thank you so much for updating us on the latest from singapore, karishma, oui’ the latest from singapore, karishma, our very own asia business correspondent. and the trade war with china has caught the attention of officials from the us central bank. according to minutes from the latest policy meeting, the federal reserve officials have warned that the escalation in trade disputes could potentially have consequential downside risks for real activity. and even though many companies are 110w and even though many companies are now sounding the alarm bells about what the tariffs will do to their business, some companies are in favour of trump's tariffs, especially true for those in the industries which have struggled with unfair chinese competition long before mr trump took office. paul blake sent this report from cincinnati. trade wars are fought on factory floors and this assembly line in cincinnati has become a frontline in the trade war of 2018. they manufacture some 70,000 tyres each year, sending down the edges and adding new trade. i have been doing it for sa years and this is probabl

i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: italy declares a state of emergency in genoa after the motorway bridge collapse kills at least 39 people, but some amazing stories of escape. people were running, screaming in italian. run, run. out, out, cars. ca rs. italian. run, run. out, out, cars. cars. literally, we werejust, kids, kids, run. we didn't know what was happening. in afghanistan, a suicide attack at an educational centre near kabul kills at least 48 people, most of them teenagers. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: the australian senator condemned for an immigration speech that used the term final solution. he's refusing to apologise. and crazy rich asians, it's the first hollywood movie in 25 years to be led by an all—asian cast. live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. glad you could join us on the programme. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london and iam in the italian city of genoa, where a state of emergency has been d

like queen singapore what do you want to see my family i hardly know anything about them every time i bring them up to meet his parents oh and here's the sender money think about it think that texans are first. can write this so your families are comfortable that is exactly what a super rich person wants. crazy rich asians tells the fictional story of rachel chu a native new yorker who flies to singapore to meet her boyfriend's family and the reason doesn't exactly goes smoothly and the film is being lauded by some as an important moment for representation because it tackles the complexities of what it means to be asian american but some critics point out it shines a spotlight on asian american weapons while ignoring asian groups and joining us to discuss this is brad jenkins he's the executive producer at funny or die in los angeles the way she's a sociologist and author of real inequality hollywood actors and racism and in new york kimberly she's the asian voices editor for the huffington post so welcome everyone to this stream i want to start on my laptop with a tweet because of co

they make speakers in this factory in singapore, and also have factories in vietnam and china. the worst case is you impose a 25% tariff... now they have found out that the equipment they make on their chinese factory is on the latest list of chinese goods the us is targeting. if these tariffs come into effect, their chinese made speakers could be up to 25% more expensive for american customers. we are sandwiched. we have a little voice, our voices were probably drowned out. hopefully it finds its way to somewhere, and this threat will cease, but we're not sure. anything can happen so as a business we have to be prepared for the worst. the predictions are dire. singapore alone could see up to a percentage point of its economic growth shaved off this year if these tensions turned into an all—out trade war and around the region the numbers are almost as bad. but, as singapore's trade minister told me, the bigger threat to the global economy is lurking in the background. if global confidence is shaken, if this impacts it negatively and everyone withholds their investment, then i

i'm sharanjit leyl, in singapore. the headlines: the big announcement zimbabwe's been waiting for — emmerson mnangagwa is the new president, but can he heal a divided nation? a trillion us dollars — apple becomes the first american company to reach that stratospheric value. i'm nuala mcgovern, in london. also in the programme: keeping it upbeat — south east asian leaders meet in singapore this weekend with top diplomats from north korea and the us in attendance. popping champagne and they're celebrating now but this scottish couple saw their winning lotto ticket ripped up, as they were about to claim a huge jackpot. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. good morning. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 1 o'clock in the morning in harare, where a few minutes ago the electoral commission has announced that emmerson mnangagwa, the incumbent and zanu—pf candidate, has won the presidential election. the zimbabwean electoral commission in terms of section 1

