the asia-pacific market is moving to the upside. yvonne: it seems like the headlines with larry kudlow saying the phase i deal is getting down to the short strokes is lifting sentiment a little bit. you see some money being taking out of the havens. we are seeing yields pick up by two basis points. we are still talking about 184 for the 10 year yield. rishaad: yesterday, we were talking about you could go to 185 as it would go to 215. that is the way he was seeing it. australian 10 year falling. the yen, more or less stable. of theseoves out havens. the gold futures staying down one third of 1%. that is the position we find ourselves in. yvonne: there are talks about some type of qe being introduced as well. that is making some headlines here. what we could hear from solo next week. taking a look at what else we are watching. southeast asian markets. pretty much flat when it comes to malaysia. rishaad: gdp data out later on. indonesia has trade data coming up. yvonne: it just came out. fell 6% in october. we did get a trade surplus

now on bbc news live to singapore for asia business report. trumpet‘s trade war. the us president claims a deal could come soon. that's right ash financial markets shrug. —— trump's trade war. how africa's swine flu is having a very real impact on dining tables. good morning and welcome to asia business report live from singapore with me, mariko oi. let us start with me, mariko oi. let us start with the us— china trade war because president donald trump has been speaking at an event hosted by the economic club of new york. he talked about his perceived economy accomplishments to a relatively receptive audience including gains on financial markets and trade policy with china. take a listen to what some audience members had to say. mr president, podium is yours, sir. he actually covered a lot more thanl sir. he actually covered a lot more than i thought. i thought it would be 20 minutes but it was an hour. will most of you people wouldn't know these numbers because most of you are not very active in the market. but since my election, the s&p 500 is up over 45%

welcome to daybreak asia. our top stories this hour. asia-pacific stocks look set to rise as almost -- as wall street sets and other high. modest but continuing growth. amazon and ebay are accused of offering unsafe products. critics say some cosmetics have dangerous levels of mercury. china prepares for its biggest ipo since 2015. it may not be plain sailing as investors lose their taste for mainland stock. paul: let's check how we are treating right now. australia's asx has just come online. we are looking flat at the moment. we have the staggered open. we will see how things unfold. new zealand has been treating for a couple of hours. currently higher by four tens of 1%. no change for the nikkei futures. s&p futures becoming as well. we have had some encouraging news today regarding the usmca. beingas if that bill is pushed through as the thanksgiving holiday approaches in the u.s. out of have the poll britain that shows boris johnson's conservative party on trunk to secure a majority in december's election. let's get the first word

this is d w news asia coming up the man and the mustache now in wax and pakistan will tell you why an exhibit and co project featuring an indian hero is raising eyebrows on both sides of the border also coming up on 3 months get ready to vote for a new president on saturday we take you to the streets of colombia where the memories of the easter sunday bombing still cast a long shot. i'm sumi so much going to welcome to d.w. news asia it is good to have you with us she is a national hero in india i've been on them by bauman the indian pilot who's plane was shot down in pakistan in february during a standoff over the disputed kashmir region seized in pakistan returned to india i mean on the run down and especially his a trademark handlebar mustache became an instant star but now the pakistani air force has opened an exhibition featuring a statue of the wing commander and items from his capture pakistanis are flocking to the gallery. if he joined the air force for glory and undoubtedly got what he wanted a national hero in his native india the wing commander now also has a whole gallery

welcome to "daybreak asia." haidi: our top stories this tuesday, more tear gas in hong kong after a chaotic monday that saw one man shot and another one set on fire. carrie lam says violence is not the answer. hsbc is among those calling for an end to the protests. we hear from the chief operating officer. the inequality row rumbles on as goldman sachs says it is committed to fairness. we have the thoughts of steve wozniak. shery: let's get you started with a quick check of the markets. we are seeing japan and south korea coming online. we are seeing a little bit of upset for the nikkei after stocks saw their first fall in five days. the topix under a little bit of pressure at the moment but still above the 1700 level, which at top for the first time since october of 2018. the japanese yen unchanged and around the 109 level. we have seen some strength for the japanese yen against the u.s. dollar this week as we had some more uncertainty over the china-u.s. trade deal, not to mention the uncertainty over tensions

