, along with two former heads of japan's defense forces, talked about the u.s.-japan military alliance at the center for strategic and international studies in washington, dc. much of the discussion focused on recent missile tests by north korea and china's strategic role in the region. this is two hours. [inaudible conversations] >> good afternoon, i'm glad to see our odeons survive the flashflood warnings. my michael green, senior vice-president for asia and japan and professor at georgetown and as the csis host, i want to do our usual announcement. we survived the flashflood. if we need to evacuate it's my responsibility to give you instructions and the general rule is we'll go out the way you came in and we'll make our way to either the national geographic, around the corner, or we'll go straight down rhode island to st. matthews. our expectation is half the people we go to starbucks at dupont circle but that's the plan. 'll be very brief because i'll have an opportunities to chair a discussion with our very distinguished panel of american and japanese retired senior military leade

green, senior vice president for asia and japan here at csis and professor at georgetown. and as the csis host i want to do our usual safety announcement. we survived the flash flood. if for any reason we need to evacuate, it's my responsibility to give you instructions. and the general rule is we'll go out the way you came in and we'll make our way to either national geographic, which is around the corner, or we'll go straight down rhode island to st. matthews. our expectation is half the people will go to starbucks at du pont circle, but that's the plan. i'm going to be very brief because i'll have the opportunity to chair a discussion with our very distinguished panel of american and japanese retired senior military leaders. but first i want to turn it over to my friend who has organized this military statesmen forum to tell you about its intent, its purpose and a bit about what they achieved. please, yochi. >> thank you, mike. thank you very much. i would like to first express my deepest appreciation to csis and especially to dr. michael green for cohosting this event with my thi

william hagerty, president trump's pick to be the next ambassador to japan. this is 15 minutes. >> good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, distinguished guests. it's my pleasure as the acting chief of protocol to welcome you to the swearing-in ceremony of big hagerty as the next united states ambassador to japan. the honorable mike pence will give the oath of office. it's my honor to introduce the vice-president of the united states, mr. mike pence. [applaus [applause] >> well, good afternoon, and behalf of the first family, welcome to the white house. it's going to be my great honor today and, in fact, a privilege to administer the oath of office to the 42nd united states ambassador to japan, bill hagerty. [applaus [applaus [applause] >> we're joined today by very distinguished guests. senator alexander and senator corker from bill hagerty's home state of tennessee. will you join me in welcoming them both? [applaus [applause] >> see distinguished members of the military and other honored guests. i know the family is very grateful you're here, as is the president and myself. we'r

japan after being sworn in light vice president pence. mr. hagerty is the cofounder of a private investment firm. he was confirmed that senate earlier this month i a vote of 86-12. the swearing in ceremony is 15 minutes. >> good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, distinguished guests. it is my pleasure as the acting chief of protocol to welcome you in to the swearing-in ceremony of bill hagerty as the u.s. ambassador to japan. the honorable mike pence will do the oath of office. it is my great pleasure to introduce the vice president of the united states, mr. mike pence. [applause] vice president pence: good afternoon. and on behalf of the first family, welcome to the white house. it's going to be my great honor today and in fact a privilege to administer the oath of office to the 42nd united states ambassador to japan, bill hagerty. [cheers and applause] we're joined today by some very distinguished guests. senator alexander and senator corker, both from bill hagerty's home state of tennessee. will you join me in welcoming both? [applause] see distinguished members of the military

statement from japan and europe area yvonne: a rocky start at the u.s.-china talks. washington slams china for its trade, both declined to comment. betty: trump tells congress to delay the repeal and replace of obamacare. yvonne: elon musk looks at passenger trips into space. he says travelers will have to be brave. this is "daybreak asia," live it from bloomberg's u.s. and asian headquarters. i am yvonne man -- i am betty liu. yvonne: and i am yvonne man. it looks like we got a little bit more drama coming out of the u.s.-china dialogue. it seems like the gloves came off in terms of the trump administration side. have to wonder what happened behind closed doors. would havehought we an action plan in the first 100 days. it was quite tense, both sides canceling their pressers. will we go through with these tariffs? what is the relationship now between xi and trump? it seemed they were getting along swimmingly well at mar-a-lago. to have another golf outing to warm up relations again. [laughter] yvonne: we thought this would be a very choreographed event, not too exciting, but we got m

to midway. i want to go through a few andmark things in terms of japan's relations in the world in the 50 years prior to midway, and then we're also going to about based on my book the admiral some of the american leadership that appears at finally we're going to do kind of a quick overview what goesl history of on between pearl harbor and june and 4th of 1942. start by talking about japan ationship between and the united states. note that there are about at the of latitude.s the difference is that the united states in terms of its moved westward across the north american continent. faced s it industrialization during the late 19th century also moved westward, but what did that do? put it on a collision with china. china have apan and been adversaries for a long period of time. in 1274, a member great fleet was sent to attempt capture japan. what happened? divine wind, the japanese called and destroyed p it. interact withs to the west. japan doesn't. it sort of closes its ports and closed until matthew perry opens japan's ports to in 1853. now, i would suggest to you that country i

