was said that why singapore start up a japanese investor and what not an indonesian one. well i think this deal is much bigger than right hailing it's much bigger than indonesia itself what this deal is about is effectively greb seeking to dominate the digital economy in southeast asia and that's a very huge potential for self they so want to tap into and compete against when it comes to far example china's china's we checked payment for example so that's a huge opportunity for both great and self bank in general to gross out these eases digital economy you heard from andrea haying correspondent in singapore thank you very much let's take a look at some other business stories making headlines the u.s. and china resume talks this week to solve a trade war between the balls talk to the economies though she broke down it may change high hosts the meeting it aims to build on resolutions from the g. 20 summit the chinese government says it's optimistic an agreement will be reached . the e.u. sized court has ruled that websites with a facebook like button must 1st seek permissi

those singapore figures are very telling, because singapore supplies a lot of components, electronic components, the rest of southeast asia to manufacturing. and singapore is not a manufacturing hub? it's not, but it does manufacture components. what you have to remember is when you are manufacturing components and your major buyer is moving from china to say the philippines, thailand or malaysia, it takes time for that to move. therefore, the singapore exports of these companies will be held back for a little while until supply chains are connected again, then everything will be ok. even japan has said that they are benefiting from this ongoing us china trade war? you have a look at some of those export figures from japan. japanese cars, japanese electronics, they will benefit, because if you are not buying from china you will probably buy from japan. the other reason they will not fall into recession is because of the amount of liquidity in the global economy. after 2008/9, when quantitative easing started, trillions of dollars of cash was produced magically from the central banks,

announcer: live from our studios in london and singapore. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 7am in singapore and in hong kong, which is waking up after one of the most violent weekends of recent months. protestors defied police orders to stay at home and commercial areas usually filled with shoppers were instead turned into war zones, thick with tear gas, officers armed with riot shields and masked demonstrators hurling bricks.

the primary beneficiary being singapore is an obvious spot. also because southeast asia is becoming an increasingly important market. but other areas that were mentioned were places like the united states, interestingly. hong kong is mostly a services economy, so there is potential to move things back to the united states. but here, when you think about it, the competition between hong kong and singapore, if i could bring it up -- it's really not one win and the other loss. it's a win-win. it is both hong kong and singapore that are strong financial and economic centers. haveally wouldn't help to people move stuff out of hong kong and operate it in singapore. the real hope is that hong kong can in the long term restore its credibility and maintain a very strong international finance center. you can't even compare the money flows in and out of china that we've seen in hong kong versus singapore at this juncture. >>, tara thank you very much. from amgen hong kong. we will continue to reach out to lawmakers and stakeholders on all sides to expand

that's very nice of business correspondent andrea hang from singapore where is this the 1st results of the trade conflict. well look at how the trade conflict is only hof responsible for what's happening in china with these numbers now there are 2 other 2 that 2 other push factors number one inflation now china has imposed some cooling measures to those producer prices that you mentioned but no that is not there's a worry that there's a bit of there's a bit lacking of an inflation especially with food inflation and that could lead to a deflation instead of number 2 or oil prices oil and natural gas prices fell 1.8 percent year on year in the same period and that is going to ultimately affect producer prices and upstream. or are we already seeing other effects in the rest of asia. well in asia that 2 things that are happening right now the 1st lot will get more global demand overall is forcing suppliers to look for other production bases elsewhere but typically in places like vietnam india and thailand where production costs are generally lower the 2nd thing that's happening is domestic

i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: a special investigation by the bbc reveals how muslim children in china, some as young as two, are being systematically separated from theirfamilies. we uncover evidence of boarding schools surrounded by barbed wire housing children from the minority uighur community. families of victims of the boeing plane crash in ethiopia speak exclusively to the bbc about their search for justice. i'm lewis vaughanjones in london. also in the programme: critics say he's politicised independence day to boost his re—election campaign, but president trump hasn't let the rain spoil his 4th ofjuly parade. with this very special salute to america, we celebrate our history, oui’ america, we celebrate our history, our people and the heroes who proudly defend ourflag. the brave men and women of the united states military. cheering and as we gear up for this weekend's final, we'll be asking if the women's world cup has become a game—changer for sponsorship and equal pay. announcer: live