that's it from "daybreak asia." stanleyp later, morgan strategist jonathan gardner will join "bloomberg markets." haidi: , and we will have live coverage of xi jinping's keynote speech. you don't want to miss that. perhaps he will talk about trade. standby for "bloomberg markets." the china open is almost upon us. this is bloomberg. ♪ beyond the routine checkups. beyond the not-so-routine cases. comcast business is helping doctors provide care in whole new ways. all working with a new generation of technologies powered by our gig-speed network. because beyond technology... there is human ingenuity. every day, comcast business is helping businesses go beyond the expected. to do the extraordinary. take your business beyond. beijing not :00 a.m. in and here in shanghai -- not :00 --. in beijing and here in 9:00 a.m. in beijing and here in shanghai. >> here are the top stories. more gloom for hong kong as the economy slumps again. its lowest level for 11 years. the city protests are having an impact here and abroad. u

alsoe asia central banks separate cause? >> there is a further catch down so speak, but we are arguably getting into the asia cycle. >> thank you, chief equity strategists here in hong kong. you can catch up by using our interactive function tv . you can become part of the conversation and send questions to our guests at tv . this is bloomberg. ♪ >> here are your latest business flash headlines. google is shifting operations out of china and is calling for tariffs.from the 50% say they need a waiver while they move out of china. supplier chip expecting growth next year. markley says sales will rise as demand increases for apple's latest smartphone and they are also denying a report that the trump administration has repeatedly asked i want to chop to huawei.p sales another onernible] we are tracking here, certainly analysts expecting a worse outlook than when it comes to upfits and westpac rounding what our bloomberg headline suggests. >> this is a day when equity markets are rising in shanghai. it is a public holid

asia, can they rule it out? qe. >> i think unconventional policy will continue to be the focus of central banks over the coming years. it is increasingly creeping into if you look at korea, taiwan, and thailand rates. i think all of the central banks will look at australia. they had close trade links to china and the economic structures mirror that of the em central banks. whatwill look at not only kind of shape conventional policy will take, but what is the trigger point? david: what criteria -- what criteria would you use to determine which em central bank would be a candidate to take on qe or something like qe? >> simply just rates. when you look at policy rates, it is that a historical low. any further rate cuts would stimulate the economy very little, you start to think they would need to go to unconventional. david: is that the only option for the thai central bank? [laughter] rishaad: i was getting to that. >> i don't think so. thai, they do have the option to intervene more aggressively in the fx market.

this is the daily news asia coming up so close yet so far away 6 in india have waited 70 years for easy access to this holy site will soon be able to allow what many dubbed if peace corps are. plus 30 years after the fall of the berlin wall and $989.00 was also the year of the cannon and square crackdown we speak to an acclaimed author on how those 2 events shape countries even today. i'm melissa chan you're watching d.w. news asia thank you for joining us starting saturday 6 in india will now be able to pass visa free into pakistan in order to visit one of their holiest sites which sits just 4 kilometers past the border it will be the 1st time in 70 years that pilgrims will be able to do so. the shrine of guru nanak and car top or the final resting place of sikhism spawned or is one of the religions most sacred sites crews have been sprucing up the complex before pilgrims flock here to mark the 550th anniversary of non-experts. the top war in northeast pakistan lies just 4 kilometers from the border with india until now pilgrims couldn't just simply cross from. another shrine in india'

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welcome to daybreak asia. rising food costs and -- china's leaders with a headache amid new doubts about a trade deal. the price seems right for alibaba, singles' day off to a scorching start as shoppers around the world look for bargains. election,s a fourth but early suggest -- results to gamble may not pay off. we are live in madrid. haidi: to gamble may not pay off. we are live in madrid. haidi: let's hear how the trading week has started with markets coming online. sydney starting trading. investors after a bad week of trading, looking for a new catalyst. so for the next step up with trade negotiations, not much has developed but it is a big event risk week when it comes to the asian data, not least of which , industrialles production. domestic activity out of china with the deeper numbers out of china recently. theey on the back foot as day begins, new zealand trading up 1.25%. we are seeing when it comes to trading in the u.s. session this week, mildly positive after the s&p closed out friday at a fresh