. heavy rain and overflowing rivers in the southern japan have forced almost 400,000 people to leave their homes. emergency teams have been deployed to help people trapped by flood waters and search for people reported missing. now on bbc news, it's time for ben and world business report. never mind brexit and trump: that's the message as the eu and japan close in on a huge free trade deal, but can it see off the rise of protectionism and nationalism? plus: high steaks scandal — why a corruption probe is carving a slice out of brazil's multi—billion dollar meat industry. welcome to world business report. i'm ben bland. in a moment, it's 30 years since kfc launched in china, but the nation's hunger for fast food is slowing. but we start in brussels, where, in a few hours‘ time, the eu and japan will sign off a major trade deal covering everything from cars to cheese. it comes despite doubts around the world about free trade deals and the rise of trade protectionism in the us under the trump administration. let's show you the details. japan and the eu account for about a third of

. taking a closer look at the business calendar and what you need to know. japan start up rates are the lowest in the world. can these young inventors jumpsta rt the economy in the world. can these young inventors jumpstart the economy of japan? good morning, asia. hello, world. welcome to another edition of asia business report. it's a monday. it is gearing up to be a big week for corporate earnings and monetary policy in the region. later today, we expect quarterly earnings from japan's panasonic and british lender hsbc. on tuesday, the reserve bank of australia gets together, expected to keep interest rates at i.5%. midweek, india's reserve bank will decide on rates. rio tinto will give interim earnings as well. here are more details. if you look at what has been good in the japan economy, it is technological goods. panasonic is high. from the profit planning perspective, a lot of them use the yen. certainly, there is room for profit. rio tinto may be different in the sense that expectations for the commodity sector have been poor. 90% of their revenue comes from iron ore which i

singapore. asia stopover. the british foreign secretary visits japan to discuss trade and security ties ahead of that. and, superpowered profits. comic book companies are raking it in as franchises become more popular. welcome to the asia business report, borisjohnson is welcome to the asia business report, boris johnson is in japan welcome to the asia business report, borisjohnson is injapan today. he is therefore talks that are likely to be dominated by concerns about britain's departure from the european union. boris johnson visited this robotics centre in tokyo. he has been talking up the strong economic ties between the two countries, noting that japanese countries, noting that japanese countries have invested more than $15 billion in britain. japan's political and business leaders are reported to be concerned about the state of the brexit negotiations, and although mrjohnson is not directly involved in the negotiations, it is important for him to reassure the japanese leaders. we discussed what japanese firms will be expecting from these talks. it is important forjapan to get

numbers from japan. absolutely right, seems like every other day we are getting strange new headlines from washington. sort't think anyone can out what the cumulative impact is of all this infighting going on. who knows what we will wake up to tomorrow in the u.s. you are waking up in asia, so how does it look so far? positive, looking at new zealand, some profit taking in terms of asian stocks off 10 year highs, but more of a picky market as we look at her earnings downgrades in some markets like india and indonesia. .20%, the kiwi still a two-year highs and no signs of stopping as the dollar heads back into those lows as gdp rebounded, but not as much as expected. australia, the rba meeting later this week. pointing to again with the asx 200 after capitulation on friday. getting really close to touching $.80 against the dollar for the aussie once again. if we get reaction after the central bank decision. dollar-yen six-week lows after north korea fired another icbm into japan's exclusive economics own. we are seeing equities futures limited, just gains of six points or so. a lot of

