singapore and also in beijing, where president trump is beginning the second day of his visit to china. xijinping laid out the reddest of red carpet is. the two men appeared to be getting on well. mr trump even shed a video of his daughter speaking mandarin. outrider editor has more. the forbidden city. today's tour guide to the home of emperors — the president of china. his tourist — the other most powerful leader in the world. all smiles, despite the threat of nuclear crisis. president trump had come from south korea, where he told the national assembly that north korea was a hell, and china should not be helping it. we call on every nation, including china and russia, to fully implement un security council resolutions, downgrade diplomatic relations with the regime and sever all ties of trade and technology. but in the 19505, chinese fought and died alongside north koreans and against the united states. china still commemorates its war dead and sees north korea as a strategic buffer. yes, it backs us sanctions, but no, it won't let its communist ally fall. china has already done

, who's on his first state visit to china, has watched a military honour guard in the heart of beijing after he was greeted by the chinese leader, xijinping. the two are now holding talks at the great hall of the people. our correspondent, aleem maqbool is in beijing too, travelling with president trump. the president will be very keen to come away from beijing with some progress, surely, on north korea and trade. what chance of either of those? well, he will claim lots of progress on both regards, i am sure, but if it is about coming array with something intangible and then he may well struggle. it has been interesting but four months through the election campaign and his administration he spoke about how tough it would be with china. we heard his first remarks in our. he was sitting opposite the president of china at the beginning of the bilateral talks and his opening comments were rather fawning. bilateral talks and his opening comments were ratherfawning. he bilateral talks and his opening comments were rather fawning. he was heaping praise on the chinese president saying that the

i'm rico hizon, in singapore. this is newsday. the top stories: beaming in beijing, where donald trump praised his host president xi. next stop vietnam. will he be just as enthusiastic when he meets vladimir putin there? yemen faces the worst famine the world has seen for several decades. that is according to the un. i'm kasia madera, in london. also in the programme: "you have two days to move". authorities in papua new guinea warn detainees in the manus island detention centre. and, twitter halts its authentication system after complaints when it verified the account of a white supremacist. live from studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. it's midnight in london, 8am in singapore and 7am in da nang in vietnam, which is about to host the annual gathering of 21 leaders of the asian pacific economic cooperation, known as apec. for us president donald trump its also the third stop in his asia tour. he arrives in a few hours from beijing where he has been full of praise for president xi jinping. how asia correspondentjoins us. soon he will be there, m

and i hope that people will understand that. on his last day in beijing, president trump is full of praise for the chinese president, but walks away with no major concessions. kevin spacey will be edited out of a new hollywood film, following more allegations of sexual assault. and in belfast tonight, switzerland beat northern ireland in the first leg of their world cup play—off. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news, we'll have the action from the womens‘ ashes test in sydney, where england have work to do going into day two. good evening. for the second time in the space of a week theresa may has been forced into a limited cabinet reshuffle, after priti patel penny mordaunt has taken over as international development secretary, replacing priti patel, who resigned last night after a series of unauthorised meetings with israeli officials. her appointment maintains the rather delicate balance in cabinet between leavers and remainers, as the latest brexit negotiations get under way in brussels. our political editor laura kuenssberg reports. one for sorrow, two for joy. one brexit

with bbc news. we are broadcasting live from beijing, president trump addressing the press. ... the new president trump addressing the press. the new phenomena in, fe nta nyl, destroying press. the new phenomena in, fentanyl, destroying lives by the millions. we are going to be focusing on it very strongly, the president and myself. in addition to improving the safety and security of out improving the safety and security of our citizens, president xi and i discussed improving our economic relationship. we want a vibrant trade relationship with china. we also want a fairer and reciprocal one. “— also want a fairer and reciprocal one. —— fair and. also want a fairer and reciprocal one. —— fairand. todayl also want a fairer and reciprocal one. —— fair and. today i discussed with president xi the chronic imbalance in our relationship as it pertains to trade, and the concrete steps we willjoin the take to solve the problem of the massive trade destruction. this includes addressing china's market access restrictions and technology transfer requirements, which prevent ameri

in tiananmen square beijing. following yesterday's lavish welcome and red carpet treatment, today is when the two leaders hold face to face talks on north korea and trade. president trump has threatened action over china's wide trade surplus with the united states, and called on beijing to do more to reign in its ally and neighbour north korea. our correspondent, steve mcdonnell, is in beijing. steve, what chance of movement on any of this? well, that is a good question. if we unpack those issues one at a time, for example, on trade. donald trump and xijinping have a difference of opinion on the way trade should he played out between vote countries, —— should be played out between their countries, especially in terms of what access china should have to the us market. i don't know if we will get a big announcement that changes the way the two countries to trade with one another, but we are expecting a whole series of specific deals. so thatis, whole series of specific deals. so that is, chinese and american companies, deals which will possibly also be signed i xijinping and donald

