how would you rate rodrigo duterte enters of economic reform? i would say about eight as far as his performance is concerned. in other business news, making headlines, it is back. samsung has announced it will sell a re— furbished version of its galaxy note 7 phone. it had to recall them after problems with fire prone batteries. the cost samsung over by billion dollars in operating profit. it will only be available in korea and will retail for a only be available in korea and will retailfor a much lower only be available in korea and will retail for a much lower price than the original. let's now have a look at what we are watching this week on the business and trading front. on tuesday, the reserve bank of australia will be announcing their cash rate decision. the central bank is expected to give it at a record low of 1.5% at its monthly meeting. and moving to the next important day, and the european union ramps up talks with asean. senior officials from both sides are meeting in bangkok. and world leaders and central bankers are gathering in

thank you so much or your insights on president rodrigo duterte's first yearin president rodrigo duterte's first year in office. donald trump has created another twitter storm and is accused of inciting violence against the media, after he tweeted a spoof video showing him physically assaulting a man with a cnn logo superimposed on his head. the us president is shown slamming the logo to the ground and punching it repeatedly. 0ne cnn contributor says the president will end up getting someone in the media killed. 0ur washington correspondent laura bicker has more about reaction in the us to mr trump's latest tweet. well, cnn has taken the unprecedented step of issuing a statement condemning the president and saying that his tweet incites violence against reporters. they are backed by a number of journalists groups. even some right—wing commentators believe on this occasion donald trump has crossed a line. but the white house has said there's nothing to be alarmed about. homeland security adviser tom bossert said this should not be perceived as a threat. butjust consider this. on friday th

also in the programme: the philippines president, rodrigo duterte, asks for martial law to be extended in mindanao so he can crush a rebel uprising. and how a singaporean artist has to tread a fine line with his graphic novel about the city state's political past. anything that is inaccurate or libellous, then you can get in trouble, get sued in court or something. good morning. it is 7:00am in singapore, midnight in london, and 7:00pm in washington, where donald trump's latest attempt to deliver on a key election pledge has collapsed — the repeal and replacement of america's affordable care act, more commonly known as 0bamacare. this latest failure represents a major setback for the white house. despite holding both houses of congress, the republicans have been unable to agree on what new legislation should be put forward. few cities paid more attention to the healthcare debate than donald trump's hometown, where one in five new yorkers stood to lose their coverage, had 0bamacare been repealed. you're going to repeal something that millions of americans need. i laughed, ijust totall

it's also a probm in the philit rodrigo duterte is waging a bloody crackdown on the drug trade. a lucky few have been able to find help. reporter: uniformsre compulsory, here at the treatment and rehabilitation center for drug addicts at camp bagong diwa in metro manila. patients wear white t-shirts with red shorts, which either they or their families have paid for. those sent to rehab with dr. leabres are charged 80 euros when they begin, and then 60 euros a month. those who can't afford the fees are given subsidies. dr. leabres: our challenge is to help people understand that an addict has a medical condition. he can be a frie, he c be a relative, he can be your son, or your husband or wife -- and all of this is part of you. help them. reporter: but not everyone is heeding this message. elected president in 2016, rodrigo duterte is waging war on drugs. 8000 spected drug pushers and users have been kied, many at the hands of the police or so-calledeath squads. more than a million have voluntarily turned themselves in and gone to prison in a bid to survive. the prisons are fille

the philippine star covers president rodrigo duterte's second state of the nation address. he warned his controversial war on drugs will be unrelenting, and defended imposing martial law to tackle an islamist insurgency on the island of mindanao. dominating most of the papers in the uk this morning, including the independent, is the heartbreaking decision by the parents of the terminally ill baby charlie gard to end their legal battle to keep him alive. and the daily telegraph warns consumers who buy internet—enabled devices such as televisions and refrigerators are potentially leaving themselves open to hackers.

also in the programme: philippine president rodrigo duterte marks one year in the top job. we will look at his record in office so far. and a 75th birthday for stephen hawking, the scientist who overcame disability to become a legend of physics.