mark miller —— monica miller, bbc news, singapore. here is a quick recap of our top stories this hour. criticism of facebook‘s plans for their new cryptocurrency, libra. facebook executive david marcus defended the project. let's have a quick look now at the asia pacific markets now and how they are faring in early trade. currently all in negative territory with the nick shady lower, as with the lord's —— take a look at the nikkei. ,as the lord's —— take a look at the nikkei. , as are the lord's. —— all ords. this is bbc news. the top stories this hour: in washington, the house of representatives has voted to condemn president trump's racist tweets. four republicans backed the motion — with feelings running high. at least 180 people have died in torrential monsoon rains across south asia. millions more have been left homeless. 50 years ago today, apollo 11 blasted off from the kennedy space centre in florida. then, new generations of scientists have been pushing base exploration forward. among them, a group in surrey w

i'm mariko oi in singapore. i'm kasia madera in london. our top stories: an international row over hong kong. britain summons china's ambassador amid a war of words over this week's protests in the territory. more than a million people have been ordered out of their homes injapan because of torrential rain and flooding. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. we'll start with the japan times, which reports on the us reacting angrily to a chinese missile launch in the disputed south china sea. the pentagon called china's test of anti—ship ballistic missiles disturbing. while the south china morning post continues to look at the protests in hong kong, saying a chinese taskforce in shenzhen has been closely monitoring events for nearly a month. it also shows this picture of a police officer gathering evidence from the central chamber of the legislative council. and in europe, most of the news focuses on who is filling the eu's topjobs. the financial times reports on ursula von der leyen‘s nomination as president of th

singapore thank you very much for those notices. well that's one of the most controversial questions of this ongoing trade conflict between china and the u.s. to use on not to use equipment from what way to build mobile 5 g. in communications infrastructure the u.s. says it's a security risk and its allies not to use it now the tiny principality of monaco is the 1st european country to introduce next generation 5 g. technology exclusively made with weiwei. nearly one in 3 residents in the sovereign city state on the french riviera is a millionaire and the rich demand fast internet with super fast wireless access 5 g. mobile networks offer a much greater danger transfer speeds. because monaco telecom signed a deal with weiwei last september to make it the 1st european country fully covered by 5 g. . officials attending the launch hailed its technological prowess he will cost you more data you carry the more efficient your network needs to be even 5 g. is revolutionizing the network universe because it needs less electrical and radio

i'm rico hizon in singapore. also in the programme: the firstjoint air patrol by russia and china sees south korean warplanes fire warning shots — and prompts an international row. the countdown begins — it's one year until the tokyo olympics. but organisers are already worried about the summer heat. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. hello and welcome to newsday. it's 8:00am in singapore and 1l00 in the morning here in london, where borisjohnson is preparing for the biggest act of his political career. on wednesday, after being invited by the queen to form a government, he'll pick up the keys to number 10 — fulfilling an ambition he's held for decades. borisjohnson promised a "new spirit of can do" and said he would get brexit done by october the 31st. here's our political editor. laura kuenssberg. applause. and therefore i give notice that borisjohnson is elected as the leader of the conservative and unionist parties. a brief moment of "where do i go no

i'm rico hizon in singapore. also in the programme: at least 180 people have died in torrential monsoon rains across south asia. millions more are left homeless. we return to the story of safa and marwa from pakistan, born joined at the head. doctors in london successfully we were working a long time to get them here, and now with so many operations, it was mike worked. live from our studios in london and singapore —— after so many operations, it worked. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 7:00am in singapore, midnight in london and 7:00pm in washington where a showdown is looming on capitol hill. house members are voting soon on a resolution condemning president trump's racist tweets. he told for democratic women of colour in congress to go back to where they came from. david, an incredibly emotional day, very volatile as well. talk us through the vote itself on the resolution, please? yes. it was a resolution condemning president trump for his racist tweets and it was an ill tempered an

