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

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

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

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 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

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 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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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. the us france and the u.k. . shows very limited targets and a. possible it clashing with russian military forces. first the complexity of the military force it was very astutely done and of course by tweet about the state you know gave ample opportunity for serious 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

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

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

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

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: 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

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

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

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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 that location we're also looking at various other countries, including singapore. i will say this, good news, everybody wants us. it has the chance to be a big event. the united states -- i was talking to john bolton about this a little while ago. the united states has never been closer to potentially having something happen with respect to the korean peninsula that can get rid of the nuclear weapons, can create so many good things, so many positive things, and peace and safety for the world. so we'll see what happens. i often say, who knows? who knows? maybe a lot of things change. but kim jong-un, who has been very open and very straightforward so far -- i can only say, again, so far. but he's talking about getting rid of the site which was their big site. he's talking about no research, no launching of ballistic missiles. no nuclear testing. and he has lived up to that for a long period of time. longer period of time than anybody has seen. so we are looking at that as a potential site, yes. i think it would be very interesting. i think it would be a great celebr

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 now, td securities senior market strategist joins a set of singapore. great to see you, thanks for coming on the shore. i wonder whether we can say this recent dialing down in geopolitics is perhaps behind the recent move up at the long end of the yield curve. true.part, that's certainly we were in an environment for several weeks of the flattening of the yield curve. markets as now moved toward pricing in almost four hikes, or toward four hikes, and we are seeing it being built on the long end. i think that's a trend that 3%,inues, psychologically at the moment the pressure remains and some of the dialing down in tension and risk aversion may be having some impact as well as expectations of continued strong growth in the u.s. fiscalnow, we have the deficit which will be substantially increased because of tax cut so all of this is playing negatively for treasury deal. -- treasury yields. it is hard to say a move sustained above this 3% level in u.s. 10 year. >> i was about to ask you, just this morning, australia sold 2029 bonds at 2.89%. that, can weik

singapore, taiwan, malaysia, just coming online. sophie, it was a challenging quarter for markets in the first quarter of the year. we see a better start to the second quarter? sophie: looks like investors are breathing a little bit of relief here given the gains we are seeing across the region. with gains this monday, joining the major market, korea and japan. although we have seen some of the gains in tokyo ease somewhat. regional seeing benchmarks being led higher by korean stocks gaining .7%. akkei 225 starting on positive footing as it has done so in the past. april with an average gain of 2.4% in the past 30 years for the nikkei 225. goldman sachs saying to pay careful attention after a volatile right through the nikkei 225 has risen on the first trading day of each month from july 20 16th to this february. take a closer look to what is happening when it comes to korean sentiment. the korean won rising to the strongest level since 2014. this after china said ties with seoul will improve. adding to its best move since november.

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

groups have criticized the region for failing to protect its own people lawrence louis reports 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 bloc. many countries has shifted against retreat and in particular the recent trip tensions between the united states and china. are what concerns. i certain countries would have to react to these major external trends u.s. president donald trump has threatened to impose tariffs on chinese imports with china promising retaliation if he does. for many r.c.m. 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 r.t. and member states have been criticized for not doing enough human

yvonne: it is a: 30 and a sunny singapore. -- 8:30 and a sunny singapore. i'm yvonne man in hong kong. betty: i'm betty liu in new york. you are watching "daybreak: asia." let's get to the first word news with paul allen. paul ryan says he has no regrets about retiring, saying the republican party has achieved a great deal during his time as speaker. his teacher had been the subject of rumors for months. exit.ns the more than 40 gop lawmakers either resigned or are not seeking reelection this year. it reached 785 at the -- as the asian trade started the day. they are obliged by the dollar. such purchases would push up interest rates. directearch shows investment between the u.s. and china fell 28% last year from 12 months earlier. that was driven by a drop in chinese investment to $29 billion. u.s. national security officials clamped down on chinese acquisitions of american come in these. tesla has again blamed the driver for the deadly crash in coliform you. the accident happened -- in california. the driver was not paying attention to the road, despite th

c nrk cnn has learned singapore and mongolia are two top locations. >> we're setting up meetings now. we're down to two countries. >> reporter: the president's high stake diplomatic gamble now one step closer to reality. through tough sanctions and a willingness to hold face-to-face talks, he said he would fix what other presidents could not. >> i wish it were handled wi another administration years ago. i'm not just talking about president obama. i'd go back to any administration you want. over the last 25 years, this should have been handled a long time ago. not now. >> reporter: the president insisted he was not being naive or misled by the north korean regime regime. he said he would walk away if kim wasn't serious about shelving his nuclear program. >> the united states was played like a fiddle. that's not happening to us. >> reporter: north korea front and center with a visit with angela merkel. shefed a warm welcome on her second trip but hardly the fanfare on emmanuel macron. the president said he was confident north korea would keep its word conceding dramatic changes in the

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 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 sharanjit leyl in singapore. i'm babita sharma in london. our top stories. african american leaders have gathered in memphis to mark the moment fifty years ago the civil rights icon martin luther king was assassinated. facebook now says as many as 87 million users may have had their personal information shared with the data firm, cambridge analytica. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the strait times looks at the commonwealth games beginning in australia, and reigning commonwealth games air pistol champion teo shun xie lead singapore. the country is represented by 60 athletes in ii sports. in thejapan times, a cute study on macaque monkeys. japanese researchers say the snow monkeys bathe in hot springs to reduce stress from the winter cold. and finally, the new york times leads on a european story in hungary. in seeking reelection, their prime minister has started a national workfare program, but residents are sceptical and say in winter, "there isn't work anyway". now, what stories are sparking discussions online? yes, let's looks

singapore would perhaps be better for security. yvonne: i wonder if we will have the diplomacy that we saw between macron and trump we saw last week. they, aill they or want deal with t-mobile and sprint. t-mobile is going to buy sprint for more than $26 billion. nabil, this five-year deal has finally come together. >> it is a good day. this has been a long time coming. time he is third acting on his longtime desire to combine t-mobile and sprint. wireless environment is changing rapidly. if they did not do something quickly they would be left behind by at&t and verizon. you also have comcast trying to monopolize the market as well. betty: how good a deal has t-mobile gotten for this? >> t-mobile is the stronger of the two and they will get to andnate nine board members sprint will have four. they get their own management team. sprint has not turned a profit in more than 10 years and is laden with debt. this is a bit of a bailout for them. the deal is skewed towards t-mobile and i think sprint shareholders will be pleased that this