they are a muslim minority in predominantly buddhist myanmar. the footage appears to have recorded by the police and posted online saturday. it shows a group of at least 30 villagers being urged to gather together and being beaten repeatedly with a baton. they're shown being forced to sit on the ground with hands behind their heads. the myanmar government says the footage was taken in november. last october, myanmar security forces launched an offensive after militants attacked military and police outposts. they have faced international criticism as there have been allegations of abuse against the rohingya. the myanmar government stressed that the security forces are following the rule of law. >>> the government of sri lanka appears set to reach a deal that will allow a chinese firm to operate a port in the country for almost a century, but it's raising concerns that chinese navy vessels could make port call there is claiming a need to maintain security. the port in southern sri lanka is currently under construction through a $1.4 billion loan p

one of myanmar's main roads to china was temporarily closed. this truck driver has been waiting here for more than ten hours. and they don't know when they can reach the next checkpoint. >> translator: i've been here since 3:00 in the morning. >> reporter: ethnic minorities who live in the combat zone had to flee for safety. about 130 people from a group took shelter in a monastery in this village. >> translator: countries without war or terrorism are the best. we want peace, not war. >> reporter: in western myanmar, rohingya militants have attacked security forces. the rohingya are mostly minority in this predominantly buddhist country. 17 soldiers and 69 militants died in the violence. after footage surfaced on the internet showing rohingya villagers being kicked and beaten, authorities admitted that it was filmed by a police officer. they've launched an investigation. aung san suu kyi invited foreign ministers from other asean member nations to yangon in an apparent gesture of consideration for malaysia and other asian dominated countries. s

that will be one of the key factors in attracting japanese investment. >> myanmar has rapid economic growth of about 8% a year, but development is expanding imports and generating a trade deficit. the country is now seeking to enlarge its export sector. >>> people in the philippines have gathered outside the national police headquarters in manila to protest the killing of a south korean businessman by police officers. patchari raksawong at our bureau in bangkok has the details. >> officials say he was kidnapped by police who intended to demand a ransom but ended up dead. they have tied the gruesome incident to the apparent immunity enjoyed by local security forces in president duterte's bloody war. over 100 protesters called for justice for the korean businessman and other victims of what they call extra judicial killings. police in the philippines have killed thousands of people in the campaign duterte launched against drugs after he took office in june. >> we are protesting because we believe that impunity is the norm here in the police force. you can be killed inside the police ca

the organization of islamic cooperation warns it could lead extremist groups to gain prominence in myanmar. >> translator: just as the oic reiterates its condemnation of violence against the rohingya, it calls on myanmar to insure the security forces apply maximum restraint towards civilians to keep those from fanning religious hatred and put an end to unjustifiable acts against the muslim community. >> last month, police detained an indonesian man they believe was planning a terror attack in myanmar. >>> thailand is preparing its youth for a globalized world and the efforts start at a very young age. nhk world reports. >> reporter: in kindergarten in bangkok has been teaching english he to its people for the past three years. children were recently speaking english everyday as a draw to the language. >> it's fun. >> reporter: there's a reason behind it. there seems to be endless streams of foreign companies making inroads into thailand. the launch of art in the community demonstrated how important it is that thailand become more open to the rest of the world. compared with other countries

they cannot hope for the best and it get worse. is demanding myanmar take bangladesh is demanding myanmar take back the tens of thousands of rohingya people that have led to the country for rohingya people that have led to the cou ntry for safety. rohingya people that have led to the country for safety. the government of myanmar denies the allegations levelled against their army and has suggested that fleeing rohingya villagers have burnt down their own homes to attract international attention. the country's leader, aung san suu kyi, so she needs space from the international committee to deal with the crisis. david campanale, bbc news. dozens of people are feared dead in italy. that is after an avalanche destroyed a hotel used by skiers in central italy. at least three people are known to have died and rescue teams are searching for up to 35 people still trapped. the avalanche happened yesterday after a series of powerful earthquakes struck the area of abruzzo, around 150 miles from rome. 0ur correspondent, james reynolds, sent this report. at night, the quickest way through the wall of s