i mariko oi in singapore. —— iam. and i'm mariko oi in singapore. stay with us. amazon warehouse workers prepare to strike over working conditions. and they've chosen one of the company's busiest sales events to do it. looking forward to catching up on that story just a few moments‘ looking forward to catching up on that storyjust a few moments‘ time, but let‘s leave you with the celebrations from london‘s trafalgar square, where hundreds of fans watched england when the cricket world cup for the first time. hello. there‘s some warmth and some sunshine to start this forecast — by the end, we‘ll see some rain for many. more on that in a moment. here‘s how monday shapes up, an area of high pressure centred over the uk, for now keeping atlantic fronts at bay. and a good deal of sunshine through monday morning. there will be more cloud across northern scotland, shetland in particular and also across eastern counties of england. that cloud quite stubborn before to thin and break. but some bright or sunny spells coming through. elsewhere, after a sunny

i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: a special investigation by the bbc reveals how muslim children in china, some as young as two, are being systematically separated from theirfamilies. we uncover evidence of boarding schools surrounded by barbed wire housing children from the minority uighur community. families of victims of the boeing plane crash in ethiopia speak exclusively to the bbc about their search for justice. i'm lewis vaughanjones in london. also in the programme: he promised a show of a lifetime and a display of tanks. now president trump's being accused of politicising the 4th ofjuly. and as we gear up for this weekend's final, we'll be asking if the women's world cup has become a game—changer for sponsorship and equal pay. announcer: live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 7am in xinjiang in the far west of china, in xinjiang in the far west of china, where the bbc has uncovered distur

i'm rico hizon, in singapore. the headlines: questions for hong kong's authorities and the police, after a brutal attack on pro—democracy protestors by masked men. who will become britain's next prime minister? the winner of the conservative party contest will be announced on tuesday. i'm ben bland, in london. also in the programme: the first images of the captured crew on the british—registered oil tanker as the uk issues a warning to iran. if iran continues on this dangerous path, they must accept the price will be a larger western military presence in the waters along their coastline. and reaching for the moon — india hopes to be the first to land on the lunar south pole. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. welcome to the programme. it's 8am in singapore, 1am in london and 8:00 in the morning in hong kong, where the authorities have defended the police, after groups of pro—democracy protesters were attacked by gangs of masked men at a train station. fo

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: north korea launches multiple projectiles off its east coast, but it is not yet clear what sort of missiles were fired. more clashes in hong kong after police charge 44 pro—democracy protestors with rioting, meaning they could face up to ten years injail. i'm samantha simmonds in london. also in the programme: democratic presidential hopefuls get ready for the second big debate on the road to the white house. and we will reveal why this tiny village in the alps has become a must—see attraction for tens of thousands of tourists from asia. good morning. it is 8:00am in singapore, 1:00am in london. we start with breaking news from south korea, where the military in seoul say that north korea has launched a series of unidentified projectiles from the hodo peninsula. last week, the north fired two short—range ballistic missiles from the same area. live now to our correspondent laura bicker in seoul. laura, we are getting a few more details about these latest launches,

i'm rico hizon in singapore. also in the programme: a bbc investigation hears from women who've accused top afghan government officials of sexual harassment. and — a major shock at the cricket world cup. hot favourites india go out. underdogs new zealand are in the final, where they'll face australia or england. india had a chance but they choked. they choked! live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. it's seven in the morning in singapore, midnight in london, and seven in the evening in washington where britain's ambassador to the united states, sir kim darroch, has resigned, after a row about leaked memos critical of the trump administration. sir kim said he felt no longer able to do his job after being frozen out and insulted by mr trump whose administation he described as "radiating insecurity" in confidential assessments leaked to a newspaper. our diplomatic correspondent james landale has the story. sir kim darroch, 42 years a loyal public servant, the boy from t

well, researchers here in singapore have invented a blood test that they believe can do exactly that. i've been speaking to assistant professor huilin shao, who led the research team at the national university of singapore. she explained why early detection is important. so as you mention, worldwide, there are over 50 million people who are suffering from dementia, and of these patients, a very high percentage of them are suffering from alzheimer's disease, which is a majorform of severe dementia. and, with a global ageing population, this number is predicted to increase very dramatically over the next decade. and what i think is also very distressing about this number increase is that, despite that this is a very painful disease with a very huge socio—economic cost, there remains a very urgent need for early detection of this disease, so that we can stop this increase or reduce this increase in numbers. so tell me about your invention, and how significant that is. so alzheimer's patients typically show a progressive decline of cognitive as well as physical capabilities. but, long b