leaders of japan and china. this comes after xi jinping accused the u.s. of trespassing of guided missile destroyer within 12 miles of the cell tennessee. na sea.the south chian se president trump meanwhile has ramped up his fielued with the media by tweeting a picture of himself body slamming a person whose head has been replaced by the cnn logo. lawmakers, the democrats, also condemned the message. in the middle east, the saudi block has agreed to a two day extension for qatar to meet its demands. at decision has been made the suggestion of the emirate of kuwait. the blockade has blocked air, se a, and land links to qatar. in hong kong, the first day of china's new bond link to the rest of the world has made a muted debut. stockstem echoes the two connect programs between the former british colony and the mainland, but initially only allowed one way trading to the world's largest bond market. global news 24 hours a day, powered by 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries around the world. this is bloomberg. francine: thank you. we also got a little bit of data ou

message as the eu and japan close in on a huge free trade deal. but can it see off the rise of protectionism and nationalism? plus: high steaks scandal — why a corruption probe is carving a slice out of brazil's multi—billion dollar meat industry. hello and welcome to bbc news. the united states has warned it is prepared to use its "considerable military forces" on north korea following tuesday's long—range missile test. the us ambassador to the united nations told an emergency meeting of the security council that the test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile represented a sharp military escalation. as world leaders are preparing to head for the 620 summit in hamburg, both beijing and russia, called for restraint and dialogue. nick quraishi reports. 0n the coast of south korea, a barrage of missiles is fired by local and american forces. commanders said the tests indicate what could happen if the us loses its patience with north korea. a show of force, backed up by strong words at the un security council. yesterday's actions by north korea made the world a more

monetary system than in japan and the death i see in our global financial markets in the bond market the most important of the global financial markets. is in this headline japan's government bond market grinding to a halt yield on ten year note it's frozen for seven days so you'll the newly issued ten year japanese government bonds remain flat for seven straight sessions through friday as the bank of japan continued its efforts to keep long term interest rates around zero the ten year j g b yield again close as zero point zero five five percent where it has been stuck since june fifteen this marks the longest period of stagnation since one thousand ninety four according to data from nikkei affiliate quick there was actually a day max for not one single bond traded hands right now this is an important milestone that we've been talking about a few things that markets are being taken private that markets are stagnating their money velocity is dead and japan of course they invented quantitative easing they're the cheap money for the global mergers and acquisition wave they're the cheap mone

get to the upside. do not have a look at dollar yet. do not fight the bank of japan. that is the message of d.llar-yen, perio they came in and battered the bond market. so you have them dropping to an eight week low as japan comes to the market and sends a very clear signal. .04% at the moment. the u.s. output has expended by the most since january according to the eia. that's the only focus of the oil market. let's get global with the first word news, juliette saly standing by. the u.s. russia is seen as the chief suspect for hackers working for foreign governments, recently breached at least a dozen american power plants. according to current and former u.s. officials, the new their facility was among the sites targeted. the warning has sparked concerns that attackers were searching for more abilities in the electrical grid. a u.s. led effort to broker united nations security council statement condemning north korea's latest missile test has broken down. according to two officials, the u.s., france, and the u.k. were unable to overcome objections from russia and china. in the m

western digital can try to stop the chip sale. retail sales out of japan miss testaments. the boj admitting the 2% target will take longer than thought. haidi: further and further away. i am haidi lun in sydney. more bad news for noble group, bankruptcy may be the only way forward. this is "bloomberg markets: asia." ♪ david: it has been quite a week. i know we will be talking about the japan data in a moment. , ae a look at my chart simple look at household spending in china. year on year change, a longer-term look because this tends to be a volatile number. what you are seeing is more red than green. in other words, we talk about a demographic problem in japan. despite what they are doing, there is an underlying current that prevents this from spiking backup. this bike is the frontloading before the sales tax. here is your base effect. are come up for the first time since 2016, not bad. full and slowly is the best way to describe this. haidi: it still feels like they are trying to shake off that sales tax implementation. the takeaway is it does not move the needle when it comes

the saudi led lock. block. trump meets with the leaders of japan and china ahead of this week's g-20. >> welcome to bloomberg daybreak europe. i am anna edwards. >> i am manus cranny. she brought chocolate and tried to bribe us all. let's get back to markets. juneing news, the india manufacturing, 50.9, versus 51.6. we will wait for the u.s. manufacturing later. anna: all kinds of pmi today. euro btv 439, the oil market. dawn. butchery at day, ther the eighth longest winning streak since 2013, why? paused for have the first time in 24 weeks. , the pace ofe shortening in the market, just for the moment has abated. anna: you couldn't believe that small move could be so significant, but apparently so. we will talk about oil in a minute. this is the picture on the msci asia-pacific. in china, rebound sparking interest in chinese stocks. going to russia, germany, the g-20 looms large. meanwhile, the bond connects starting. tokyolitical story in could be significant for the national debate in japan, but the yen does not know which way to go. what is abe doing next, turning on the monetary