the first is estonia and the second of singapore. what they are very good at and i know that one of these helps for your new venture capital firm in singapore, but they are very good at is encouraging innovation and one of the things that interested me about singapore is many of the socially responsible kind of startups which the government has encouraged as a more corporate and more top-down model i'm not sure could work in america. it's interesting people say coming into this may be one of your follow-up questions so i will anticipate this, how does this impact on america given again the dysfunctionality of the road. it's much smaller countries. singapore being a city state and estonia being a tiny place on the northeastern edge of europe. it's interesting in america thougthatwas the real informatif singapore and estonia is happening at the local level. you and i both ran with the governor of rhode island. she told me, i interviewed her and she said we are really inspired by what estonia is doing and we are using it as a model for

singapore, malaysia, thailand... again, the chinese economy is bigger. 12 or 13 trillion and they are not trade driven any more. we are looking at some of the smaller and medium—sized economies in the region, the tigers such as korea and singapore. they could be the collateral damage in some of this because they are much more trade dependent and rely on exports and global trade for growth. the main combatants may not have a big hit to their growth that could spill over to other trading countries did in the us imposing —— the us imposing major tariffs as well on the turkish economy, this has impacted the turkish leader and that has affected the emerging asian currencies. we are compounding negative shocks. trade war uncertainties and then the additional effect of turbulence on emerging markets which is pulling financing away from them. you can almost see the risk moving to the downside we have a good starting point for global growth. but what does donald trump want out of this? that is the question many of us ar

singapore, malaysia, thailand... again, the chinese economy is bigger. 12 or 13 trillion and they are not trade driven any more. we are looking at some of the smaller and medium—sized economies in the region, the tigers such as korea and singapore. they could be the collateral damage in some of this because they are much more trade dependent and rely on exports and global trade for growth. the main combat terms may not have a big hit to their growth that could spill over to other trading countries did in the us imposing major tariffs as well on the turkish economy, this has impacted the turkish leader and that has affected the emerging asian currencies. we are compounding negative shocks. trade war uncertainties and then the additional effect of turbulence on emerging markets which is pulling finance away from them. you can almost see the risk moving to the downside we have a good starting point for global growth. but what does donald trump want out of this? that is the question many of us are asking. if you look f

but one family—run business in singapore is caught in the crossfire of the trade war. we look at how smaller businesses across asia are coping. and on the markets: in asia, you can see both are in asia, you can see both are headed in asia, you can see both are headed higher, in japan in asia, you can see both are headed higher, injapan and hong kong. that is the story across the region. we will talk is the story across the region. we will talk you is the story across the region. we will talk you through is the story across the region. we will talk you through the is the story across the region. we will talk you through the reasons why, that was the close the night before in the us. the commodities industry is not a happy place at the moment. the sell—off in emerging markets has spilled into commodities, hitting prices of key resources from copper to oil. the world's largest mining company has reported a 37% drop in its full—year net profits. bhp billiton was hurt by impairments related to costs associated with the samarco mine disaster in brazil. it also didn't too

i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: president trump's former campaign chief, paul manafort, found guilty of eight criminal charges, including bank and tax fraud. president trump gave this reaction. this started as russian collision, this is absolutely nothing to do — this is a witch—hunt, and it's a disgrace. and it doesn't end there: the president's former lawyer, michael cohen, pleads guilty to tax evasion and violating election campaign finance rules. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: the returnees have to be sent back by bangladesh, and we can only welcome them at the border. aung san suu kyi, defends her government's handling of the rohingya crisis, and blames bangladesh forfailing to send back refugees. and the bicycle that's proved lucky for one south korean woman, who's travelled across 70 countries on two wheels. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. thanks forjoining us. it's 8am in singapore, 1am in london and 8pm on america's

i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: italy declares a state of emergency in genoa after the motorway bridge collapse kills at least 39 people, but some amazing stories of escape. people were running, screaming in italian, "run, out!" "out, cars, out, cars!" "cars!" so we just literally... "kids, run, run," because we didn't know what was happening. in afghanistan, a suicide attack at an educational centre near kabul kills at least 48 people, most of them teenagers. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: who killed the half brother of north korea's leader? two women charged with his murder discover if their trial will continue. and crazy rich asians, it's the first hollywood movie in 25 years to be led by an all—asian cast. live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, 1am in london and 2am in the italian city of genoa, where a state of emergency has been declared following tuesday's bridge disaster. prime minister giu