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good morning, asia, hello, world. yes, it is a thursday. glad you could join us for another exciting addition of asia business report. i'm rico hizon. let's start off with the hong kong protests, because us president donald trump has signed into law congressional legislation backing the pro—democracy protesters. the move comes despite angry objections from beijing, the us and china had been close to reaching a phase i deal to end their bitter trade war. michael mccarthy joins end their bitter trade war. michael mccarthyjoins me now end their bitter trade war. michael mccarthy joins me now from end their bitter trade war. michael mccarthyjoins me now from sydney. could this impact the ongoing trade negotiations, michael? because a few days ago trump said it was close to fruition. good morning, rico. that is the key issue for markets at the moment, how beijing will respond to what is clearly a provocative move from the president in signing this bill. on the positive side, this is largely a symbolic girl. it merely enables action in the futu

welcome to "daybreak asia." our top stories this thursday -- china andefies overwhelmingly backed protesters in hong kong. president trump is expected to sign the bill into law. jay powell saw elevated threats including global growth and trade. sophie: macro uncertainty over trade in hong kong certainly looming large, given what we stocks.n so far in ozzie shares opening to the .1% after being tracked lower wednesday. aussie bonds are climbing for a third session tracking the rally we saw in treasuries overnight, to flatten.ontinued the move to the downside while treasury futures a fourthing a bid for straight session. all itsstronger against peers. checking in on what is going on -- i'm actually looking at the terminal right here because i wanted to show you it is testing the 100-day moving average, some that level. we are hearing google is changing its political add policy, limiting audience targeting. we know twitter has been political ads on its platform. we know facebook has not, but we google will no longe

yousef: welcome to -- shery: welcome to daybreak: asia. paul: our top stories this thursday, the hong kong democracy drama takes a new turn. backing the protesters. retaliate,tened to if he did. the yuan also fell. boris johnsont conservatives will win a healthy victory. a quick -- shery: a quick check of the market. japanese yen the strengthening. still at that 109 level. this is after six sessions of weakness. the longest losing streak since 2018. we are seeing some of that risk appetite reading with u.s. features also losing ground. how the kospi trading is down half a percent. the korean won has been weakening against the u.s. dollar, and we continue to see so we do have the bank of korea policy decision on friday. i have to say that the aussie dollar is under pressure. keenly stocks are up and rising for a fifth consecutive session. let's get the first word news with su keenan. strengthened as a poll suggested the conservative party might win a majority in the next election. boris johnson is morning that aere could be -- there is real

joining us is d c b kong from our east asia bureau c.v. the un saying case is not an isolated incident this has been going on for years where not only the activists but the activist family members are targeted no. yeah we can tell this is just a tip off the eyes for like in recent years like you have mentioned activists and human rights lawyer are often targeted by the authorities they are while they are prosecuted a charge or even sent to chell but families are also to talk and off the governments that. specially for those who have apparently committed no crime this last race the authorities try to pressure them by other means beyond the law for example new shouter would all of the chinese the nobel peace prize laureate or was under house arrest for 8 years so she was a night out to elise her own apartment even though she has never been charged friend of warrant out of some poetry and is no exception this well that turned violent and and that activist daughter was not allowed to go to school p. cuz of her father's charge phoebe can you te

southeast asia is huge. is it huge. we're hiring everywhere and -- a lot of offshore in which is also growing. >> tiojane thiam speaking at the new economy forum in beijing. returning to our top story, is a's chief negotiator cautiously optimistic about reaching phase one of a trade deal. his comments come as talks stretch out due to tensions over a number of issues. one of which is hong kong. u.s. president donald trump is expected to sign legislation passed by congress supporting protestors and the move is likely to set up a confrontation with china which called the congressional action a grave violation of international law and could awaited e a listening trade deal between the two. european equity portfolio manager at global investors. we've seen a little bit of a risk assets on concerns about the progress of phase one. what are you expecting from a headline level going into the end of the year? >> good morning. seem to bety markets in a holding pattern. moved ahead when president trump tweeted that he felt the u.s.