action against china over aluminium imports. but how will beijing react? we'll get the lowdown from our asia business hub. and on financial markets, it is a mixed day. no serious knee—jerk reaction to the missile test from north korea. we talk you through all the action and also is there a brexit break through? eu and african leaders are gathering for a summit in the ivory coast, with the aim of boosting prosperity and development. but in the current climate, the subject of economic migration will be high on the agenda. although it's fallen substantially since 2015 migration has been one of the defining issues. 1.75 million people made thejourney to europe over the last four years. with many coming through africa even if they started elsewhere. many africans have been pushed to leave by poverty — and the eu and it's member states are already providing almost $24bn a year in long—term economic development funding. there are also calls for more bilateral trade between the two continents. last year they sold each just over $311 billion worth of goods, with africa buying more from

people in tiananmen square beijing. our correspondent, aleem maqbool is travelling with president trump — hejoins us from beijing. you are on the full 5—nation tour. these are the two most powerful men in the world. what do we expect to come out of this? you said it. they each see themselves, actually, as the most powerful man in the world of that is what we are getting a meeting of these two alpha male characters, who each see themselves in that position. it has been fascinating to watch donald trump's journey when it comes to china. he has spoken right through his election campaign and his time in office about china being the big foreign currency —— policy issue to deal with. he feels america has been losing to china for many decades. now he is in this position, what will he do? he has never been clear about that. what he is not interested in is what former presidents have done, bringing american values and democracy here. that is out of the window now right across the world with donald trump. what he does want to do is redress the balance when it comes to trade. that wi

is midnight in london and atm in singapore, and also in beijing. —— 8am. president trump is beginning the second day of his visit to china. his counterpart, president xi jinping, rolled out the red carpet for his visitor, who wants beijing to ta ke for his visitor, who wants beijing to take more decisive action to rein in north korea. that aside, the two men appear to be getting on well. mr trump even shared a video of his granddaughter speaking mandarin. the forbidden city. today's tour guide, the president of china. his tourists, the other most powerful leader in the world, all smiles despite the threat of nuclear crisis. president trump came from south korea, where he told the national assembly north korea was a hell, and china shouldn't be helping it. we call on every nation, including china and russia, to fully implement un security council resolutions, downgrade diplomatic relations with the regime, and sever all ties of trade and technology. but in the 1950s, chinese fought and died alongside north koreans, against the united states. china still commemorates its war dead and se

embley. our top stories: farewell to beijing — donald trump leaves china and heads to vietnam for the opening of the apec summit. yemen faces the worst famine the world has seen in decades. that's the warning from the united nations. power play in zimbabwe — a leading contender to replace robert mugabe is sacked and forced to flee the country. and who would take on a massive wave like this? incredibly, many surfers do. we talk to one who onlyjust survived to tell the tale. hello. on the last day of his state visit to china, president trump has been full of praise of president xi jinping. before he was elected, candidate trump blamed what he called america's "embarrassing" trade deficit on unfair chinese trade practices, said china was "raping" the united states, and accused it of stealing american jobs. today there were gasps when mr trump said it was all down to previous us presidents and wasn't china's fault. our china editor carrie gracie was there. the real estate billionaire and the career communist. making an odd couple. but both see themselves as men of destiny, with a missio

betterfunded health service, £350 million a week. donald trump arrives in beijing and tours the forbidden city with his chinese counterpart xijinping, amid rising tensions with north korea. the first minister of wales, carwynjones, is under pressure to give details about his decision to sack carl sargeant — a member of his cabinet who was found dead yesterday. also this hour — who ewe looking at? how sheep can be trained to recognise a familiar face from a photo — including barak 0bama and the bbc‘s fiona bruce. good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. the future of the international development secretary, priti patel, is in doubt after details emerged of further undisclosed meetings she had with israeli politicians. ms patel is currently flying back from africa, after being ordered to return to the uk by the prime minister. she apologised to theresa may on monday about unauthorised meetings with israeli politicians in august, but it appears she did not reveal details of further meetings held in september. joining us from westminster is our assistant political editor

palace with their wives in beijing. the paper says mrjinping gave his us counterpart a warm welcome at the beginning of his three—day state visit. meanwhile the ft says more important than trade deals the xi—trump summit will be dominated with difficult discussions over north korea and how the us and china can work together to solve the current crisis. on the front of the telegraph is british mp priti patel who has been forced to resign from the uk government over secret meetings with israeli politicians. meanwhile the independent looks at how the uk's 100 biggest publicly listed companies have doubled the proportion of positions occupied by women in the past six years. more women on boards in the uk. this photo on the hindustan times website shows how the current terrible pollution affecting delhi could in fact prove deadly after dense fog was blamed for causing a multi car pile up on the outskirts of the indian capital. and, finally, wired asks whether you would be prepared to upload nude or sensitive images in a bid to stem the flow of non—consensual pornography. with me is

