the wall streetjournal says huawei could be indicted soon. the company has refused to comment on the reports. our technology reporter dave lee has more from san francisco. huawei is being accused of stealing trade secrets from t—mobile us, including a concept known as tapping. it has devices on its networks. according to us reports, the state of the investigation means there could be charges relatively soon. neither huawei all t—mobile us have commented on those reports. huawei is effectively blocked from greek any business in the us because the american security services are concerned that ageing eight years the compa ny‘s devices concerned that ageing eight years the company's devices and products to spy on americans. tensions between the two countries have been intensified recently because huawei's chief financial officer was arrested in canada late last year. she is accused by the us of engaging in massive bank fraud. the next hearing in that case is due to take place early next month. we will discuss that further in our news briefi

huawei crackdown. the united states files are host of charges against the chinese communications giant and its finance chief among - show. the chinese communications giant and its finance chief among - sh is. south africa crops south good morning, asia. hello, world. it isa good morning, asia. hello, world. it is a and good morning, asia. hello, world. it isa andi good morning, asia. hello, world. it isa and iam glad you good morning, asia. hello, world. it is a - and i am glad you can is a tuesday and i am glad you can join us. l us its affiliate - its it its afflllatljf:;£7 ,, ,, ,. it includes mug—i525! it includes obstructing! show. it includes obstructing justice and conspiring to conceal trade —— steel trade secrets from t—mobile. we explain how the timing of this move is significant. this is a saga that began with the arrest of huawei's chief financial officer mun wong jo back in december but we are now starting to see the meet on the bones in what america and ledgers and she has done a

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we don't believe there's any evidence in the world of any issues regarding huawei and huawei products, and we're more than happy to have a conversation with the us government about how to come up with a security insurance framework geared towards the united states. tensions rose further when huawei's chief financial officer, meng wa nzhou, was arrested in december. she is fighting extradition to the united states, where she faces charges of bank fraud, allegations she denies. and then there is the ongoing trade war between the two countries, which threatens to impact tech firms greatly. the climate is making it harder for chinese companies to find success in the us. chinese brands in the us have always struggled, so they never have had a significant market share. i think, with the amount of power that huawei has, they could have had a really big impact, again, as we've seen with the rest of europe, on the us market. most here hope and expect the trade dispute to pass, but there is a growing atmosphere of suspicion between the two global superpowers over how they use new technology. da

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huawei was putting a brave face on it today. the message, business as usual. the political question, however, they are unlikely to go away. climate change is redrawing the map of the arctic, according to a warning by scientists meeting in norway. in what researchers claim is the first sign of a major modern climatic shift, they say the barents sea, which has been part of the arctic ocean for 12,000 years, is being swallowed by the atlantic. from the norwegian arctic, our environment analyst roger harrabin reports. sea ice, formed in the high arctic. it helps create a cold, fresh surface layer that acts as a cap on warm, saltier waters beneath. but with climate change, there is less sea ice getting to norway's barents sea. the north barents sea has been dominated for 12,000 years by sea ice flowing down from the high arctic. but now, that flow is diminishing and the character of the sea is changing fast. soon, researchers say, the region will have no sea ice at all, so it will no longer be part of the arctic. it had an arctic type of climate for the last 12,000

germany is likely to shut its huawei operations. 0xford germany is likely to shut its huawei operations. oxford university says the decision has been taken in light of public concerns surrounding uk partnerships with huawei. what does that mean? they have not given any further clarification. generally the climate about china and the weird does business has darkened for lots of people around the world. mounting suspicions and no particular evidence but the theory that a company that is so based they are and has certain links to the chinese state has to be treated with caution. autonomous vehicles, you we re caution. autonomous vehicles, you were in the us recently. caution. autonomous vehicles, you were in the us recentlylj caution. autonomous vehicles, you were in the us recently. i have just come back. i have been making a radio documentary about autonomous vehicles and visited the place to go if you want that which is arizona. the governor has put in lows encouraging their use. there is a lot of open space. it is very good conditions. perfect weather. normal us grid system of roads an