surely people must look at all that and then figure that out, and we look at asia as asia, and divide even further apart. you the bigger picture, guys were talking about the u.s. senate and what it wants and what trump wants. trump want might -- trump might want something different than the senate and trump might want to use hong kong as a bargaining chip to get something done with china. and what if companies have been discouraged by the u.s. stock , and for that reason alibaba's first listing in hong kong. hong kong is pivotal for chinese authorities. it is not just a mystically here in hong kong or china, it is also in korea where they are trying to negotiate offense agreements with south korea. so hong kong specifically in terms of where it is headed and what trump wants, it will be used as a bargaining chip. david: to translate what that means for earnings as well, we are pretty much done with earnings season. do you think with three quarters --?behind us. 2019 the biggest one of single components is msci china, and you take big names in msci china, 30% are alibaba on tencent. go

let's go to our asia business hub where rico hizon is following the story. give us more details on this. at this point, beijing is offering some fresh concessions to washington, as the two economic giants try to hammer out then many —— there many trade deal. this is quite a positive development on raising penalties and violations of intellectual property rights, which has been encouraging from market investors, the hang seng is up more than 1%, and all the other asian market forces are also in positive territory. china is also looking into lowering the threshold for criminal punishment for those who steal intellectual property. 0ver who steal intellectual property. over the course of the negotiations, washington has been pressuring beijing to commit to cracking down on ip theft and start forcing us companies to hand over their commercial secrets as a condition of doing business on the mainland. the chinese have really been tough on these key issues, but it seems like they are buckling down. the two countries have been working towards a partial trade deal

good morning asia, hello world. glad you could join us for an action packed edition of asia business report. i'm rico hizon, let's kickoff the programme with japan because this morning we had that exports flipped by 9.2% in the month of october compared to a year ago levels. and this comes on the same day that shinzo abe passes the milestone of becoming the country's longest serving prime minister. his time in office has been marked by his centrepiece economic programme called abenomics. for more on this economic revival initiative from the prime minister, i'mjoined now economic revival initiative from the prime minister, i'm joined now by my collea g u es prime minister, i'm joined now by my colleagues and business reporter mariko 0i. what has it achieved? there are pros and cons, but can you believe that his landmark abenomics policy was introduced seven years ago, and they were of course, three arrows if you remember. bold monetary easing, fiscal spending, and structural reforms, and part of that structural refor

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having said that, let's talk about asia for a minute. again, i meet with the asian countries just as much as any with the european countries, and in many ways they are just as anxious, if not more anxious, then the europeans to join with us, to join with the united states of america to push back along the lines i described in a speech i just gave. they are anxious. they want to be partners to do this. i suppose it makes sense because they're right there on the doorstep and they see these things even closer than we see them. so look, i don't think the opportunity is lost. i think it's up there. i the president is going to view those probably much more in a bilateral and multilateral way, but again he has had some real -- heat that some successes that you can't disagree with. look, we start out we said he's going to redo nafta, a lot of us just because nafta has been very good to america in a lot of ways he said we can do better. it better. okay, show us. by golly he did. we helped encourage as we went down the road but he's got as big. i

in china as swine fever devastates pink populations all over asia. european space engineers improves the arreola program complete with private challenges like. business business. as welcome. is defending its factory in the chinese province of young saying all of its workers their contracts and that it regularly monitors working conditions leaked documents show that the chinese government maintains detention camps in the region to repress weekers and other muslim minorities critics say about operating factories in the area v.w. and some of the german companies were aiding ethnic cleansing government detention camps allegedly holding a 1000000 ethnic detainees in china's remote province of gin jang beijing as embarked on a development program in the region and german companies are being questioned at home for becoming part of it. volkswagen has a.

time now to go live to singapore for asia business report. alibaba ‘s aliba ba ‘s swift alibaba ‘s swift sales. china's online shopping bonanza gets a superstar launch as it gets under way. british still‘s rescue. how the eye chronic uk company is said to be snapped up by a chinese group. hello and welcome. we start with online retail because today is the 11th of november which means it is alibaba ‘s singles day. sales hit $13 billion in the first hour alone, up $13 billion in the first hour alone, up almost one third on last year and it was the first year without the founder, jack mize who down as the founder, jack mize who down as the founder of the company in september. the day has read long —— will be on alibaba. it the day has read long —— will be on aliba ba. it began the day has read long —— will be on alibaba. it began in 2008 with just 27 merchants and evolved into a ball global event with over 180,000 traders operating everything from pizza combo deals to cheap electronic budgets. last year alibaba ‘s sales o