we have been hearing a lot from rodrigo duterte in the last 2a hours, and pretty much everything, from terrorism to his war on drugs as well. this is a man who doesn't hold back. here's the asian strongman. we are talking about the us strongman earlier, he is the asian strongman right now. he went and addressed his congress yesterday explaining why he is extending a state of emergency, and then he went out right in front of the protesters who really don't like him, and told them to shut up. he loves language that really, really cuts through. he is co nsta ntly really cuts through. he is constantly on the front pages. he does things in a very, very different way. you could argue what he is trying to do on drugs is actually the right thing to do, he poses as the hired man. and from a democratic point of view, ongoing martial law situation is not a good place to be. and you only have to speak of human rights groups, complaining of overcrowded prisons, no legal representation for those who have been arrested in huge numbers, and of course allegations continue that they are being sentenced

rodrigo duterte has signalled plans to have spending move to $34 billion to usherin spending move to $34 billion to usher in what he calls a golden age of infrastructure. how might this help the economy of the country? think about it. infrastructure spending in the philippines is relatively quite low in comparison to the rest of the region. right now, the infrastructure by the plan is only 5% of gdp. his medium—term target is to raise that to 7% of gdp. if you compare that to the rest of the region, averaging around 20%, thatis of the region, averaging around 20%, that is still very low. however, infrastructure has always been the problem, and it is actually growth positive. in a speech yesterday he said he wants all mineral resources extracted from the philippines to be more ethical and responsible. what does that mean? well, there has been a lot of destruction and it has also negatively affected the local communities. what he effectively said was that he would raise taxes in the mining sector is there are no sustainable practices. very quickly, we know the philippines is one of t

the philippine star previews president rodrigo duterte's state of the nation address today. his speech is expected to focus on the government's efforts to deal with an islamist insurgency in parts of the country, and his controversial war on drugs. china and russia, meanwhile, have begun their annual joint naval exercises. china daily reports the drills are taking place in the baltic sea, the first of their kind for the chinese navy in europe. the gulf news claims israel has defied international calls to remove metal detectors at the entrance of a sensitive holy site in eastjerusalem despite the security measure triggering violent clashes with palestinians. 0nshore uk windfarms now lead the field in efficiency and can be built for about the same price as gas power stations, according to the guardian. the finding comes as the world's first full—scale floating wind farm takes shape off the coast of scotland. and it was a good day for british sport yesterday with england's

the philippine star previews president rodrigo duterte's state of the nation address today. his speech is expected to focus on the government's efforts to deal with an islamist insurgency in parts of the country, and his controversial war on drugs. china and russia, meanwhile, have begun their annual joint naval exercises. china daily reports the drills are taking place in the baltic sea, the first of their kind for the chinese navy in europe. the gulf news claims israel has defied international calls to remove metal detectors at the entrance of a sensitive holy site in eastjerusalem despite the security measure triggering violent clashes with palestinians. onshore uk windfarms now lead the field in efficiency and can be built for about the same price as gas power stations, according to the guardian. the finding comes as the world's first full—scale floating wind farm takes shape off the coast of scotland. and it was a good day for british sport yesterday with england's women's team snatching the world cup in a thrilling victory over india. while britain's chris froome mad

on saturday, the president of the philippines rodrigo duterte celebrated his first year in office. according the world bank's latest projections, the economy is set to expand between 6.5% and 7% this year — this makes it the second fastest growing country in asia. nestor espenilla junior is one of the men responsible for sustaining this progress. he's just been appointed as governor of the country's central bank. earlier he spoke to the bbc‘s rico hizon. the one thing that disturbs all of us the one thing that disturbs all of us is that yes, the risk roof, but the growth is not happening for all of us so people are getting left behind, so that is why we need to strengthen our policy across the broad front for the financial sector, we are committed to promote greater national inclusion to promote more access to this is very important for broadening the effects of prosperity to the whole economy. in asia you have japan and china with high debt levels, and you have the wreck that negotiations, the us protectionism. could this trigger another global financial crisis in another glob

