the shanghai auto show. welcome to the show i'm seeing here is the end berlin on 12 of europe's biggest and richest football clubs have announced plans to form a separate tournaments to replace their participation in the annual champions league super league organizers include heavyweights real madrid barcelona liverpool and you ventus they say the new legal secure them critical revenue this disappeared during an industry battering pandemic but the breakaway group faces opposition from domestic leagues fan groups and champions league organizers. now let's take a look at the money potentially in play the league itself will be backed by about $5000000000.00 euros in debt raised by u.s. investment bank j.p. morgan organizers of the super league estimate revenue of over $10000000000.00 euros annually would be significantly higher than current european tournaments leagues also promising a massive upfront cash injection for clubs to build up infrastructure investment a whopping $3500000000.00 euros for the so-calle

from shanghai. still to come on this program the government promises justice for the victims of a fire at a school in egypt. plus the culprit coalition taking a stance against laws restricting voting rights in the united states. the atmosphere is a bit restless in spring quite often the shamar when this when the blood on the gulf is increasing little bit it will make little difference to how things feel i think for the most part little bit less humid in doha for example there's the wind kills inland it tends to induce more showers in the mountains of western society in yemen and they may well start to form around medina even reactor central site you know it's quite sherry there's probably thunderstorms to be honest for the most part the sun is warming things up jerusalem's up to 28 for example anchorage just on the edge of near wintry weather in eastern europe is up to 17 degrees at least and we see little difference what time we get to saturday just a lucky increase in the showers in central saudi

our correspondent robin brant is in shanghai. what brant is in shanghai. sort of reception asjohn kerr�* going what sort of reception asjohn kerry going to get? he what sort of reception as john kerry going to get?— going to get? he is coming here to shanahai going to get? he is coming here to shanghai and _ going to get? he is coming here to shanghai and arriving _ going to get? he is coming here to shanghai and arriving this - going to get? he is coming here toj shanghai and arriving this evening, a city of 24 million people i have to say the air pollution has not been good in the past week but he has come to show that the us is engaging again after five years of stepping back under donald trump. it is going to be a significant visit and a substantial one as he is here for two days and will meet a very important people and them a man who is his chinese counterpart and he has been brought out of retirement by beijing because he knowsjohn kerry and that gives you an idea of how significant they think the personal relationship

the shanghai are. among the biggest car exhibitions in the world and it's back despite the pandemic and so is china's car market the fresh water of the she assault charge some companies even reported their best results in decades but the market is changing as pure electric vehicles in china is still low but it is growing the german car makers and other international comic has to have something work to do in. the market is dominated by startups neil has won praise for its autonomy driving features it's presenting a new sports car that promises a range of up to 1000 kilometers that's popular with a young urban crowd as its competitor x. punk both planned to launch in europe soon and the sky is the limit x. pong is not only presenting cars here but also a passenger draw without a model for the future of mobility you might see highly autonomy cars in the city that are safer and more efficient but outside of the cities we will see flying as the fastest and most efficient time saving means of transport to tr

rishaad: bloomberg's tom mackenzie in shanghai. let's have a look at chinese auto stocks in light of what is going on. electric vehicles now representing something like 10% of the market. one company up 1%, generally speaking we are down. all at the moment in the red. also what is going on in tokyo as we had to the lunch break. we have the nikkei to -- 225 down 500 odd points, seeing a decline of about 1.8%. the stoxx in focus with regards to what is happening in shanghai, right now, pyd, great wall motor outpacing the declines we have seen on the benchmarks. a lot more on the way. in hearing more from that order so as well. it's moving day. and while her friends are doing the heavy lifting, jess is busy moving her xfinity internet and tv services. it only takes about a minute. wait, a minute? but what have you been doing for the last two hours? ...delegating? oh, good one. move your xfinity services without breaking a sweat. xfinity makes moving easy. go online to transfer your services in about a minute. get started today. haslin