will also go up into the remote mountains of central asia to see how wildlife including these snow leopards are making a comeback. it is still stormy in western europe the story has been stormy now for 24 hours just look at the swirls of clancy the rapidity with which they move the worst weather of the moment is in the southern bay of biscay around the base of this low but it has been stormy all where west side you are it's not over yet and just look at this this is the forecast for about a middle of today and the direction frequency of the era suggests has strong wind will be asked for rain which is less of a problem take a look at a different area it's starts in the same place bay of biscay runs through southern france and italy and down towards the adriatic this area i think will produce some flooding in the next 2 or 3 days because snow coming in the northern edge stop to cold air it's just of course the time of year so by day temperatures are in the teens for much of western your and indeed eastern europe fact is warmed up to $23.00 in bucharest 15 in warsaw so it's an increase of $10.

well i want to cajones and this is developing a business asia wellcome it is official of now hong kong has entered its 1st recession in a decade the economy shrank 3.2 percent in the 3rd quarter as months of violent clashes between pro-democracy protesters and police are taking their toll on the financial and trading hop tourists are canceling bookings retailers are reeling from a shop a drop in sales on the stock market is faltering it's hong kong's west crisis since it reverted from british to chinese rule in 1997 and here's what hong kong government economist said at a press conference today to mexico city. as if in terms of foreign violence in the past few months have kept visitors away taken a heavy toll on consumption demand as dampened investment sentiment. the latest surveys also that local business sentiment has turned very pessimistic as it impacts a local source or is it this have yet to some sizable bait in. the recent past that impasse may have you can increase for. consumption and investment among men you know daughter arms for the rest of the year. while a very bleak out

welcome to daybreak asia. paul: our top stories this monday, hong kong police say they are dispersing and arresting protesters after a dramatic standoff but deny they are staging a raid. u.s. and

good morning asia! hello world! glad you could join us for another exciting addition of asia business report. i'm rico hizon. let's start off with the unfolding developments in hong kong, because the us house of representatives have passed legislation intended to support protesters in the territory and sent a warning to china about human right. it was unanimously approved by the senate on tuesday and that triggered a threat from beijing of retaliation. for more details, i'm joined now by my colleague mariko oi. whatare joined now by my colleague mariko oi. what are some of the features of this bill? there are actually two of them that will now go to president trump to sign or veto. one is to ban the export of items like teargas, pepper spray, and rubber bullets that hong kong police forces, who have been accused by protesters of excessive use of force stopping the other bill is called hong kong human rights and democracy act. let me explain. we all know that the city enjoys its status as a world financial centre sto

in asia, up slightly for hong kong andjapan in asia, up slightly for hong kong and japan following a pretty muted session on wall street the night before. federal prosecutors in the us are investigating six pharmaceutical companies for potential criminal charges in connection with shipping big quantities of opioid painkillers that contributed to a healthcare crisis, according to official documents. its being reported that five of the companies have received subpoenas from the us attorney's office in the eastern district of new york as part of the investigation. vivienne nunis has more from new york. according more from new york. to reports, federal prosecutors according to reports, federal prosecutors are trying to find out whether pharmaceutical companies here violated the controlled su bsta nces here violated the controlled substances act. this law requires the pharmaceutical industry to closely monitor commonly abused drugs and report suspicious audits. drug manufacturers, distributors and pharmacies have all been widely criticised for fuelling the opioid crisis by turning a blind

welcome to daybreak asia. our top stories this monday, china promises to step up the fight against ip theft in a bid to break the trade war logjam. it has been a major issue for u.s. negotiators. more pressure on westpac as the fallout from money laundering claims widen. they are weighing new investigations. a record turnout in hong kong as pro-democracy looks set for big gains. it is the first opportunity for hong kongers to vote after months and months of violent protests. paul: let's get you across some breaking news on the bloomberg terminal. carl icahn is said to seek control of occidental's board. he plans to nominate 10 directors in an attempt to seize control of the u.s. oil and gas producer. this is according to people familiar with the matter. is said to be looking to seek control of occidental's board. we will bring you more details on that as we get them. for now, trading has begun here in australia. let's take a look at how we are tracking. currently higher by just over .1%. we have a staggered op