arnaud: singapore was already very advanced. and so my friend, dr. rey-herme, who had just completed his military time as a medical attache at the french embassy decided that he wanted to create a medical business in southeast asia, and of course, singapore had to be the place to start it. since we were and had been very close friends ever since from the age of four, we decided to do it together. i moved from the u.s., where i was working as a banker in finance, and came to singapore, which, frankly, i did not know much about. [laughter] haslinda: the business is the business of saving lives, but it didn't start out that way. it was a different idea. arnaud: well, part of it was to save lives. part of it was to manage medical evacuations from indonesia to singapore. and then from the rest of asia to -- haslinda: but you had intended to make house calls initially. arnaud: but in addition, exactly right. we wanted to put together a health care system which did exist in france, and which we put together in jakarta. i think technically, it is a success.

arnaud: singapore was already very advanced. and so my friend, dr. rey-herme, who had just completed his military time as a medical attachÉ at the french embassy decided that he wanted to create a medical business in southeast asia, and of course, singapore had to be the place to start it. since we were and had been very close friends ever since from the age of four, we decided to do it together. i moved from the u.s., where i was working as a banker in finance, and came to singapore, which, frankly, i did not know much about. [laughter] haslinda: the business is the business of saving lives, but it didn't start out that way. it was a different idea. arnaud: well, part of it was to save lives. part of it was to manage medical evacuations from indonesia to singapore. and then from the rest of asia to -- haslinda: but you had intended to make house calls initially. arnaud: but in addition, exactly right. we wanted to put together a health care system which did exist in france, and which we put together in jakarta. i think technically, it is a success.

we have joining us today ambassador ashok mirpuri of singapore who has been the singapore ambassador to the united states since july of 2012 and has prior to this appointment served as ambassador to indonesia, high commissioner to malaysia, high commissioner to australia and is just a very esteemed and experienced in the region and the u.s. engagement in the region. we have joining us from indonesia the deputy minister from maritime security and sovereignty at indonesia's coordinating ministry of maritime affairs minister. thank you for joining us. next to him ambassador who took charge as india's ambassador to the united states in 2016, november of 2016, very interesting moment in which to begin his tenure and has been a distinguished member of the indian foreign service since 1980. has served as india's high commissioner to the u.k., ambassador to israel and many many other posts and we're very pleased to have you join us today. and finally we have the deputy assistant to the president and senior director for asian affairs at the national security council and has i'm sure been very

lumpur bureaula chief joins us from singapore. these fresh charges, they are pretty serious. >> exactly. we charged him, under the same case involving a hearingnit, so we are what exactly he will be charged with, under the anti-money laundering act. haidi: and in terms of what we are expecting in today's proceedings, initially it looked like more of a direction hearing but it appears they will be quite a lot that comes out of the court appearance. shamim: exactly. a casegoing to be just management before the trial starts next year, but with new question onbegs the what more the investigators found out regarding this case, of about 42 million ringgit razak's account from the unit. ramy: there is a $250 million super-yacht among the assets seized. what is the latest? equanimity.n as the it's now the center of a tug-of-war between malaysian authorities and the yacht's owners, purported to be an indonesian financier. for plans has asked about the yacht to be suspended until they hear from the malaysian side. ramy: we will leave it the

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: a small break in the weather has allowed rescuers in the indian state of kerala more access to those affected by the worst flooding for a hundred years. translation: i thought i was going to die. even the boat i was rescued in almost capsized, my sister and i fell out of it, but somehow they were able to hold onto us. more reunions for families separated by the korean war. bittersweet encounters — they won't have long together. translation: i felt like cutting off my own flesh. anyone who has given birth knows what it feels like to leave their children behind. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: afg hanistan‘s president declares a 3—month ceasefire — but only if the taliban agree to respect it too. terrifying scenes as more earthquakes strike lombok island, just a fortnight after major tremors there left hundreds dead. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 8 am in singapore, one o'

