meeting between the leaders of north and south korea we'll get some analysis from the financial center of singapore. welcome to do the business trade issues a say it's to dominate the meeting between donald trump and i get a macro in washington today so far edu companies are exempt from the tariffs on steel and many of them that the u.s. administration in post in some countries but that's to end by may the first germany's exports have been a phone in donald trump's side for quite a while and he's been quite vocal about it calling the germans bad very bad but i don't disagree a trade conflict is in no one's interest. sparks could very well be flying when german chancellor angela merkel meets with u.s. president donald trump on friday medical wants to put a stop to u.s. tariffs on steel and aluminum coming from e.u. countries current exemptions for a huge states expire on tuesday if the parties can't agree the european union has threatened to implement a list of chatter of sun u.s. products like motorcycles and whiskey a spiral of sanctions would hurt the german economy but the u.s. wouldn't get away

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

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

a tightening in singapore based >> for one thing, the singapore dollar is going to strengthen. it is already at about the highest in three years. that is the mechanism the central bank uses to implement monetary policy as the currency. we can look for strengthening. everything seems to be firing on all cylinders in the economy. steps to to be taking make sure there is not overheating. betty: they have some proper responses to what seems like inflation, at least on the upper edge. speaking of inflation and rates, what about treasury tenure yells renewing their push to 3%? of the pastcourse syria,he tensions over the tensions between the u.s. and china over trade, these have supported trade. now these things are going away. that fed officials are more optimistic on the economy. they may be leaning towards faster pace of rate hikes. we also saw current cpi rose, some of the things keeping yields down are going away. the economy is still seeming to be in good shape. i think the 10 year yield can renew its push toward 3% again. yvonne: we have seen oil rising on the tension we have

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

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: 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

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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: 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

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

singapore with its rate decision or tweaking earlier today. sophie: friday the 13th looking lucky for stocks. trump chatter about a return to the tpp is good for japanese equities. troubles the us -- kuala lumpur under pressure. u.s. futures pointing lower. let's get a closer look at the singaporean dollar reaction to policy,tightening retracing, but set for again. citing macroeconomic uncertainties remain. the singapore dollar has added 10% since january, now trading level trump' strongest since 2016. we are keeping an eye on property stocks given the backdrop of rising home prices and efforts to cool the sector. ,ome prices seen accelerating supported by a shrinking pipeline and demand from local and overseas investors. have arean investors stronger than forecast gdp print to consider. we saw growth of 1.4%. one company has fallen to a 2016 low. no decision has been made. pension funds have stopped trading with the brokerage after the dividend payout that saw $105 billion in paper value sold. rishaad: thank you for that. happening out what i

still escalate let's get some analysis from our financial correspondent in frankfurt linda holmes by in singapore starting with you ali. markets are doing much today the dax i've seen is flat lining is that because there are always different drop. yes it is it's also just in part a little bit of that because it's a public holiday tomorrow labor day and germany and lots of people are not here but i asked a trader about that just about a half hour ago and he said you know trump you don't know what he will decide and the way he said it i just saw in his eyes that he was exasperated with people here and exasperated for a long time at this back and forth and this uncertainty but now it's coming to the fore and what's going on in this traders mind total uncertainty. must surely be going on in the minds of professional investors all over europe probably all over the world because if the united states imposes tariffs you will impose tariffs china will reciprocate in some point and growth will go down while inflation goes up in most places and that's spells trouble whether you're directly involved with u.

joining us from singapore. coming up, malaysian prime in hisr speaks with us first international media interview in three years. we will get his point of view on the nation's budget. also, bank of japan announcing its latest policies. we had to tokyo next. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ rishaad: the timeout here in 10:16, and we go to tokyo where we are counting down to today's bank of japan decision, the first meeting .etween the new fed governor he was vocal before he joined the board. does that still hold true? we are joined by our global policy and economics editor, kathleen hays, who is outside the bank of japan. take it away, kathleen. kathleen: thank you so much, rishaad. very specialy a guest, as we count down to the decision.pan's policy no big changes expected, but where the bank is and where it is heading is very important to investors around the world. i am happy to bring back our att guest, portfolio manager alliance burstyn here in japan, an avid follower of all things boj. great to see you again. let

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

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

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 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

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

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

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 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.