criticised beijing's trade policy in the past, but will he soften his tone as he looks for support in the far east? and on the markets. a pause in the rally in asia and the price of oil has fallen a touch. we will talk you through the market moving stories. shares in the parent company behind snapchat have plunged 20% in after—hours trading. third quarter losses more than trebled to over $400m in the last quarter. even before this latest set of results, the company had already lost nearly two fifths of its value since snap went public back in march. hoxton ventures is a venture capital firm which invests in early stage technology companies. i'm joined by one of its co—founders, hussein kanji. in terms of snapchat, what did they say in terms of their earnings? they do not save very much and that is pa rt do not save very much and that is part of the problem. the number of people is down from previous estimates and they came far below that which is one of the reasons the stock has plummeted. no one thought it was going to be this bad. the issueis it was going to be this bad. the iss

arrival? six days to go before donald trump arrives in beijing. china is making some moves to appease donald trump! beijing will be lowering tariffs when importing consumer products and stepping up banking finance for imports. details of what products are affected are not provided. by china, as everyone knows, it has a vast trade surplus and has been accused of countries like the us of protecting domestic companies with unfair trade practices like high import tariffs. today, donald trump called the trade deficit between the two countries embarrassing. he also described the trade gap as horrible. official figures reveal america described the trade gap as horrible. officialfigures reveal america has imported four times the amount of goods from china banned exports, so far this year at least the pit hopefully. —— hopefully he will be appeased. thank you. now, let's brief you some other business stories. the bank of england is set to deliver one of the most closely watched interest rate decisions since the financial crisis. economists and investors are expecting the first increase in

to punish beijing on trade. in his visit to china, mrtrump makes it clear his priority is addressing the north korean nuclear crisis, not the trade imbalance. the result of that calculation — the president calls xi a "special man" and says china is not to blame for the trade deficit. a year on from the american election, was this the week the democrats turned a corner with voters? we'll hear from the outgoing governor of virginia. i think it was an affirmation they were happy with the last four years. if we had not done a good job the last four years, my lieutenant governor, i don't care anything about trump, we would not have won. they are the women who helped put donald trump in the white house. we go to florida where the president's supporters are still fired up. we are more angry and more determined to stand with him to see that what we voted for happens. also on the programme... after a chaotic time at number ten, britain has a new international development secretary — is the crisis at westminster over? the "lucky" british surfer who survived this monster wave in portugal, w

missing out on that. during his speeches, i remember his speech in beijing, he was talking about the fa ct in beijing, he was talking about the fact that we will look after ourselves, we expect you to look after yourselves, but we want to talk bilateral trade. and he has talked a lot about the indo pacific. he is pivoting towards india, trying to reduce china's influence. yes, the thing is, bilateral agreements area the thing is, bilateral agreements are a relic from the 1970s and 19805. are a relic from the 1970s and 1980s. ever since we have had the wto, the big focus has been on making trade similar for large groups of trade simpler for large groups of trade simpler for large groups of trade simpler for large groups of countries. trump is trying to destroy nafta. he seems to have something against multilateral agreements, but that is the way it of the future. even china has its own 0ne belt, 0ne road programme, saying we are the ones who are the sta ple saying we are the ones who are the staple superpower and want to play with everyone. and they make trump look bad. the chinese ec

to go closer to beijing. translation: the us is one of the most important markets for vietnam. we were disappointed when they pulled out of the tpp. we hope they willjoin it again, but we are also developing links with other partners, including china. back at the garment factory, another shipment heads to american stores. trade has always trumped politics in asia. be more business you do here, the more influence you have. by vietnam is now stuck in between the two civil —— superpowers of the world. chinese and us officials say they rounded up more than $250 billion in deals on donald trump's maiden trip to beijing to be they covered imports and exports. some a nalysts a re covered imports and exports. some analysts are questioning how likely it is these agreements will materialise. we are joined it is these agreements will materialise. we arejoined by it is these agreements will materialise. we are joined by my colleague for more. this sounds promising, $250 billion. it does so be it covers goods from aeroplane stute us beef. president trump has been critical chastising the ch

his tour of asia. from there, our beijing correspondent stephen mcdonelljoins us. thank you very much for your time this morning. what can we expect from donald trump's visit? iam standing i am standing outside the forbidden city in beijing, and this is the first place donald trump will come to in about 45 minutes. the us president will touch down and then in convoy come directly to the forbidden city where he will meet xi jinping fora forbidden city where he will meet xi jinping for a tea ceremony and a walk around the old imperial powers. it will be interesting to see what they talk about in the coming days, because donald trump pose the rhetorical question of china today, why would you want to be friends with north korea 7 why would you want to be friends with north korea? why would you want to be supporting north korea, given its appalling human rights record. the chinese government's message will be we are doing everything we can to uphold these un sanctions, the pressure north korea into giving up the pressure north korea into giving up its nuclear weapons. i suppose between the

materials for a source hungry beijing. the chinese currency is traded in zimbabwe alongside the mighty us dollar and guess where they came from? not washington but beijing's huge stash of foreign reserves. over the past couple of years china has put $30 million every month into zimbabwe, built the new parliament building, given 0% longs for a medical facilities, constructed academic centres, operated platinum mines and invested in power plants and promised a further $4 billion in direct investment. china is the most important player in zimbabwe. 0ver1 billion us dollars in 2013. china is one of the top trading partners of zimbabwe. given this cosy and rewarding relationship, isn't beijing upset about its old friend, robert mugabe, being given the push? going by the lack of any chinese requests for his reinstatement, possibly not. i don't think china is terribly worried about mugabe's leadership. the relationship between china and zimbabwe is notjust a relationship between china and mugabe. china's concerns about mr mugabe's mismanagement of the zimbabwean economy have apparently