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elected president in 2016, rodrigo duterte is waging war on drugs. 8000 suspected drug pushers and users have been killed, many at the hands of the police or so-called death squads. more than a million have voluntarily turned themselves in and the prisons are filled to bursting. and for these people, going cold turkey is a matter of life or death. others volunteer to go into rehab, but worry aboutheir famies on the outside. >> the killings aren't right. since duterte has been in power, i've been afraid for my life. it's safer here. i also need to think about my wife's suffering. my child and my wife are really the worst affected. reporter: treatment is supposed to entail training, occupational therapy, counseling, and follow-up care. but with only 12 doctors per 1000 inmates, it's impossible to see through. and the total count of drug users in the philippines could be as many as four million. president duterte's drug war has been described as mass murder. but he's proud of what his country is doing to counter the poverty-fuelled wave of drug addiction. a chinese tycoon funded this giant

philippine president rodrigo duterte has asked congress to extend martial law in the south of the country until the end of the year. duterte had imposed a military rule for 60 days in the mindanao region to defeat so—called islamic state militants who invaded marawi city on may 23. more than 500 people were killed in the violence that followed. but critics are concerned the country is sliding into dictatorship. earlier i spoke to carmela fonbuena, a reporterfor the online newspaper rappler, about the support for the extension of martial law in congress. for the court to extend martial law is not unexpected, because of the continuing situation in marawi. it is really the timeframe that surprised us, because he is asking for five more months of martial law. and in mindanao, it is about a third of the entire country, has been under martial law for nearly three months, and the president is asking for five more months of extension. and it seems that he will get that extension, based on statements of his allies in the senate and house of representatives. now, we know that martial law is a ver

philippines president rodrigo duterte has offered autonomy to the muslim minority on the island of mindanao. the offer is aimed at persuading filipino muslims to reject so—called islamic state, whose followers remain in control of parts of marawi after months of conflict and the death of at least 500 people. the duke and duchess of cambridge have arrived in warsaw for the first part of an official visit to poland and germany. three—year—old, george, and two—year—old, charlotte, joined their parents for the trip. from warsaw, our royal correspondent, peter hunt, reports. at three, he is far too young to know if he is a reluctant royal, but prince george definitely wasn't keen to embrace warsaw without his father's helping hand. 0ne future king did persuade another one to follow in his footsteps. 0n the tarmac, george struck a nonchalant pose, and practised the odd ballet move. a fidgeting prince, with a lifetime under an intense spotlight ahead of him. princess charlotte faces a similarfuture, a reality, aged two, she can remain blissfully unaware of for now. the language divide is

philippines president rodrigo duterte has offered autonomy to the muslim minority on the island of mindanao. it's in the hope of defeating islamist militants who have taken control of the city of marawi. the offer is aimed at persuading filipino muslims to reject so—called islamic state, whose followers remain in control of parts of marawi after months of conflict and the death of at least 500 people. there will be no objections of the provisions of all that is consistent with the constitution and the aspiration of the moro people. i am for this. within the context of the republic of the philippines, there shall be a bangsamoro country. you may have seen this video. it has been going viral millions of times around the world. saudi arabia is investigating the woman who posted this video of herself wearing a miniskirt and crop—top in public, defying the country's strict dress code. it's sparked a heated debate with some saying she should be arrested for not wearing a full length robe and headscarf, others praising her bravery. pakistan's supreme court has begun considering corruption alle

the greens president grubb philippines president rodrigo duterte is facing issues as islamic state still hold control in parts of the country. a number of civilian casualties in afghanistan have resulted in the highest number in one year. they have reported that more than 600 people were killed. casualties of women were up people were killed. casualties of women were up by nearly one quarter. saudi arabia is investigating the woman who posted this video of herself wearing a miniskirt and crop—top in public, defying the country's strict dress code. it's sparked a heated debate with some saying she should be arrested for not wearing a full length robe and headscarf, others praising her bravery. pakistan's supreme court has begun considering corruption allegations against the country's prime minister, nawaz sharif. it comes after investigators said his family had failed to account for the source of its wealth. the probe began after the leaked panama papers linked his children to offshore companies used to buy london flats. secunder kermani has more. this case dates back to last yea r‘s