let us talk about huawei. consumer business hit by a new record last year. good news, at least, for the chinese helicopter giant. smiling from ear to ear, $52 billion in consumer sales. that is a lot of smartphone sales. that is a lot of smartphone sales. a record, despite those revenues. huawei continues to face heightened global security concerns over its relationship with china's government and us— that allegation devices could be used by beijing. the company could never do anything to harm customers. its allies, including australia and new zealand, have restricted while a's message. at the request of the us. the bottom line, huawei is making money. as we know, that's all that matters. now let's brief you on some other business stories. ford says it lost money in every global region except the us in the last three months of 2018. asia—pacific was hardest hit after sales slumped in china. ford is restructuring its operations this year with thousands ofjob cuts, an alliance with volkswagen and possibe plant closures in europe tesco's former finance dire

about the influence that the chinese state has over huawei and if huawei and has control and power and creates a lot of these networks, what access could that give chinese government? that is the question on the table, i think it is quite right that it should be asked because we can already see that the chinese state is managing its own citizens in a very specific way when it comes to technology, is already monitoring them, it is influencing them, it is manipulating them, so we have to be cautious about any organisation that is closely related to the chinese state about how it might be involved with it. corbyn is it that the us looks like it is pressuring some countries, for example in this article, they are talking about poland being under pressure to ban huawei building their 5g network and if they do not do that, they will be repercussions. —— that is a right. —— but is it right. repercussions. —— that is a right. -- but is it right. if the us want to raise the matter, that is another thing. i think reassurances should be achieved. distro was action on the bbc website, t

companies from china have long been a familiar sight, with firms like huawei now taking up almost as much room as the top us names. it makes business sense for them to come here, because they can meet their buyers from all around the world. but while huawei has come out in force for this tech show, none of the us phone networks offered their smartphones. that's because the us government is concerned that china might use them to spy on americans. we don't believe there is any evidence in the world of any issues regarding huawei and their the products. and we are more than happy to have a conversation with the us government about how to come up with a security insurance framework geared towards the united states. tensions rose further when huawei's chief financial officer, meng wanzhou, was arrested in december. she is fighting extradition to the united states, where she faces charges of bank fraud, allegations she denies. and then, there's the ongoing trade war between the two countries, which threatens to impact tech firms greatly. the climate is making it harder for chinese companie

huawei, let's talk about criminal prosecutors issuing a criminal investigation into what huawei has been up to, copying the technology of us companies, t—mobile et cetera. your thoughts? this is an incredibly important story, there are people who think the chinese are stealing intellectual property, does it matter? and proven to be, and it is not just matter? and proven to be, and it is notjust in america, there have been criminal prosecutions in what is out of the uk, germany, italy, everywhere, chinese backed companies. this matters because huawei is the world's largest maker and seller of telecoms equipment and guess what we all reliant on? telecoms equipment. it matters because your country is poor when its intellectual property is stolen, and if there are people who think that i am sure we do it, no. if my company spies in the chinese company, is not just company spies in the chinese company, is notjust the chinese are going to put me in prison, my own country, britain will put me in prison for doing it, ok? in terms of how this is playing out, what i think imprecations at this ne

don't want their companies to use huawei equipment in the roll—out of sg, huawei equipment in the roll—out of 5g, and in the uk you had an ep last month saying they would not be buying technology from huawei to be used in uk emergency services. so it is starting to take a toll on this firm. doesn't huawei called a little bit of leveraged because it has 5g know—how that very few companies in the world have? you know, those companies, that department is meant to be huge. they spent a fortune developing technology, so to try to buy it from other firms would be increasingly costly. interestingly there was a report in the financial times recently, they sent an e—mail to staff, suggesting that the company is backing down, preparing for tougher times ahead, saying the company must prepare for times of hardship and there will be job losses. what is not clear, how they are trying to address this. you're getting a taste of that in davos. they seem to be coming out fighting, not only threatening, saying they could pull out of partnerships and ta ke could pull out of partnerships and take their bu

could it be more retaliation for the arrest of a huawei executive in canada? i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: this 1a year—old's family say she took her own life under the influence of disturbing material online. we confront the owners of instagram. there is a picture of some slit wrists, that's from instagram. there's a picture full of blood, that's from instagram. those are all against your policies, but they are all available on instagram. and two towns fight an uphill battle. new zealand and wales face off for the title of the world's steepest street. good morning. it's 9am in singapore, 1am in the morning in london, taken to the streets in protest against the rule of president nicolas maduro. in a move which only increased the pressure, the us president donald trump said he recognised the opposition leader, juan guaido as interim president. in return, president nicolas maduro said he's breaking diplomatic relations with the united states and told us diplomats they have 72 hours to leave. the bbc‘s barbara plett usher reports. is thi

