utopian city-state run like a multinational company. welcome to singapore, incorporated. ♪ i took a walk through this beautiful world ♪ ♪ felt the cool rain on my shoulder ♪ ♪ found something good in this beautiful world ♪ ♪ i felt the rain getting colder ♪ ♪ sha, la, la, la, la, la, ♪ sha, la, la, la, la, la, ♪ sha, la, la, la, la, la, ♪ sha, la, la, la, la ♪ >> anthony: singapore. one can be forgiven for thinking it's a giant ultramodern shopping mall. an interconnected, fully wired air conditioned nanny state, where everything is beautiful and nothing hurts. and those things are kind of true, especially if you read the papers or the carefully monitored internet. you look around the litterless streets where everything seems to work just fine, just fine, and you think, or you can be forgiven for thinking, "gee, maybe a one party system is just what we need." you look at all the social problems and ethnic strife, street crime, drugs that singapore has managed to avoid, and you could think, "is this the life we want?" it ain't my system. it's not the world i w

: let's start with we are awaiting remarks from president trump and the prime minister of singapore, the leaders are scheduled to issue a joint statement from the rose garden. we've been watching this unfold so we know that deal has just been signed and they talked about that at the white house and now the next step is to head to the rose garden for that joint statement where we expect the trade to be talked about another issues. the president's reaction to a range of other topics including tax reform and health, also. fox news alert, north korea reportedly calling president trump a "hooligan" and "lunatic." let's go "outnumbered overtime" now, i'm harris faulkner. this follows reports of the u.s. is ready to put its nuclear bombers back on 24-hour alert since first time since the cold war. an air force spokesperson is pushing back on that, saying the current plan does not have any such movement in it but they must be ready if directed. president trump is echoing that, he told fox news yesterday that the u.s. is ready to respond to north korea if needed, watch. >> we are prepared for any

very much. please sit. i am honored to welcome the prime minister of singapore to the white house today. i want to thank you for visiting us and your entire group of very talented people that we are dealing with, our friendship has never been stronger than it is right now. singapore is one of our closest strategic partners in asia. the united states is proud of the deep and enduring partnership we have built. since singapore gained its independence more than half a century ago, their rapid development from a poor island nation to an economic powerhous powerhouse, under the leadership of the prime minister's great father -- he was a great man. , it has been one of the incredible economic achievements of the past 50 years. she singapore a strong commitment to the rule of law, to international property protections and to the principles of fair and reciprocal, one of my favorite words when it comes to trade, has made the country a magnet for business. today, over 4000 american companies are operating in singapore, and we have a very large trading relationship with singapore. earlier t

multinational company. welcome to singapore, incorporated. ♪ i took a walk in this beautiful world ♪ ♪ felt the cool rain on my shoulder ♪ ♪ found something good in this beautiful world ♪ ♪ i felt the rain getting colder ♪ ♪ shah la la la lab ♪ sha la la la la la la ♪ >> singapore, one could be forgiven for thinking it's a giant ultramodern shopping mall. the interconnected flf wired air-conditioned nanny state where everything is beautiful, and nothing hurts. and those things are kind of true. especially if you read the papers or the carefully monitored internet. you look around the litterless streets where everything seems to work just fine, just fine. and you think -- or you could forgiven for thinking gee maybe a one-party system is just what we need. you look at all the social problems and ethnic strive, street crime, drugs that singapore has managed to avoid and you could think, is this the life we want? it ain't my system. it's not the world i want. but, damn, it has its appeal. >> hi this is singapore. >> jam packed in between the carefully architecture yur abthe sky

minister of singapore is scheduled from the rose garden. we will review that live starting in about 30 minutes time. ♪ david: all right, let's check in on the first word news this afternoon. mark: president trump will meet .ith the philippian president he has been criticized for bloody crackdowns on drug dealers, who threatened to cut ties with the u.s. and european union's on ambassador complaints. the trump campaign's digital director is scheduled to appear privately before the house intelligence committee this week according to people familiar with the matter, who say that the appearance is part of the investigation into russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. he has been referred to as a year in the russian probe but was unaware of the russian involvement in the trump campaign. optimistic that brexit negotiations will have traction before the end of the year. she took question today after her meeting last week with eu leaders. haven't reached a final agreement, but it's going to happen. i have a degree of confidence that we will be able to get to the point of suffi

trump's trade policies. to tell us more rico hizon joins us from singapore. good to see you. what's all this about? it is the clothing and footwear industry. they are specially worried and concerned. the associations which represents more than 1000 companies in america says mr trump's trade policy is confusing the set. —— the sector. earlier i spoke to the president and ceo of the group and he told me the major problems. any disruption to a major supply chain disrupts how we do business, which disrupts profitability, which disrupts how we get goods shipped. anything that changes it. the president has managed to disrupt our top six trading partners in the us. he has actually gone after every single one of them. who is number one? china. number two, canada. number four, japan. number five is number two, canada. number four, japan. numberfive is germany, number six is south korea. we are picking fights with all of them. that's not healthy our business. we can't plan. we don't know where to go next. china was at the top of the list. 38% of american clothes and footwear are made in the s