unveiling self driving trucks in beijing, it is interesting that what they are focusing on is that they are working with china's city planning departments and they're talking about dedicated lanes on highways. they are talking about infrastructure. that is what we need to talk about. it is a great we have this brand—new product, but what we see is that there are only about 6000 outlets in terms of tesla superchargers. the infrastructure is a key hurdle they have to overcome. absolutely. this is something we have to think about. i am all for self driving vehicles and automation, especially if you have a crisis in terms of filling jobs. what is your personal take on electric cars? when you next upgrade all, do you drive? i do drive. i drive a diesel and ifeel bad all, do you drive? i do drive. i drive a diesel and i feel bad about it every single day because of the emissions. my brother drives a tesla. is all about tesla. the reason we don't have one at the moment is because of the cost. it is cost prohibitive for the normal consumer. that is something that is coming up here in terms of

mcdonnell in beijing — where president trump is heading next. bur first to our correspondent, mark lowen in seoul. it was a lengthy speech that looked at the stark contrast between the north and south korea. how was it received? i think there will be as sense of relief that the bombastic rhetoric we have heard in recent weeks was largely absent. this was a warning but not a rush to war. he talks about north korea being twisted regime, a dictatorship, a prison state and hard on what daily life was like in north korea, and then compare that to the liberal south korea. he warned north korea not to underestimate the us and try the us. he called on china and russia to up their pressure and sanctions but it was not the rocket man fire sanctions but it was not the rocket manfire and sanctions but it was not the rocket man fire and fury which was a red flag to a bull in recent months to kimjong—un? he said he flag to a bull in recent months to kim jong—un? he said he would offer a path to a better future if you change course and de newk to rise but the problem is that will fall on deaf

powerhouses meet today. it was all smiles on the tarmac. us president donald trump is in beijing as part of a marathon asia tour and is set to announce billions of dollars in deals to address a trade inbalance with china. china is america's largest trading partner, but it's a tense relationship largely due to a yawning trade gap, which means america buys more from china than it sells to it, that was nearly $350 billion last year. trump has bolstered his presence with a team of corporate bigwigs, including bosses of goldman sachs, boeing and energy firm texas. he aims to sign deals that mean china buys more us goods, from farming to energy. the trump administration is also threatening to impose import tariffs of around 20% on steel from china and other nations, as it tries to adress a global glut and protect its domestic industry. the us has already imposed preliminary import duties, between 97% and 162%, on chinese aluminium foil, saying the goods are being sold at unfair low prices. the us is also investigating claims that china has stolen us intellectual property, ignoring patent and c

things on twitter seem to undermine the diplomatic pressure that is happening through beijing and new york and any real hope of north korea pulling back from its aim of developing a long—range nuclear weapons. from its aim of developing a long-range nuclear weapons. one of donald trump's aims from this was to encourage xijinping to donald trump's aims from this was to encourage xi jinping to increase sanctions and pressure on north korea. has there been any development with regards to that? donald trump said that president xi had reiterated his desire to increase sanctions and the denuclearisation of north korea, although we have not heard that directly from president xi jinping. but any kind of belief that there is going to be a denuclearisation in north korea is really an indication that the foreign policy of the us and the west might have its head in the clouds. as far as north korea is concerned, its survival is dependent on being a nuclear armed state. that is the view of the north korean regime. they have seen what happened in libya and iraq when they pull back from developing

from southern china. ten years ago, they moved to beijing tojoin china's tech ten years ago, they moved to beijing to join china's tech boom. ten years ago, they moved to beijing tojoin china's tech boom. for this family run business, theirfortunes are links to the rise and fall of popularity of the apple iphone. they fix more than 10,000 iphones per year. we can basically fix every problem, big or small. we fix apple products. our main business is to upgrade iphone storage. lots of customers don't want to change their phone yet but once you upgrade the storage. china and apple have had an on and off relationship. this is the second biggest market for the american text berm. but apple has lost much of its lustre in china. until recently, the company faced back—to—back declining sales. it is losing ground to chinese competitors. other brands has taken certain market share from apple. that's why apple's sales had that great any more. a lot worse than before. one possibility is that it's much more expensive than chinese brands. at the same time, chinese brands. at the same time,