meeting in an emergency session to discuss what it says is a humanitarian crisis faced by the myanmar minority, the organisation of islamic cooperation, which is made up of 57 countries, with mainly muslim populations, resolved to send a high—level delegation to rakhine state. we call on the government of myanmar to cease all attacks and this, three actions against rohingya people immediately, and for the perpetrators to be brought tojustice. outside the conference, protesters demanded that there was intervention to protect muslims. inside came the view that the crisis is fuelling regional instability because of the exodus of refugees. if the domestic affairs of a country results in instability which affects other countries in the region, they cannot be expected to remain silent, cannot hope for the best and pray it does not get worse. bangladesh is demanding myanmar take back the tens of thousands of rohingya people that have led to the country for safety. the government of myanmar denies the allegations levelled against their army and has suggested that fleeing rohingya villagers

we will also report on myanmar, because for the first time, the government has admitted muslims have been abused. it will also tell you about what happened to the world's major currencies last year and what is coming up in 2017. whether you are watching on bbc world news or here in the uk on the bbc news channel, welcome to the first edition of outside source the 2017 and happy new year. we begin with a story of the utmost seriousness in brazil. it started on new year's day and only ended today. authorities have regained control but we believe dozens and dozens of people died. the bbc‘s correspondent in brazil has this report. local television pictures showed women and family members crying and screaming outside the jail. the riot a p pa re ntly screaming outside the jail. the riot apparently broke out during visiting hours on new year's day. the riot involved rival gangs attacking each other with weapons smuggled into the prison. there were horrific reports of many gang members being tortured and even decapitated after being taken hostage. many of brazil's overcrowded and underfun

i saw the potential of these new relationships during president obama's historic visit to myanmar, laos and vietnam. as a key part of this rebalanced president obama fought to set the rules of the road for trade to ensure fair competition, protect the environment and raise labor standards. we did this through the transpacific partnership and if we don't define these rules of the road others will for us. china is already pursuing its own regional trade agreement. lower standards and fewer protections. failure to move forward on tpc is eroding america's regional leadership and credibility with china standing to gain strategically and economically. even as we emphasize the importance of the asia-pacific police seized opportunities and other emerging centers of growth for the first time in half a century americans are flying directly from miami cuba creating afterward -- opportunities for cubans and americans. shedding that historical baggage removed an irritant. thanks in part to our opening to cuba u.s. relations with latin america have never been better. and with this year's peace agreem

after attacks on police posts by armed rohingyas, myanmar says they are militants inspired by islamists abroad. plenty of the video already exist on social media. it alleges that grave abuses annexed or judicial killings are being committed by security forces. but almost all of it is filmed by the rohingyas themselves and is rejected as fake by the burmese authorities. the video of the police beatings, however, is not denied. and an investigation has been set up to punish the policeman involved. campaigners say it is the first time the government has acknowledged abuses by its very forces -- security forces. laura: over the holidays, many people receive video games as gifts. have you wondered what it takes to make those characters that fly through the air with these? the answer is a lot of time and effort. it is a business worth $100 billion and the uk's a leader in the field. our technology correspondent has visited a company to get in on the action. straightahead, what we are to do is get the range of emotions. reporter: in a studio in oxford, i'm preparing for role in a world war ii

but in spite of their popularity, even in myanmar, they're starting to die out. we've been speaking to a couple of fans who insist they'll always remain loyal. fertile —— peter wright writers of myanmar. he's nothing less than a cycling legend. robert marchand has set a new world record at the age of 105. he's cycled more than 22 kilometres in one hour. it was a race against the clock in a category the international cycling union created just for him. asked why he wanted to set a new record, he told reporters he simply wanted to prove that there's more to life after 100 than sitting in an armchair. our paris correspondent hugh schofield has more. 92 laps, 22 one half kilometres, robert marchand has done it again. the frenchman is already holder of the hour time trialfor centenarians, now he is champion of a new age category created for cyclists aged 105. robert marchand has always been a fitness fan. in an earlier life he was a gymnastics champion and a boxer. he never smoked, he drinks only the occasional glass of wine and he exercises. translation: i do ten

let's turn out to myanmar and the latest on the rohingya ethnic minority. a government appointed commission is due to deliver its final report into claims that many soldiers raped and killed civilians. the conflict area has been locked down and as our correspondent reports, they are refusing to allow independent journalists in to for themselves. it is at 630 in the morning and i am ata it is at 630 in the morning and i am at a very terminal and we are waiting to get on board a ferry to go to the northern rakhine state. up until now all independent observers and journalists have been prevented from going there. this was different. this time we had been given official permits. and we travelled four hours up the river, north towards the conflict zone. as our boat docked in the town it became clear that there was a problem. we were met by police and security officials. we have been told that our trip has been cancelled and we cannot go any further. we cannot go into the areas where there have been violence over the last few months. clearly there are still thing