— that's the message from the eu and japan as they close in on a huge free trade deal. live from london, that's our top story on thursday 6thjuly. the deal‘s on —japan and the eu will today sign a free trade deal on everything from cars to crops. could this be the beginning of a new economic power couple? also in the programme, slicing off a thinner profit — the owner of pizza hut, kfc, and taco bell in china posts lacklustre results in the first quarter. and we have the latest from the markets and european have opened steady after a fairly downbeat session in asia. and we'll be getting the inside track on alipay, the chinese digital payment giant owned by ecommerce giant alibaba. the ceo will be joining us later. and as jay—z‘s digital—only album goes platinum in under a week we want to know, what was the last physical album you bought? let us know. just use the hashtag #bbcbizlive. welcome to the programme. in a few hours‘ time, the eu and japan will sign off on a major trade deal in brussels — covering everything from cars to cheese. it comes despite doubts aro

. his views on asia and japan. stay with us this is bloomberg. 12:00 p.m. in san francisco and 8 p.m. in london. >> welcome to bloomberg markets. we are live in bloomberg world headquarters in new york. u.s. stocks are a little changed but nevertheless touching new record highs today. activist investment or goes after proctor and gamble. we will dive into two economies this hour. going at 6.9% in the second quarter. the bank of japan meets this we are one hour after the close of trading. i was wondering whether it was going to be unchanged. now on to as has distant flat line. getting into the summer doldrums here. surely as that picks up we are going to see much more micro stock activity even if this and there are some individual movers to talk about. said that company's ceo that a recent computer crash of the company system may have a material of fact as it tries to catch up with a backlog of building. didn't have to do with cyber attacking. then there is the amazon affect both good and bad. we have the information reported today that they may team up with amazon web services to dev

anna: japan's central bank maintains its monetary stimulus and delays the timeframe for reaching it inflation target. manus: u.s. china talks. beijing says the superpowers have agreed to cooperate on cutting the trade deficit after the u.s. goals china over the umbrellas. anna: health care debacle. president trump self-centered applicants they should stay in washington until they reach deal obamacare, a move that could leave 32 million more americans without health insurance. ♪ welcome to "bloomberg daybreak: europe." manus: we have a stacked lineup for you, a little bit of a nordic flavor and will kick it off. anna: nordic numbers coming through, the bank in stockholm sweden, and they're waiting with the head or decision. more on that in just a moment. we'll get to the second-quarter ofbers, above estimates 18.8%. the net interest income $1.18 billion, below the estimate of 1.21. this,ne was looking for will the domicile stay or go? they now say they will make the final decision in september about the domicile. now saying it will be a little later. that sweden considered they wil

china, japan, and india, who are keen on trade deals. they say that is one for her cabinet. then we go on to our own future, with an ally of david davis saying in october she should say when she is going to resign. and the great repeal bill, the one that will have a rough time in the commons next week. this is when they talk about the henry viii powers, those not used since henry viii's time. tell us about it? the idea about the repeal bill is when we brexit, all european law will be put into british law, one deal. it is an interesting way to do it. we can spend years gradually picking it apart spend years gradually picking it a pa rt after spend years gradually picking it apart after doing it in one day. mps will not get a vote on it. they are worried we will start repealing this, leaving that, without them getting a chance to consider it. they are thinking of opposing it and making trouble for it. if they can defeat the repeal bill, of course, we would have a major problem the day that brexit came. they have wedged a lot in. yes. a powerhouse! well done, both of you. we are very p

hilemption that w japan stands pat, the u.s. and the rest of the world will lead in the other direction. the ecb not rushing for the exit. is this a divergence still the driver in your opinion? that if you want to keep that story in place, you have to stretch the part that involves the ecb. the federal reserve has made it clear it wants to move towards that exit and may be hike rates one more time this year. the ecb as such a long way away from that. they are still purchasing bonds. ,fter listening to mario draghi you get the feeling he is in no hurry to take that step. behind the fed. in fact, mario draghi said are from needing to question the idea of withdrawing stimulus, the euro area needs more monetary stimulus. said the last thing the european central bank wants to see is a tightening of financial conditions. he had a lot of reasons why he sounded like a ready dovish person on this ear it in fact, he is saying i am not ready to change the sense of where i am going, and that does not seem to be anywhere fast. >> unanimous in communicating no change to the forward guidance