singapore's prime minister has warned southeast asian nations that a trade dispute between the u.s. and china is putting regional economic growth at risk prime minister lee hsien long was opening the ten nation assy and summit in singapore he told delegates that many countries have turned against free trade and the bloc must work to counter protectionism. vote on our top story friday summit between the two koreas robert kelly is a professor of political science and diplomacy at pusan national university joins us now live from seoul good to have you with us again robert lot of optimism thank you surrounding this this this summit on the on friday do you share that optimism. it's a good start it's certainly not where we were six months ago when we're talking about nuclear war the rhetoric has improved dramatically the tone is a real improvement that's good to see i think the real question going forward is will the north koreans actually do what they said they would do yesterday this is where these kinds of summits and declarations have collapsed in the past you know sort of good princi

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

on the panel today i'm joined from singapore by deborah elam she's the executive director at the asian trade center in hong kong andrew young get international china strategist and in birmingham that's in the u.k. scott lucas is joining us he's a professor of international politics at the university of birmingham welcome to you all deborah trungpa saying that we've already lost the trade war we don't have a trade war with china if it's not a trade war what is it well that's a good question i think we're at the beginning of a trade war i don't think we're quite in the middle of what could be a full blown trade war although we haven't really had one so it's kind of hard to define what one would look like but if you were in the middle of one i think this is what it starts to look like this escalation counter escalation threat retaliation except so if we're not in one we are perilously close to being in one here's the thing though deborah you the u.s. is allowing sixty days for feedback and it hasn't really specified when the tariffs woods take effect so effectively some people saying trum

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

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

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

his campaign or that allegations against it were based on lies democrats are challenging the findings singapore's prime minister has warned southeast asian nations that a trade dispute between the u.s. and china is putting regional economic growth at risk prime minister lee hsien long is addressing the ten day sion assy and summit in singapore earlier he told delegates that many countries have turned against free trade and the clock must work to counter protectionism. the israeli army has struck six hundred naval targets in the gaza strip it says that it was in response to a so-called mass infiltration attempt four palestinians were killed as demonstrators marched right up to israel's border fence more than forty palestinians have been killed since major protests began at the end of march amin is acting prime minister is refusing to hold talks with a leading opposition figure as anti-government protests continue to reign kind of petty and called off the talks with nichol push india and accusing him of trying to dictate the agenda media's parliament meets next week to elect a prime minister to ser

a gathering in singapore this weekend to discuss a wide range of issues well let's get more this from our correspondent in singapore florence levy she's at the summit we do understand that there was a working dinner with the heads of state on friday florence i mean also seems seemed to be top of the agenda. well just a correction there we're not at the summit we are in singapore but we were denied accreditation to attend the summit to cover the summit but we do know that the leaders as you said as you mentioned held a working dinner on friday night and they've issued a joint statement so we know that in that statement world security was one of the themes that the leaders mentioned now and this is something that the talk about the challenges that they need to tackle head on they talked about cyber threats violent extremism climate change and of course there is the territorial dispute in the south china sea in which china is a claimant country and the member states have a already agreed to draw up a code of conduct this is how they're tackling this issue this code of conduct is being dr

just gone three am in rio two pm in singapore and nine in the morning right. here in moscow this when's the april the twenty fifth my names you know neal this is r t international our top story donald trump has heaped praise on among you all micron a meeting in the white house the two presidents met to discuss syria and iran but it's their touchy feely friendship that's so all over the headlines. thank you. mr president the old saying what a great relationship we have and they're actually correct it's not fake news finally it's not fake news so it's a great honor they don't know that you're here but we do have a very special relationship and try to get the pieces. to the people we have to make them for he is perfect so it is really it is really great to be with you and your special critic now a lot of the basis of recent unity between donald trump and french president mccraw on has been the recent attack on syria france and the united states along with the u.k. cooperated in the recent air strikes in syria now it seems pretty clear that mccrie on was hoping th

summit in singapore he said the bloc must fight protectionism. louis has more from singapore. one of the main themes that would be of concern to the member states of rassie and security now in the lead is in a joint statement issued pursuant to a working dinner on friday night said the challenges facing our c n n include violent extremism cyber threats and climate change and of course there is the territorial dispute in the south china sea which involves china and several assy and countries while the countries are tackling that is by agreeing to drop a code of conduct which is being drafted at the moment then there of course there is the matter of the economy r.c.n. is one of the largest economic zones in the world the countries of committed to striving for even greater growth as well as deepening economic integration but if there is an area in which in member states have sometimes been accused of not doing enough it is in protecting human rights and fundamental freedoms down the block largely stood by in silence as cambodia clamp down on independent media and effectively shut