. firstly travel to the chinese capital. beijing giant chinese capital is becoming easier. beijing giant shanghai in offering a transit permit that allows visitors to stay 144 hours so long as they meet the right conditions. you must fly in or arrive by train from a country directly outside china. surprisingly, hong kong is allowed. you are not allowed to stray too far from the capital although a stretch on the great wall is allowed. next, . .. where can i go that has decent weather? one country stands out, tunisia is where you will find winter sunshine and a deep and fascinating history and friendly welcoming people. since the terrorist attack in the south in 2015, this nation was a no—go list for tourists but it is now open for business once more. base yourself at a resort and use the excellent rail system. you may want to explore the desert landscape so consider signing up for a trip into the sahara as well as a visit to one of the holiest islamic shrines but check the latest advice before you book and travel. next... from india, vijay asks... accommodation is the big problem, centr

visit to beijing the author of how china's leaders think told me at beijing's timing was a coincidence. china africa relations are exceedingly important. they have investment in countries throughout africa although zimbabwe is not its most strategic partner and does not get strategic resources in yet, it symbolises that this transition that china is making from the old revolutionary approach of countries that defied the west, that had a relationship with china to a much more sophisticated and nuanced approach to international relations. i would be surprised if china violated its historic non— interference in other nations as it has said with absolute certainty in terms of foreign policy objective but with these nuanced approach, china wants a stable government, it does not want it hundreds and billions of dollars and thousands of workers put at risk. china has responsibility will towards his people. china is not sorry to see zimbabwe at towards a new kind of stability, even though it is with an old friend leaving at its the people a different future in a different world.

. a recent visit to beijing by zimbabwe's military chief has fuelled suspicions that china may have given the green light to the change in leadership. earlier robert kuhn, the author of how china's leaders think, told me beijing said the timing of the visit was a coincidence. in this context china—africa relations are exceedingly important. china has substantial investments in countries throughout africa, although zimbabwe is not its most strategic partner, it does not get significant strategic resources from zimbabwe, yet it symbolises this transition that china is making from the old sort of revolutionary approach of countries that defied the west, that had a relationship with china, to a much more sophisticated and nuanced approach to international relations. i would be very surprised if china violated its historic non—interference in the internal affairs of other nations as it has said it's absolute certainty in terms of its foreign policy objectives but, with this new nuanced approach, china wants a stable government, it does not want its hundreds and billions of dollars an

summary of the rest of the day's news. donald trump has arrived in beijing as he continues his tour of asia. the american president took a tour of the forbidden city in the capital alongside his chinese counterpart, xijinping. mr trump is expected to ask china to cut its financial links with north korea. speaking in south korea earlier, mr trump urged all countries to join forces to isolate pyongyang, saying the world could not tolerate a rogue nation that threatened nuclear devastation. the weapons you are acquiring are not making you safer. they are putting your regime in grave danger. every step you take down this dark path, increases the peril you face. yet despite every crime you have committed against god and man, you are already to offer and we will do that. we will offer a path to a much better future. our china correspondent, stephen mcdonnell, is in beijing. what sort of hearing are the chinese likely to give to that request from president trump that they cut their financial ties with north korea? well, i'm standing outside the forbidden city where donald trump and xijinpi

china. the us president backs away from the chance to punish beijing on trade. in his visit to china, mrtrump makes it clear his priority is addressing the north korean nuclear crisis, not the trade imbalance. the result of that calculation — the president calls xi a "special man" and says china is not to blame for the trade deficit. a year on from the american election, was this the week the democrats turned a corner with voters? we'll hear from the outgoing governor of virginia. i think it was an affirmation they were happy with the last four years. if we had not done a good job the last four years, my lieutenant governor, i don't care anything about trump, we would not have won.

more on beijing beginning talks with members of asean on a code of conduct in the south china sea. the paper claims beijing aims to peacefully resolving the issue. china claims almost all of the south china sea. the south china morning post reports pro—independence groups across hong kong are reviving a drive to promote the city's separation from mainland china. student leaders have vowed more activism, after an earlier campaign fizzled out. now, babita, what stories are sparking discussions online? song and protest, sharanjit. have a look at this. # and we are here to stay... protesters interrupted a pro—fossil fuel presentation by white house advisers in the german city of bonn by breaking into song. the us officials were promoting wider use of fossil fuel at an event on the sidelines of a un climate conference. let's get more now on president trump's tour across asia, now entering its final day. it is the longest tour a us president has undertaken in the region for 25 years. he visited five nations, with talks focusing on the north korea nuclear threat and improving trade. so ho

from bbc news: donald trump has left beijing and is heading for vietnam and the annual apec summit. he and his chinese counterpart, xi jinping, are expected to outline competing visions of global trade. mr trump is expected to stress his "america first" doctrine, while president xi will call for global free trade. united nations officials are warning that yemen faces famine on a scale the world has not seen in decades. they are talking of millions of victims unless, they say, the saudi—led military coalition in yemen allows humanitarian aid deliveries to resume. all land, sea and air ports are closed. in zimbabwe, tension is rising over who will succeed robert mugabe as president. he is 93. one of the leading contenders, a former vice—president, has been sacked from the cabinet and forced to flee the country. mr mugabe's wife grace looks much closer to becoming president. it's just past half past two. now on bbc news, it's time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i am stephen sackur. authority is a priceless commodity in politics. it is not usually measured, but when they pry mi