-- at the singapore summit. they agreede what to with the president. i have a statement from the secretary that he provided me earlier today which i would be happy to give to you, his take on the situation there. he said despite the decision to delay my trip to pyongyang, america stands ready to engage but it's clear that president kim stands ready to deliver on the commitments he made at the singapore summit to president trump to completely denuclearize north korea. behind thes united need for chairman kim to fulfill that commitment. every member of the united nations occurred at council voted to call on north korea to abandon all nuclear weapons, exists ceiling nuclear programs and other weapons of mass description -- mass destruction. the goal of verified denuclearization is agreed to by chairman kim is the world-class goal. the united states, like the rest of the world, is looking forward to north korea's compliance with these resolutions which will enable chairman kim to provide a brighter future for his ow

live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. glad you could join us on the programme. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london and iam in the italian city of genoa, where a state of emergency has been declared following tuesday's bridge disaster. prime minister giuseppe conte also said he would make five million euros available from central funds following the collapse, which left 39 people dead and dozens injured. our correspondent, james reynolds,

live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. good morning. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london, and 7pm in the us state of florida where there's been a mass shooting at a video game tournament in the city of jacksonville. the sheriff's office has reported multiple fatalities, with at least four dead. many more people were taken to hospital. our north america correspondent, david willis has this report. a video gaming tournament was on the

minutes to meet in singapore to discuss the china u.s. trade war after the white house says it wants to ratchet up chinese tariffs meanwhile the e.u. steps in to become the us favorite so it means by. that the figures do the talking nonsense record losses boss found in a mosque makes a promise soon will churn out ten thousand cars a week and investors are buying it. this is dean of your business i'm proud of us in berlin welcome foreign ministers of ten southeast asian nations are meeting for multilateral talks in singapore today at the top of the agenda of this meeting the escalating trade dispute between the u.s. and china it's become a conflict with a potential to do harm to many of the region's economies and the latest salvo from the u.s. is giving today's talks fresh urgency. the gathering is taking place amid continuing bad news for members of the association of southeast asian nations or. the u.s. just announced plans to raise its latest round of tariffs on two hundred billion dollars worth of chinese imports from ten to twenty fiv

i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: "the president did nothing wrong". defiant words from the white house, despite claims donald trump ordered his former lawyer to make hush payments. there are no charges against him. just because michael cohen made a plea deal does not mean that implicates the president. there are no charges against him. just because michael cohen made a plea deal does not mean that implicates the president. australia's prime minister clings onto power, but for how long? malcolm turnbull faces another leadership challenge. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: from the frontline of a global trade war, us and chinese officials sit down to try and resolve their differences. and the second separation for korean families, briefly reunited after decades apart. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news.

ratcheting up the pressure in the tariff dispute it comes as the ozzy in conference gets underway in singapore asian nations already searching for alternative trade that's. a free trade agreement signed by sixteen asian countries by the end of the year this is the ambitious plan for destroying the albion missing in singapore. the move comes after the united states withdrew from

and i think basically rep mis represent singapore. so that's actually a different continent we got two video comments and very on that same topic brad but the idea is still the same it's not representing all charlatans yeah i mean look we are i think take a step back i think we all agree we're in the ice age of asian american representation is taking us twenty five years to get to this point. this movie was based on a book it was based on a story and you're not going to represent every culture every asian american group in one story. we wish that we could i think as storytellers include everyone but this was set in a very specific family in a very specific time and unfortunately i think it's actually a good thing i'll take it that i think it's a good thing that even with an incredible representative film like this that we can still be critical that we can still not be one hundred percent satisfied their work characters in the film that didn't have lines there are races in the film that were not included. but it's our first film right