and it is all about electric vehicles at the shanghai auto show. automakers around the world lining up to show their next generation cars to china. south korea and japan coming online right now. let's turn to sophie with a check on the market. >> we are seeing the nikkei losing more than 1% there while the yen is trading near a six-week high. the boj governor appeared in parliament today. we're watching for any indication of inflation with the nikkei news reporting they are considering testing -- cutting rates. the open on south korea this morning, a fresh record on monday. the kospi little change, but the downside this morning. more headwinds coming together for the index. goldman says it will lead to a loss of revenue that we've seen in the past. we are paying attention to possible outlooks from emerging markets between ems and dm's. switching out the board now the head of a meeting, falling with the yield curb their. trading around a one month high. little change with the start of the staggered open. in sydney here. the offshore yuan is trading

robin brant in shanghai. — going forward. robin brant in shanghai, thank _ going forward. robin brant in shanghai, thank you. - stay with us on bbc news. the domesticated pet puma more at home on a patio than a pampas. pol pot, one of the century's greatest mass murderers, has reported to have died of natural causes. he and the khmer rouge movement he led were responsible for the deaths of an estimated 1.7 million cambodians. there have been violent protests in indonesia, where playboy has gone on sale for the first time. traditionalist muslim leaders have expressed disgust. the magazine's offices have been attacked and its editorial staff have gone into hiding. it was clear that paula's only contest was with the clock. and as for her sporting legacy, paula radcliffe's competitors will be chasing her new world best time for years to come. shouting. quite quietly but quicker and quicker, she seemed tojust slide away under the surface and disappear. this is bbc news. very good to have your company. the latest headlines: body camera footage from police centre cargo appears to

and china are the world's 2 biggest polluter is no climate envoy john kerry is in shanghai it cements chinese leaders well the visit is soon make the environment's an area of closer collaboration between the city is the 1st trip to china by a high ranking point ministration official china wants to become carbon neutral by 2060 the u.s. is also expected to announce a new targets for reducing emissions let's get more from katrina a year she joins me live from shanghai a kitchen that was sort of progress should we expect from these talks given the particularly freed relations between the u.s. and china. well both thought of relatively low expectations for this meeting but it is seen as a positive step in the right direction both of us and china seem to sincerely want to work closer together to fight climate change and that's crucial because these 2 countries together count for more than hoff the world's greenhouse gas emissions and china just one on its own but despite that both sides want something a little different from this meeting in shanghai this week don't tarry wants china to imp

al-jazeera shanghai iran says that it successfully enriched uranium to 60 percent far beyond the limits under the terms of the 2015 nuclear deal on thursday iran attended more talks in vienna aimed at reviving the accord president joe biden wants iran to stop violating the terms if the u.s. is to rejoin teheran once u.s. sanctions lifted 1st the un refugee agency says that it is deeply concerned about 65000 people who fled their homes in northeastern nigeria this week they've been driven away by a series of attacks by armed groups in the town of borno state the u.n.h.c.r. has suspended operations in the area after its office a raid warehouse at the clinic were looted and. the un's world food program says that almost a 1000000 people are facing severe hunger and over mozambique nearly 700000 have been displaced by fighting there between government forces and of groups linked to i saw around 2600 people have died since the conflict started 4 years ago howard tasa reports from a camp in kabul. province. zubair says 3 months ago dragged him into the forest saying they were going to chop off

back in shanghai the fight junior kickboxer pima lawn is hoping to win will take place at a nighttime market there will be matches going on all evening as spectators come and go. the location isn't exactly top notch but it gives the young boxer a chance to show professional trainers and managers what she's made of. i decide to get. rid of the. originally a form of close combat warfare has become a spectator sport popular with locals and visitors alike. and her mother knock wait backstage for her appearance came along can't afford to get injured today she has to be in shape for the flower festival tomorrow. head of the match the fighters are oiled and massaged their faces are covered with a thick layer of vaseline so their opponent's fists slip off glove. i a caretaker carefully bandages pima lawns hands to protect her joints on impact i. think a german kick boxer is also making her 1st appearance in the ring tonight more and more foreigners have been flocking to the birthplace of mojtaba to train they cations at boxing camps are increasingly popular for amateur boxers taking part in a