deborah: and in asia also. to nearlye from 10% 25%. there is a lot that lvmh can do generally globally with the brand. it also gives it a good footing in jewelry overall. when we think about how lvmh operates, it likes to be number one or number two. it gives it scale. itself has seen a very strong run in its share price in the last decade. deborah: absolutely. and if we look at tiffany on the other side, it was down 3% in q2. it is struggling. it is not quite getting how to talk to the different consumers at the high end where it does compete with cartier and then others. we think lvmh will be able to help it. ok, great. thank you for your analysis. thank you for joining us. our senior luxury analyst here at bloomberg. of about 6.8lue billion dollars, the latest in a string of acquisitions for the drugmaker. -- at is adding a collect cholesterol drug to its arsenal. why does this make sense? why is it that novartis is going after medicine? >> this is a story that we broke last week and it is coming through. company forsing the nearly

even more well ajor is already very important that is clear but we see that the countries in asia are getting more interconnected there's this d.p.p. the transpacific partnership with some southeast asian countries there's also the r c e p a big trade economic area including china that is developing and right now we have in. new agreement with vietnam the e.u. and vietnam that is to fight soon and maybe in the future there will be one agreement between the e.u. and the countries that was going to be my next question what do you what sort of stumbling blocks do you need do you see that need to be cleared in order for this deal with ozzy on to happen well that's still a long way right now we see in the moments that the german companies see more trade more protectionism on the rise so what the u.s. doing right now is we're doing bilateral agreements with many countries in many regions and we need to go step by step so that we have a straight in the wallet so that's the best for the drama companies trade between the european union and singapore comes into effect today of the association o

any sector that has exposure to china and to asia is struggling today. we have down 1.6% and banks also down 0.6%. the names with asia exposure and household goods, luxury also selling off. right at the top we have technology around flatline and health care relative defensive up 0.3% but not all about hong kong protests and china numbers we also had ali babi singles day and sales topped last year's record exceeding $30 billion with about 30 hours still left to run on the 24-hour chinese shopping event arjin, just looking at the sales figures, we spent the last year talking about the weakness of consumer spending and yet another record broken on sales day. what does this tell you about the health of the chinese consumer >> that's absolutely right the gross value merchandising continues and as you mentioned a lot of concern of the slow down of the chinese consumer, but if you looked over the past few quarters over the likes of alibabi you see it continue to grow at a strong pace. it shows you that consumers are continuing to flock online and also these pla

this is a shot coming off a dial warning see that one rise could affect large parts of asia in the next 30 years as a new study warns millions are facing the risk of displacement so i'll be. a scientist. plus. back at the table the u.s. and taliban are good but where we've talked and this time. and we need to feel some nuance fighting to change things green prejudice. welcome to do. it's good to have you with us if you live in coastal areas of china bunch of ish india vietnam all time and you may have to move within the next 30 years the reason sea level rise. a new study predicts that by 2050 increases in sea levels due to melting ice sheets could affect more people than previously estimated cities such as shanghai. could be at risk of annual flooding and by 2100 some areas me go permanently underwater i just like to emphasize here that this is just a new estimate based on a new land elevation model let's just take jakarta of the map of jakarta behind me as an example to my right is an earlier prediction showing the areas that could be prone to and will flooding by 2015 here is the new

now on bbc news, live to singapore for asia business report. the hong kong tests. investors look to today's election result and tomorrow's alibaba listing for clues on the territory future. the splinter net, the internet fracturing along us— china lions. —— lines. good morning, as you. hello, well. it is a monday. glad you could join us for another action packed edition of alibaba. i'm rico hizon. let's start off with hong kong, because of huge week is starting for the city both politically and in the financial markets. this is the territory's pro—democracy movement has made huge gains in district council elections, a major challenge to the embattled chief executive, carrie lam. the latest, let's cross over to hong kong and i am joined by my colleague, sharanjit leyl. sharanjit, the hong kong stock market has opened for business. what sort of reaction are we seeing? that's right, the hang seng is open and it is rising this morning. it was up i% at the opening bell, just a few minutes ago. really a response from many investors to this election result. it is

it's hard to imagine because central asia was the labor front of the soviet army. the idea was, central asia would feed and dress the soviet army in order to enable it to fight the army knife they have to die come the locals have to die they will die. of course locals find ways to hide food. the refugees, they don't know how to hide food and also not farmers. there were other conditions of extreme malnutrition. if people wanted to get out of the soviet union if they had a chance they would do it but in some cases some families said whatever will be our fate will be our children's fate. in some cases children ran off. they ran off and they get on the train. in my case my grandparents decided to send their children. i feel like your book as many books. the beginning book is your exploration of your family spouse. in the end it's a mystery novel. when the israelis come it reminds me of an israeli army intelligence how we are going to get these kids across the border. and then it has this incredible energy and anticipation how are these kids going to get into israel? a