philippine president rodrigo duterte will deliver a second state of the nation address to a joint session of congress in the next few hours. he is expected to talk about the ongoing and controversial war on drugs, the conflict in marawi against islamist militants and economic policy. the uk independent police complaints commission is investigating the death of a 20—year—old black man who was chased into a shop and restrained by police in east london. there's been an outcry since security camera footage of the incident was shared on social media. the borough police commander for hackney said officers would be asked to account for their actions. indian doctors say a tibetan student who set himself on fire in an act of protest against chinese rule has died in hospital. 19—year—old tenzin choeying succumbed to critical burn injuries a week after he set fire to himself at a university campus in the indian city of varanasi. eyewitnesses say the student shouted "victory to tibet" before pouring kerosene over his body. six months into his administration and president trump has yet to come

duterte for his record on human rights during his campaign on his war on drugs. howard johnson in manila, and we will have more analysis on that state of the nation address in the philippines very shortly. but first, let's take a look at some of the day's other news. in texas, nine people have been found dead in the back of a truck, two of them children. twenty—eight others were suffering from severe dehydration. police say they believe the incident is linked to people—smuggling and they have arrested a truck driver. laura bicker has more from washington. police say that at least two of them we re police say that at least two of them were school—aged children and arrests aged in between the 20s and 30s. as you mention, they are treating this as a human trafficking incident. unfortunately, this is not an isolated incident in this part of the us. san antonio is about a0 kilometres from the mexican border and border patrols have reported within the last month finding at least two such trailers, one with over 70 migrants, one with over a0. when it comes to prev

a philippine mayor accused by president rodrigo duterte of having links with the illegal drugs trade has been shot dead in a police raid. reynaldo parojinog was killed with his wife and ten others at his home, as police served a warrant. at least 75 people have been rescued from a damaged cable car suspended about 40m over the river rhine in the german city of cologne. rescue teams used a crane to bring the passengers, including children, to safety after they were stranded for several hours. the big on the banking front. —— think business news. sally is here with all the business news. some result from hsbc reporting how much money it made in the second quarter of this year. the bank is doing extremely well, making $6 billion in the second quarter, a bit more than that, a lot more than most a nalysts more than that, a lot more than most analysts were predicting and they had as i said earlier pretty great expectations. the profits coming in substantially but also there with much anticipation that they would announce a share buyback and they have delivered on that front. so up to $

the philippine president, rodrigo duterte, has asked congress to extend martial law in mindanao until the end of the year so that he can crush a rebel uprising in the region. and this video is trending on bbc.com: life on the international space station has been photographed by an impossibly cute drone from japan. the first images from the so—called internal ball camera drone have just been released. that's all from me now. stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news it is time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk with me, zeinab badawi, here in florida, where my guest is 98—year—old ben ferencz. he is the last surviving prosecutor at the nuremberg nazi trials. he also helped liberate the death camps of europe while serving in the us army. so does he believe that the nuremberg trials have made genocide and other crimes against humanity less likely to be committed in the world today? ben ferencz, welcome to hardtalk. you were born in 1920 in transylvania in central europe. you moved to the united states with your family when you were a little baby. you really epitomise the american dr

phillipine president rodrigo duterte will deliver a second state of the nation address to a joint session of congress in the next few hours. he is expected to talk about the ongoing and controversial war on drugs, the conflict in marawi against islamist militants and economic policy. the uk independent police complaints commission is investigating the death of a 20—year—old black man who was chased into a shop and restrained by police in east london. there's been an outcry since security camera footage of the incident was shared on social media. the borough police commander for hackney said officers would be asked to account for their actions. six months into his administration and president trump has yet to come up with a strategy for dealing with america's longest war, the war in afghanistan. his administration is supposed to be poised to announce a significant increase in troops, but there have been repeated delays. so are more troops the answer? our south asia correspondent justin rowlatt reports from kabul. the afghan army calls in air support to defend troops from a taliban atta