back in shanghai the fight junior kickboxer people on is hoping to win will take place at a nighttime market there will be matches going on all evening as spectators come and go. the location isn't exactly top notch but it gives the young boxer a chance to show professional trainers and managers what she's made of. i decide to get a league of the. originally a form of close combat warfare has become a spectator sport popular with locals and visitors alike. and her mother knock wait backstage for her appearance at the milan can't afford to get injured today she has to be in shape for the flower festival tomorrow. ahead of the match the fighters are oiled and massaged their faces are covered with a thick layer of vaseline so their opponents' fists slip off love. a care taker carefully bandages pee milans hands to protect her joints on impact. is. a german kick boxer is also making her 1st appearance in the ring tonight more and more foreigners have been flocking to the birthplace of the train vacations and boxing camps are increasingly popular. for amateur boxers taking part in a real c

we are live at the shanghai auto show later. coming up next, the global death toll from covid-19 exceeds 3 million and hospitals are vaccinating. latest in the fight against the pandemic. this is bloomberg. ♪ vonnie: this is daybreak asia, i'm vonnie quinn with the first word headlines. internationalizing the yuan is not an attempt to replace the dollar but to give markets another option for international trade investments. the central bank says the efforts to create digital yuan are for investment use. amid concerns that it could replace the dollar. u.s. and china say they are committed to operating on climate change and able leading the paris agreement. the joint statements came after both sides messed -- both sides met last week. u.s. president joe biden will host a virtual climate conference with world leaders this week and chinese president will participate, according to dow jones. the u.s. has warned russia that it will face consequences if alexey navalny dies. the outspoken putin critic is in his third week of a hunger

in beijing and shanghai -- it is 9:00 in beijing and shanghai. i am tom mackenzie. david: i am david ingles. set to lend them some cash to pay an offshore bond.

al-jazeera shanghai. iran says it has successfully and reached uranium to 60 percent which is far beyond the limits set on the the terms of the 2015 nuclear deal on thursday iran attended more talks in vienna aimed at reviving that accord president joe biden wants iran to stop violating the terms if the u.s. is to rejoin terror on once the u.s. sanctions lifted 1st as a bag has moved into her own. ron is doing that because it's a reaction to what they have called the act of sabotage last sunday at their main nuclear facility in towns now iran announced that they would be enriching to 60 percent as well as installing a 1000 more advanced centrifuges now that attack happened on sunday iran said it was nuclear terrorism and the cold in the europeans yesterday to condemn it and actually cuse them of having a weak response now yes that is above the limits allowed in the 2015 nuclear deal but iran has already passed those limits iran has been enriching up to 20 percent uranium enrichment since november that enr

in the 1st quarter of 2021 despite a global downturn because of the pandemic will be live in shanghai. and hong kong's pro-democracy campaigners are in court to face sentencing for their role in the 2019 protests. the chicago police department released graphic video of the police shooting of a 13 year old latino boy the killing happened last month and the footage appears to show the boy turning to the police with his hands in the air before he was shot some viewers will find the following footage disturbing we've chosen not to show the moment he died is how to joe castro. the video you're about to see is incredibly disturbing it's 2 30 am and an officer wearing a body camera arrives at a black and latino neighborhood of chicago a police are valences jim had detected gunshots nearby and the investigating officer runs after a person down an alleyway. 3. children but. that person was 13 year old adam toledo chicago police had at 1st called this an armed confrontation with the police claiming the boy had been holding a gun and the video released 17 days later appears to tell a different s

has more now from shanghai. well the thought of relatively low expectations for this meeting but it is seen as a positive step in the right direction both the u.s. and china seem to sincerely want to work closer together to fight climate change and that's crucial because these 2 countries together count for more than hoffa the world's greenhouse gas emissions and china just one on its own but despite that both sides want something a little different from this meeting in shanghai this week john kerry wants tighter to impose more stringent reduction targets when it comes to carbon emissions and beijing is going to be asking for washington to pledge to spend more to help developing countries transition to a new energy china is also looking at the optics of this meeting it wants to be seen as an equal to washington and it also wants to be seen by the international community as a leader in fighting climate change but at the same time many are skeptical that they were able to rise above the differences because the las