welcome to news asia it's good to have you with us wonderful now should be at the polls to elect their 7th president and they have a choice of 35 candidates this time around a record for the island nation of around 22000000 people it's an election that comes months after more than 200 people were killed in cedar bombings on easter sunday the campaigning has been vigorous but its tone has oftentimes been decided by video media platforms. the presidential election is here and particular social media timeline is flooded with political content most of which she says is negative nor online campaigning is permitted in the beaded before the vote and election day but proxy just about patika still does not ping but the government should monitor let alone shut down foolishly media. then when the web sites are restored after a shutdown all the content and accounts are available again not everything can be reported or taken down so what's the point people need to be discerning enough on their own but to be safe she has already downloaded an app that to let her access the websites even if they're b

we are seeing it already play out in asia. rishaad: isn't there a sense that they are not looking at a war of words as we had earlier this year? this is seen as a cease-fire, arguably, and that gives the markets the excuse -- the market participants to drive equities higher. >> cease-fire is good. people are getting used to that idea. we still have this deadline of december 15 hanging over everybody. people need some clarity as to whether or not united states still plans to go ahead and increase tariffs on china on that date. near the time, it could well be that donald trump finds a reason to delay that, pushing it back into next year and that would be a relief to financial markets. it is very unlikely they have priced in a scenario where those tariffs are going to be impacted because people are of the opinion that as negotiations continue, at least while the two sides are on the same paige to some extent, those tariffs can be pushed back further in the distance. it would be a shock to markets if new tariffs were imposed in th

president obama tried to pivot to a jet -- asia. that president obama ended up bombing more countries in the middle east than president bush did. for all of the attention to get out of the middle east. it has been a real challenge. and part of the reason is because we are worried about what the consequences of withdrawal should be. if we get out of afghanistan do they come back and use that. how do you think about this balance between you want to end the forever war. but on the other hand we don't want to let it emerge. i think part of what we have to do in the middle east. his focus the first of those is to counterterrorism. and to prevent the formation and growth. very much i think our whole foreign policy should be geared around that. that is what i think has been our historical practice and i think that is what we should return too. we've a strong interest to make sure that the middle east is not dominated by anyone power. i think iran would be the most dangerous threat there. those interests are very different. we had drifted i

now, we must address them in light of china's bid for mastery in asia and beyond. this is more than a contest, it's much more than a rivalry, this is a bit for mastery, by an authoritarian and imperial state that we fundamentally cannot trust, and that we fundamentally cannot support. and so, we must adapt and change to answer this new reality. that means strengthening our ties with our existing allies and partners in the region, those maritime democracies that have historically kept this region open and free. it means seeking out new numbers, like india who share our interests. it means key strategic places encountering malign chinese influence in other arenas, from africa to latin america to our carleton university's here at home. it means evaluating our current range of commitments to ensure that this challenge has the attention and resources it needs. american might is not limitless, and nor are the lives of the american people. we must make hard choices and articulate clear priorities in order to meet the challenge before us. let's be clear, our task is not to

bloomberg watching markets asia. alibaba surging on its debut in hong kong having already risen strongly. the company raising 11 billion u.s. dollars in the share sale. the stock was heavily oversubscribed. sophie kamaruddin is that the hong kong exchange. tell us about the price action. a decent showing for the trade debut of alibaba here in hong kong. not as much as the pop in 2014 when it listed in new york. $187, abovepen at the ipo price and a slight premium to the new york listed adrs. it jumped touching 189 with a turnover of a billion hong kong dollars outpacing tencent which is down on the day. analysts are bullish on the with a hold on alibaba's adrs appeared it could help the company's narrow's gap to amazon. comparing at when he four times earnings to bear to amazon 46 times. >> we talked about why amazon one -- why alibaba went to hong kong. do you think other comedies will follow alibaba's footsteps and list in hong kong -- other companies will follow? >> listing during a counting time in hong kong a si

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