just welcoming the prime minister of singapore at the end of some remarks he made, he was pressed by some of our colleagues. here's how that moment played out. >> thank you very much. >> . >> reporter: there was that moment just a matter of minutes ago. the president in the oval office, in fact, saying nothing specifically. not elaborating further. beyond the tweet he posted early this morning. here's specifically what he tweeted, chris, this morning. i'll read it for you, if you haven't seen this yet. it said, i had a very respectful conversation with the widow of sergeant la david johnson and spoke his name from the beginning without hesitation. he punctuates it with an exclamation point. i reached out to the white house. there is so far no additional comment from them. we reached out asking specifically if we would hear from the president again, more importantly if the family of la david johnson would hear from him. at this point still no indication from him whether he be be reaching out again to clarify his remarks and express his condolence they may have misunderstood or felt di

emirate intervened. now on bbc news all the latest business news live from singapore. the big reveal! china will soon unveil its new leadership council a day after president xi jinping consolidated his grip on power. and, america's footwear industry is making contingency plans because president trump's tough and straight talk... it's wednesday, everyone! good morning, asia! hello, world! welcome to asia business report. we start off with china, the 19th communist conference has come to a close, the top leaders of the party and china's economy will not be revealed until later today. the president has a vision for china and asa president has a vision for china and as a reflection of his power, his name and ideology has been enshrined in the chinese constitution. unveiling him to a higher level. our correspondent gave an insight into what it means for the economy. often, when you look at how the chinese constitution is made up, these big thoughts and tried in ideology. they are important for the political nature of the country but also the economy —— enshrined. you heard in his spee

visiting prime minister of singapore. is the white house saying the president will answer questions? that's expected to come up later this hour. >> as of right now, we're not expecting them to take questions. as you know, with president trump, he always tends to change the plans on the stroke of a dime if that's what he feels like doing. but as of now, we're not anticipating questions. >> all right, sara, thanks very much. we'll see what happens. we'll have live coverage of the two leaders, the prime minister of singapore and the president of the united states in the rose garden. that's coming up later this hour. they'll make statements. we'll see if they answer questions from reporters. i'm sure reporters will shout a few. let's not forget, four u.s. troops died in that ambush in niger. staff sergeant dustin wright, staff sergeant jeremiah johnson, staff sergeant brian black and staff sergeant la david johnson. here with us now, cnn analyst, retired general cedric lee. when her body was flown back before the burial, she said she wasn't even allowed to open it to see her husband's b

i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: xijinping is confirmed as china's most powerful leader in decades, as delegates sit in on the final day of congress. rebuilding marawi — the philippines government say the the battle with rebels from the so—called islamic state group is over. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: a un appeal to help rohingya children raises over $300 million, but aid workers say they need more. drivers of older, dirtier cars in london face increase travel costs, and singapore plans to ban the sale of new cars. we investigate if we're stepping into a world without cars. life from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. it's 8.00am in singapore and 9.00am in beijing, where the final day of the 19th party congress is just about to get underway. president xi jinping looks set to be confirmed as the most powerful man of his generation and elevated to a similar status as mao zedong and deng xiaoping. his personal political ideology, ‘xijinping thought‘, is to be written into the party's constitution and will be taught

about a couple of developments, with the president meeting with the prime minister of singapore. specifically the idea of an additional rate, where he had me confused after catching one-on-one with my friend maria bartiromo. first listen to this. >> when paul mentioned one more category, which i may not have, it may not happen, he does say this, plain what he said, if for any reason i feel the middle class is not being properly taken care of. neil: was referring to the speaker paul ryan, open of additional rate to attract votes for entire tax package. he and maria are walking around the white house and he says this. >> you mentioned the tax plan inside. can you give us any sense of the fifth bracket? if you do a fifth bracket, that million dollars, two million dollars? what is the number. >> i don't think we'll use a fifth bracket. i don't want to use a fifth bracket if for any reason i thought the middle class would not get as much as they're entitled to. they're entitled to a lot. it is about middle class and about jobs. neil: if you're like me it is abbott and costello moment

this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: celebrations as the so—called islamic state is driven out of raqqa, the syrian city isis once claimed as its capital. it's power politics, beijing style, as china's political elite prepare to unveil their vision for the future. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: we have a special report on the people who have risked everything to escape from north korea. and the festival of diwali begins today in the world and in singapore. rico has promised a special surprise for me — we'll find outjust what he has in store. glad you could join us. it's 8am in singapore, 1am in london, and 3am in the morning in the syrian city of raqqa, which has effectively been recaptured from the so—called islamic state. once an is stronghold, an alliance of kurdish and arab fighters have battled for more than four months to retake it. two years ago, is controlled a large area across iraq and syria. but now they only hold a handful of towns on the border. our middle east correspondent quentin sommerville has the l