on huawei, so far the chinese saying that they will keep huawei separate from those trade talks, but given that their chief financial officer has just been indicted by the americans, i wonder how that will go over in the next few days. last night, the uk parliament voted to send the prime minister back to brussels to secure "alternative arrangements" to the so—called ‘backstop' — that is the mechanism to prevent the return of a hard border in ireland. the arrangement is unpopular among the brexiteers as it could keep the uk in a permanent customs union with the eu indefinitely if no way can be found to keep the border free of infrastructure. today, we got the eu response in full. they have stolen theresa may's favourite line — "nothing has changed". jean—claude juncker, european commission president, again insisted that the deal on the table remains the only option and the withdrawal agreement signed by the prime minister in november will not be reopened. though withdrawal agreement remains the best and only deal possible. the european union said so in november, we said so

we don't believe there's any evidence in the world of any issues regarding huawei and huawei products. and we're more than happy to have a conversation with us government about how to come up with a security insurance framework geared towards the united states. tensions rose further when huawei's chief financial officer meng wa nzhou was arrested in december. she is fighting extradition to the united states, where she faces charges of bank fraud — allegations she denies. then there's the ongoing trade war between the two countries, which threatens to impact tech firms greatly. the climate is making it harder for chinese companies to find success in the us. chinese brands in the us have always struggled. so they never have had a significant market share. i think with the amount of power that huawei has, they could have had a really big impact, again as we have seen in in the rest of europe, on the us market. most here hope and expect the trade dispute to pass. but there is a growing atmosphere of suspicion between the two mobile superpowers, over how they use new technology. dave lee

issues, where the us is trying to block huawei, there is awareness in china that there is still a huge dependence on western technology and american technology. so if the trade war m oves american technology. so if the trade war moves into a more broad complex, if that technology is cut off, then there is some trouble for chinese companies and even american companies. these negotiations, can the us really lay out a clear list of expectations and stick to it, will it be subject to donald trump's impulsive vacillations? that's a very important question, and the us will have to lay out clear expectations. they will have to have some kind of a gradual way to make steps and progressive steps. if that is not clear, if we do have us policy change day today, then we won't have any kind of substantial deal. alex capri, joining the earlierfrom deal. alex capri, joining the earlier from seattle, deal. alex capri, joining the earlierfrom seattle, washington. japan is on a global trade charm offensive with prime minister abe in europe this week, while the economics minister meets representatives fo

hopes of a truce in the trade war are dashed by reports that china's huawei could be charged with stealing technology from us firms. a warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. also in the programme, a diet has been developed that promises to save lives, feed 10 billion people and not harm the planet. so, what is in the diet? red meat and sugar needs to be reduced by half and we should eat twice as much fruit and vegetables. so, tell us what you think. have you changed your diet and why? get in touch. just use the hashtag #bbcthebriefing. we begin with the british prime minister. theresa may has urged politicians to "put self—interest aside" and "get on with" delivering brexit. speaking in downing street after her government survived a no confidence vote, the prime minister said she's held meetings with other party leaders on how to move forward with more planned for today. our political correspondent alex forsyth reports. ayes to the right 306. noes, 325. to may supporters rallied around to see off a challenge to her governme

huawei has been under scrutiny by western governments, which fear its products could be used for spying. speaking at the world economic forum in davos, he said his firm might tra nsfer in davos, he said his firm might transfer technology to countries, "where we are welcome". british electrical appliance manufacturer dysonis electrical appliance manufacturer dyson is moving headquarters from the uk to singapore, the decision criticised as the company's founder sirjames dyson is a prominent brexit supporter who called for the uk to walk away from the eu without a deal. and that's it for this edition of asia business report. thank you so much for investing your time with us. i'm rico hizon. sport todayis time with us. i'm rico hizon. sport today is coming up next. this is bbc news. the top stories this hour: the malaysian owners of the premier league club cardiff city say they're very shocked after a plane carrying their new signing emiliano sala to the uk went missing. and the us government shutdown has gone into a second month, with some unpaid federal workers now forced to turn to foodb

