready for missile strikes against syria, in retaliation for a suspected chemical attack on civilians. an algerian military plane crashes near the capital, killing 257 people on board. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: the boss of facebook admits to us lawmakers that his own personal data was compromised in the cambridge analytica breach. and despite strict new rules, it's still happening. we report on the illegal trade of blood in china. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, 1 am in london and 8pm in washington, where president trump has warned russia to "get ready" for missile strikes against syria, in retaliation for a suspected chemical attack on civilians. it's not clear when the military action might take place. and now britain's prime minister theresa may is expected to ask her cabinet to approve uk participation in action led by the us and france. the white house press secretary said all options are still on th

welcome to asia business report live from singapore. we will kick things off with trade. do you remember president trump pulling out the huge free—trade deal known as the trans—pacific partnership. that was within days of taking office. it could be back on the negotiating table. the us president made a commitment to reconsider the deal while meeting with politicians from farming states. meanwhile, the white house is free negotiating trade deals closer to home with canada and mexico. president trump is skipping the summit of america's which starts today in peru. are south american business correspondent explains why he is surprised by trump's latest comments about the tpp. there was a meeting in the white house with president trump and a few senators from the midwest. one of the senators came out of the meeting and said that president trump now wants the us to look at options after rejoining the tpp. a lot of this has to do from what the senator said as a response to the china us trade war. not so much that the us enjoys the idea of going back to the tpp but in the wor

babita sharma is following the story in singapore. lovely to see you there. tell us more about what exactly was said. good to see you, too. it has been an interesting morning because investors have been caught offguard by what has happened. it is down to what the taiwan semiconductor manufacturing has been up to. they we re manufacturing has been up to. they were down 7% this morning. this is after they revised their output to the low end of their forecast. tsm is the biggest chipmaker making chips for smart phones international. and that is the problem. smartphone sales have weakened. apple robidas about 20% of their revenue. when they announced wea ker their revenue. when they announced weaker smartphone sales, their shares and that of its suppliers —— those of their supplies fell as well. the weak outlook is not new. we all knew that iphone that was not too popular nor was the iphone eight oi’ too popular nor was the iphone eight ora too popular nor was the iphone eight or a plus. —— too popular nor was the iphone eight ora plus. —— eight too

now on bbc news, all the latest business news live from singapore. google‘s parent company, alphabet, spells big earnings for investors on wall street as the company sees profitability saw. as the world goes high—tech, more of the silver generation are picking up a new language called coding. —— soar. good morning, asia, hello, world, glad you could join us for this tuesday edition of asia business report, i'm rico hizon and we start with the google parent company, alphabet, and earnings soaring to $10 billion and the results have eased concerns investments in new adventures would undermine the google owned compa ny‘s adventures would undermine the google owned company's outlook. our business reporter kim gittleson said there's three reasons for these excess. there's three reasons for these excess. one of which is their core business, they sold more... —— the success. business, they sold more... —— the success. a second thing has to do with an accounting regulation which men for the first time alphabet, google‘s parent company, ha

live from our studios in london and singapore. this is bbc world news. its newsday. — — this is bbc world news. its newsday. —— it's. we start this hour with breaking news on the situation in san francisco's. —— san francisco. at least three people have been wounded in a shooting at the youtube headquarters in san francisco. witnesses say a suspect opened fire, sending employees running into the street. we know that at least one victim is in critical condition. police at the scene say a woman is suspected of opening fire and is believed to be dead. in a moment we'll get the latest from san bruno in san francisco but first, let's hear from the police chief of san bruno, who gave an update on what happened when police arrived at the scene. upon arrival police encountered numerous employees fleeing from the building. it was very chaotic, as you can imagine. we did encounter one victim with an apparent gunshot wound towards the front of the business as we arrived. when conducting a search of the premises, officers located a second individual with