rishaad: 9:00 a.m. in hong kong and singapore. 9:00 p.m. in new york city. haidi: this is "bloomberg markets: asia." rishaad: earnings in the asia-pacific. nikkei 225 rising for nikkei 2h straight day. now that is uncharted territory. haidi: preparing to name its most senior rulers. the nation's most powerful leader in decades. rishaad: the makeup of the new politburo standing committee will make up china's direction for years to come. haidi: bitcoin topping $100 billion in value, reaching that milestone faster than apple. it is now worth more than american express. rishaad: a look at what happened in new york. another record for the dow. the s&p 500 acting effectively as a quasi-bond. this is a situation going back to 2008. the white line looks at dividend yields on the s&p 500, an average just shy of 2%. the chief global strategist writing in a report that the index has effectively become a quasi-convertible bond. s&p 500 given up four percentage points of yield, close to an points.of 3.5 as he puts it, the s&p 500 pays the equivalent of a bond coupon rather than what in

holiday. we find out how singapore is cashing in. hello, and welcome to bbc news. also coming up, another dent on the reputation of the japanese car industry as nissan recalls more than a million cars injapan over improper safety checks. stay with us for that. we start in the indian capital, delhi, where prime minister modi is hosting the 14th eu—india summit. european commission president, jean—claude juncker, and european council chief, donald tusk, are there to discuss everything from security to migration and climate change. but they will also be trying to revive talks on a free trade deal, which started a decade ago but have made little progress. the european union is india's biggest trading partner. the two sides traded over 90 billion dollars‘ worth of goods last year. including the service sector it's a 100 billion dollar a year relationship. but there are some big issues. india protects its local industries with import taxes or tariffs on foreign goods. the eu would like to see those slashed, particularly on cars, as well as wines and spirits. for india, the big priority is

hello, this is newsday. i'm rico hizon in singapore. our top stories: probing possible links with russia — donald trump's former campaign manager is accused of conspiracy against the united states. meanwhile, a former trump aide pleads guilty to lying to the fbi about his contacts with russian officials. but the white house insists there was no collusion. we've been saying from day one there's been no evidence of trump—russia collusion and nothing in today's indictment changes that at all. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: after five troubled years, australia's manus island detention centre for asylum seekers is to close. but where will the detainees go? levels of the greenhouse gas — carbon dioxide — in the earth's atmosphere surge to a record high. the un says we have solutions — but must act now. live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. it's 9am in singapore, 1:00 in the morning in london and 9pm in washington, dc where the investigation into alleged russian interference in last year's us presidential electi

, president trump welcoming singapore's prime minister at the white house just moments from now, mr. trump will host mr. lee and key members of the singapore delegation to a working lunch. accompanied by the vice president and cabinet secretaries. trade, the economy, and regional security, specifically north korea expected to top the agenda. then both leaders who will speak to reporters in the next hour. you can watch all of this live right here as it happens. fox news alert, president from making a big push on capitol hill for tax reform telling lawmakers to get it done by the end of the year or there will be consequences. this is outnumbered. i'm sandra smith. here today, harris faulkner. host of kennedy on the fox business network, kennedy. commentator and fox news contributor rachel campos duffy and today is. host of the lawrence jones show, lawrence jones grade you are outnumbered pretty welcome to you. there is activity at the white house. we will get to that meeting when it begins but otherwise, a huge newsday. >> harris: what is texas doing with you gone? >> lawrence: a lot of peop

. falling after setting the two years.was in in singapore gaining ground. up 0.4 percent. booming, trading at the high level at some time. moving closer to what is going on is singapore. i want to show you what is happening. kind of refresh this page. hutchinson port leading gains, up about 2%. inch real estate players this market after home prices rose for the first time in four years. adding to signs the property market is seeing a rebound even after cooling measures in singapore. the share prices for the logistics player in singapore, unchanged. glp to buy gazeley and that deal is set to be completed by december. it is a mixed bag. it is going to come down to what we see with the dollar moving had of yellen's speech. rashaad: let's turn to events on the iberian peninsula and of the first word news headlines with paul allen. people in catalonia say they may make a formal statement of independent after 89% of move.s back to the authorities imagery praised the security forces and said the controversial vote was a event that never happened. said his trump secretary of state was quo