tensions rose further when huawei's chief financial officer was arrested in december. she is fighting extradition to the united states, where she faces charges of bank fraud, allegations she denies. and then, there's the ongoing trade war between the two countries, which threatens to impact tech firms greatly. the climate is making it harder for chinese companies to find success in the us. chinese brands in the us have always struggled, they've never had a significant market share. i think with the amount of power that huawei has, they could have had a really big impact, again, as we've with the rest of europe on the us market. most here hope and expect the trade dispute to pass, but there is a growing atmosphere of suspicion between the two global superpowers over how they use new technology. dave lee, bbc news, in las vegas. donald trump has walked out of a meeting with democratic politicians after they told him they would not fund his proposed wall along the us southern border. the meeting had been arranged to try to break the impasse between the two parties that ha

issues, where the us is trying to block huawei, there is awareness in china that there is still a huge dependence on western technology and american technology. so if the trade war moves into a more broad complex, if that technology is cut off, then there is some trouble for chinese companies and even american companies. these negotiations, can the us really lay out a clear list of expectations and stick to it, will it be subject to donald trump's impulsive vacillations? that's a very important question, and the us will have to lay out clear expectations. they will have to have some kind of a gradual way to make steps and progressive steps. if that is not clear, if we do have us policy change day today, then we won't have any kind of substantial deal. alex capri, joining the earlier from seattle, washington. japan is on a global trade charm offensive with prime minister abe in europe this week, while the economics minister meets representatives for the us and europe in washington today. joining us now is business reporter mariko oi. what is likely to happen in the talks? as you can ima

adam dalgleish says ijumped ship to huawei after years of using an iphone. i could notjustify the overi nflated an iphone. i could notjustify the overinflated price of the iphone, and continued slowing down and the inability to replace the battery. good evening. a hop, skip and jump into the new year and we have some classic evening conditions are there at moment. sam frost and the potential for freezing fog and if that happens, it could be pretty slow to clear away. the cold air is really sitting across eastern europe at the moment, so north sea coast driving in morkel out here that all the time, the milder air sitting out in the atlantic is trying to squeeze in. and right across the uk is this area of pressure. the wind is circulating around the high, it will a lwa ys circulating around the high, it will always drive in morkel out close to the coast. further inland, that is where we are likely to see the best of the brakes but that means with clear skies overnight, we're going to see temperatures fall in. first thing this morning, you can see the blue hue,

huawei executive mung wan—jo could be extradited to the us — according to reports. wan—jo — who is huawei's chief financial officer and the daughter of its founder, was arrested last month on charges of circumventing us sanctions on iran. she has been released on bail pending a decision on her deportation. karishma is following this story from our asia business hub in singapore. this has been going on quite a while, it's about who said what to whom. you are right, we don't know very much at the moment, these reports coming from canadian media that the extradition will go ahead but more significantly, what the stars, it complicates the issue that's really underlying all of this which is the us china trade war. remember that this comes as both sides are locked in really hard talks, tough negotiations, next week we have the top chinese trade negotiator heading to washington to talk about things like intellectual property theft, joint ventures, tech transfer, stuff we talk about all the time. this move on the us part is almost undoubtedly going to be seen as is almo

huawei has denied claims it poses a spying risk. nissan and mitsubishi have said former chairman carlos ghosn received "improper payments" totalling just under £7 million from a joint venture between the carmakers. mr ghosn has been detained since november on charges involving financial crimes. the profit warning i mentioned earlier, easyjet. and this that includes british airways and iberia moved up. doing well in this market. the ftse up. again, that is a lot to do with slightly easier, well, more optimism about brexit. let's put it like that. a baby born on boxing day and given just five weeks to live, just five weeks to live needs a new heart — and doctors say they have just two days to find a donor. three—week old carter cookson has suffered three cardiac arrests and is on a life—support machine. doctors at newcastle's freeman hospital have advised the family that a new organ must be found in the next 48 hours. carter's father, chris cookson, stepped away from his son's bedside this morning to speak to the bbc‘s victor