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: a new nafta 7 president trump says he's reached agreement with mexico over a new trade deal. it has been a long time, and this is something that is very special for oui’ manufacturers something that is very special for our manufacturers and four our farmers from both countries. myanmar‘s government rejects claims of genocidal intent made against its top generals in a un—backed report. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: sanctions, rising prices, and a devalued currency — we'll hearfrom people inside iran on just how tough it is for them to get by. and white house flags return to half mast forjohn mccain. was it president trump's final rebuke? live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london, and 7pm in washington, where the united states and mexico have reached a new trade agreement after months of difficult negotiations. it's a major step in the discussions towards a n

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: myanmar‘s government rejects claims of genocidal intent made against its top generals in a un—backed report. a new nafta 7 president trump says he's reached agreement with mexico over a new trade deal. it has been a long time, and this is something that is very special for our manufacturers and for ourfarmers from both countries. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: north korea accuses donald trump of doubledealing. we have an update on donald trump's denuclearisation efforts. and white house flags return to half mast forjohn mccain. was it president trump's final rebuke? live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. it is sam it is 8am in singapore, at 1am in london and 6:30am in myanmar. myanmar has rejected a un investigation which accused its military leaders of crimes against humanity, war crimes and genocide against rohingya muslims. the report called for the country's military leaders to be referred to the

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crazy rich asians tells the fictional story of rachel chu a native new yorker who flies to singapore to meet her boyfriend's family and the reason doesn't exactly go smoothly and the film is being lauded by some as an important moment for representation because it tackles the complexities of what it means to be asian american but some critics point out it shines a spotlight on asian american weapons while ignoring asian groups and joining us to discuss this is brad jenkins he's the executive producer at funny or die in los angeles the way she's a sociologist and author of real inequality hollywood actors and racism and in new york kimberly yom she's the asian voices editor for the huffington post so welcome everyone to this stream i want to start on my laptop with a tweet because of course this is a conversation that is going viral online e.-v. here. i find homes which is romantic comedies cheesy but i watch crazy went to asians to support an all asian cast and for the first five minutes i bawled nothing to do with the storyline it was just seeing asians portrayed in so many differen

arnaud: singapore was already very advanced. and so my friend, dr. rey-herme, who had just completed his military time as a medical attachÉ at the french embassy decided that he wanted to create a medical business in southeast asia, and of course, singapore had to be the place to start it. since we were and had been very close friends from the age of four, we decided to do it together. i moved from the u.s., where i was working as a banker in finance, and came to singapore, which, frankly, i did not know much about. [laughter] haslinda: the business is the business of saving lives, but it didn't start out that way. it was a different idea. arnaud: well, part of it was to save lives. part of it was to manage medical evacuations from indonesia to singapore. and then from the rest of asia to -- haslinda: but you had intended to make house calls initially. arnaud: exactly right. we wanted to put together a health care system which did exist in france, and which we put together in jakarta. technically, it's a success. businesswise, a complete failure. [l

will i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: a small break in the weather has allowed rescuers in the indian state of kerala more access to those affected by the worst flooding for a hundred years. going to. even the boat i was rescued in almost curbside. —— i thought i was going to die. even the boat i was rescued in almost capsized. afg hanistan‘s president declares a three month ceasefire — but only if the taliban agree to respect it too. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: terrifying scenes as more earthquakes strike lombok island, just a fortnight after major tremors there left hundreds dead. and more reunions forfamilies separated by the korean war. bittersweet encounters, they won't have long together. translation: i felt like cutting off my own flesh. anyone who has given birth knows what it feels like to leave their children behind. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's seven am in singapore, midnight in london and 4

minutes to meet in singapore to discuss the china u.s. trade war after the white house says it wants to ratchet up chinese tariffs meanwhile the e.u. steps in to become the us favorite so it means by. that the figures do the talking nonsense record losses boss found in a mosque makes a promise soon will churn out ten thousand cars a week and investors are buying it. this is dean of your business i'm proud of us in berlin welcome foreign ministers of ten southeast asian nations are meeting for multilateral talks in singapore today at the top of the agenda of this meeting the escalating trade dispute between the u.s. and china it's become a conflict with a potential to do harm to many of the region's economies and the latest salvo from the u.s. is giving today's talks fresh urgency. the gathering is taking place amid continuing bad news for members of the association of southeast asian nations or.