get them to give up their nuclear weapons and this also involves beijing and some have said beijing needs to do more to force the hand of north korea but on his way here, donald trump actually praise is counterpart, xijinping, saying he has done a pretty terrific job so far so he will notjeopardise the coalition is trying to build an little doubt that throughout asia, thatis little doubt that throughout asia, that is what they are going to be talking about although it is hard to see where the answers are in terms of getting north korea giving up its nuclear weapons give an he is so determined to have them. quite a high—stakes trip. thank you very much. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news: the so—called islamic state has lost control of its two remaining strongholds in iraq and syria. the syrian army says it has taken back the city of deir al—zour, while the iraqi town of al-qaim has been captured by government forces. iraqi soldiers say they have also driven is from the last border post it held between the two countries. malta has observed a day of m

embley. our top stories: farewell to beijing — donald trump leaves china and heads to vietnam — for the opening of the apec summit. yemen faces the worst famine the world has seen in decades. that's the warning from the united nations. power play in zimbabwe — a leading contender to replace robert mugabe is sacked and forced to flee the country. and who would take on a massive wave like this? incredibly, many surfers do. we talk to one who onlyjust survived to tell the tale. president trump is due to arrive in vietnam shortly for a summit meeting of the 21—member asia pacific economic cooperation group, which brings together the most powerful economises of the region every year to advance trading relations. mrtrump is now mr trump is now expected to lay out a different approach to trade. are spot dashmac when president obama came to the asia—pacific are spot dashmac when president obama came to the asia—pacific region and various summits as well, the big message from the previous administration was that there is a pivot to asia. he was engaged in the region. he had spent som

capital, beijing, on the latest stop of his twelve—day tour of asia. he was given a lavish welcome at one of the country's most important historic sites — the forbidden city — by president xijinping. mr trump is expected to use the visit to press china to do more to enforce sanctions on north korea, as john sudworth reports. at china's historic forbidden city, a meeting of the worlds first a meeting of the world's first and second most powerful men. but some are beginning to wonder which one is which. while president trump is beset by domestic woes, and seen to be lacking a coherent foreign policy, president xi enjoys a tight grip on power and growing influence abroad. it is no coincidence that the visit starts here behind the walls of the old imperial palace. from a time when china had huge influence on the world stage. the symbolism could not be clearer. china's time has come again. forget second place, president xi is seeking a new relationship of equals with his american counterpart. a few hours earlier, in the south korean capital, mr trump once again underlined his priority

face members of welsh labour party. president trump has arrived in the chinese capital beijing on the latest stop of his twelve—day tour of asia. he was given the most lavish of welcomes at one of the country's most important historic sites — the forbidden city — by president xijinping, in what's being described by chinese officials as a state visit—plus. this report from our china editor, carrie gracie, contains flashing images. the forbidden city. today's tour guide to the home of emperors — the president of china. his tourist — the other most powerful leader in the world. all smiles, despite the threat of nuclear crisis. president trump had come from south korea, where he told the national assembly that north korea was a hell, and china should not be helping it. we call on every nation, including china and russia, to fully implement un security council resolutions, downgrade diplomatic relations with the regime and sever all ties of trade and technology. but in the 19505, chinese fought and died alongside north koreans and against the united states. china still comm

mainland has really quickly faded away. unimpressed by beijing's progress in north korea and market opening initiatives, the us is now rolling out as he mentioned an investigation into aluminium sheet imports worth hundreds of millions of dollars each year and this enquiry will examine if aluminium sheets is being sold below cost or with the help of the government subsidies. the united states imported $600 million of aluminium alloy sheets last year and washington is calling this probe intended to advance president trump's tough on trade agenda. the commerce department said it has evidence that the imports pose a threat to the us industry and this case will be investigated by the international trade commission with final decisions expected by next year and if final decisions expected by next yearand ifanti—dumping final decisions expected by next year and if anti—dumping duties are indeed imposed, it could be as high as 60%. we will keep a close eye on that. i imagine beijing's reaction won't be nice. asia was reacting to that missile test coming from north korea. the first one

counterpart xi jinping have said they would work together to improve trade relations on his visit to beijing. in a departure from his recent rhetoric, the us president said he does "not blame china" for the trade deficit between the two countries. the two leaders signed industrial cooperation deals worth more than $250 billion. and china said it would buy 300 airplanes from us aerospace giant boeing valued over $37 billion. mr xi told reporters that the chinese economy was changing. joining me now from beijing is our correspondent, steve mcdonell. covering every twist and turn of this china leg of the asian tour of president trump. alice outlining the fa ct president trump. alice outlining the fact they say they've done deals worth something like $250 billion. a few bits of information is trickling in about general electric proving to bea in about general electric proving to be a winner, as is boeing. absolutely. it's interesting, we just heard about that reference from donald trump where he said he doesn't blame china for the trade imbalance between the two countries. he said that in front

