i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: police in hong kong fire a warning shot as they battle with protesters in another weekend of violent skirmishes. what's extraordinary is that despite volley after volley of tear gas and rubber bullets, the protesters show no sign of backing down. the iranian foreign minister makes an unexpected appearance at the g7 summit in france, but there's little sign it's reduced tensions between iran and the us. i'm rico hizon in london. also in the programme: tens of thousands of rohingya refugees demand justice two years after fleeing myanmar‘s brutal military offensive. and adventurers with driving ambition, starting a four—month road trip from singapore to london. announcer: 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 the morning in london and san in hong kong where protesters and police are recovering from another weekend of violent clashes. it's understood a police officer fired a warning shot at the protests, marking an escalation in the unrest. e

singapore for asia business report. a dispute between south korea and japan, south korea removed from the list of favoured trading partners. and singapore ‘s super penthouses. a look inside some of the so—called little red dots. high—rise luxury homes. japan ‘s decision to drop south korea from its list of favoured trading partners comes into effect today. it means japanese exporters will have to make sure their goods do not benefit sole ‘s military or weapons industry before they can be sold there. tokyo has already imposed tighter regulations on exports to south korea including material is critical to making memory chips and displays. companies like samsung, they are the hardest hit. they manufacture more than 60% of memory chips globally and the first 20 days of this month alone we have seen semiconductor sales plunged 30%. in this tit—for—tat move, not south korea says it will lend export procedures for tokyo and scrapped a military intelligence sharing packed. earlier we asked if the dispute would get worse. sharing packed. earlier we asked if the dispute would get

maintained the military institutions in malaysia and singapore, for about two decades after the french withdrew from the region? what about the dominoes that are typically confined to the margins of u.s. foreign relations history, and the global cold war? countries like malaysia, countries like singapore. don't we, and this is crucial, don't we lose the fundamental logic of interconnectedness? in the domino theory? that we confine our attention to the disasters in indonesia. these are the questions that started my research. that took me back to 1954. when president eisenhower would propose the following domino principle, to describe the interconnectedness of southeast asia, for many of us, 1954 will probably be an important here. we will find it familiar because that is when the french met terrific defeat to the communist led vietminh. at the beginning of that here, eisenhower and his advisors, got together at that time the french were already surrounded, there was anticipation that the vietminh would strike and there was pressure to commit combat troops. according to the records, eise

end of october. now on bbc news, live to singapore for asia business report. trade war markets fallout. asian stocks slide and the yen rises as the us—china conflict escalates. robots in ageing societies. how mechanical workers could come to the rescue as we all live longer. hello and welcome to asia business report, i'm sharanjit leyl. we start with the trade war because stock markets in asia have slumped and the japanese yen has jumped as the conflict that wean the us and china intensifies. let's look at the markets now, because the futures we re markets now, because the futures were pointing to a lower open and true enough japan's nikkei were pointing to a lower open and true enouthapan‘s nikkei is down 2.596 true enouthapan‘s nikkei is down 2.5% and the all ordinaries down as well. the japanese yen is rising, a safe haven in volatile times like this, and the hang seng opens later. that comes after washington raise levies on friday on imports after beijing revealed plans to increase us duties. chris buckler reports from washington. president donald trump left washington for fr

institutions in malaysia and singapore for about two decades after the french withdrew from the region. indeed, what about the dominos that are typically consigned to the margins of u.s. foreign relations history and a global -- countries like malaysia, countries like singapore. don't we -- this is crucial, don't we lose the fundamental logic of interconnectedness in the domino theory if we can confine our attention to the disasters in indonesia. these are the questions that animated my research. and that took me back to 1954. when president eisenhower would propose the falling domino principle in southeast asia. 1954 would probably be an important year, we'll find it familiar because that's when the french met terrific defeat to the communist led viet minh. eisenhower and his advisers got together at that time the french were already surrounded. the viet minh would strike and there was pressure on eisenhower to commit combat troops. according to the records eisenhower said, quote, with great force he could not imagine committing u.s. troops anywhere in southeast asia except malay ya.