i'm sharanjit leyl, in singapore. the headlines: a mass shooting in florida. four people are dead after a gunman opend fire during a video game tournament in jacksonville. we have one suspect in this case. he is deceased. he is a white male and we are still to confirm his identity. pope francis returns to rome after his visit to ireland. he says he'll pursue justice for victims of abuse committed by the catholic church. i'm lukwesa barak, in london. also in the programme: australia's new prime minister announces his first cabinet, but can he heal the deep divisions within his government? a mass grave in sri lanka's former war zone in the north west of the country. in the north—west of the country. dozens of skeletons have been unearthed. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. good morning. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london, and 7pm in the us state of florida where there's been a mass shooting at a video game tournament in the city of jacksonville. the sheriff's office has reported multiple fatalities,

and hollywood glamour in singapore. we take a look at the film "crazy rich asians," wch hopes to highlight diversity in film and make box-office gold. raji: welcome to our viewers on public televisi here in the u.s. and also around the globe. italy's prime minister hasr- issued a yng state of emergency for the region where a bridge collapsed on tuesday. at least 39 people were killed. the likelihood of finding more survivors in the rubble is starting to fade. the cae of the collapse is not yet known, but criticism is already being directed at the company that operated the bridge the bbc's james reynolds has more. james: can there be anyone left underneath allhis? to find out, rescuers will have to search under every broken concrete slab.bu signs of life from beneathru the le have now died away. >> we have not heard any cries since yesterday afternoon.oo james: lng up, you can see that some vehicles have been abandoned right on the edges of the section standing just ahead of the collapse. a few more seconds, and those dr

live from singapore and london. still to come on the programme: why have conservative canadian ministers voted to end birthright citizenship, normally given to all babies born in the country? also on the programme: women's wrestling on the rise — newsday‘s very own babita sharma meets the wrestlers who are becoming ever more popular and performing to sell—out audiences. we have a special interview with one of the stars. he's the first african—american to win the presidential nomination of a major party, and he accepts exactly 45 years ago to the day that martin luther king declared "i have a dream." as darkness falls tonight, an unfamiliar light will appear in the south—eastern sky. an orange glowing disk that is brighter than anything save the moon — our neighbouring planet mars. there is no doubt that this election is an important milestone in the birth of east timor as the world's newest nation. it'll take months and billions of dollars to repair what katrina achieved injust hours. three weeks is the

and our reporterjoins us live from singapore. where are we now with the denuclearisation of north korea? well, i think what was clear in the press c0 nfe re nce was well, i think what was clear in the press conference was that the us secretary of state mike pompeo held today with reporters on the sidelines of the asean summit here in singapore is that he said it was very clear that the north korean leader had committed to the nuclear is. he made that statement that agreement with president trump, back in singapore, injune. two months on and we still have very little detail oi’ and we still have very little detail or specifics as to how that is going to happen. now, secretary pompeo, mr pompeo, has also said he urged his asean counterparts to maintain the economic and diplomatic pressure on pyongyang, and what that means is to enforce sanctions on the country, economic sanctions, until we see some movement towards denuclearisation. but in an interesting statements to the state broadcaster here in singapore, to a singaporean broa

our top stories: smiles in singapore, but frank exchanges away from the cameras, as the us and north korea remain at loggerheads over sanctions and nuclear weapons. more than 1000 firefighters tackle blazes in portugal and spain, where temperatures hit 46 degrees and records are broken across europe. dissident chinese artist, ai weiwei says authorities in beijing have buldozed the studio contining a large amount of his award winning work. donald campbell's rebuilt bluebird is back in the water, more than 50 years after the speedboat crashed on a british lake in cumbria. hello. nearly two months after the historic summit between donald trump and kimjong un, little is clear about what the two countries actually agree on. at a second singapore summit on saturday it was their foreign ministers who exchanged friendly smiles and handshakes as us secretary of state mike pompeo met his north korean counterpart. ri yong ho criticised the us for urging other countries to maintain sanctions against pyongyang. earlier, mike pompeo, told the summit that he was hopeful denuclearisation would happe