to north korea to get them to give up their nuclear weapons. that includes beijing. some a nalysts weapons. that includes beijing. some analysts have said that china has not done enough in this regard, but donald trump says, of his chinese counterpart, that his effort so far has been pretty terrific. the headlines on bbc news: the conservative mp charlie elphicke denies any wrongdoing after being suspended by the party over serious allegations. police in new york say they have a viable case against film producer harvey weinstein after an actress accused him of raping her seven years ago. the white house downplays a major climate change report, compiled by 13 us federal agencies, which concludes that human activity is the main cause of global warming. a spanishjudge has issued european arrest warrants for the sacked catalan leader carles puigdemont and four of his allies who went to belgium. the five failed to attend a high court hearing in madrid on thursday, when nine other ex—members of the regional government were taken into custody. mr puigdemont has said he will not return t

beijing beginning talks with members of asean on a code of conduct in the south china sea. the paper claims beijing aims to peacefully resolving the issue. china claims almost all of the south china sea. the south china morning post reports pro—independence groups across hong kong are reviving a drive to promote the city's separation from mainland china. student leaders have vowed more activism after an earlier campaign fizzled out. back to our top story and our special report on the thousands of is fighters and family members who are believed to have escaped raqqa through a deal brokered by us—backed syrian partners on the ground. robert ford is the former us ambassador to syria. he says he is fighters heading to europe present a real risk. some of them were trying to get to germany, some made it to north—western syria to another rebel safe haven from which they could more easily cross into turkey. absolutely there will be a risk that some of these foreign fighters will trickle into europe in the months ahead. what is your assessment that this was done under the watch of a dea

comments are being seen as an important win for beijing, as john sudworth reports. forget military brinkmanship or trade wars, for this state visit china is trying different strategy. a charm offensive. and the us seems smitten. 0ur meeting last night was absolutely terrific. 0ur dinner was beyond that. 0ur relationship has already proven to be a great one. my feeling towards you is an incredibly warm one — as we said, there is great chemistry. in place of mr trump's old china bashing, there was admiration for the way it has exploited the huge trade imbalance. right now, unfortunately, it is a very one—sided and unfairone, but, but, i don't blame china. after all, who can blame a country for being able to take advantage of another country for the benefit of its citizens? i give china great credit. watching this bromance back home, trump's core supporters might wonder what happened to the promises to be tough on china? critics will say that with a bit of wheeling and dealing on business and the pomp and ceremony of a state visit, the chinese have flattered him into submission. t

. president trump once raged that china was a jobs thief. but in beijing, he was all smiles and gratitude. president xi, now a very special man who makes his people proud. i just want to thank you for the very warm welcome. my feeling toward you is an incredibly warm one... they did eventually talk about the hard things. the north korean nuclear crisis and a massive us trade deficit in china's favour. but donald trump blamed that on previous american presidents, not on his host. i don't blame china. who can blame the country for being able to take advantage of another country, for the benefit of its citizens? i give china great credit. and america's deal—maker in chief got some big sales in return. china needs to keep stable access to us markets. translation: the common interests of our two countries are far greater than the differences. with constructive attitudes, we can look for common ground. this is not a real news conference. there are no questions from the media, either on north korea, nor on whether the business deals are worth celebrating in the absence of a major move to open

their nuclear weapons and this also involves beijing and some have said beijing needs to do more to force the hand of north korea but on his way here, donald trump actually praise is counterpart, xijinping, saying he has done a pretty terrific job so far so he will notjeopardise the coalition is trying to build an little doubt that throughout asia, that is what they are going to be talking about although it is hard to see where the answers are in terms of getting north korea giving up its nuclear weapons, give, it seems so determined to have them. a spanishjudge has issued an international arrest warrant for the ousted catalan leader, carles puidgemont, and four other ex—ministers. it follows the disputed independence referendum for the catalan region, which the spanish government declared illegal. mr puidgemont, who's in belgium, has insisted he's not there to evade justice. tom burridge reports. another night, another protest. this time, calls for catalan politicians to be released. these prisoners are not... they didn't commit any crime. if they take them to jail, they should t

the visit being beamed out from beijing show a real power pair — the 1st and 2nd most powerful leaders in the world — the question is, which one's which? earlier we spoke to former un ambassador nicholas burns. nicholas burns, you've been pretty critical of president trump's approach to american foreign policy, but when it comes to the issue of china as north korea, the white house is keen to say the chinese have signed on to more sanctions, the central bank of china is now putting pressure on loans to north korea. they've stepped up what they are doing in terms of helping america over north korea? that is correct. you have to grant to president trump. he's been able to work, apparently with xi jinping to convince the chinese it is in their interest to increase chinese economic pressure on north korea. so we have seen decisive steps by china of the type they have not taken before and that is encouraging and that's what makes this visit by president trump to beijing so important, at this stage of the north korean crisis. and combined with the president's speech in seoul, you can feel

electric cars. the is more room for growth. beijing says that 80% of new cars need to be elected by next year. that is supposed to to 12% by 3020. that is prompted people to increase their investment in china. —— -- 2020. —— 2020. apparently they are not just interested in cars, but buses and trucks as well. they have the best business visibly possible. our study suggested the are about 100 cities where these buses are being tested. the customers tend to be the public services, where they do not really, they have a social mandate to more than a business mandate. that is where the ship does make sense. we have been talking about the man. how is china placed when it comes to manufacturing? —— that is where these buses to make sent to make sense. they have a reason to do it. the pollution problem is going out of control. the only way to solve the pollution challenge in major cities is to electric. so the reasoning competency, so this is the only right way to move forward. in other business news, singapore has suspended all trade relations with north korea after the un impos