is also expected to announce a new target for reducing emissions katrina you has more from shanghai. this is significant because it's the highest level visit we've had here to china by a u.s. official sister biden became president and john kerry is here at the invitation of dating and he's going to meet with his chinese counterpart sat down and it's crucial that these 2 countries would together to combat climate change because together they account for about half the world's carbon emissions china on its own accounts for about one 3rd. now both countries have said that this is a priority but they want 5 different things from this meeting in shanghai don't kerry says he's going to ask beijing to impose more scrutiny climate reduction targets and china wants to encourage the u.s. to do more to help developing countries invest in renewables and china is also looking at the optics of this meeting and wants to be seen as an equal to the u.s. and seen also as a climate change now this is very significant in terms of it being seen as a positive interaction between the 2 countries because th

in shanghai, here's cnbc's eunice yoon. >> reporter: at the shanghai auto show it seems like everyone is pushing an ev, even brands that have held off until now >> the chinese consumer is very familiar with the cadillac brand. now we're showing the customer what electrification means when it's a cadillac. >> this is a big day for ford in china. >> gm's cross town rival is also here showing off its made in china for china electric mustang mock e. >> ford has been around for 118 years, and the industry is going through a pivot now, and we feel that we are going to be as relevant in the future as we have been in the past. >> reporter: china's ev market has grown exponentially, powered mainly by chinese startups encouraged by the government's policies except for tesla, unsure beijing's electrification drive would find consumer demand. >> now that the ev drive is bigger and policy pressure mounting, measure international brands are jumping in andthat could reshape the market here. >> china has ordered most cars need to be electric by 2035. ford plans to target high end and middle income cu

the model y in shanghai, it has amazingly good gross margins. so there wasn't much more to be discussed on the call because the next step is continuing to ramp into this year, and get a getting -- and getting started in berlin. my sense is that investor focus is going to shift throughout these considerations, and what i find very exciting, i think expeditions are 25% where they should be and 45% low where they should be for 20 23, so i see a lot of room for earnings revision going forward. guy: how will the market react if there is a supply chain bottleneck? if there is a problem producing cars? this is the story of tesla right now. it has to be able to industrialize its production. it has to bring in berlin. it has to work. is there a problem in terms of the input story -- if there is a problem in terms of the input story, how is the market going to react? pierre: it is relative, so anything that saturates delivery numbers for the next quarter or the way the street is looking at forecasting deliveries for the rest of the year will have a negati

al-jazeera shanghai. take you through the headlines this hour now russia has hit back a day after a wave of sanctions imposed by the united states 10 american diplomats have been expelled from the country with 8 top officials including the head of the f.b.i. now banned from entering so slap sanctions on 8 individuals.

climate envoy john kerry is in shanghai for talks with chinese leaders kerry has been urging countries around the world is that ambitious targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions the u.s. is due to announce its own target in the coming week while china has pledged to become carbon neutral by 26 to kerry's visit will be the 1st to china by the ministration official let's get more this from our correspondent katrina you who joins us now katrina this might be viewed as an opportunity for both washington and beijing to be on the same page before really the big event in glasgow in scotland later in the year. that's right and it's significant this is the highest level visit by u.s. officials since joe biden took the presidency and he will meet in shanghai with his chinese counterpart c.i. gen while he's here on the invitation of beijing and it's crucial that these 2 countries work together on climate change because together they account for more than half of the world's greenhouse gas emissions china alone accounts for about one 3rd of those carbon emissions and both governments have mad

the shanghai auto show opens it's doors. we'll discuss all the latest trends in the automotive industry. and a niche sport that's going mainstream. the rise of drone racing. cyber attacks on companies are now widespread and on the increase. the proportion of businesses targeted by cyber criminals in the past year rose from 38% to 43%, according to a report published today by hiscox. over a quarter of those firms targeted had to deal with five attacks or more. perhaps unsurprisingly, spending on security has doubled over the past two years. only last week in a world economic forum survey of firms, two in five flagged up cybersecurity as a major risk factorfacing firms. so why is it rising, and what can businesses do to protect themselves? joining me now is gareth wharton cyber ceo of hiscox. talk us through the last year. is given the attackers many more routes to target customers so there is many more fishing attacks so lots of covid lowers, coming here to your vaccine, get —— learn about covid —— phishing. also busi