i'm rico hizon, in singapore. the headlines: as the clean—up begins in hong kong, beijing condemns the protests as an undisguised challenge by violent offenders. after weeks of wrangling, eu leaders nominate germany's defence minister to head the european commission — the first woman in the job. i'm kasia madera, in london. also in the programme: our second special report from the amazon, and the indigenous communities who warn de—forestation and conflict over land threatens their survival. a game full of drama — the first semi final in the women's world cup ends with the favourites, usa, sending england home. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. thank you forjoining us. it's 8:00am in singapore, 1:00 in the morning in london and 8:00 in the morning in hong kong, where people are still grappling with the aftermath of monday's unprecedented anti—government protests. there are signs that the mood in beijing is hardening. chinese offcials have condemned the

hearing hong kong and singapore. here in hong kong and singapore. they are going to pick the best charts against each other. >> viewers can access these in the bloomberg. let's kick things off with cindy. >> hi. stock investors will stay tuned after the world's largest contract chipmaker suffered its first half -- share prices took a hit. still underperforming after u.s. china tried war escalated into blackliste aying -- ing huawei. reports expect them to sales rising 15% in the quarter. wouldrong performance mean more upside for stock investors. >> go for it. >> we have all seen gdp, export, industrial production numbers to a bighe trade wars having impact. i am looking at a less well-known data set. singapore, put out by the maritime port authority. singapore is the big shipping hub in the region. this is an interesting way to gauge economic activity. is there hasee been a drop off. particularly the last six months through june. 6.5% drop. the biggest since 2000. the take away from the trade war, the impact of the trade war than what lot worse we

i'm mariko oi in singapore. the headlines this hour: three months on from the attacks in new zealand, the bbc uncovers the shadowy online network the far—right uses to organise. jubilation for team usa as they win the women's football world cup for a record fourth time. i'm kasia madera in london. also coming up in the programme: skirmishes on the streets of hong kong — police clash with protesters after a day of peaceful demonstrations. the past few hours, a group of about 1000 protesters have been blocking one of the main roads here, nathan road, now the police have declared itan road, now the police have declared it an illegal gathering. they've moved in in full riot gear and i moving the protesters out. and, making the great wall of china great again! why one of the world's most popular tourist attractions is getting a makeover. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 8:00am in singapore, 1:00am in london, and noon in christchurch, new zeala

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: after a weekend of protests in hong kong, the beijing government announces a news conference to respond to the crisis. ryan police have been moving people through the streets stop there now making arrests —— right police stop me they've fired more tear reinforcements are coming in. —— right police. the crisis in the territory is now in its eighth week, and there's no sign of it ending. i'm nuala mcgovern in london. also in the programme: russia's leading opposition activist is rushed to hospital. his friends fear he was poisoned in prison. "sing my name" — we visit the indian mountain village where everyone has their own musical identity. announcer: live from our studios in london and singapore. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 7am in singapore and in hong kong, which is waking up after one of the most violent weekends of recent months. protestors defied police orders to stay at home and commercial areas usually filled with shoppers wer

the singapore dollar. it reviews its policy twice a year. there is speculation that we could see them step in before. this one.ike do you think? yvonne: you judge today. david: give your opinion and i will give mine. yvonne: her chart talks about what we were just talking about. people are saying this is such an unloved market, but maybe it is time to go into it now. he also brings up the point of what it means. our floor manager is going to decide this one for us. guys can think each other there. i'm sorry. it was more of a tie. i was split. there is lots more coming up. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> i am juliette saly. yvonne: we are entering the last hour session in hong kong. a strong start. .ll 25 take off one surgeon close to 5500 -- close to 500%. listing a super majority. his plans for the constitution may be yvonne: derailed. signs of stress -- may be derailed. after: signs of stress the collapse of a formal lender last year. this is "bloomberg markets: asia.". >> a bit of a negative start to the trad

i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: more violent clashes in hong kong — police fire tear gas at protesters during another huge pro—democracy rally. riot police have come in to clear people out of this area. and this is now what's happening every weekend in hong kong. iran hoists its flag on the masthead of the captured uk tanker, despite calls to defuse tensions. hello. i'm ben bland in london. also in the programme: shinzo abe looks to have wonjapan‘s upper house election, but is thwarted in his ambition to make major constitutional changes. would you let a robot look after your children? find out why it's a dilemma some families may be facing very soon. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. good morning. it's 8:00am in singapore, 1:00am in london, and 8:00 in the morning in hong kong, where police have fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse protestors after another mass demonstration against the way the territory is being run. tens of thousa