lowe. the aussie is going nowhere. equities seeing some slight gains. also, japan following the fallout of the tokyo election for shinzo abe, we did not see a lot of reaction. it was quite muted. we will see as that continues and there are more calls for a regime change, especially against the government. 113 for dollar-yen. that is quite bullish when it comes to equities. we could see a 130-point game. -- gain. looking a little lackluster. pretty much on holiday mode all day here. happy fourth of july. betty: thank you. people are already on their july 4 holiday. we closed three hours earlier at 1:00 p.m. it was a shortened training day -- trading day. to, theu were alluding dow was the index that hit a fresh high. we saw some of that fall back to close up by 130 points. we will probably have some fireworks based on july 4. we will have some range aboundness. it had been up by about 10 points. we are not seeing a lot of stuff happening. what we are seeing in terms of the weight, we are seeing the nasdaq tumbling. in terms of technology shares, they are dropping right now. 32 ar

east coast into the sea of japan. it's the 11th launch this year, although the range of this one seems much greater. south korea's military say the unidentified ballistic missile was fired from a site near banghyon. it came down in the east sea, the korean name for the sea of japan. in the past few days, president trump has been speaking to asian leaders ahead of the 620 summit, seeking their co—operation on north korea. and in the last couple of hours, japan has protested strongly, calling the launch absolutely unacceptable. in a moment, we'll hear from the chief secretary of japan's cabinet, but first here's china's ambassador to the un. earlier he warned of disastrous consequences if tensions with pyongyang are not eased. currently, tension is high, and we would certainly like to see a de—escalation of tension. because, if tension only goes up, and goes up only, then sooner or later it will get out of control, and the consequences would be disastrous. and i'm sure it is in our common interest to avoid anything like that. today's firing of a ballistic missile is a serious i

japan. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme, pa arab nations that have fallen out with qatar said that blockade will continue. and why more and more young people injapan are embracing celibacy. —— the four. glad you could join us. it is 7am in singapore, midnight in london, and seven in the evening in new york, where the trump administration has warned north korea, following pyongyang's first ever launch of a missile that could, in theory, reached the united states' mainland. the us ambassador to the united nations has said that america would use what she called the full range of their capabilities to defend themselves and their allies. russia and china have said they are opposed to any military action. james landale has the details. today, on the coast of south korea, a barrage of missiles, fired by local and us forces: a simulated attack on the leadership, a show of force and retaliation, backed up tonight by hard words from the united nations security council. today is a dark day, a dark day because yesterday's actions by north korea made the world more dangerous

floods hit southern japan. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme. the four arab nations who've fallen out with qatar say their blockade will continue. and no sex please, we're japanese. why more and more young people injapan are embracing celibacy. live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. it is eight a.m. here in singapore, one a.m. in london and in new york the trump administration has warned that north korea following pyongyang's first ever launch of missile that could — in theory — reach the united states mainland. the us ambassador to the united nations has said america would use what she called the ‘full range of our capabilities to defend ourselves and our allies‘. russia and china have said they're opposed to any military action. our diplomatic correspondent james landale reports. today, on the coast of south korea, a barrage of missiles, fired by local and us forces: a simulated attack on the leadership, a show of force and retaliation, backed up tonight by hard words from the united nations security council. to

♪ >> stock futures signaling gains in the asia-pacific. japan in the spotlight after shinzo abe's tokyo drubbing. winning, thee worst ever performance for the ruling party in the capital. >> china's latest hong kong connect starts today, new access to its $10 trillion debt market. what is next for the fed? inflation means a fed hike moving to the back burner. we have the numbers from the latest hong kong survey and discuss the implications of tokyo's election results. >> a terrible outcome for the prime minister. tensions in north asia as north korea continues to worry leaders around the world. we will get an update from beijing on the latest. this is "bloomberg markets: asia." i am betty liu here in new york. >> it is just after 7:00 a.m. in hong kong. busy monday in asia with president xi jinping delivering that 20th anniversary gift hong kong, right? the bond connects set to launch this morning. we are expecting a ceremony at 9:00 in hong kong. also, japan as well, a major setback for prime minister shinzo of days party -- shinzo abe's party. >> we are looking at manufacturing