stop it is more up to china. right. russia has a role to road that will be possible —— beijing will have to answer. it will mean that they will have two tolerate more disturbance in north korea than they otherwise would have done. to make things a little bit more complicated and muddy the waters a little bit, we had the us president retweeting tweets by a uk far right group. immediately there was a lot of outrage in terms of reaction around the world, certainly in the uk. now he is rebuking downing street. and so on and back and forth. what can you say about this? on when have eruption on i ..7 it to have this eruption on twitter, it seems to come out of nowhere. it shows that even this far into his administration he hasn't figured out that when you are the president of the us you have to manage your public communications in a different way than if you are a media personality or property tycoon. let us move on personality or property tycoon. let us move on quickly and look at this story. in terms of the damage social media can do. internet giants governing us from abroad. this is th

new self—driving truck in beijing. volvo said china's booming e—commerce sector will over great opportunities for autonomous delivery vehicles. meanwhile, futurist website the verge asks whether tesla's much heralded launch of an all—electric truck will be received favourably considering the lack of infrastructure currently available for electric vehicles. finally, the new scientist reveals how astronomers have sent a radio message to a neighbouring star system, one of the closest known to contain a potentially habitable planet. however, if we are lucky enough to get a reply, we will have to wait up to 25 years to receive the return message. it would still be quicker than the replies i from some friends. so let's begin. with me is priya lakhani, who is a successful entrepreneur and founder and ceo of century tech. what message would you ask to alien life out there? we will share

beijing perspective. one of the intriguing aspects of donald trump's approach to north korea was to tie it immediately to selling military kit to japan as well. it was almost more important. and you will hear exactly the same coming out of south korea as well. he needs to focus on trade, because thatis he needs to focus on trade, because that is something he can try and force an agreement on. he can't get anything through taxation at the moment. in terms of actually controlling north korea, he can't do very much, but if he can come back with a few trade deals he can say this was a success. the message from the south china morning post seemed to be yes, warm words, but they are not nudging at the moment. and america needs them as well. so yes, there is a huge trade imbalance, but america has benefited from this. if they are observing that relationship with japan, it is not a very clever move. looking at matters closer to home, wilbur ross,, secretary for the us, happens to be in the uk at the us, happens to be in the uk at the moment and was speaking at length yesterday. this is abou

inafeud south china morning post. china is in a feud a is‘ time, when he goes to beijing, this headline, don't underestimate us, donald trump warns the region, and his reception will be different. it will, given that donald trump has put pressure on china to act differently on north korea and the question of how to deal with the north korean listing programme and this question of how to detain north korea and make it behave better in terms of the international community, and of course the chinese haven't really received it that well, that china has in the past been called a currency manipulator and these kind of things, which are things donald trump hasn't repeated recently, but has of course inserted quite a lot of tension into the debate. the guardian, self driving cars have the green light for 2021. this is an interesting story. there are so many issues, including the issue of insurance laws, which will be overhauled, according to this article. yes, including when you are and are not insured, if you have your hand on the steering wheel or not, which you wouldn't necessarily do any mo

arrange trips to south korea. authorities in beijing had prohibited such trouble earlier this year as tensions over the installation of military hardware world to the surface. i'm joined now by my colleague and business reporter matthew morrison. why is china making this decision now? the timing of this is interesting, but not too surprising. by that i mean our industry sources started talking about this hours before the latest missile was launched but it is not surprising because of late october both china and north korea had signalled a warning of thais. they had been put —— deadlocked previously. —— china and south korea had signalled a warming of thais. at sta ke, had signalled a warming of thais. at stake, millions and millions of chinese tourists. last year alone 8 million, making up around half of all tourist arrivals to south korea. that makes it the second most popular destination after thailand and ahead ofjapan, interestingly. this amounts to a lot of lost revenue, about $6.5 billion worth because the number of tourist to the first nine months has been cut in half a

clashed over the waters, but the us‘s lack of engagement means hanoi may have the edge closer to beijing. now let's brief you some other business stories. walt disney has seen annual profits fall for the first time since 2009, amid growing competition from streaming services like netflix. shares though rallied after it announced a deal to make three new star wars movies. the ceo refused to comment on reports it has held talks on a partial takeover of twenty first century fox, but did not rule out making an acquisition. us interest rates are likely to rise again next month and a further three times next year, according to one of the federal reserve's rate—setters. john williams, who sits on the fed's 0pen markets committee, said a rate rise in december "makes sense, at least based on the information i have today". one of the founders of facebook, sean parker, has unloaded worries and criticisms of the network at a technology industry event, saying he had no idea what he was doing at the time of its creation. he described the thought process behind social media applications as: "how do w