accounts from those inside the camp, which reveals the extent of the violence that has unfolded in myanmar. now, rico, what stories are sparking discussions online? this story has generated quite a buzz on social media, especially in india. here is what happened. a user from mumbai spotted on amazon canada a listing for a doormat resembling the indian flag. now, i should mention that, under indian law, the desecration of the flag is a serious offence. the country's minister for external affairs, sushma swaraj, joined the wave of discontent on twitter. she threatened to rescind visas for amazon officials if they did not stop selling the product. hours later, result — the item seems to have disappeared from sale. as a cold snap continues to affect greece, thousands of homeless refugees and migrants remain at risk of exposure to the bad weather. some camps in northern greece have been blanketed in snow. our reporter howard johnson attempted to travel to some of them. we set off from athens early in the morning with plans to visit the refugee camps of thessaloniki, which has been particular

and that was the view on the first few days on the trump presidency from taiwan, hong kong and myanmar. and we will get the views from thailand, indonesia and tokyo. and just a reminder that a brand new programme begins here on bbc world news on monday, 100 days, looking at donald trump's first hundred days in office and all the key developments around the globe. join katty kay in washington and christian fraser in london at 1900 gmt here on bbc world news. let's update you on the situation in central italy that has been crippled by severe weather. one of the survivors of the avalanche at rigopiano hotel says she ate ice and snow to quench her thirst during a 58—hour ordeal. more than 20 other people are still missing. pablo ushoa reports. four days after the tragedy, rescue workers here still looking at for signs of life. foot by foot. 23 people are still missing, feared to have been buried under the avalanche which crush the hotel rigopiano hotel on thursday night. nine people have been rescued and on sunday one of the survivors spoke about her ordeal. she was rescued alongside her

but in spite of their popularity, even in myanmar, they're starting to die out. we've been speaking to a couple of fans who insist they'll always remain loyal. well, from typewriters to new technology, coming up next, we look at driverless cars as they hit the road at the consumer electronics show in las vegas. and before we go, wow‘s this for proof that age is no excuse? a 105—year—old french cyclist has set a new record for the furthest distance cycled in one hour. robert marchand, who was born in 1911, completed 22 kilometres, 5117 metres in a race against the clock in a category that was created specially for him. congratulations. stay with us, we will be back with their headlines next. we will see you soon. hello there, good morning. quite widespread frost to start the day today. most of us are firmly in some really quite cold air coming down from the north. and the cold feel two things is accentuated by the northerly breeze along the eastern coast. but elsewhere the winds are a little bit lighter, the skies are clear, allowing temperatures to plummet

the international edition of the new york times has a report about a group of rohingya refugees from myanmar in bangladesh. the article details several accounts from those inside the camp which reveals the extent of the violence that has unfolded in myanmar. now, rico, what stories are sparking discussions online? this story has generated quite a buzz on social media, especially in india. here's what happened. a user from mumbai spotted on amazon canada a listing for a doormat resembling the indian flag. now, ishould mention that under indian law, the desecration of the flag is a serious offence. the country's minister for external affairs, sushma swaraj, joined the wave of discontent on twitter. she threatened to rescind visas for amazon officials if they did not stop selling the product. hours later, result! the item seems to have disappeared from sale. as donald trump faced the media, his nominee for secretary of state rex tillerson was facing questions from a panel of senators who are considering his suitability for the post. in a confirmation hearing that lasted around nine hours, mr ti

suz is dedicated to helping chilildren in her home country f myanmar. franklin from panama works together with young people to improve health care in his country. and elaine from vietnam wants to beautifyfy her hometown ho chi minh city. and today we introduce you to a global shaper from indonesia. reporter: every morning esri nurhani prepares the food she'll later be selling at the market. she's a micro-entrepreneur. her snack bar ensures her an income with h which she e suppos her family. today she has a guest, 29-year-old andi taufan. he recently gave her a small loan so she could start her business. esri nurhani invested in cooking utensils and basic ingredients. esri: every day i spend around 150,000 rupiahs and sell the food for 200,000, so my profit is around 50,000. reporter: 50,000 rupiahs a day are the equivalent of almost 3 euros 50. it's not much, but it's enough to make ends meet. andi taufan has helped many people build up a livelihood. his organization offers microcredit to groups that organize themselves. andi: engage them with us. try t