difficult to see change coming anytime soon. i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: eat less meat to help save the planet — a major un report says that altering our diets could help slow down global warming. the choice between broccoli and ribs on your plate actually has a real link to the level of global warming that we are likely to see. india's prime minister narendra modi says he revoked kashmir‘s autonomy to free it from terrorism and separatism. hello, i'm ben bland in london. also in the programme: immigration officials arrest nearly 800 workers in the us state of mississippi but scenes of children separated from their parents spark condemnation. and we discover why hundreds of young people in india have turned their backs on the material world to become monks. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. hello. it's 7:00am in singapore and midnight in london, and we start with a warning from climate experts at the un. they say big changes to food production and eating habits are needed to limit global warming, and ease

we'll be finding out why singapore's aging population is working well into into their 70s. and on the markets, stocks rise in asia as shares are bolstered by hopes of further rate cuts from central banks around the world. president trump says he doesn't want america to be doing business with huawei. this is just as the chinese tech giant is due to be hit with a full ban on working with us firms. so how did we get to this point? in may this year huawei was placed on the us entity list, effectively banning american firms from doing business with huawei because of national security concerns. the move barred us companies, including google, intel and qualcomm, from working with huawei. but a few days later the us temporarily eased some of the restrictions — for instance, allowing google to send through security updates for its android operating system. but this temporary exemption is due to end. there had been reports the us might extend the exemption, but president trump cast doubt on that, saying he dosn‘t want american firms to do business with huawei. huawei is a company we may

i'm mariko oi in singapore, the headlines: despite severe warnings from beijing — hundreds of thousands brave the hong kong rain — but the protesters show no signs of backing down. burials take place in kabul for the victims of a suicide bombing that killed 63 people — the islamic state group says it carried out the attack. i'm rico hizo in london. also in the programme: malaysia's former prime minister najib razak is due in court later over alleged corruption. he denies the charges. and, iceland bids farewell to its first glacier lost to climate change — with a warning ‘there‘s no time to lose‘. good morning. it's midnight in london and 7am in singapore and hong kong, where, despite the pouring rain, hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets in protest. it's clear evidence that, eleven weeks since demonstrations started, the opposition to perceived chinese interference remains as strong as ever. the violent clashes of last week however were absent with rally goers wielding umbrellas — the symbol of the protest movement. beijing had hinted at sending in

i'm rico hizon in singapore, the headlines: violence breaks out at hong kong's airport, with clashes between riot police and protesters. more ominous warnings from china as chinese troops manoeuvre near the hong kong border. i'm ben bland in london. also in the programme: president trump delays a 10% tariff on some chinese imports to avoid christmas shopping price hikes. and, the long march — a british man becomes the first person to walk the length of china's yangtze river, the longest river in asia. it's midnight in london and 7:00am in singapore and in hong kong, where the international airport has been the scene of further, violent confrontations between demonstrators and police officers tried to storm the terminal building only to withdraw after facing heavy resistance. at one point, a suspected chinese official was held hostage by protesters. the trouble has done nothing to quell fears of chinese intervention. president trump has claimed us intelligence told him that beijing is moving troops to its border with hong kong. jonathan head reports. this was the day a selfâ

protests we look at the impact on the asia financial economy. grey matters. why many of singapore's asian population are working well into their 70s. good morning and welcome to this monday's edition of asia business report live from singapore with me, mariko 0i. let's start with hong kong because as you heard on newsday, the city has seen the 11th weekend in a row of pro—democracy rallies. the protest organisers say the crowd was 1.7 million strong other police have said it was much smaller. this comes amid warnings of the economic impact of the unrest on the economic impact of the unrest on the asian financial hub. in just two days after airline cathay pacific saw the departure of it chief executive. the bbc‘s stephen mcdonnell sent this report from the demonstration. in terms of the impact ona demonstration. in terms of the impact on a city, you couldn't avoid it today. it was everywhere. four kilometres in that direction, the road was just jammed with kilometres in that direction, the road was justjammed with protesters despite the heavy driving rain and of course there is g

malaysia. countries like singapore. don't we, and this is crucial, don't we lose the fundamental logic of interconnectedness in the domino theory if we confine our attention to the disasters in indonesia? these are the questions that animated my research. that took me back to 1954 when president eisenhower would propose the domino principle to describe the interconnectedness of southeast asia. for many of us, 1954 will probably be an important year. we'll find it familiar. that's when the french met terrific defeat to the communist-led vietmen. at the beginning of that year eisenhower and his advisers got together. at that time the french were already surrounded. there was anticipation the vietmen would strike and prshl pressure on eisenhower to commit combat troops. eisenhower said, quote, with great force, he could not imagine committing u.s. troops anywhere in south asia except malaya. well, at the time, britain and its local allies in malaya were waging a war against the guerilla fighters of a mostly ethnic chinese malayan communist party. london called it an emergency. eisen