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

now on bbc news, all the latest business news live from singapore. the us and japan agreed to intensified talks of free, fair and reciprocal trade. anjonathan an jonathan head from anjonathan head from the white sands of barrack i, the island resort that president duterte has vowed to shutdown in a week, he says to save it from ruin. —— baracay. good morning, everyone. glad you could join us for this thursday edition of asia business report, i'm rico hizon in singapore and as you've been hearing, president donald trump and prime minister shinzo abe have been holding a joint press c0 nfe re nce shinzo abe have been holding a joint press conference in florida in addition to north korea they have discussed trade and donald trump challenged mr abe in public, saying he wants to narrow the trade deficit. joining me for a follow—up on that press conference is my colleague and business reporter merry to avoid. they have a close relationship, did mr abe get what he wa nted relationship, did mr abe get what he wanted from donald trump? —— mariko oi.

with china and india in order to cold to the pressure of protectionism florence louis has more from singapore. trade and security top the agenda when heads of state from the ten countries met on friday and saturday in his opening address singapore prime minister lee hsien loong warned that the spats between china and the us could affect the blow the political mood in many countries has shifted against free trade and in particular the recent trip tensions between the united states and china are why the concerns i see on countries will have to react to these major external trends us president donald trump has threatened to impose tariffs on chinese imports with china promising retaliation if he does. for many of us in countries the u.s. and china are the two biggest trading partners on the issue of security members discussed the threat of violent extremism and cyber attacks the ten countries are also negotiating an extradition treaty as well as a code of conduct with china to ease tensions in the disputed south china sea but there is an area where member states have been criticized for not doin

and the expert on russia he joins us on skype from singapore to get a warning there from russia that these actions would have consequences on the other hand we've got suggestions that they'll be some relief in the kremlin that these strikes one broader yeah i think you're from moscow as a perfectly correct that the u.s. france and the u.k. . chose very limited targets. possible it clashing with russian military forces and first the floating of the military forces was very astutely done and of course by tweet about the state. or two series themselves or the worst of the clashes so the russia that is likely to call for another u.n. security council meeting has to look up many friends left at the council that. really i mean there's probably no credibility what the last five six years of activities for them around the world. are they're crazy almost maniacal to create a conspiracy theories for all actions by themselves in syria. pretty much dry. and when one does whether the attack will be the suspected that the poisoning which is suspected by russia. in the u.k. i mean that whether that

graham and webb in singapore your thoughts the big question of course now is why is north korea acting in this way now not just on nuclear missile test but in other areas too agreeing to drop its objections for instance on u.s. south korean military exercises and so on why do you think this is happening now well it's really that kim jong un doesn't want to see anything new reeling the prospects for a meeting between himself and president donald trump in may or june and he's just setting the path for that for success essentially what we've been seeing over the last few weeks in my assessment just a series of carrots to make sure that things stay on track that as we know president trump has the wherewithal to actually declined a meeting from now until it may happen and kim jong un is just taking chances on that and trying to ensure that that meeting does happen because it's a very important objective for him but there are those as you know who see this perhaps as something more sinister graham i mean that this could perhaps signal that north korea has made enough progress with its nuclea

but singapore is a fairly good choice. it's neutral, it's not too far from north korea so that their aging planes can make it there safely. >> and the president also praising china today for their role, for the help, china among other nations. as we look at all of this and we're getting this reporting in that a u.s. official has observed some dismantling at a testing site but points out this can be put back together if it needs to. what should we read into that timing? >> i think it's nice to see the north korean side to take these, one could say symbolic steps to pull back their nuclear program. i think it's important to remember that they do already have a nuclear arsenal. they have other testing sites. it's a very mountainous, opaque nation. it's very difficult for us to know what is going on in other parts of north korea. it's hard to imagine a scenario, regardless of what happens between trump and kim jong un for north korea to give up its nukes. >> completely or even partially? >> even partially. >> how much do you t