the president of the philippines, rodrigo duterte is celebrating a year in office. it has, shall we say, been an eventful 12 months, with controversy never very far away. in fact, mr duterte's tenure has been marked by outspoken and often simply offensive comments. he promised to slaughter drug addicts in the philippines comparing the crackdown to hitler. mr duterte told president 0bama america had lost, and he would realign the country with russia and china. islamist militants were warned he could match them for savagery, i'll eat their liver, he said. and the presidentjoked about rape with soldiers apparently to boost their morale. earlier i spoke to professor eduardo araral from the lee kwan yew school of public policy and he graded mr duterte's first year in office. 0verall, overall, i would give him a grade of b+. a+ full foreign relations and b+ for law and order. he himself would give himself a b. he uses offensive language but... high grades for a president that's been controversial on many fronts. he has done a lot, brought home a lot of foreign aid. he has

president rodrigo duterte has used to stay to assure the company he is not planning to impose martial law. they have prompted some to predict a crackdown across the country. he warned drug traffickers that they face the ultimate punishment. >> in the philippines, it is really an eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth. eye, you must pay a n eye. that is the only way to do it. if you do it, you will buy it. ophie: reports say the rods will be taken of the fukushima by september. lumps inound thoughe the number three reactor. it is the first time it has been seen since the 2011 earthquake. global news, 24 hours a day, powered by over 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm sophie kamaruddin, this is bloomberg. shery: thank you. asia's regional benchmark is swinging between gains and losses, stock markets like japan in the red, not surprising given that the japanese yen is no strengthening for six consecutive sessions. details ofhe everything happening across the asia-pacific from juliette saly. it is a bit hard for me to gauge the direction of the markets today. juliette

also in the programme: the philippines president, rodrigo duterte, asks for martial law to be extended in mindanao so he can crush a rebel uprising. and how a singaporean artist has to tread a fine line with his graphic novel about the city state's political past.

president rodrigo duterte enacted martial law to weed out the extremist. philippine special forces are advising on the ground and u.s. aircraft is flying overhead. >> isis is trying to gain a foot hole don't make them a foothold in the asian pacific. -- >> the u.s. held their forces out of the southern philippines in 2015, a hotbed of islamic extremism after u.s. green berets, navy seals, and the philippine military crushed abu sayaf, the local branch. it's coincided with its losses in syria and iraq. criticism by u.s. officials for human rights abuses last december nearly led him to expel all u.s. troops. >> the u.s. currently has 800 military bases overseas. a new book argues such a large military presence may fuel anti-american sentiment. quote, "i think it's worth thinking for american audiences to think how it would feel to have foreign troops living next door, occupying your land with tanks." yes, countries keep asking u.s. forces to help. in somalia, american troops have returned for the first time since pulling out in 1994 after 19 american troops

philippines president rodrigo duterte vowed to continue his bloody drug war during his state of the nation address monday. >> the fight will be unremitting, but it will be unrelenting. despite international and local pressures, the fight will not stop until those -- [applause] understand that they have to cease. they have to stop because the alternative are either jail or hell. amy: filipino security forces and vigilantes have killed more than 7000 suspected drug users and dealers since duterte launched his so-called war on drugs one year ago. during his state of the nation, duterte also attacked multiple filipino media outlets, including the popular filipino-owned website rappler, which duterte falsely accused of being american-owned. on sunday, the philippines congress also granted duterte's request to extend martial law in the southern region of mindanao until the end of the year. president trump-by the duterte to the white house. back in the united states in michigan, federal judge mark goldsmith has halted the deportation of more than 1400 iraqis, ruling the immigrants could face tort