his former friend and convicted sex offenderjeffrey epstein. i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. also in the programme: thousands of people flee their homes as firefighters battle a wildfire blazing out—of—control on spain's canary islands. and, protecting the pangolin. could there be hope for one of the most trafficked mammals in asia? live from our studios in london and singapore. this is bbc world news, it's news day. glad you could join us. it's 7:00am in singapore and midnight here in london, where the uk government has announced that in the event of a no—deal brexit on october 31st, citizens of the european union would immediately lose their automatic right to live and work in the uk. under the previous government's plans freedom of movement would have continued for a limited period — but that's now changed. prime minister boris johnson reiterated again today that britain will be ready to leave the european union at the end of october, "deal or no deal." here's our political correspondent, ben wright. his government wants a new brexit deal, but is ramping up plans to leave

is saturday, for example. goodbye. i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: hong kong airport authorities say operations have resumed after a huge protest stopped all passenger flights. a stark warning from china — it calls the protests a sign of terrorism and vows to respond with an iron fist. i'm ben bland in london. also in the programme: the us attorney general says there were serious irregularities around the apparent suicide of the accused sex traffickerjeffrey epstein. and scientists mapping the genome of the world's largest lizard reveal the secrets of the komodo dragon. announcer: live from out studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's midnight in london and 7am in the morning here in singapore, and also in hong kong, where the airport authorities say operations have now resumed after monday's shutdown. there's been a weekend of skirmishes between police and demonstrators, angry about what they believe is china's erosion of their freedoms. beijing has raised the stakes, claiming the weeks long unrest, has begun to show

belts singapore is getting ready to launch a trial of self driving buses. this is your new business report i'm stephen beard is in berlin thanks for joining us argentina welcome to new treasury minister on tuesday and on the khun za wasted no time in dealing with the country's fragile economy argentina's central bank auction $112000000000.00 u.s. dollars from its reserves to stop the country's peso from falling markets welcome the move but more remains to be done. it's looking increasingly likely that the presidential palace in buenos aires will have a new resident in the near future although the current president mauricio mccree has just appointed the 4th treasury minister of his tenure if you expect the president to be around long enough to see how the new man performs the election is coming and everything points to a big defeat from mockery just over a week ago he suffered a crushing defeat to the left wing opposition candidate out battlefront on days in a national primary a key bellwether ahead of the main presidential vote on october 27th in the aftermath the argentine stock ma

and 10's, it looks like asia may be looking at the same phenomenon. some are looking at singapore and australia to experience those inversions. yvonne: let's take a look at india. we potentially could see a catch-up rally. we are seeing that in the cost the already -- kospi already. the nifty closed up 110 of 9% -- %.10th of 1 the rupee at 71.44. we heard a speech from narendra modi heading back at critics on his decision to revoke kashmir's autonomy. impact talk about the that violence has seen on the economy. let's get to first word news. >> china has slammed looming u.s. tariffs, saying they violate agreements reached at the g20. a short statement from beijing says plans for duties on an additional $300 billion of chinese goods takes the u.s. and china off-track in trade negotiations. choice beijing has "no but to retaliate." singapore exports posted another double-digit decline in a further sign of economic downturn. nonoil domestic exports declined 11.2% in july from the same time last year. electronic shipments jumped to 24%. the contractions mark the fifth straight month that f

, particularly that is very export oriented. think about singapore, taiwan, korea. continue to come under pressure with the trade tensions and potential weakening further of the yuan. that is a place we don't like right now. i think there are areas, particular in e.m. affects which have come under fire -- fx which have come under pressure, that i think you can be long. like indonesia or brazil. you want to be tactical in the positioning with paring it against some of the shorts i mentioned in emerging markets but there are opportunities, particularly after last couple of days. a much, we're taking more cautious stance across our portfolios. shery: thank you so much for joining us tonight. erin browne, pimco portfolio manager. plenty more to come on daybreak australia. this is bloomberg. ♪ paul: this is bloomberg technology global link. i'm paul allen in sydney alongside shery ahn in new york and emily chang in san francisco. let's take a look at the top global tech stories of the day. vivendi's in toxic to sell a 10% stake in universal music with tencent. it would valley the world's mos