. singapore is a low lying island city state eighty percent of its population live in high rise public housing resulting in one of the highest population densities in the world challenges for rapid urbanization sea level rise and an increasingly chaotic climate is forcing planners and architects posy makers to respond to questions about how cities of the future will cope with growing demand despite the growing pressure on space singapore's been dubbed asia's greenest city so i've come here to meet some of the people who are hoping it and the title my first stop is a park royal hotel which boasts fifteen thousand square metres of greenery and was completed in twenty third. by award winning architect richard hassel the now in almost every wise being formed by human activity. takes we feel like it's something within our control to suggest why is that building projects can also play a much stronger role in this ship of the earth when you look at like google earth for images from space it is a really deserts you know you see a very bright white shiny area surrounded by dark vegetation build

singapore. he is talking about signing contracts for boeing planes. he also says he is very close on a fed chair decision. we will tell you more about that as it comes. time now for the "bloomberg business flash," a look at some of the biggest business stories in the news right now. the hartford will buy aetna's group life and disability. $1.5 billion is the price. shares fell by the most in more than a year earlier today. verizon is selling nearly $5 billion of notes in euro and sterling to refinance old debt, according to a person familiar with the matter. that sale includes maturities as long as 20 years. u.s. corporate euro bond sales are nearing a record pace as central bank easing holds down borrowing costs. maybe the grinch does steal christmas. the eu's overhaul of financial services rules takes effect january, leading for late nights -- to late nights for workers. the head of currency trading at deutsche asset management warns it could ruin some people's christmases. that's your latest. once again, i want to point out the president is meeting with the prime minister of singapo

cooperation including transnational security an terrorism and cybersecurity. singapore has lent early consistent support to the defeat isis coalition. we were one of the first countries to participate and are still the only asian country who have contributed both military assets and personnel. as i told president trump when we went, singapore will extend the existing deployment of the operation into 2018 for an additional year. president trump and i naturally discussed the situation on the korean peninsula. we strongly oppose the nuclearization of the korean peninsula as it affects the peace and stability of the region. and like the u.s., we condemn the dprk's dangerous provocations. these pose a serious threat to regional and international peace and stability. i shared with president trump what singapore has done to pressure and isolate the dprk, going beyond u.n. security council resolutions. but there is no quick and easy solution. pressure is necessary, but so is dialogue. the u.s. will need to work with others including china, south korea and japan and russia. , to resolve the is

our very gracious hosts. we r transnational sdiert, terrorism and cybersecurity. singapore has led early and consistent support to the defeat isis coalition. we were one of the first countries to participate and are still the only asian country to have contributed both military assets and personnel and as i told president trump when we met, singapore will extend our existing deployment to the operation into 2018 for an additional year. president trump and i naturally discussed the situation on the korean peninsula. we strongly oppose the nuclearization of the korean peninsula as it affects the peace and stability of the region, and like the u.s., we condemn the dpr case dangerous provocations. these pose a serious threat to regional and international peace and stability. i shared with president trump what singapore has done to pressure and to isolate the dprk going beyond u.n. security council resolutions, but there's no quick and easy solution. pressure is necessary, but so is dialogue. the u.s. will need to work with others including china south korea, japan and russia to resolve

bbc news all the latest business news live from singapore. samsung electronics is bringing in the profits due to demand fred ‘s smartphones in india and rising sales of its semiconductors. singapore opens a new airport terminal which is highly motor —— highly automated. we take you there are on its opening day. good morning, asia. hello, world. it's tuesday. welcome to this edition of asia business report. i am rico hizon in singapore. we start off with samsung and its memory chip sales are responsible for booking record quarterly numbers which came in at record quarterly numbers which came inata record quarterly numbers which came in at a whopping $10 billion for the three months until september. smartphones that —— sales driving profitability higher, particularly indian demand which has overtaken america as the second—largest market for smartphones after china. samsung cell phone shipments to india are up 30% from the same last year. but chinese rivals are hot on their heels. earlier, we explained their latest success. escape was launched in march and note eight was

i'm rico hizon in singapore, the headlines — thousands of civilians flee the iraqi city of kirkuk, after the iraqi army seize control from kurdish forces. well, we've suddenly had to pull back, there was a sustained outburst of gunfire at the position up ahead. we can't be sure where it came from. we get an insider's take as the most powerful communist party in the world gets ready to hold its congress in beijing. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme. watching over the waves, shark—detecting drones take to the skies in australia to make surfing safer. and could a cycling accident put the brakes on ed sheeran‘s upcoming asia concert dates? the star warns his fans some shows could be affected. 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 two am in kirkuk in northern iraq, where the iraqi army has seized control from kurdish forces. kurdish forces — also known as peshmerga — had run the city for the last three years, after iraqi forces pulled out in the face of a

this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: celebrations as the so—called islamic state is driven out of raqqa, the syrian city isis once claimed as its capital. it's power politics beijing style — as china's political elite prepare to unveil their vision for the future. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme. rodrigo duterte says the city of marawi has been recaptured from militants — we'll ask what that means for the philippines‘ struggle against extremists. we have a special report on the people who have risked everything to escape from north korea. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. thanks forjoining us. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london, and 2am in the syrian city of raqqa, which has effectively been recaptured from the so—called islamic state. once an is stronghold, an alliance of kurdish and arab fighters have battled for more than four months to retake it. two years ago, is controlled a large area across iraq and syria. but now they only hold a handful of towns on