the dyer numbers out of singapore in terms of gdp. town more than 3%. much in focus, and the market focused on the inflation story and what the fed will do about interest rate. yesterday the inflation number was higher than expected. a couple fed officials appeared to be pushing against the line. they are convinced about the easing line coming through. australian dollar on the move, up by 0.4%. in fixeda sister move income markets. the south korean won down. zealandralian and new , a lackyield in focus of demand is pushing those yields up on those bond markets. tracking movements we have seen in treasury markets. keep an eye on these commodities, brent crude up by 0.75%. what that does to the demand story. let's get to the markets. mark cudmore joins us from singapore. give us your thoughts this friday morning. we have the market convinced about a supportive backdrop from the fed but trade tensions and number in singapore, how gloomy do you feel? mark: i think it is about time span. i think the goodwill coming from the fed will support the market. it is

the three—storey "super penthouse" at the top of singapore's tallest building was reportedly sold for $54.2 million. not bad if you've got the cash! karishma vaswani is looking at this story. you're not in the penthouse, we should be clear! a very different outlook from the bbc bureau! no where near the figures it is thought james dyson paid for the super penthouse. it was called a bungalow in the sky when it was marketed a couple of years ago as luxury living for the well—heeled couple of years ago as luxury living for the well— heeled in couple of years ago as luxury living for the well—heeled in singapore. certainly, when you look at what is on offer according to marketing documents, your private lift, an infinity private barbecue pit. and 600 bottles of wine, that's the size of the wine cellar in this apartment, spanning something like 21,000 square feet over three stories with views of the harbour, marina bay sands and historical shop house district as well. it is really something to marvel at. we've heard from the dyson company, the firm in singapore saying this is a priva

manus: thank you, juliette saly in singapore. the u.s. and chinese officials are said to resume trade talks in coming weeks but larry kudlow says that for now, those discussions will happen over the phone. are lighthizer and mnuchin. they will be on the phone and lots of communication. manus: while there may be optimism over a trade deal, that hasn't stopped president trump and leveling more accusations of currency manipulation at china and the eu. he tweeted beijing and brussels are manipulating their currencies, pumping money into their systems, adding the u.s. should match them. let's get a correspondent for asia, joining us from hong kong. is china manipulating the yuan? certainly find is this is not the case. quite the opposite. models whichixing is to identify how the pboc fixing, guiding the exchange rate. it has been stronger than expected by market signals. yesterday's close and the basket of currency movement. based on our analysis, this is not the case. nejra: great to have you with us today. at bloomberg economics, you do expe

we had a great meeting in singapore. everyone gave us praise for singapore and not vietnam. frankly, the meeting in vietnam in terms of the deal was more important than singapore. i think what i would like to do is we will take one or two questions, as i understand it, and then i will head out to the dmz and pay my respects to everybody, including some soldiers. we have tremendous military here. and south korea. and we are going to see some of our great american soldiers. we will be talking to them, and i will be seeing kim jong-un, and a few word, you can start with a question. thank you. >> thank you very much. we will now take questions. [indiscernible] they will be answered by president moon, followed by president trump. be interpreted consecutively, so please remove the earpiece. we will not first take a question. -- we will now first take a question. >> [speaking foreign language] >> hello, mr. president. i am from cbs and i would like to first of all welcome president trump upon your second visit to the republic of korea at the restricted bilateral meeting this mornin

i'm mariko oi in singapore. i'm kasia madera in london. our top stories: england cricketers have won the men's world cup for the first time. they beat new zealand in a thrilling final at lord's. britain, france and germany have appealed for an end to escalating tensions over iran's nuclear programme. and in formula 1, lewis hamilton took a record sixth british grand prix victory in a thrilling race featuring a crash between max verstappen and sebastian vettel. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. we start with the financial times, which reports that beijing has turned down carrie lam's offer to resign. the paper's sources say beijing insists that hong kong's chief executive has to stay — "to clean up the mess she created". south china morning post is also leading with the unrest in hong kong. the paper says the city was shaken by "unprecedented violence" — with protesters and police fighting pitched street battles. and here's an image that dominates the front pages here in britain this morning — including the