bbc.com. you can reach me on social media. now on bbc news, live to singapore for asia business report. hong kong airport protest. authorities restore services as demonstrators continue to target terminals. will flying cars take off? it's been the pipedream of inventors for more than a century. will it ever become reality? good morning asia. hello, world! it's tuesday, great to be back and thanks forjoining us for this edition of asia business report, i'm rico hizon in singapore and we start in hong kong. the main airport in the city remains the focal point of pro—democracy demonstrations as authorities say operations have resumed this morning. yesterday afternoon all passenger flights were cancelled as thousands of processes converged on terminals. earlier i asked frank mcmahon from the fraser institute how much the protests will impact hong kong's economy. it's potentially disastrous for both. it's tremendously important that the airport get open again. sadly, this is also playing into china's hands, both the radical demonstrators, the chinese people can't be trusted with democracy

well singapore is getting ready to launch a trial of self driving forces. but come to do business asia i'm going to get jones in berlin thanks for joining us political unrest in hong kong has prompted china to speed up its vast regional development program the greater bay area projects beijing us long planned this but believes the promise of strong economic growth will ease anger at hong kong which will lose its special status in 28 years so the government wants to make hong kong a key part of a cluster of cities in the pearl river delta creating a vibrant economic area chinese president xi jinping describes the greater bay project as central to trying us great national rejuvenating and hong kong is just a part of a greater plan. well let's take a look at to this greater bay area the scheme would see 12 cities in the area linked up to form an integrated economic cop including showing saying how and who i'm sure the greater the area has a population off $70000000.00 and a g.d.p. of well over one and a half trillion dollars making it a potential rival to places like san francisco ne

mariko oi in singapore. the headlines: more than three weeks after a clampdown in indian—administerd kashmir, a bbc investigation uncovers allegations of brutal beatings and torture by soldiers. the british parliament prepares for a brexit showdown. mps say they'll make their move next week to stop boris johnson suspending parliament. we will be back in parliament on tuesday to challenge boris johnson against what i think is a smashing break in our democracy. i'm rico hizon in london. also in the programme: government buildings are set on fire in papua, indonesia, as protests continue over claims of racial discrimination. and this weekend marks 80 years since the start of world war two. we'll be looking at how the conflict shaped the world we live in now. voiceover: live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 7:00am in singapore, midnight in london and 4:30am in indian—administered kashmir, where a bbc investigation has uncovered allegations of brutal beatings and torture by soldiers. it's been 25 days since the indian gov

this is newsday on the bbc. i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore, our top stories: two mass shootings in america within hours. a man is arrested after killing 20 in el paso, texas — opening fire on shoppers in a busy store. 13 hours later, a man is shot dead by police after killing 9 people, including his sister, in a bar in dayton, ohio. these are two incredible places. we love the people. hate has no place in our country. i'm ben bland in london — also in the programme. clashes continue in hong kong — the government warns the city is being pushed to the verge of a very dangerous situation. i'm mariko oi in hong kong — who is on strike on monday and why? live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london, and 5:00 in the afternoon in el paso, texas, where prosecutors say they're considering charges of domestic terrorism and hate crimes against the man suspected of killing twenty people in a gun attack at a walmart store. police believe 21—year—old patrick crusius who's now in custody wrote a white na

. good morning and welcome to this friday edition of asia business report, live from singapore, with me, mariko 0i. let's start with the trade war. as you have been hearing on newsday, the us president has announced fresh 10% ta riffs president has announced fresh 10% tariffs on another $300 billion of chinese products from the start of next month. it is the latest move in the escalating conflict between the world's two august economies and comes world's two august economies and co m es after world's two august economies and comes after a new round of talks this week showed no signs of a significant breakthrough. the announcement is hitting financial markets hard. check this out. wall street reacted negatively, and japan's nikkei opened almost 2% lower as the us dollar fell. the bbc‘s michelle fleury has more. lower as the us dollar fell. the bbc's michelle fleury has more. he began his talk with praise for negotiations in china. he described this week's talks in shanghai as positive and constructive. that was before he went on to escalate the trade rift between the two countries by t