24 hours after being launched. yvonne: the bank of japan starts a two-day policy meeting. southerly week inflation will create a reality check. betty: this is "daybreak asia," live from bloomberg's u.s. and asian headquarters. i am betty liu in new york, it is just after 7:00 p.m. yvonne: it is just after 7:00 a.m. here in hong kong. i am yvonne man. the repeal of obamacare effectively dead in congress. what does this mean for president trump's agenda is the big question. an unsettling move where the dollar is going. betty: it prompted the president to come out and talk about how many bills have been passed so to offset tenure these growing doubts. get bigether he can measures passed through congress. that is causing uncertainty in the markets. we did close at a record, but it hardly feels that way after the initial losses this morning. yvonne: if you can't get health care, how much harder will it be to get tax reform and infrastructure? a lot of this week will be about central banks, and the boj starting that today meeting. the ecb with that decision, the 800 pound gorilla, on thur

sushi and ramen restaurants. the japan times looks at how some of the countries big corporations are opening up operations in india, suggesting a win—win for both countries. and you can blame evolution for your lack of sleep, according to research in the daily telegraph. a study of modern hunter—gathers in africa has found that what appears to be insomnia later in life, could actually be a survival trait passed down from our ancestors. and we will see if we will buy that. with us is david buik, market strategist at panmure gordon. good morning. we will get to that soon. we will start with the category 5 hurricane. it gets richer material by the day. shall we use fa ke material by the day. shall we use fake news? it is quite astonishing. i love the analogy between house of cards, which many will have seen, with kevin spacey, incredible. getting back to the point is you cannot believe that a really key conversation took place even if this lawyer says it wasn't of consequence, in view of the situation and the daily attack on hillary clinton during that period, you would have thought

unidentified ballistic missile that was fired around 9:40 a.m. local time in south korea. japanate broadcaster in and this is being sourced by yonhap. we will keep an eye with developments on that. let's look at the first word headlines. haslinda: an unexplained some of the world's biggest companies either take off or die in after-hours trading. amazon and microsoft slumped while apple was up. the dramatic movements triggered trading halts. nasdaq was unable to immediately comment. chinese president xi jinping has arrived in russia with the talks -- for talks with president putin. beijing will find dozens of agreement to deepen cooperation. current russia-china relations have been described as the best in history. xi are expected to meet on the sidelines of the g-20. rtel nations raised collective output. most of which came from libya and nigeria. prices rose strongly with oil having its strongest run of gain and enjoying its longest rally since 2012. analysts of chinese stocks expect the markets to remain steady in the run-up to the communist party conquest. se 3 percent quarterly

the sea of japan for the second time this month. shortly after the north korean test the u.s. and south korea held their own joint military exercise seoul is currently looking to increase its ballistic missile firepower in response to the threat from its neighbor to the north the united states congress recently approved additional sanctions against north korea in a bill that also targets iran and russia human rights attorney eric can told us however that washington has not figured out how to deal with pyongyang. you know this is something that seems perp like saying to the administration or sometimes to people around the world but really we have not tried anything new he said we have been caught in this entire circle of militarism of one thread versus another and bolstering up what the us does not seem to get on an ongoing basis is the failure to engage talk it took hundreds of meetings to end the. korean i'm sorry that and the vietnam war it takes sitting and talking and a lot of effort to build relationship and rebuild after trust. that's the news for now stay in touch on the mo

announcement, kim jong un ordered the test. it may have landed in japan's exclusive economic zone. south korea says it landed in the waters east of the korean peninsula after traveling some 930 kilometers or some 600 miles. president trump reacted on twitter. north korea just launched another missile. does this guy have anything better to do with his life? hard to believe that south korea and japan will put up with this much longer. perhaps china will put a heavy move on north korea and ends this nonsense once and for all. cnn is following this developing story with our correspondents in the region. paula hon cox in sole. and from tokyo and andrew stevens is in hong kong. but paula, first to you. take us through the vital statistics here on what we know. >> well, max, north korea has claimed it has a successful test of an icbm, an international continental ballistic missile. there was an announcement a half hour ago. th triumphantly by a news anchor say that the order for this test came directly from the north korean leader kim jong un, and he was at the test site as well when it was tested. w

instability in the middle east have gone to japan. the can untry rejects almost every single asylum seeker. >> talking with kurds living in limb benear tokyo. >> reporter: a rare taste of kurdish hospitality in japan. this family of refugees well comes us into their home. their home for now. . about 2,000 ethnic kurds live in japan. most seeking refuge from violence. this couple fled the syrian border more than a decade ago. they've learned japanese. local customs. and live quietly in a small kurdish enclave north of tokyo. but they don't have a permanent home. japan can deport them at any time because of strict policy that only gives refugee status to a select few and leaves everyone else in limbo. masuk has been living temporarily in japan for 11 years. he reapplies at immigration bureau every two months. when he tried to reapply this december, something he's done more than 60 times, immigration workers told him he was being deported. his request for refugee status finally denied. locked in detention for five months, ghoul became seriously ill. officers took him to the hospital in