latest business news live from singapore. anderson and alphabet do not disappoint their investors as shares surged beyond expectations. a sign of the times, the last day of floor trading on the hong kong stock exchange. welcome to asia business report. a bumper crop of tech earnings have shown stellar results. online companies like amazon and alphabet, google+ parent company, delivered better earnings and sent stocks soaring. i spoke to our north america technology reporter in san francisco and asked if twitter could turn a profit in the not too distant future... this is one of the best days on the stock market that twitter has had since it went public inafew twitter has had since it went public in a few years ago. the ceo says that in the next quarter, because they could raise costs and revenue in the licensing side of the business, for the first time in the company's business, for the first time in the compa ny‘s history they business, for the first time in the company's history they could turn a profit. it was a busy day in terms of earnings, we heard from amazon as well as alph

in singapore and with it books her place in the last four of the world tour finals... and we have new league leaders in italy — inter are top of serie a. baseball's world series is under way at dodger stadium — the los angeles dodgers, who havent won the title for 29 years have home advantage for the first two games of the series against the houston astros — who have never won the event. and the home side have astros pitcher dallas kuechel to thank for a good start. his first pitch resulted in a dodgers home run. la leading 1—0. at the wta finals in singapore — world number three karolina pliskova booked a place in the semi—finals after a thumping straight sets win against the world number two garbine muguruza. and there was also success on tuesday for american venus williams. austin halewood rounds up the action. at 37, venus williams keeps rolling back the years in 2017. after losing her first match in singapore, next up her first match in singapore, next up was 20—year—old u lainer 0ster pinko. ina up was 20—year—old u lainer 0ster pinko. in a tight first se

track on how youth isn't a barrier for one of singapore's most ambitious property developers. the heir to one of the city state's biggest fortunes tells us how he's planning to change its landscape. how many tv subscriptions have you got and what is your favourite? use the hashtag. bbcbizlive. hello and welcome to business live. the huge trade dispute between boeing and bombardier, which also pitted the united states against canada, has taken another twist that could make it all a lot more complicated. it's all about the canadian firm's c—series planes. bombardier is now selling a 50.01% majority stake in the project to the european aerospace giant airbus. why's it doing that? because of the 300% tariffs that the united states recently announced on imports of the planes. those were imposed after boeing complained that bombardier has received illegal subsidies from the canadian and uk governments to help develop the plane. but because airbus has some big factories in the united states, bombardier says some c—series planes will now be assembled there. this would allow them to av

champion garbine muguruza in straight sets to reach the last four of the wta finals in singapore. the loss for muguruza end her hopes of finishing the year as world number one. austin halewood has this report. for venus williams and garbine muguruza, the equation was simple on thursday in singapore. the winner goes through to the semifinals and the loser goes home. at 37, venus is the loser goes home. at 37, venus is the oldest player in singapore but you would not have known it in the first set as she took an early lead. the american hasn't been knocked out of the tour finals at this stage before. she was determined to keep a record out. the decisive break of serve in the first set... and after taking the opener, venus broke again as errors continued to blight gabi muguruza's game. the spaniard beat venus williams in the wimbledon final this year. but lightning didn't strike twice in singapore. venus was through in two, muguruza was out at the first hurdle for the second year in a row. having lost her first two matches, second year in a row. having lost herfirst two matches, she knew

not alone, and singapore has even gone a step further. rico hizon is is there of course, so rico, what are they up to? are you going to be able to drive into town tomorrow? i don't think so! from february, iwill not into town tomorrow? i don't think so! from february, i will not be able to, because singapore will soon freeze the number of cars on the road. this will prevent citizens from eyeing new vehicles until the policy is reviewed in about three yea rs. policy is reviewed in about three years. this frees begins in february and the citystate's land transport authority said the lack of available land planned investments in public transport justified land planned investments in public transportjustified this land planned investments in public transport justified this new land planned investments in public transportjustified this new policy. singapore is smaller than new york city and land is a precious commodity. officials want to ensure the most productive use of the remaining space. authorities here have been controlling the remaining traffic by auctioning off the right to own a ve

i'm mariko oi in singapore. the headlines: nearly 50 dead in an indonesian firework factory — the country's safety standards are criticised again. what should the world do about half a million rohingya refugees now in bangladesh? we'll be asking the un's former head of humanitarian affairs. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme. president trump blames chinese suppliers for flooding the us with opiods — as he declares a national public health emergency. cheap and deadly fentanyl, manufactured in china and 50 times stronger than heroin. and with singapore fashion week in full swing, we'll be talking to the taiwanese designer who created this dress for michelle obama. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, 1am in london and 7am injakarta where rescue workers have been searching for survivors after a firework factory exploded in the indonesian capital. at least 47 people have been killed, others are still missing, and dozens were wounded in the blast in the tangerang industrial zone, just west of jakarta. the bbc‘s ian palmer reports. a factory building destroyed. just h