coming up on deja vu business singapore is rolling out its 1st trial of self driving justice stephen beardsley has that story and all of your business headlines coming up in just a few minutes don't go away. oh boy. there's no doubt. my managers do no good today nothing would change you know the banks. and so was the language of a bank. speaking the truth global news that matters g.w. made for mines. argentina's new treasury minister act fast to stabilize the beleaguered peso selling dollar reserves at a much well move but can he solve the country's underlying problems including its massive pile of debts. also coming up its legal bills are bouncing now german heavyweight fire is selling its animal health unit to free up cash. and fasten your seat belts a single to work is getting ready to launch a trial of self driving buses. this is your business report i'm stephen beers in berlin thanks for joining us. argentina welcome the new treasury minister on tuesday and it wasted no time in dealing with the country's fragile economy argentina's central bank auction $112000000000.00 u

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: the g7 summit ends with the possibility of a meeting between president trump and the iranian leader. drug companyjohnson & johnson is fined over $500 million for its part in america's opioid addiction crisis. i'm rico hizon in london. also in the programme: indonesia is to have a new capital built on the island of borneo as the land around jakarta sinks. and dancing the days away — seoul's seniors disco tackles loneliness. 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 1am in the french resort of biarritz, where the g7 summit of world leaders has ended in an unexpectedly positive mood. french president emmanuel macron persuaded his colleagues to agree to help brazil fight the fires in the amazon. he also convinced president trump to at least consider a meeting with iran's president rouhani. and mr trump himself was upbeat about the resolution of another of crisis he has initiated: the trade war with china. i think they should make

50 irish unanimity on this issue is breaking down. i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: president trump visits the sites of last weekend's mass shootings, as critics accuse him of stoking racial hatred. the us calls for calm and restraint over kashmir, as tensions between india and pakistan continue to escalate. i'm ben bland in london. also in the programme: canadian police believe they have found the bodies of two teenage fugitives suspected of three murders. and vodka, with a twist. we look at the first consumer product made from ingredients grown 00:00:49,192 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 inside the chernobyl exclusion zone. good morning. it is 8:00am in singapore, 1:00am in the morning in london and 6:00pm in texas, where president trump has been visiting the city of el paso, where a gunman shot dead 22 people in an apparent hate crime last weekend. he has met victims and medical staff affected by the attack, which targeted hispanic people. mr trump flew to texas from dayton, in ohio, the scene of another mass shooting in which nine people died. 0ur north america editor

trafficked mammals in asia? live from our studios in london and singapore. this is bbc world news, it's newsday. glad you could join us. in the event ofa glad you could join us. in the event of a no—deal brexit on october 31, citizens of the european union will immediately lose their automatic right to live and work in the uk. under the previous government's plan, freedom of movement would have continued for a limited period but that has now changed. prime minister borisjohnson reiterated today that has now changed. prime minister boris johnson reiterated today again that britain will be ready to leave the european union at the end of 0ctober the european union at the end of october at deal or no deal. here's oui’ october at deal or no deal. here's our political corresponded been right. —— ben wright. his government wants a new brexit deal, but is ramping up plans to leave the eu without one. visiting a hospital, borisjohnson brushed away a leaked government document saying a no—deal brexit could cause widespread disruption. there may well be bumps in the road. but we will be

hello, you're watching newsday. i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: cardinal george pell is to remain injail — australia's court of appeal dismisses the appeal against his conviction for sexually abusing children. italy's government in turmoil — the prime minister resigns, blaming deputy pm matteo salvini and his right—wing league party for the coalition‘s collapse. i'm rico hizon in london. also in the programme: we investigate claims of exploitation and abuse from migrant workers who came to japan under a government—sponsored scheme. and — fancy a trip into space? virgin galactic says they'll be issuing boarding passes as soon as next year. voiceover: live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. it's 1:00am in london, 8:00am in singapore and 10:00am in melbourne, where the victorian court of appeal is delivering its ruling on the case of cardinal george pell, the most senior catholic found guilty of sexually abusing children. a jury found pell guilty last december of the sexual penetration of a child under 16 and