back in shanghai the fight junior kickboxer pima lawn is hoping to win will take place at a nighttime market there will be matches going on all evening as spectators come and go. the location isn't exactly top notch but it gives the young boxer a chance to show professional trainers and managers what she's made of. i get a legal sense. originally a form of close combat warfare has become a spectator sport popular with locals and visitors alike. along and her mother knock wait backstage for her appearance came along can't afford to get injured today she has to be in shape for the flower festival tomorrow. ahead of the match the fighters are oiled and massaged their faces are covered with a thick layer of vaseline so their opponent's fists slip off love oh i a care taker carefully bandages pee milans hands to protect her joints on impact i . think a german kick boxer is also making her 1st appearance in the ring tonight more and more foreigners have been flocking to the birthplace of my tie to train they cations at boxing camps are increasingly popular. parameter boxers taking part in a

shanghai composite on the upside. we are looking also at some of these other aspects that could be providing relief, perhaps indeed some of the huarong debt issue being relieved, and caused some of the jitters to disappear. a lot more on the way. that is a look at shanghai and this is bloomberg. haslinda: looking ahead to key stories, investors are watching in india today, a record surge of covid-19 infections continues and health experts are worried a new variant could be racing through the crowded nation. hong kong is the latest major city to ban flights from india. rishaad: we have rising defaults in india as well, and this has prompted the country to tighten oversight over corporate bond sales, which have seen issuance plummet so far this year. looking at nifty futures, they have a drawdown at the start of the session. that's a look at what to expect from india as the mumbai market opens in a little over 15 minutes from now. let's check in with the first word news. we go to new york and vonnie quinn. vonnie: the u

let's get live to shanghai. the first, let's sit -- but first, let's see industry leaders. >> the whole industry is. -- is affected. the capex is too low. >> the issues with chips, this is a short-term issue and we'll work through it. >> once you get these chips, you have to decide. you can look at your profit margins, and put them into the vehicles where you have the best margins and the tightest supply. so, it's going to be chaotic and challenging, but i think we can navigate through it, still being able to hit our retail targets for this year. >> actually, we've been impacted since the end of last year. but the impact is into big. around 10% isn't t -- isn't too big. around 10% in sales. >> we had disruption in the first quarter. we are now talking about what the recovery scenario could look like with our suppliers. manus: let's get to the shanghai auto show. tom mackenzie is standing by. tom a super important guest for us. good morning. tom: good morning. thank you. very pleased to say i'm joined with the ch

let's get to china where the shanghai auto show is kicking off. electric auto vehicles and intelligent driving tech in the forefront. toyota is among the automakers pushing ahead and ev space unveiling in all electric suv concept car. you can see it here -- it is gorgeous. we are joined by bob carter, executive vice president of toyota motor in north america. what's the likelihood of it making into reduction? bob: it is a concept today, but later this year, we will be showing it in a production form and it will be one of two vehicles we will have in the market in 2022. matt: what is setting toyota electric vehicles apart from a slew of electric vehicles coming on the market this year and next? bob: we have had 20 years of electrified sales. everyone knows about the prius. we started selling that in 1997 and a build up through a number of hybrid vehicles, plug-in hybrids, we have a fuel cell on the market, so overall, we have sold more electrified vehicles as a brand and all other makes combined. we are now with the step of the bz subbrand, we are

at the shanghai auto show. low and welcome to the show m c busy in berlin 12 of europe's biggest and richest football clubs have announced plans to form a separate tournaments to replace their participation in the annual champions league. at the super league organizers include heavyweights rail madrid barcelona liverpool and you ventus they say the new league will secure them critical revenue that's disappeared during an industry battering pandemic but the breakaway group faces opposition from domestic leagues fan groups and champions league organizers wave. here's a look at the money potentially in play the league itself would be backed by about 5000000000 euros in debt raised by u.s. investment bank j.p. morgan organizers estimate revenue over 10000000000 euros annually significantly higher than current european tournaments the super league is also promising a massive upfront cash injection for clubs to build up infrastructure investment a whopping 3500000000 euros. now for more on this i'm joined by professo