and the huawei executive, she is facing her next court hearing in vancouver here on six february. though analysts have said that china feels like it has a really short window of time to push canada to release mung. she is extradited to the us, china will feel it is too late then. as many as 1 million fish are believed to have died in the murray—darling river system in south—eastern australia, with authorities warning of more deaths to come. the australian prime minister, scott morrison, has blamed the deaths on a drought. but there has been a national outcry, with allegations that government policies have caused the systematic depletion and pollution of the river system. into devastating ecological event andi into devastating ecological event and i think particularfor into devastating ecological event and i think particular for those who live throughout the region, just the sheer visual image of this is just terribly upsetting. there's a drought, and this is one of the consequences of drought. there are many, and my focus on drought has not one inch. stuart khan is a professor

huawei has punished two of its staff for using mobile phones made by its american rival apple. the employees tweeted new year greetings from huawei's official account, which came with the message "via twitter for iphone". the chinese company has reportedly demoted the two workers and reduced their salaries. there are renewed tensions between britain and russia after a joint us—uk citizen was arrested in moscow, accused of spying. paul whelan's family say he was simply attending a wedding. the british foreign secretaryjeremy hunt has said moscow mustn't use british citizens as "pawns in diplomatic chess." sarah rainsford reports from moscow. paul whelan was with a wedding party staying at this top—end moscow hotel, but he never made it to the ceremony. he was arrested, charged as a spy. russia's security service implied he had been caught red—handed. as his family and friends insist he is innocent, the british government says it is extremely worried. individuals should not be used as pawns of diplomatic leverage. and, you know, we need to see what these charges are against

the chief financial officer of huawei technologies, meng wanzhou, was arrested in vancouver on 1 december at the request of the us authorities, on financial fraud charges, and as we know, china is extremely angry about this case. and about two weeks after her arrest, we found out that two canadians including a former diplomat, michael kovrig, were arrested in china, on what is widely considered to be retaliation following the arrest of the cfo, meng wanzhou. so i heard that same week that chinese officials were considering putting a death sentence on a canadian as part of retaliation. i was not able to confirm this, but we — it was announced that a new trial of robert schellenberg was announced, so the timing of it is quite in line with retaliation, as far as the arrest of the two canadians. we also know that it's quite rare for canadians to be facing the death penalty in china, even though he does have the opportunity to appeal the sentence. yes, we know this retrial was ordered on the basis of new evidence, which would suggest that perhaps there was a case to make this sentence less h

beijing says the us is trying to smear and suppress china's telecom giant huawei after america announced criminal charges against the firm. a chinese foreign ministry spokesman said the case was politically motivated. washington has accused the tech giant of violating us sanctions by selling equipment to iran, and of stealing robot technology from an american rival. the venezuelan opposition leader, juan guaido, has renewed calls for fresh elections, and claims people are living under a dictatorship. he's already declared himself interim leader of the country after nicolas maduro began a second term as president after disputed elections lead to protests. venezuela's economy has been in free fall for several years. hyperinflation and chronic food shortages have led to more than three million people fleeing the country. 0rla guerin reports from venezuela. if you want to get a sense of the suffering in venezuela, here is a good place to start. this is petare, one sprawling slum among many in the capital, caracas. traditionally, the barrios were a bastion of support for president nicolas mad

companies from china have long been a familiar sight, with firms like huawei now taking up almost as much room as the top us names. it makes business sense for them to come here because they can meet their buyers from all around the world. but while huawei has come out in force for this tech show, none of the us phone networks offer their smartphones. that's because the us government is concerned that china might use them to spy on americans. and then there is the ongoing trade war between the two countries which threatens to impact tech firms greatly. most here hope and expect the trade disputes to pass. there is a growing atmosphere of suspicion between the two global superpowers over how they use new technology. dave lee, bbc news, in las vegas. what other business stories has the media been taking an interest in? jane foley is joining us again to discuss. that's talk about japan's, beef, british beef, going to japan once again, after the mad cow crisis, and british land, this is all to do with the japanese prime ministers visiting theresa may today? yeah, so he is in london, clea

huawei, the world's biggest producer of telecommunications equipment, has been facing intense scrutiny in the past year over its relationship with china's government and us—led allegations that its devices could be used by beijing for spying. the firm has repeatedly denied the accusations. it's being reported that the news website buzzfeed is planning to lay off about 15% of its workforce , as the firm seeks to reorient itself in a shifting digital—media landscape. the cuts could affect around 250 jobs. the firm also is looking to realign its resources to invest more in promising areas of the business like content licensing and e—commerce. real madrid has topped the table of the world's 20 richest football clubs by revenue, displacing manchester united — who are now in third place, according to consultants deloitte. its football money league, based on season 2017—18, also shows the combined revenues of the top 20 clubs has risen 6% to $9.1ibn — a new record. six english premier league clubs are now in the top 10. i'm a chelsea fan, to be honest. i'm liverpool. 0h i'm a chel