. i'm sharanjit leyl, in singapore. also in the programme: why wild boar are becoming a headache in the crowded city of hong kong sixteen—year—old climate change campaigner greta thunberg arrives in new york by boat, for a un summit on climate change. i want to thank everyone is so much, everyone who is here, and everyone who is involved in this climate fight because this is a fight across borders, across continents. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. it's 8am in singapore and 1am here in london where there's been fierce criticism from all sides of the announcement that britain's parliament will be suspended next month for more than four weeks. the decision, approved by the queen, means that members of parliament who want to prevent the united kingdom from leaving the european union withouta deal on the thirty—first of october, have even less time to try and do that. the prime minister, borisjohnson, insists his move is all about getting on with the country's future. our political editor, laura kuenssberg reports. shutting up sh

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: the uk calls for an inquiry into the hong kong violence. china tells it to back off china has just china hasjust made it clear china has just made it clear it will not accept what it calls british meddling. under the influence of hong kong's one—time colonial power these days is very limited. compensation demands and conspiracy theories — the death of billionaire sex offenderjeffrey epstein provokes more outrage. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme, floods and landslides in southern india kill almost 150 people, with hundreds of thousands taking shelter in relief camps. and we'll bring you the story of the asian ice man, who's finding ways to indulge his passion at his kuala lumpur home. good morning. it's 8:00am in singapore, 1:00am in london, and also 8:00am in hong kong, where the territory has experienced a tenth successive weekend of clashes between pro—democracy protestors and riot police. tear gas was fired after two petrol bombs were thrown near the main police headquarters. earlier, beijing warned brit

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: protests continue in hong kong. its leader warns the principal of one country, two systems is under threat. i'm mariko oi, live in hong kong, where a new day is just beginning, but it's not clear what will happen next in the stand—off between the governmetn and the demonstrators. north korea conducts its fourth weapons test in two weeks. reports say it's fired two unidentified projectiles into the sea. i'm ben bland in london. also in the programme: pakistan accuses india of playing a dangerous game after it strips the disputed region of kashmir of its special status. as the us mourns those who died in two mass shootings. president trump condemns extremism but stops short of announcing tighter gun controls. announcer: live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 7am in hong kong, where the residents are waking up after yet another day of widespread disruption. police arrested 82 protestors as tens of thousands of people took to the

detained indefinitely. and i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. also in the programme: president trump calls denmark's prime minister a "nasty woman" and cancels his trip after she says greenland is not for sale. more allegations about prince andrew's links with the convicted sex offenderjeffrey epstein — buckingham palace says any suggestion of impropriety with minors is categorically untrue. live from our studios in london and singapore, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. it's 1:00am here in london, 8:00am, in singapore and 2:00am in the morning in berlin where borisjohnson began his first foreign trip as prime minister. on thursday, he goes to paris. mrjohnson wants european leaders to change the deal agreed with his predecessor, theresa may. the eu response has been firm until now: not a chance. chancellor angela merkel greeted him with smiles, but warned him he only has 30 days to come up with an alternative. 0ur political correspondent ben wright is in berlin. another prime minister arrives in berlin to demand more concessions on brexit. prime minister, are you hopeful of a

asian markets. in march cranfield in singapore. let's start off with the yuan. how do we expect to see that move during the course of the morning? will belot of people watching the pboc fixing this morning. when trading opened, the offshore yuan was at its weakest point this year, not too surprising. it usually does that when the united states increased tariffs against china. you would expect the currency to weaken. it's a huge divergence from where the onshore market was trading earlier in the day on thursday. the fixing point today, the pboc will probably use measures again and remain some column in the yuan. they will have to adjust it from where it was yesterday. not as far as the market has taken it. what people will be asking is how much longer can the pboc retain this tight range when tariffs have increased this year , and the currency does not reflect that change. what we saw last year was the yuan gradually weakened as the tariffs kicked in to hurt the economy. this year, the rate is different. we haven't even reached the points of last year. we have put in the changes int

money supply grows. singapore's government slashes its forecast for economic growth. situation, hong kong chief executive carrie lam says dialogue with protesters can resume once the by log -- violence ends. pacific shares tumble as a cancel slides. afterr embattled leader argentina's assets plunged president mauricio macri warns against return to a previous regime. we havereatest problem today is that the alternative to the government, the kershner alternative does not have international credibility. i've been saying this for three nap years. international investors do not trust them. >> good morning. let's take a look at the assets across the world. after the news out of argentina and china. asian-pacific stocks look down more than 1%. after the retreats in europe yesterday in the u.s.. after that, in response to hong kong we see the asia-pacific index down. china's 10 year yield reaching a low of almost 3%. right now 3.01%. it had been down that low. you can seal's even in china where growth and inflation are -- yields in china where growth and inflation are higher is down to 3%.