there has anything that could break their loyalty to their beloved car brand. >> they come the the shanghai auto show to see if many of the chinese tesla wannabes can stand up >> do you like >> reporter: he works if finance. he's in i.t. he dreams of upgrading to a tesla roadster he loves his model three so much, he sleeps in it. on their list, established car maker, the zeekr 001. >> what do you think it reminds me of a model three, he says. next stop the et 7 by new york listed nio >> when i driver it, it will feel like no >> looks like a model three. some didn't merit a visit. he doesn't like the company name but he did find car he does like by newcomer. tesla has problems with panel gabs it's gotten better but not like there. to judge car you really need to know how it drives after a day kicking the tires. >> i still choose tesla for now. >> you still choose tesla? >> yes >> how about you >> buy a tesla >> reporter: they said the biggest draw for the tesla is compared to the chinese models was mainly the functionality of the car. they said at the end of the day it just works a little bi

the shanghai composite has a better re-brought. services at 54.3. it was meant to be 51.5 according to the estimates. better than expected. asx 200 is stable at 9/10 of 1%. we just have to half hours to go before we get the latest from the reserve bank of australia. here we go, the go price, very good, up by one third of 1%. i have seen oil under pressure. it is down to this gradual story of restoration and supplies for opec-plus. that has sent down prices by about 4% and we are recovering from that in the latest session up 1.2 percent. wti is below 60 bucks a barrel. yield is under pressure as bond prices rise at 1.68. as a moment the yield under 10 year treasury. that's was going on market wise. haslinda: we have bloomberg markets live strategist mark cranfield. asia pretty much has gains and losses not tracking the u.s. higher. what is the focus? mark: overall, people are reasonably positive this coming quarter. it is a goldilocks scenario that could be playing out. you have very solid data coming across from all of the countries. united states a

heavy rain for shanghai. let's track this one together. it moves across the east china's he into japan. once again, a surge of moisture. tokyo is 25 degrees. we will see increasing the unsettled conditions and also toward the korean peninsula because of that system that we saw in shanghai that moved across the east tennessee that is plaguing both japan and the korean peninsula. ♪ >> the capital of up one you give me is ranked -- the capital of papua new guinea his rank of the most dangerous in the world. we iestigate the gangs in stealing fear in the streets, on al jazeera. >> the news media have been left to sort through the mixed messages on the quite complex story. >> from mainstream 10th street journalism, we cover the way the news is covered, on al jazeera. ♪ albarbara: the reminder of the p stories. more than 3600 coronavirus deaths and nearly 380,000 cases were reported in india on thursday. 40 countries have pledged to supply india with much-needed oxygen. despite this, elections are going ahead in two big states. meanwhile, br

and china are the world's 2 biggest polluters now climate envoy john kerry is in shanghai to meet chinese leaders the visit is to make the varmints an area of course or collaboration between the 2 is the 1st trip to china by a high ranking ministration official china wants to become carbon neutral only 2060 u.s. is also expected to announce you target for reducing emissions but really you have small. while the thought of relatively low expectations for this meeting but it is seen as a positive step in the right direction both the u.s. and china seem to sincerely want to work closer together to fight climate change and that's crucial because these 2 countries together count for more than half of the world's greenhouse gas emissions and china just one on its own but despite that both sides want something little different from this meeting in shanghai this week john kerry wants tighter to impose more stringent reduction targets when it comes to carbon emissions and beijing is going to be asking for washington to pledge to spend more to help developing countries transition to a new energy chi

lingering heavy showers for sapporo 6 degrees so a chilly rain there and heavy outbreaks of rain for shanghai but watch let's track this one out together moves across the east china sea into japan so once again a surge of moisture tokyo $25.00 degrees will see increasingly unsettled conditions and more rain to come also unsettled as we head toward the korean peninsula and this is all because of that system that we saw in shanghai that moved across the east china sea that is now play again both japan and the korean peninsula. port moresby the capital of new guinea is ranked one of the most dangerous cities in the us 101 east investigate the violent games easterling feel on the streets on al-jazeera a weekly critique of the stories hitting the headlines the news media have been left to sort through the mixed messages on a quite complex story from main street to street journalism the listening post covers the way the news discovered on josie's. the in the a. reminder now of the top stories on al-jazeera more than 3600 coronavirus deaths and nearly 380000 cases were reported on thursday at least