pute get another, it would singapore into a technical recession. what do you think are the odds for that? in one of the omens for the areal economy -- and what the omens for the global economy? >> if they see another contraction we will likely see fiscal and monetary stimulus. singapore is in a reasonably good spot to stimulate the economy, if needed. shery: what are you expecting from the monitory authority when they have their october review? wait untill likely october. it is not that far away and it is good to see what the federal reserve does in the u.s.. we have seen a shift across asia pacific that central banks have moved to a monetary easing place, so i would not be surprised if that happened in singapore, as well. shery: and this has a lot to do with what is happening in china. we are expecting trade numbers any time now. what are we expecting a terms of their export numbers as we continue to see this weakness around their neighboring countries? see furtherikely softness in china's export numbers, even a contraction in the u.s. dollar term

anecdotally, money is flying from hong kong to singapore. cut starts the rate to show a the margins, they will be over. this year, they could manage to squeeze in margin increases for these banks. paul: thank you for joining us. still to come, the pog -- boj's rate -- rate decision could be a highlight for what is one of the busiest weeks for the world economy. we are joined after the break to figure out what to expect. this is bloomberg. ♪ paul: let's get a quick check of the latest business flash headlines. reports from germany say deutsche bank is investigating whether confidential customer data was compromised after it failed to deactivate the accounts of five staff following the closure of its global equities business. they say about 50 traders in london and new york were able to access emails and information for weeks after layoffs. said one could send messages remotely after. shery: report say air france is about to order 50-70 new planes from airbus. they say the deal will be announced on wednesday. when the new ceo reports for --

i'm rico hizon in singapore. also on the programme: floodwaters force millions from their homes across northern india after days of heavy monsoon rains. as we count down to the moon landing 50 years ago, we talk live to a former nasa astronaut. what's it really like to be up in space? announcer: live from our studios in london and singapore. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. hello and a warm welcome. it's 1am in the morning here in london, 8am in singapore and 8pm in washington, where the four democratic congress—women told to go back to where from they came from by president trump have accused him of violating his oaths and american values. the four women said mr trump had been openly racist towards them and that his attacks were the agenda of white nationalists. despite the occupant of the white house's attempts to marginalise us and to silence us, please know that we are more than four people. we ran on a mandate to advocate for and represent those ignored, left out and left behind. our squad is big. our

i'm sharanjit leyl, in singapore. also in the programme: south korea says the north's test of a new type of short—range ballistic missile will not help to ease tension on the korean peninsula. and the wedding photographer who's definitely not developing traditionaol big—day pictures. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. it's 7am in singapore, midnight here in london and 1am across central europe which is in the grip of a record—breaking heatwave. the hottest temperatures ever were experienced in germany and the netherlands this week. while in paris on thursday it was more than 42 degrees celsius — that's 108 in farenheight, the highest ever temperature in the french capital. lucy williamson reports from paris. the city of light has become the city of heat. 42 degrees, just bearable if you are mostly underwater. the government has repeatedly warned people not to stay out in the sun, but with offices and schools closing early, and most homes without air conditio

i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm ben bland in london. our top stories: a new resident in downing street — borisjohnson begins his term as prime minister with a major overhaul of senior government positions. fresh concerns over north korea — two projectiles are fired into the sea towards japan as kimjong—un‘s pictured alongside a newly—built submarine. lets have a look at some of the front pages from around the world. the south morning —— south china morning post reports on boris johnson becoming prime minister.m saysis johnson becoming prime minister.m says is enthusiastic about the belt and road initiative and suggests that his premiership would issue —— usherin that his premiership would issue —— usher in better trade relations with china. to the us version of the financial times publication. it has splashed this the special ‘s testimony on its front page. here is being sworn in before the house judiciary committee. he refused to exonerate president trump of allegations of obstructing justice. finally, the lead