measures including industrial output and shipments of consumer goods. andlators in singapore india have approved a stock trading link amid a year-long dispute that left investors with no easy way to hedge risks. the proposed connect between the two exchanges as expect to earn official approval and be operational by the end of the year. the two sides traded barks last year after singapore announced plans for single stock futures on some of india's companies. india's former foreign has died of a heart attack in a hospital in new delhi. she was 67 years old and a leader of the hindu nationalist bjp. she served in prime minister modi's cabinet for five years. said her death was a personal loss and she worked tirelessly at india's foreign affairs ministry. global news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm su keenan. this is bloomberg. one hour and 50 minutes from the pboc. slightly weaker than anticipated after the u.s. named china a currency manipulator. bloomberg economics say the label is too late and the pboc is intervening to

measures. regulators in singapore and india have approved a stock trading link, ending a year-long dispute that left investors with no easy way to hedge risk. it is expected to earn official approval and be operational by the end of the year. aftero sides traded barbs singapore announced single stock futures are some of india's top companies. australia issued a warning to travelers to hong kong, recommending they exercise a high degree of caution as unrest in the city escalates. there were more clashes on tuesday night as police charged protesters who surrounded a police station to demand the release of a student they say has been arrested unfairly. there are more protest events planned later. north korea is being accused of hacking into both traditional and high-tech financial systems to funnel cash into nuclear weapons program. hasgyang has about -- amassed $2 million. kim jong-un has 30 agents working overseas, controlling bank accounts and money transfers. global news, 24 hours a day, on air and @tictoc on twitter, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than

bbc.co.uk. and i'm on twitter, i'm @lvaughanjones now on bbc news, live to singapore for asia business report. us stocks recover as china take steps to stabilise its currency, the yuan, with asian markets follow suit? and the formula physics success. suit? and the formula physics success. we catch up with a young female asian entrepreneur on a mission to promote women in science. hello, and welcome to asia business report. i'm sharanjit leyl. we start with the markets and it is a mixed picture here in asia. japan's nick ayers opened and australian stocks are currently flat stop —— japan's nikkei, not taking cues from us stocks which opened up overnight. and the yuan is now at a slightly higher rate to the us dollar, after sliding beneath the us dollar for the first time in ten years. a lot of a nalysts the first time in ten years. a lot of analysts are citing a lot of uncertainty in the market regarding the us—china trade war. this was the recovery was telling you about on wall street, a much better day after wall street, a much better day after wall street, a much better day aft

news, live to singapore for asia business report. hong kong protests and business — as the city sees the 13th week in a row of demonstrations, we will get the impact on companies. india's economic slowdown, with the growth figures available, what the government is doing to attract investment. happy friday, everyone. welcome to this friday edition of asia business report, live from singapore, with me, rico oy. let's begin with hong kong. this weekend will mark the 13th week in a row of protests there —— mariko oi. there have been pressures to stop workers from taking part in the demonstrations. the biggest because of the so far has been cathay pacific. two bosses have resigned and some of its staff has been fired. for some, this has been the event that has changed the landscape of businesses in hong kong. i'm corresponded reports. because this is guaranteed by the basic law! what can you do when your personal beliefs can get you fired? in hong kong, they come out to the streets. today, no gas mask saltia masks —— gas masks or tear gas masks here. just ordinary workers try

commuters actually take the bus if there's no driver at the wheel that's what officials in singapore hope to find out as they prepare to launch a trial of self driving buses preparing to roll that out across the city state. his days are numbered at least if the trial goes well this driverless bus is one of several vehicles that singapore is trying out next week as part of a scheme to promote autonomous truck force if you've ever wondered how the technology works here is your explanation. for those of us keep it up using a wall or. using the braces all the street all senses like these. and the fuse that. did. almost bust where. we. train. passengers can use an app on their phone to book the shuttles to destinations on offer during the test phase include a golf club the beach and historic force. to scheme is just one example to illustrate what's becoming a growing interest in the south driving sector the global autonomous vehicle market is a ready worth an estimated $54000000000.00 annually a figure that's expected to increase tenfold in the next decade competition is a pretty stiff ba