years it's while the rest of the world recovers from the pandemic contribute joins us now live from shanghai katrina so obviously this is huge growth in the midst of a pandemic talk us through the numbers how did china manage such a bounce back. that's right give it's kind of that a figure 18.3 percent that's the highest a level of quarterly worth recorded since 1903 when reports began here in china and really it's actually quite spot on the what economists were predicting we spoke to a number of them they were predicting a range between 16 percent to 20 percent so that's definitely in line with expectations but we do have to keep this in context this time last year china posted a historic contraction of almost 7. percent so we all looking at the growth rate of 18 percent that's coming from quite a lower jumping off point but still it is quite significant last year when we had the contraction china had all about come to a standstill because it was in the forward of the quoted 900 pandemic and now we've had this steady recovery in very few outbreaks relative to other countries just small clus

rest of the world recovers from the curve it 19 coronavirus a pandemic katrina you has more now from shanghai. 18.3 percent that's the highest level of quarterly worth recorded since 1903 when records began hearing like that and really it's actually quite spot on with what economists were predicting we spoke to a number of them and they were predicting a range between 16 percent to 20 percent about's definitely in line with expectations but we do have to keep this in context this time last year china posted a historic contraction of almost 7 percent so we're all looking at the growth rate of 18 percent that's coming from the lower jump off point but still it is quite significant last year when we had the contraction china had all come to a standstill because it was in the forward of the quoted 19 pandemic and now we've had this steady recovery in very few outbreaks relative to other countries just small clusters here and there but no major lockdown since about mid last year now there's of course this contraction last year did set the stage for this dramatic rebound 18.3 percent and economists

shanghai has not been so good may change a bit with the on shore breeze and the rain is fairly obvious that you might expect during spring that line to extend through japan has been interrupted by typhoons sort of which remains out over the open water producing a big swell admittedly this rain is going sags towards hong kong to give you a rather wet day or at least end today on sunday and of course a pretty humid one as well for indonesia other rainy seasons fairly much stopped at the moment the rain is gone all through malaysia and beyond that through thailand cambodia and vietnam with his heavy downpours recently and certainly true in sumatra not to be the case of course the next few days if not weeks having seen significant snow recently in the finals of india it's now in the poland fading away temperatures are rising and those in india they're a bit above the average that is that time of the year we get the pre monsoon heat and certainly there was showers confined to the south mostly carol. support qatar airways. a 3 year investigation into the pro-gun lobby have been going to thos

here is eunice yoon with the shanghai auto show >> reporter: at the shanghai auto show, it seems like everyone is pushing an ev, even brands that have held off until now. the consumers is very familiar with the cadillac brand. we're showing what connectification is really. >> this is a big day f sect connectification is really. >> this is a big day for ford in china. >> gm as rival is also here. >> ford has been around for 118 years. the industry is going through a pivot now. we feel that we are going to be as relevant in the future as we have been in the past. >> china's ev market has grown exponentially powered mainly by startups encouraged by the government's supportive policies the except for tesla, foreign makers are largely stalled. now that the ev market is bigger and policy pressure is mounting, more international brands are jumping in that could reshape the market here china hayes ordered most cars need to be electric by 2035. ford plans to target high-end and middle-income customers with its evs.evs. gm made this mini gm made this mini ev with its chinese partners it turns o

climate envoy john kerry is in shanghai it's all talks with china's leaders about reducing carbon emissions. also ahead of 5 years old and living with cancer a drug shortage in mexico is putting this boy's life and thousands of others at risk. after 20 years in afghanistan the u.s. and nato say the time has now come to end their military campaign leaders made the announcements on weapons day saying after 2 decades it no longer makes sense to keep thousands of troops in afghanistan white house correspondent kimberly halkett begins our coverage from washington. after a generation of war in afghanistan u.s. president joe biden says it's time for american soldiers to return home we cannot continue the cycle of extending or expanding our military presence in afghanistan and hoping to create ideal conditions i'm now the 4th united states president to preside over american troop presence in afghanistan to republicans to democrats i will not pass this responsibility on to a 5th the withdrawal of u.s. forces begins may 1st and ends by september 11th the 20th anniversary of the attacks on new york's