economies in the same way that other businesses used to invest in china, so they are going into vietnam, myanmar, africa, and effectively replicating the stage of development that they went through in other countries and building infrastructure to create trade flows, trade corridors. so, you know, as ever when you try to do something very ambitious, you worry, can something interrupt it, but i think china has managed it successfully so far. francine: how many non-performing loans do you think chinese banks have? douglas: you can see what they eport. many think there may be other elements there in the investment companies that are yet to be recognized. i actually think it is less relevant than how they are managed. managing impairment is about can ou manage it in a smooth way without causing disruption? china has not borrowed heavily from the rest of the world so it is an internal issue. can you manage it in a way that you have the capacity to do it without causing disruption and unrest and an economic slump? so far, they have done it. i'm relatively confident they will continue to do it. and i t

i saw these relationships in myanmar. president obama fought to set the rules for the road of trade ,hat ensures fair competition guarantees fair labor standards. we did this through the transpacific partnership. and if we don't define these will of the road, others for us. china is pursuing its own regional trade agreement. tppure to move forward on eroded american leadership with china standing to gain. even as we emphasize the importance of the engine -- of the asia-pacific, there are multiple centers of growth. for the first time in half a century, americans are flying directly from miami to havana, creating new opportunities for cubans and americans, and -- bringing back all of the cigars that they can carry. better. and with our peace agreement in colombia, thel longest-running war in this hemisphere can join and. we have brought business leaders together to grow opportunity and support africa's next generation . while reaching out to new newners, we strengthened relationships. we deepened relationships to bolster d

. >>> myanmar says it will investigate a new allegation of police brutality against the muslim rohingya minority. a video that's gone viral prompted the investigation. and we do want to warn you, the images are disturbing. it appears to show police officers beating rohingya villagers in november. one officer records the video at violence plays out behind him. phil robertson from human rights watch says this, if the police feel so immune that they film themselves inflicting such brutal beatings one wonders what other horrors may be taking place off camera that they were not willing to record. four police men are now in custody, and there's growing criticism of nld leader aung san suu kyi over her handling of human rights abuses against the rohingya muslims, we spoke to the ambassador, derek mitchell. >> there's context of decades if not centuries of mistrust, of the sense of the people that they are the vanguard of terrorism, this anti-muslim attitude in the country going back decades. this is necessary to solve the question, and this is what she has been getting at, aung san suu kyi has

they are going into vietnam, myanmar, africa, and effectively replicating the stage of development that they went through in other countries and building infrastructure to create trade flows, trade corridors. as ever when you're trying to do something very ambitious, you worry that something could interrupt it, but i think china has managed it extraordinarily successfully so far. >> how many nonperforming loans do think chinese banks have? >> you can see what they report. many think there may be other elements of investment companies yet to be recognized. i think it is less relevant what thcontent is to how it's naged. managing impairment is about managing it in a smooth way without causing disruption. china has not borrowed heavily from the rest of the world, so it is an internal issue. can you manage it without causing disruption and unrest and economic slump? so far they have done it. i am relatively confident they will continue to do it. i think their model is different from ours and it is difficult to say they won't do it in the same way it has been done in the u.s. or europe, but

the plan is to to take the refugees to a remote island before repatriating them to myanmar. human rights groups strongly object to the plan, saying it amounts to a forced relocation. thousands of people have attended the funeral of a leading lawyer shot dead in myanmar‘s commercial capital, yangon, on sunday. ko ni, who was an adviser to aung san suu kyi's national league for democracy party. a suspect has been detained in connection with the killing, but so far there are no details on the motive. wildfires are still raging in chile as the search continues to find those responsible behind the blazes that have killed 11 people, burnt more than 1,000 homes and wiped out an entire town. ten people have been arrested on suspicion of arson. a huge air and ground operation is underway to contain 61 forest fires. and here is an illustration ofjust how exciting football can be, even without a match being played. these are the fans of the english non—league team sutton united. they have just learned that they will be playing at home in the fa cup, and this is how they reacted whe