launching another ballistic missile. the u.s. said it landed in tisha of japan. it could be the most successful yet and given the potential range to reach alaska, it sends another message to washington. president trump tweeting north korea just launched another missile. hard to believe japan will put up with this once and for all. perhaps china will end this once and for all. this isn't the first time north korea has tested missiles on the fourth of july. >> good morning. no, it isn't the first time they tested a missile on independence day. the last time was 2009 when they launched seven short missiles into the sea of japan. this latest maximum political impact on the fourth of july just after president trump spoke with the leaders of japan and south korea about north korea ahead of a g20 meeting later this week. it was a land-based missile fired near the airfield and flew for 37 minutes before landing into the sea of japan. japanese officials say the missile may have landed in waters claimed by japan as its exclusive economic zone. the u.s. and south korea said it reached 1500 mile

news was on the periphery, and that is the deal that was announced between the eu and japan, where they reached a free-trade agreement in principle, and the market access the eu will now enjoy in japan was precisely the market access u.s. exporters would have enjoyed in japan under tpp, so this underscores what happens when the united states takes itself out of the trade liberalization game. >> i think the operative word when you talk about a free-trade agreement with japan by the eu notthat in principle, it is a done deal, so how much is politicking going into this, setting out as free traders against the attacks mr. donald trump? >> certainly there was some political messaging in fault, but that is to be expected. theact, i think certainly critical market access elements of that free trade agreement have been agreed. the turfok at reduction schedules on both sides that have been agreed, the agricultural commodity trade, and a number of other things. yes, the vexing issue of the investment court has yet to be resolved, but it would understate the accomplishments to say this was al

another ballistic missile off its east coast into the sea of japan. at least 33 people have died and hundreds of thousands are forced to flee their homes as flooding hits central and southern china. the man who wants to reinvigorate france, and europe. president macron sets out his radical plans for a nation, and a continent. iran seals a multibillion—dollar deal with the french energy giant total, the first of its kind since sanctions were relaxed. the scanner that reveals the in—depth workings of the brain as never before. it could revolutionise treatment. north korea has fired another ballistic missile off its east coast into the sea of japan. it is the 11th launch this year, although the range of this one seems much greater. south korea's military say the unidentified ballistic missile was fired from a site near panghyon. it came down in the east sea, the korean name for the sea of japan. in the past few days, president trump has been speaking to asian leaders ahead of the 620 summit, seeking their co—operation on north korea. in the last hour, japan has protested strongly,

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japan times. he's there of course to clinch some trade deals with the japanese and to meet a couple of humanoid robots in the process, it seems! many of you must be heading off on summer holidays soon. well, let's hope you're not flying today — we have a story on our own website about how today is the busiest day of the year to hit the skies. and finally, wanting to make a quick bob this summer? thought about moon dust? the chicago tribune reports that one woman has made over $1 million auctioning some of the shiny stuff. so let's begin. with me is paul charles, ceo of pc agency, a travel and lifestyle consultancy. he will take us through the papers. a warm welcome to you. let's start with a front—page story on the independent, the picture of oj simpson looking pretty happy. he is coming out after nine years over 33 year sentence and this was, we understand, to be expected. he's happy for that reason, he's managed to get away with it, again, some would argue! you don't have many supporters left in the us i don't think it is a recent poll said something like 7% of people believed he

stage. we have your trading day set up. >>> breaking overnight, the branch of japan leaves reits unchanged but slashes the inflation outlook. we're live in tokyo with market reaction. >>> and the congressional budget office is out with new numbers on repealing obamacare we're headed to washington for the latest on that and more. it's thursday, july 20, 2017 "worldwide exchange" begins now. ♪ >> good morning. very warmwelcome to "worldwide exchange" on cnbc. i'm wilfred frost. >> i'm courtney reagan in for sara eisen it's throwback thursday, this week we're taking you back with the women on country music shania is back >> i do know shania. >> new album in september. new song out >> you might have to explain to me the other people. are you more excited about the theme of throwback thursday or the bank of japan decision >> i might have to lean into country. >> this is a business show >> it is the bank of japan is important. we'll talk about that. >> i know what sara eisen would have said. >> i know. >> the yen is moving she would have been pumped about that we're pumped about all