i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: just a few hours until china unveils its new top leadership — will we see a possible successor to president xi? turning on trump — two republican party senators launch scathing attacks on their own president. it's a sad place from my perspective for our nation. and i think the worst of it is going to the whole debasing, if you will, of our nation. i have children and grandchildren to answer to and so mr president, i will not be complicit or silent. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme. after a year of official mourning, thailand makes final preparations for the king's farewell. making the ordinary, extraordinary. for the first time, over 50 of cezanne‘s portraits are gathered together for a landmark exhibition. live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am in singapore. 1.00am in london and 8.00am also in beijing, where china's president xijinping has become arguably the country's most powerful leader since chairman mao. in the next few hours the party

. now on bbc news all the latest business news live from singapore. a former hatejust a former hate just be trader is found guilty of fraud in $3.5 billion currency deal. we check out how the shopping with science and the customers the guinea pigs. good morning asia, hello word. it is tuesday and glad you could join us. we start off in the us and according to new york, they have found a former hsbc traded guilty in defrauding a $3.5 billion currency deal in 2011. markjohnson has been accused of exploiting confidential information. joining us is our business reporter, monica miller. this court case is being closely watched in the financial community? absolutely, it took the jury in brooklyn two and a half days to find him guilty of defrauding his clients in 2011. what prosecutors argued is johnson, with his colleagues at hsbc, inflated sterling right before they converted three and a half billion dollars into sterling and what he got in return was $7 million in profit for the bank. prosecutors used audio recordings and probably the most incriminating one they had was one of him sayin

this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: fresh allegations against harvey weinstein — the hollywood producer "unequivocally" denies claims that he raped three women. catalonia's president signs a declaration of independence, but suspends the move away from spain, to make time for dialogue with madrid. i'm kasia madeira in london. also in the programme: hackers from north korea are reported to have stolen military documents from south korea, including a plan to assassinate the north's leader kim jong—un. and it's the ultra—stinky fruit which is loved and loathed in equal measure. now scientists reveal the secret behind the durian‘s overpowering aroma. thank you forjoining us. it's 8am in singapore, 1am in london and 5am in the afternoon in hollywood. allegations against the oscar—winning producer harvey weinstein have intensified, with three women, including the italian film star asia argento, claiming that he'd raped them — that's according to a report in the new yorker magazine. weinstein was sacked by his production company at the weeke

this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon, in singapore. the headlines: the fbi's been questioning the gunman‘s girlfriend who says she had no clue of the carnage he was planning. he never said anything to me or took any action that i was aware of, that i understood in any way to be a warning. president trump pays tribute to the first responders and meets the survivors of the worst mass shooting in modern us history. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: a controversial figure in indonesia politics — we meet the minister with a unique approach to tackling illegal fishing. life through the lens in hong kong. we meet the man who told her story of a bygone era. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. it's 6am in singapore, ”pm in london and 3pm in las vegas it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 4pm in las vegas where president trump has visited those injured in the mass shooting. he said a motive for the worst gun massacre in modern us history had yet to be established. and he praised emergency workers and pat

i'm rico hizon in singapore, the headlines: the investigation into alleged links between russia and the trump campaign swings into action, with former campaign manager paul manafort among three men facing criminal charges. another former aide, george papadopoulos, admits lying to the fbi about his links to russia. but the white house insists there was no collusion. we've been saying from day one there's been no evidence of trump—russia collusion and nothing in today's indictment changes that at all. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: after five troubled years, australia's manus island detention centre for asylum seekers is to close. but where will the detainees go? and efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions gain new urgency as levels of carbon dioxide in the earth's atmosphere surge to a record high. live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. it's 7am in singapore, ”pm in london and 7pm in washington dc, where the investigation into alleged russian interference in last year's us presidential election has laid its first c

i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: thousands of civilians flee the iraqi city of kirkuk after the goverment‘s army seizes control from kurdish forces. well, we've suddenly had to pullback. there was a sustained outburst of gunfire at the position up ahead. we can't be sure where it came from. the european union imposes fresh sanctions on north korea, aimed at punishing it for its nuclear and missile programmes. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: on high alert, still recovering from last week's deadly floods, vietnam prepares for the arrival of typhoon khanun. watching over the waves, shark—detecting drones take to the skies in australia to try and make surfing safer. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, 1am in london, and 3am in kirkuk, in northern iraq, where the iraqi army has seized control from kurdish forces. kurdish forces, also known as peshmerga, had run the city for the last three years, after iraqi forces pulled out in the face of advancing troops from the