from singapore the expected to keep things status quo and keep supporting that weakening economies the bank of japan has kept the city and even trimmed inflation and we will expect to see china and south in taiwan do the same as well keeping things status quo so all in all asia does seem like it's going to have these a less aggressive easing and more of a soft landing instead it just briefly i found it interesting to hear trump and his his bullying of power basically they're not sound but actually just he's also a bully druggie. exactly yes in fact he lashed out at mario d. as he referred to him in a tweet here for actually suggesting that he was open to more they've cut the economy water and if the need is there so and he says that he's in a way devaluing europe which in no way is propping up the treat surplus worse is the u.s. the eurozone trade surplus i mean thanks for the analysis from ashutosh pandey in frankfurt and in singapore. now to some of the other business stories making news this hour hong kong's antigovernment protesters are hurting the economy growth six-pack had to ha

s 2nd most important trading partner result these days are right after singapore now the block has finally signed a comprehensive trade agreement with the socialist government in hanoi it follows years of negotiations marked by the nation's human rights record signed and sealed a new era in trade relations for the e.u. and vietnam the southeast asian country is already the e.u. is most important trading partner in the region after singapore the exchange of goods has now been made easier. this free trade agreement eliminates nearly all tariffs on goods over 99 percent with a one percent capacity liberalized to protest it is reducing costs red tape for business and this is particularly important for small business vietnam is still a lower middle income country but its economy is growing at 7 percent it has a well developed textile and electric industries and 2018 vietnam delivered close to $38000000000.00 euros worth of goods and services to the e.u. and vietnam's 95000000 strong population represents major market opportunities for the block the newly agreed trade deal also protects intellec

i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: the lion air crash in indonesia — lawyers say the families of those who died in the boeing 737 max have been cheated out of compensation. president trump has ordered all government agencies to provide records that will help determine how many non—citizens and illegal immigrants live in the us. we will leave no stone unturned. also in the programme. the daily struggle for water. one of india's biggest cities continues to feel the effects of the worst drought in decades. this is one of chennai's largest lakes, now parched and desperate for rain. and england will face new zealand in the cricket world cup final after thrashing australia. the predictions are already coming in. englander is too strong. new zealand have no chance. as much as i love them, they have no chance. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, iam in london and 7o'clock in the morning injakarta where, according to their l

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: osama bin laden‘s son, hamza, chosen successor to lead al-qaeda, has been killed. it's unclear if the us played a role in his death. the us federal reserve cuts interest rates for the first time in more than a decade. president trump demands a bigger cut. i'm lewis vaughanjones in london. the first night of debates for us democrats in detroit was a battle for the direction of the party. now it's time for round two. she's blue, she barks and more than likely, she's coming to a screen near you. the phenomenal success of australian children's cartoon bluey and its portrayal of family life. instead of the aussie outback, it's just everyday suburbia. and instead of jetting off just everyday suburbia. and instead ofjetting off to outer space or fighting enemies under the sea, bluey and her family, fighting enemies under the sea, bluey and herfamily, well, they just battle the same dilemmas as us humans. live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news.

and i'm rico hizon in singapore. stay with us. food glorious food — we'll see how one restaurant in toronto is tackling the problem of food waste. and if you don't like heights, look away now. a daredevil free climber has scaled london's shard, one of the tallest buildings in europe. urban climber george king made the ascent without ropes or suction cups. hello. this time last year, we were on another five days with temperatures sitting 30 celsius or above somewhere in the uk. great news if you don't like eat like that, there is nothing like that on the immediate horizon. high pressure being squeezed to the south, rain bearing weather fronts moving and mostly across the northern half of the uk, average temperatures for most of us this week. it's a warmer start though in the morning compared with where we've been over recent mornings but a lot of cloud around in some outbreaks of rain. this is what it looks like at eight o'clock in the morning with outbreaks of rain running eastwards across scotland. if you have your bursts withi

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: as afg hanistan‘s presidential election gets underway, the trump administration says it will start withdrawing american troops by the end of next year. more than 50 prisoners are killed in fighting between rival gangs in a brazilianjail. i'm samantha simmonds in london. also in the programme: one day after sending this ministers out to talk up a no deal brexit, the prime minister of britain says he will go on extra 1000 miles to go get a deal. and we take a look at car culture — japan—style. meet the masters of the boso—zuku approach to automotive style. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 7 am in singapore, midnight in london and seven o'clock in the evening in washington where the us secretary of state, mike pompeo, says the government plans to start withdrawing troops from afghanistan before next year's presidential election. let's get more from our north america correspondent peter bowes. fi