ceo ——. like the arrest of the huawei ceo by canada. ceo --. -- ceo. china has also arrested two other canadians in what's been seen by many as retaliation for mung's arrest. michael spavor who is a businessman and michael kovrig, who is a former diplomat, were arrested on suspicion of endangering national security. today, beijing said mr kovrig is not entitled to diplomatic immunity. i asked jao—yin if people were saying the cases were linked. too many unusual circumstances, the timing of the trial, he was arrested in 2016, and did not face trial until november 2018, he received a first sentence before this case, but after he appealed, he quickly got rescheduled for retrial, which is quite unusual, then he got a harsher sentence. a lot of people i talked to, in their opinion, this is connected to the canadian case and the arrest of the other two men. to update you on the case of mung wan—joe, she was granted bail and is now living in vancouver under 24—hour supervision, while she waits for a date for her us extradition hearing. still to come, we

and in other news, huawei says it is on track to become the biggest selling smartphone maker in the world, even without the us market. its sales exceeded $52 billion in 2018, that is 50% up on the year prior. having a quick look now at the markets because we can season gained here in the market. despite wall street ‘s flat close, the japanese market is making gains, propelled by how well technology stocks are doing. the all ordinaries in australia are boosted by mining stocks with iron ore prices rising and that is it for this edition of asia business report. this is bbc news. the top stories this hour. venezuela's president nicolas maduro has accused the us of trying to stage a coup in his country. donald trump says he would consider any ‘reasonable' deal drawn up by the republicans and democrats to bring the shutdown to an end. the mother ofjames bulger — the toddler who was murdered by two 10—year—olds in liverpool in 1993 — says she is disgusted by a new oscar—nominated film about the boys who killed her son. she wants its director to withdraw from the oscars after the f

and the trade talks ironically coincides with the us to request the huawei cfo's extradition from canada. it has increased tensions between the country. we spoke with margaret and she spoke about how strategist and she spoke about how it has boosted pools. strategist and she spoke about how it has boosted poolsi strategist and she spoke about how it has boosted pools. i think it was a signalfor the a welcome signal for the reopening of the us all of the of the us government. all of the inflows will get their payback. i this will. a inflows will get their payback. i this will i a positive tone think this will set a—pesitivetene think this will set a—pssitivetene fi’ if;: f today and for asia's market opening today and investors - have a lot to focus investors will have a lot to focus this week. we have four out of on this week. we have four out of the five us on this week. we have four out of the five - us technology the five was; that the five we; that are this about . us— about. us— china microsoft. talks? we have a deadline on 115351??? fie}; r535 35 gigglgfi of march. coul

we are seeing chinese manufacturers, the shipments, the likes of huawei are now larger. so why is apple putting the blame on the chinese economy and the blame on the chinese economy and the trade dispute? is mr cook trying to put pressure now on donald trump to put pressure now on donald trump to cut a deal? i suppose it's part of the reason — it is far easier to just blame demand in general, a specially out from your largest market, china, to say it is a softer market, china, to say it is a softer market fundamental, we have seen that in terms of car sales, chinese are buying less cars as well. the economic data has been coming out over the last few months, ism, emi, gdp. it is not out of the blue, a sudden flash in the pan, that number has been consistently slowing. i think for apple, the company, in terms of the number of shipments in china, as consumers... crosstalk so does it put pressure on donald trump and xijinping to cut a deal before it's too late and it impacts the global economy?” before it's too late and it impacts the global economy? i am not sure what

this relates of course to huawei, which has been limited in countries around the world. chinese tech companies have certainly been buying up companies and winning contracts within the european union for a very long period of time. this story is saying that now the eu wants to scrutinise this much more, actually wa nts to scrutinise this much more, actually wants to map what is it that china is owning or having contracts with? because there ears... and they too late? —— aren't. i think there is definitely concern about china's is a bit soft power to try and gain a strategic decision. we are seeing it for example in china's wheldon road programme, the huge investments in the new silk road, china is seen to be advancing its position to soft methods, rather than hard methods, i think it is part of the uk getting increasingly worried about china's strength. —— belt and road. increasingly worried about china's strength. -- belt and road. in the meantime, we are back to apple in the atlantic. it is talking about five different reasons why apple has a tough time ahead. t