in the philippines, president rodrigo duterte has asked congress to extend martial law on the southern island of mindanao, where government forces are been battling isis-allied militants in the city of marawi. the conflict has killed more than 500 people and displaced over 200,000 since fighting began in may. meanwhile, in washington, d.c., a congressional human rights panel heard testimony thursday from activists who warn filipino security forces and vigilantes have killed more than 7000 suspected drug users and dealers since duterte launched his so-called war on drugs last june. this is ellecer carlrlos of the idefend human rights coalition. >> our daily documentation confirmed d without a shadodow a te andthe e president duter of elimination, have effectively put in place the defective social cleansing policies whereby police and vigilanteses are not only encoururaged, but rewarded and forced to commit extrajudicial killings. amy: congress member james mcgovern, a democrat from massachusetts, said he was troubled by reports that president duterte is planning to travel to washington

and on saturday he spoke with president rodrigo duterte of the philippines. duterte's been accused of running death squads and has bragged that he has personally murdered people. like when he said, quote, "i will pick you up in a helicopter to manila and i throw you out on the way. i've done it before. why would i not do it again?" it's stories like that that earned duterte the nickname, united airlines. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] now, duterte has since claimed he was joking. nonetheless despite his dismal human rights record, the whi trump and duterte had a very friendly conversation and the president trump invited president duterte to the white house. so if you're a journalist covering the white house when duterte visits and hear donald trump say this -- >> let's give them a helicopter ride, okay? [ light laughter ] >> seth: run! [ laughter and applause ] so to recap a president who's in over his head is fighting with the media, remising about his election night victory, inviting authoritarian rulers to the white house and also, maybe doesn't know

philippines president rodrigo duterte insisted today he'll continue a drug crackdown that's claimed thousands of lives. in a "state of the union" address, he called the victims "beasts and vultures" and he vowed he'd go to prison first before giving in. >> the fight will not stop until those who deal in it understand that they have to cease, they have to stop because the alternative are either jail or hell. >> woodruff: as duterte spoke, thousands of left-wing protesters marched in opposition. he met with them later, but warned he'll order police to shoot anyone who causes disturbances. the president of poland broke with his party today, and vetoed two bills aimed at curbing the independence of judges. the legislation had triggered mass demonstrations. diana magnay, of independent television news, filed this report. >> reporter: for days and long into each night they protested in cities across poland against judicial reforms they felt might snuff out what's left of liberal democracy here. it's not a phrase the ruling law and justice party had much track with. certainly not party chairman jaro

and i don't think it's at all out of the question that he's going direct rodrigo duterte -- rod rosenstein to fire mueller at some point which at some time if his definition of a red line gets crossed. >> jeff, is it appropriate for the president to be talking about robert mueller in this way with an active investigation? again, he's unlike other presidents, but in the past, i seem to recall anybody saying there's an ongoing investigation, i'm not going to comment on that. i'm going to let the investigation go where it goes. >> he's not other presidents. i just think, you know, there are gasps all over washington, i'm sure. g gasps about this sand saying exactly that, it's inappropriate, et cetera. to be candid, i don't think he cares. i think if he feels the need to make them, he'll make them. >> can i point out, again, he is probably the world's worst poker player. "don't investigate my finances." don't, don't do that! there is nothing there. this is a guy who wouldn't release his tax returns. the first time in 40 years a major presidential candidate didn't do so. so i don't know. maybe

rodrigo duterte is set to stater his second annual of the nation address this afternoon. for a look at what to expect, the finer points from his speech, we are joined here in asia seniory our economist. when you look at duterte, it is easy to come up with headlines that gloss over the fundamental story of the country. what has his government achieved in your view? >> the philippines may be the worst performing currency, but it is one of the strongest economies in the region. it is only behind china. this year, it will have the fastest-growing economy in the region come expanding by 6.9%. a lot this is due to the fact that it has built a strong foundation thanks to prudent theal policy and as household and corporate sectors prudent, so moving forward, the question is where will the philippines spend it, and so far, duterte has been effective in unleashing animal spirits. david: this is btv 654 on your bloomberg. it is the worst-performing currency in the asia-pacific. a lot of this comes down to the of a record trade deficit. what is behind the deficit, and is the peso a l