spring in china, japan, and korea. robert: even to this day? dany: yes, even to this day. now, although these 12 flowers represent this set, in china, not every month is represented by the same flower. however, the plum blossom always seems to represent the first month. robert: oh, so of all the flowers, it has quite a bit of prominence. dany: yes. robert: and now, we're to the cherry blossoms. dany: yes, and the cherry blossom has been widely celebrated in japanese art and literature, especially as a metaphor for the transience of life. so, in this exhibition, we have a couple of gloriously gilded screens that features the cherry blossom, but this one is my favorite. it's fun, it's gilded, you can't ask for anything more. robert: what does it show? dany: it shows typical activities of hanami, or cherry blossom viewing, which, as we know, it's a national pastime in japan, but also here in the united states. we have it up in san francisco, in japantown every spring, and also in dc. so, we see people of all ages going to the parks, and they are--they view the cherry blossoms, bu

—trade deal with japan but with much of the details still to be hammered out. meps discuss how to be hammered out. meps discuss how to plug the eu funding gap after brexit. we report from strasbourg. and just what was getting the commission presidentjohn hood yorker so hot under the collar? commission presidentjohn hood yorker so hot under the collar7|j yorker so hot under the collar?” will never, i will never again attempt a meeting of this kind. some may wonder if that is a promise or a threat and it is all become in the next 30 minutes and with me, joined by two meps, the conservative sajjad karim and for labour. welcome. first of all, this is the round—up of the latest eu news injust of all, this is the round—up of the latest eu news in just 60 seconds. i'm under the new french president gave a speech saying the european union had lost its way in the past ten years. the solution is a new generation of leaders like him, presumably. eu and japan reached every work agreement on a free—trade agreement, paving the way for motor race on goods by japanese car than farming produc

right now. at 7972, coming back from touching 80 yesterday. japan, you mentioned the data death coming up. aso, politics to talk about well. the prime minister stepping down , the latest casualty in prime minister shinzo abe's tumbling approval rate. futures down about 25 points. we are seeing about 50 point run down at the open. a lot of earnings coming through, -- drawdown at the open. a lot of earnings coming through. betty: that's right, earnings, the outlook on the economy, ego data, a lot to ingest for investors. toant to collect the board see how the u.s. markets closed. close mixed. we had a spike in volatility midday in the session. the dow managing to hang on, but the nasdaq really taking a hit with tech shares. just reminder, we are watching live what is going on in washington, the debate over the health care bill, the so-called open votes ginny bill," to repeal the affordable care act. bill," toed "skinny repeal the affordable care act. that vote will go late into the night, well beyond when we are on. get to courtney collins. a late night for senators. courtney: yes

korea? >> well, michael the sheer proximity of japan to north korea it leaves japan in a vulnerable situation. i think that's why there was strong language from the japanese government fairly quickly after this latest missile launch. the prime minister, abe is making his way to brussels to meet with eu and later to ham berg to meet with the leaders of the g 20 to try and see if we can bring together the international community to try and reach consensus for a stronger response from these moves from north korea. especially, because eu's sanctions and trading bar goes behind many nations failed to contain the threats of the heightening risks in the area. i think at the same time, many of the options that japan has, including michael, the possibility of increasing its ability to deter a missile, should something approach the mainland here in japan, are fairly limited. because, freely and voluntariory ja pan were to upgrade its current missile system, defense minister has said japan is considering doing that, but this would really upset china. china was very upset with south korea with

to speak later on today. we will see if he can continue this hawkish tilt. japan, we are seeing dollar-yen 111.89. that is a fresh july low. not doing enough to bring down the yen despite pushing back that deadline for 2% inflation yesterday for that boj and maintaining yield curve control. equity futures heading lower today, as well. here is first word news with courtney collins. courtney: the imf has agreed to a new conditional bailout for greece, bringing an end to two years of speculation whether it would participate in a rescue program. a new loanproved worth as much as $1.8 billion. it grants a seal of approval demanded by many of greece's euro-area creditors. res --ends on counti countries providing debt relief. we are told the governing council may discuss tapering at its next meeting in september, but is unlikely to reach a conclusion than. bloomberg predicted the bank would use its september gathering to signal a reduction in the case of qe. >> a very substantial degree of monetary accommodations are still needed for underlying inflation pressures to gradually build up