and in canada, they say the us is to proceed with a formal request to extradite the huawei executive. she denies allegations that she breached sanctions on air run. the closure of the financial regulator has had effect. the wall streetjournal says some companies are using a legal loophole to get round that so that they can start trading their shares on the stock market without the usual scurtiny. but the nasdaq stock market is one organisation worred about it causing legal challenges later. stayed with us here on bbc news. the papers are coming up. a teenager has appeared in court charged with the murder of a 14—year—old who was not from and set to death earlier this month. jaden moodie was killed in east london on the 8th of january. he was 1a years old. he was knocked off his moped by a car and then stabbed several times in bickley road in leyton. ayoub majdouline, who's 18, was arrested at the weekend and today appeared in court charged with murdering the teenager. he was not asked to enter a plea. standing in the dock, wearing a prison issue grey tracksuit, he also faced a sec

. —— huawei. but i think the border question is probably then more important to the public as a whole. this technology does have implications to national security, for a national security. we'll want to see national security protected. ideally, we want to see that national security protected in a way that enables companies to participate in the world market, distract the right balance. i think a lot of options are made on the table here injanuary. hopefully, as this year unfolds, we will see more options on the table. sally bundock has been speaking to quite a few of the great in the business world at davos. there will be more from her throughout the week he won bbc world news. —— here on. japan is the latest asian country to feel the pain of the global economic slowdown. december saw exports drop the most in two years because of falling demand from china's manufacturers. let's go to our asia business hub, where rico hizon is following the story. are those doughnuts on your thai? visa doughnut

it reports that the us is pressuring allies to freeze out chinese companies like huawei, in a race over the sg networks that will change the internet as we know it. the daily mirror leads on its own investigation into social media sites. it reports that disturbing images and online posts promoting self—harm can be easily accessed. campaigners are also calling for internet giants to be held to account, it adds. bbc online are carrying this story on their science page: researchers have genetically modified chickens to lay eggs, which contain drugs they say can help treat conditions such as arthritis and diabetes. and finally, health concerns over fitbit data is on the front page of the times. the paper reveals that patient worries over their health app readings are putting pressure on already overstretched gp services. with me is kulveer ranger, who's senior vice president strategy and communication at atos. to the brexit. the borisjohnson and homes. what is he saying here? —— let's talk about. rose johnson, a former brexit secretary, especially basically giving the prime minister d

incident may be part of a wider retaliation for the arrest of a senior executive of the chinese company huawei, in canada. and niagra falls has frozen. sub—zero conditision have frozen parts of the stunning waterfalls. the waters are still flowing, but the spray is covering nearby trees and buildings with a glistening coat of ice. and a top story from the uk: the home secretary says he'll seek the swift extradition ofjack shepherd, who's handed himself into police in georgia, six months after he was sentenced for killing a woman in a speedboat crash on the river thames. now on bbc news, live to singapore for asia business report. deal — the secretary issues a fresh alert over britain out eu. trial begins — four of the barclays trial begins — four of the 77755 5 former top barclays trial begins — four of the % former top executives face bank's former top executives face charges of conspiracy to commit fraud. it is good morning. could join us for of ould join us for 5“ , . of asia join us for55 , . of asia business r5' , . hizon. to start with the uk rico hizon. to start with the uk

brands like huawei, model popular in us but very popular at home in china. that has been exacerbated by this trade war, by harsh words said on either side. apple is caught in the crossfire. people are looking at other phones and thinking, they can get something equivalent and their eyes for an awful lot cheaper and with as chinese brand on it. other us technology companies are worried about this. the trade association put out a statement saying that we have to sort this trade war because we will all suffer. isn't the bottom line is we all have the phones that we wa nt line is we all have the phones that we want to do and there is no pod in the team ? we want to do and there is no pod in the team? they are amazing machines. when you think that we are all walking around with these incredible supercomputers in our pockets looking do incredible things. each year, apple comes along with something new and it's a bit difficult to see how it is different from the previous one. the software is advancing and they are doing more with them but convincing people that you