the ceo will now focus on expiration programs in senegal, million -- myanmar, and hong kong. the decision is for capital allocation. iranian oil is one of the nine foreign companies actually in talks with iran. shery: donald trump's pick for you and ambassador says she is in favor of moving the u.s. embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem. the south carolina governor nikki haley declared her support for the move, although it is expected to inflame tensions in the region. a spokesman for the government of jordan recently said such a plan would be a red nine that would inflame the arab world. banks were at the center of the wall street session once again. goldman and citigroup came in with earnings and beat expectations, but deutsche bank is making all the headlines. one in four will not enjoy any business bonus. we have all the details from new york. reporter: the announcement deutsche bank plans to cancel bonuses for 2016 for one out of four senior bankers grabbed wall street's attention. it comes one day after the doj settlement of the multibillion-dollar fine, but it has indicat

cambodia, myanmar, bangladesh, those countries are gathering more growth momentum. they also continue to make efforts for structure reforms. so i'm optimistic. >> it seems there are bright spots for asia for 2017. we have to leave it here. takehiko nakao, the president of the asian development bank. i have to say you are one of the bravest guests we've had out here this morning. you're not wearing a coat. >> yeah, yeah. it was my mistake. >> next time do bring a coat and a scarf. >> thank you very much. >>> on a programming note, you can watch xi's speech here on cnbc in a few minutes time at 11 cet. back over to you. >> i have people writing in here in the warm studio, asking whether or not it is -- the whole thing is a fake. if it's a fake set. actually you're standing behind the pillar back here or something. >> no. frmg it's not a fake set. it's real know behind you. >> it is definitely real snow. definitely real cold. now, it's chilling. it gets to your bones after 25 minutes or so. yeah. i'm looking forward to that hot tea. >> it's all real. it takes a lot to

strategic partnership with india, enhancing our ties with vietnam, and spurring democratic progress in myanmar, where a freely elected parliament has been seated for the first time. in africa, i'm proud to say that we have worked long and hard with country after country, with governments and civil society every single day to combat hunger, to increase digital access, to train the leaders of tomorrow. i think one of the most lasting, enduring efforts of president obama will be his young leaders initiatives, and particularly the young african and young southeast asian, young asian leaders initiatives. and we have also taken a lead in helping nigeria through a difficult election process and then ultimately to fight back against boko haram. we've helped the somalians fight back against al-shabaab. we have worked diligently to try to prevent genocide in south sudan and worked in the region to try to bring people together and turn away from the potential of challenged and failing governments. we have particularly helped push back against any number of violent extremist groups, including our efforts

from london, a special report on the alleged abuse of rohingya minority ahead of the myanmar government enquiry. and ringing in the year of the rooster. we will hear from a feng shui expert about what to expect on the

>> the first place i will be going to is myanmar. i am excited about that, because it is a destination that has been in flux kind of like cuba. its -- has kind of found luxury has kind of found its footing in the country. however, the scene has yet to be commercialized come as i think it is a very special time right now. david: for more, you can check out pursuits. pursuits go oni the bloomberg. vonnie: let's see how markets are performing. you can see the dow is up 0.25%. the s&p is being taken higher by the gap of all companies. up 0.8%.q is the euro is trading higher versus the u.s. dollar. crude is -- this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ david: i am david gura. vonnie: i am a vonnie quinn. you are watching "bloomberg markets." ♪ vonnie: from bloomberg world headquarters in new york, we are covering stories at the toronto, is simple, and moscow. first, we will speak with a former cia director about the state of u.s. and russia relations. also, president-elect donald trump's criticism of the intelligence community. tesla four quarter deliv

what we'll be moving into next is moving into myanmar, one of the places we just scouted. looking at colombia, and starting to talk about jordan. slowly looking at it. i guess initially we were looking at -- this is the youth peacemaker network, we were creating spots around the world where we can have this network be able over the world, all areas of conflict, for people to support each other and work with each other as youths trying to fight for peace and development. >> can we talk fillingmake imma? >> yeah. >> are you a film guy or a tv guy? >> i have a number of projects made for tv. we have a film called "roxanne roxanne" that opens at sundance in a few days. i haven't made a decision. i go where my hard leads me. >> you were just in rogue one. >> yes. >> you will be the voice in this other project. >> i have been in rebels. >> is that hard to do, the voicing thing? >> it's actually fun. you're sitting there, you're free. you're speaking. >> hanging out. >> yeah. >> were you a "star wars" fan before rogue one? >> yeah. i was a "star wars" fan since i was younger. i g