al-jazeera shanghai u.s. president joe biden is due to hold his fast pacing with a world leader in possum since taking office japan's prime minister you know she had a sofa has arrived in washington china is expected to dominate that folks as is the global economy so go and buy a consignment of worldwide shortage of semiconductor chips brunell's reports. semiconductors are at the heart of the devices many of us use every day from phones to game console household electronics and medical diagnostics to name just a few but now there are a shortage of the vital silicon chips in my 30 year career i've never seen a. demand exceeding supply to the extent that supplies were tight before the pandemic hit but during the global lockdowns demand for more networking in more devices has skyrocketed now we're in a multi-year cycle where the demand is really outstripping the supply the crunch is crushing the u.s. auto industry at the beginning of the pandemic demand plummeted and automakers cut back production drastically bu

is also expected to announce a new target for reducing emissions trading you has more now from shanghai. this is significant because it's the highest level visit we've had here to china by a us official sr biden became president and john kerry is here at the invitation of beijing and he's going to meet with his chinese counterpart. and it's crucial that these 2 countries work together to combat climate change because together they account for about half the world's carbon emissions china on its own accounts for about one 3rd now both countries have said that this is a priority but they want different things from this meeting in shanghai john kerry says he's going to ask beijing to impose more stringent climate reduction targets and china wants to encourage the u.s. to do more to help developing countries invest in renewables and china is also looking at the optics of this meeting and wants to be seen as an equal to the u.s. and seen also as a climate change and now this is very significant in terms of it being seen as a positive interaction between the 2 countries because the context of

one, you don't see this very often in china, let alone at the shanghai auto show which i've reported from several times. the other thing to keep in mind, this woman has done this other parts of china this is not somebody inspired for the first time to stand up and say i see a wrong and i'm protesting about it. she has been videotaped and it has been documented she has done similar types of protests in other parts of china nonetheless, getting some attention online today melissa. >> supposedly her father was involved in a crash that was in a tesla. so that's what motivated this woman torg across china and protest. >> sure. >> but in terms of the self-driving feature beta tested that's marketed as full self--driving. i would think this they would come under scrutiny. >> correct. >> for what it's called. >> that's what critics are saying, melissa. critics say you saulo call it full self-driving. elon musk was on joe roguen podcast a couple months ago and said we're not far from seeing autopilot get to the point where you don't have to drive unless you want to. now, he didn't say, look,

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reports from shanghai. and shanghai's commercial center buses of domestic tourists rub shoulders with office workers and delivery people the city has bounced back from the pandemic something reflected in the latest economic think it china grew by 18.3 percent in the 1st quarter of 2021 the biggest jump since brick. begad in the early 1990 s. there was talk of the us what i'd say we expect the economy this year to maintain its current trend of steady strengthening and steady improvement but many say the figure is skewed it comes from a low base of minus 7 percent this time last year a period of lockdowns employers during the beginning of the current a virus outbreak that created a historic contraction still the chinese government says the recovery has been robust led by a strong industrial sector and a jump in demand for exports as carpet spread around the world beijing poured money into infrastructure projects but resisted heavy handed stimulus measures to avoid worsening debt china's response code 19 econo

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climate envoy john kerry is in shanghai to meet chinese leaders he aims to make environmental challenges an area where both countries can cooperate more closely it's the 1st trip to china high ranking by the ministration official china wants to become carbon neutral by 26 feet the u.s. is also expected to announce a new target for reducing emissions zeros katrina you reports now from shanghai and . this is significant because it's the highest level visit we've had here to china by a u.s. official sr biden became president and john kerry is here at the invitation of dating and he's going to meet with his chinese counterpart. and it's crucial that these 2 countries work together to combat climate change because together they account for about half the world's carbon emissions china on its own accounts for about one 3rd now both countries have said that this is a priority but they want 5 different things from this meeting in shanghai john kerry says he's going to sing to impose more stringent climate reduction targets and china wants to encourage the u.s. to do more to help developing count