missiles. looking ahead to singapore gdp, that will happen in about an hour's time and policy decision from the mes. >> the international monetary fund is warning global recovery is by no means complete. citing the poet shelley, christine lagarde said there is a degree of harmony in growth, but expectations are limited by lack of reform and disruption from technology. she added the general pickup and trade is good, but rising protectionism means clouds are on the horizon. >> far too many people across all types of economies are seeing restorations limited by the impact of technology and excessive income inequality. political is growing tensions in many places and increased skepticism about the benefits of globalization. >> sporadic violence erupted in barcelona as supporters and opponents of independence clashed. madrid prepared to use measures to prevent a breakaway. with marked national day rajoy, saying he could take control of catalonia under the constitution. progress toward negotiations on trade. the pound fell at an impasse. tariffs on grid -- on goods between them two sides and

, singapore controls the number of vehicles on its roads. and from february next year, those regulations are getting stricter by not allowing any extra cars on the road. a one in, one out. in wbr we'll here from some residents of singapore how they react to the new rules. that's all in about 20 minutes, so join me if you can. very expensive business, buying a car in singapore. thanks very much. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: he painted the ordinary in way that was extra—ordinary. 50 of cezanne's portraits are brought together for the very first time. an historic moment that many of his victims had been waiting for for decades. a former dictator, but, as he sat down in the dock, obedient enough. dawn and as the sun breaks through the piercing chill of night on the plain, it lights up a biblicalfamine, now in the 20th century. the depressing conclusion — in argentina today, it is actually cheaper to paper your walls with money. we had controversies in the past with great britain, but as good friends we have always found a good and lasting solution. concorde bows out in style afte

have contributed military assets and personnel. official president trump when we met, singapore will extend the existing appointment to the operation into 2018. naturallytrump and i discussed the situation on the korean peninsula. if you like to keep watching, you can at tv . the president of the united states enters on the relationship between singapore and the u.s. and centering on three things. the business relationship between the countries. the president pointed out a few hours ago he signed a $3.8 billion deal with boeing. he talked about the diplomatic relationships and 2018 and the military relationship the u.s. enjoyed with singapore. this is bloomberg. ♪ scarlet: this is bloomberg markets. i am scarlet fu. julia: i'm julia chatterly. washington on tax reform. the senate has adopted a present resolution. the house kinship into tax overhaul mode. kevin cirilli joins us now from capitol hill. great to have you on. senate budget revolution -- resolution included last-minute changes and tweaks the house could -- tweaks, and the house could bypass it. spoke to a senior

singapore with the latest. but first: also in the programme, shares in troubled kobe steel hit a five—year low rico willjoin us from singapore with the latest. but first: alitalia is up for sale, but who will save italy's nationalflag carrier? the airline currently flies to over 80 destinations around the world and its fate is being closely watched with bids for the airline coming to an end today. in february this year, alitalia had debts of around $3.3 billion. three months later, it went into special administration after employees rejected a rescue plan that included a wage cut in return for a cash injection from shareholders. alitalia's main shareholder is uae's etihad, which owns 49% of the airline. but etihad was also the key shareholder in air berlin, which filed for insolvency in august after etihad withdrew its financial support. so, who might be interested in snapping up alitalia? well, ryanair had planned a bid for the airline, but that came to an abrupt end after ryanair was forced to grapple with its biggest crisis in years with thousands of cancelled bookings. but

right here, myrrh lion city, singapore. why do they come? we like singapore very much. very popular. and that a lot of chinese choose to come here to enjoy the holiday. keeping them happy is this man's task and that of his company. the singapore tourism board, the people who created the myrrh lion, i trying to find new ways to keep chinese tourists coming back. last year, we received millions of visitors from china and we have seen an increase. we want to work together without chinese partners to make sure that we can enjoy the hearts and wallets of the chinese visitors. it is those wallets which are boosting the economy here in the main shopping district. chinese spenders are of a higher quality, they spend more on watches and jewellery as well as fashions that is a big market for us. fashions that is a big market for us. keeping them smiling is a tough business. destinations fall in and out of favour on beijing's rulings. south korea, which was a top spot this —— the chinese visitors on golden week, has been knocked dramatically off after political tensions could ageing and se

which starts on 16 october to claim back her place at the end of season finale in singapore. i don't even know where i was ranked, but to come like this and be maybe in singapore at the end of these two weeks, no one thought that was possible, so even if last year was a tough battle, you just have to take in the present and enjoy the moment, and i was really enjoying everything and i was improving every day, and now i am fighting for singapore, and i wouldn't believe that could have happened two weeks ago. the men's final in beijing was won by world number one rafa nadal, who thrashed nick kyrgios to win his sixth title of the season. the spaniard won nine games in a row on his way to a comprehensive 6—2, 6—1 victory to reclaim the trophy he last won in 2005. that's all from sportsday. plenty more support on bbc news throughout the evening. goodbye. cuba has been marking the 50th anniversary of the death of the revolutionary leader che guevara. the events took place in santa clara, the city where he led rebels to victory in one of the decisive battles of the cuban revolution. the