officials in the us plan to go ahead with a formal extradition request for the huawei executive meng wanzhou, who was arrested last month in canada. american prosecutors accuse her of helping the chinese telecoms giant evade sanctions on iran. for the first time, the european commission has stated explicitly that if the uk leaves the eu without an agreement, the so—called "no deal" brexit, it would mean a hard border on the island of ireland. the irish government has made it clear that is unacceptable, and it would require a separate arrangement with london to protect trade and the peace process. on day 32 of the government shutdown, hundreds of thousands of us federal workers are facing another week without a pay check. congress is back in washington, but despite president trump's offer of what he's called a compromise, there is no sign of negotiation. from airports to housing, a real pinch is being felt across the us. aleem maqbool went to see the impact in boston. from an airport in boston, they're trying to tell washington they're suffering. right now, our nation is being held

hopes of a truce in the trade war are dashed by reports that china's huawei could be charged with stealing technology from us firms.

officials in the us plan to go ahead with a formal extradition request for the huawei executive, mung wanzhou, who was arrested last month in canada. american prosecutors accuse her of helping the chinese telecoms giant evade sanctions on iran. for the first time, the european commission has stated explicitly that if the uk leaves the eu without an agreement, the so—called "no—deal" brexit, it would mean a hard border on the island of ireland. the irish government has made it clear that is unacceptable, and it would require a separate arrangement with london to protect trade and the peace process. a former us marine has been detained in russia on spying charges and has been refused bail by a court in moscow. paul whelan, who's a former us marine, was arrested in late december by the russian security services. mr whelan‘s family say he's innocent. on day 32 of the government shutdown, hundreds of thousands of federal workers are facing another week without a paycheck. congress is back in washington but despite president trump's offer of what he's called a compromise there is no s

says beijing is promising retaliation against both countries if they go ahead with plans to extradite huawei's chief financial officer meng wanzhou. and the japan times has a story about the royal wedding that didn't happen. they say that kei komuro, who was supposed to marry japan's princess mako, is claiming that the financial troubles blocking his way to marriage have already been resolved. the british technology firm dyson says it's planning to move its corporate headquarters from the uk to singapore. the compa ny‘s owner, sirjames dyson, is a vocal supporter of britain leaving the european union. but he insists the move has nothing to do with brexit — which he says would have no practical impact on the business. he also pointed out that dyson's manufacturing operations and an increasing majority of its customers are now in asia. so rico, why singapore then? well, babita, singapore is home to many multinational companies and global headquarters for decades. many companies see it as a place that has a stable government, safe, it friendly, a city of low taxes and closer to china. also an

huawei a look at the markets. producing the magic of the markets. a slight fall on the ftse, may be because we have seen the pound go up in response to the good news on jobs. bhp, this huge mining group, has warned about production problems at some of its plants in australia and that it's why those shares are down. ok. we will get more from you in an hour. it's now a month since a partial government shutdown started in the united states — the longest in the country's history. it's left up to 800 thousand federal employees unpaid, and some of them are still expected to work. it's been caused by a stand—off over government spending between president trump and congress. with no end in sight to the prolonged dispute, our correspondent aleem maqbool went to boston to speak to some of those affected. from an airport in boston, they're trying to tell washington they're suffering. right now, our nation is being held hostage by our president. air—traffic controllers and airport security officers are among hundreds of thousands who gone unpaid. it start

firstly, the canadian authorities arrested an executive of huawei, a chinese executive, and robert schellenberg in china on drug charges was sentenced to death after a sudden retrial. have you ever seen such a dip in relations between the two countries? i would say that we are probably going through the worst part of our history since we establish diplomatic relations in 1970. what we have seen with the retaliation that took place after the arrest of mrs meng at the request of the united states is something similar to what i saw when i was ambassador back in 2014 when two canadian citizens were arrested after the arrest of mrs meng. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: australian police charge six people for allegedly smuggling stolen baby milk formula to china. also on the programme: fighting fake news. whatsapp limits sharing on its messaging service. of capitol hill in washington. faqu‘u» ”t‘a ,,,,,, " . . w millions came to bathe as close as possible to this spot, a tide of humanity that's believed by officials to have broken all records. to the. ——