lavrov i'm rico hizon in singapore, the headlines. syrian state media says anti—aircraft guns have been fired in response to a missile attack on an airbase near the city of homs. a bbc exclusive with russia's foreign minister, who says relations with the west are worse than the cold war. during the cold war, there were channels of communication. there was no obsession with russophobia. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme. japan's prime minister returns to president trump's florida home for talks — with a focus on trade and north korea. and — a taste for toxic waste. the scientific breakthrough that could help tackle the plastic pollution crisis. good morning. it's 8am am in singapore, 1am in london — and as we start with breaking news from syria: where we're getting reports of a missile attack on an air base in the country. syrian state television says that the missiles were shot down by the country's air defences and it's reported that the target was the shayrat base in the city of homs. the source of the missi

singapore and mongolia are reported as possible venues. fury on the streets of pamplona, as tens of thousands protest over the conviction of a group of men for sexual abuse rather than rape. more demonstrations in armenia, as the ruling party says it doesn't always have to be in power — we hear from the country's president. also in the programme, as part of the bbc‘s crossing divides season... we meet a sheep farmer in the yorkshire dales who's offering asylum seekers a taste of countryside life. north korea has hailed its summit with the south as an "historic meeting" which paves the way for the start of a new era. the two leaders — the north's kim jong—un and the south's moonjae—in — agreed to work to rid the peninsula of nuclear weapons. and the momentous meeting has further cemented president trump's summit with kimjong un later this year. caroline davies has this report. welcomed with a handshake, the smiles of the north and south korea leaders beaming around the world, but the north korean state—run tv station called th

i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: at least nine people are killed after a man deliberately drives a van into a pedestrians in toronto. president macron of france arrives in the us — the first foreign leader to be given a state visit under president trump. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: from hollywood to bollywood, have we only scratched the surface on sexual harrassment in entertainment? and a prince is born. the duke and duchess of cambridge welcome the arrival of their third it mounted the curb and was then drive at high speed, 70—80mph according to eyewitnesses. it then continued on for half a mile, hitting pedestrian after pedestrian. it looks like this white rental van was used as a weapon. all i seen is this guy, and he's going 70, 80 clicks, he's just hitting people one by one, going down. it was a nightmare, man. i got to young and empress and i seen a lady with her leg, and oh, man, it's a gruesome scene, it's really bad out here. i couldn't believe what i seen. everybod

stephen mcdonell is in singapore. this is a bit u—turn, which happened pretty quickly, all things considered. yes, well, it seemed at one point over the weekend as if china was going to ban all gay content on china's version of twitter, weibo. you can imagine the response to this, especially from 93v response to this, especially from gay users of the platform, who are not happy about this. it's hard to say whether this is a backtrack now that they've announced there will not be a blanket ban on gay content on weibo, or more of a misunderstanding. what it could be is that there has been a big crackdown on you'd content, dirty jokes and things like this on the internet, right across china. this is going to be potentially problematic, because one person's smarty content could be another person's art, and there are grey areas there. this is all to be worked out. however, it does not seem either way that all gay content is going to be banned on weibo, and i think that many gay users of weibo will be quite relieved that t

i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: emmanuel macron says he believes president trump will walk away from the iran nuclear deal following his three—day state visit to the us. counting down to the korean summit, but will the first talks in a decade see the north give up its nuclear weapons? i'm nuala mcgovern in london. also in the programme: watching the worst of the web so you don't have to. we meet facebook‘s content moderators. and we meet a singapore magician who performed in one of the most secretive countries in the world. livefrom our studios in singapore and london.

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. i'm kasia madera in london. our top stories: at a meeting of the un security council, russia dismisses the allegation that it poisoned a former double agent living in england. a court in south korea is expected to deliver a heavy punishment to former president park geun—hye, in one of the nation's biggest corruption scandals. let's now look at some of the front pages from around the world. the south china morning post, in hong kong, says beijing might be forced to compromise into opening its markets as it tries to defuse those trade tensions with the united states. the post suggests another option is to cut import tariffs on american products, which could meet us demands to narrow the trade gap. and the japan times has a dramatic front page picture, as another powerful eruption is observed at mount shinmoe in southwestern japan, with ash sent spiralling hundreds of meters into the sky. a "cesspool" tainted by dumped sewage is how the government in the philippines described the island of boracay today, when the