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

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

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

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

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

. —— 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

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