singapore. netflix subscribes to record highs. investors hope to cash in on its latest success. and find out why china's strategy to be a world leader in electric cars is an industrial solution to an economic problem. good morning, asia. hello, world. it is tuesday. thank you forjoining me on asia business report. i'm rico hizon. we start the programme with netflix and the video streaming pioneer did it again. they exceeded analyst expectations as more people subscribed to watch programmes in the latest season of narcos. earlier i spoke with media partners asia and asked how content can make or break online services. of course it starts with content and consumers have to move to it but netflix have scaled distribution globally. a big reason for their growth in the last few quarters has been international scale in particular and what's driving growth is a lot of scale and momentum in parts of europe and latin america. we are starting to see some of that in asia—pacific now. how are they going to using in asia, because there are challenges in the region, particularly local content a

this is newsday. i'm rico hizon, in singapore. the headlines: the white house and top republicans say they will examine a limited change to gun laws, after the las vegas shootings. we are expecting hearing some other important fact—finding efforts on that. we want to be part of that discussion. we are certainly opened about moving forward. australia's cardinal pell appears in court. we may learn new details of the abuse case against this senior vatican figure. i'm kasia madera, in london. also in the programme: crackdown in cambodia. an opposition leader who's fled he country tells the bbc she wants international sanctions. and the author kazuo ishiguro wins the nobel prize for literature. he tells us about his unique perspective. i do feel the japanese part of my upbringing is crucial to who i am as a person and a writer. live from studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 4pm in las vegas, where the deadliest shooting in modern us history appears to have raised at least the possibility of some sort of l

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore, the headlines: the un says as many as 12,000 children are crossing into bangladesh every week, as they flee the violence in myanmar. lam i am surrounded by babies, children under the age of two months and they are all fighting for their lives. they are severely and acutely malnourished. white house chief of staff john kelly says he is stunned that donald trump has been criticised for the call he made to a military widow. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme. new zealand has a new prime minister, the youngest in 150 years. helen clark, the former pm of the country, joins us live to talk advice and success at the top. tom hanks weighs into the harvey weinstein scandal. the hollywood star says it could be a turning point for the industry. i think we are at a watershed moment, this is a sea change. his last name will become a noun and a verb. 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 5am on the bangladesh—myanmar border where the influx

i'm rico hizon in singapore, the headlines: the fbi questions the girlfriend of the las vegas gunman after she flies back from the philippines. through a lawyer, she says she had no clue of the carnage he was planning. "he never said anything to me or took any action that i was aware of, that i understood in any way to be a warning." president trump visits las vegas in the wake of sunday's mass shooting to offer support and thank the emergency services. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: securing afg hanistan‘s future. president ashraf ghani tells the bbc his country has turned the corner. life through the lens. we meet the man whose photographs tell the story of hong kong in a bygone era. live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. it's 8am in singapore, 1am in london and 5pm in las vegas, where the girlfriend of the gunman, who killed 58 people and injured hundreds more at a music festival, says she had no idea he was planning an attack. marilou danley flew back from the philippines and is being questioned by the fb

from singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. i am glad you could join us. newsday. i am glad you could join us. it is 7am in singapore, midnight in london, and 4pm in hollywood. allegations against harvey weinstein have intensified. three women, including an italian film star, have claimed he raped them. that is according to a report in the new yorker magazine. he was sacked from his company over the weekend after other allegations. he says he denies any allegations of nonconsensual sex. we have the latest. few people have dominated hollywood quite like harvey weinstein, a movie mogul who changed the face of the film industry, but who now stands accused of abusing that power by harassing women and preying on them sexually in a modern day version of the casting couch. he could not. some of the biggest names in movies are now coming forward. gwyneth paltrow claims that when he hired her as the lead in the film, emma, he suggested they head to his bedroom for massages. she was a kid, she told the new york times, and was petrified. angelina jolie, who was in the weinst

this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore.. the headlines. police in the us and the uk launch investigations into sexual assault claims against harvey weinstein. in an interview with the bbc, emma thompson takes the movie mogul to that task. this man is at the top of a particular iceberg. i don't think you could describe him as a sex addict, he is a predator. held hostage for five years by the taliban, a north american family is freed. hello. from london, we go inside the huge rehab centre in the philippines where the government says its deadly war on drugs includes trying to reform drug users. it's horrible, disgusting and smelly. we dive under the streets of london to see the giant blob of fat clogging the city sewers. live from oui’ clogging the city sewers. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. glad you could join us. it is seven in the morning here in singapore, midnight in london and seven p.m. in the morning here in singapore, midnight in london and seven pm. in new york where police forces say they are re—exa