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: soldiers open fire in zimbabwe as opposition supporters claim monday's elections were rigged. soldiers opened fire in zimbabwe as opposition supporters claim monday's elections were rigged. it has changed dramatically the atmosphere in the last 2a hours — really volatile now. we've had tear gas fired, shots fired. i think we've got to go. a gesture of goodwill. 55 sets of war remains from north korea are transported to the united states. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: donald trump calls for the investigation into russian interference to end, but his lawyer says it's just an opinion. and singing their hearts out. a new trend sweeping australia, the local pub, beer and a song. live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 1am in zimbabwe, where violence has erupted in the capital, harare. the ruling zanu—pf party won the parliamentary vote following

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: the big announcement zimbabwe's been waiting for — emmerson mnangagwa is the new president, but can he heal a divided nation? apple is valued at a trillion dollars, making it worth more than many of the world's major economies. i'm nuala mcgovern in london. also in the programme: looking for a different holiday destination? well, north korea certainly is different — and more and more tourists are heading there. and they're celebrating now, but this scottish couple saw their winning lotto ticket ripped up, as they were about to claim a huge jackpot. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, 1 am in london and 2o'clock in the morning in harare — where a short time ago the electoral commission announced that emmerson mnangagwa, the incumbent and zanu—pf candidate, has won the presidential election. the zimbabwean electoral commission in terms of section 110, subsection 3, sub subsection f, sub subsection 2, do herby declare that the votes received by mnangagwa emmerson

i'm rico hizon, in singapore. the headlines: after the un's warning of a "lost generation" of rohingya children. we report from the squalid refugee camps they are forced to inhabit in bangladesh. there's trouble down under. is yet another australian prime minister reaching the end of his political career? i'm ben bland. also in the programme. with his critics saying it's the beginning of the end of the trump white house, there's fighting talk from the president. i will tell you what, if i ever got impeached, i think the market would crash, i think everybody will be very poor because without this thinking you would see numbers that you wouldn't believe. and warnings from the british government about what could happen if the uk crashes out of the eu without a trade deal. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. it's 8am in singapore, 1am in london. a year after fleeing the military operation in myanmar, half a million young rohingya refugees continue to suffer in crampe

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: a shooting in florida. three people are dead after a gunman opend fire during a video game tournament in jacksonville. the single suspect in this case is a white male, and its pending confirmation we believe him to be 24—year—old david katz from baltimore, marry land. pope francis returns to rome after his visit to ireland. he says he'll pursue justice for victims of abuse committed by the catholic church. i'm lukwesa barak in london. also in the programme: australia's new prime minister announces his first cabinet, but can he heal the deep divisions within his government? a mass grave in sri lanka's former war zone in the north west of the country. dozens of skeletons have been unearthed. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, 1am in london and 8pm in the us state of florida where there's been a mass shooting at a video game tournament in the city of jacksonville. the sheriff's office has confirmed three people are dead — one of them the gunman. 1a other people were injured. the gunman is believed to h

it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london. a year after fleeing the military operation in myanmar, half a million young rohingya refugees continue to suffer in cramped and rudimentary camps in neighbouring bangladesh. on wednesday, the united nations said they were at risk of becoming a "lost generation". many of those at risk are girls — some become victims of sexual exploitation. our correspondent nick beake sent this report from cox's bazar in bangladesh. she never thought life would look like this. a year ago, sanjida was enjoying school in myanmar. today, she lives in a tiny shack in bangladesh, in the world's biggest refugee camp. this 15—year—old orphan is now married and pregnant. her husband is 66. he's rarely home. with no family and no money, sanjida says no younger man would marry her. translation: when i was young, i never thought i'd marry an old man. now, i've had to marry one. i'm worried that now i'm carrying a baby, and i'm worried that this old man will die and how then will i raise my child? this was

carol: how the insanely affluent truly live in singapore. jason: and can cooler temperatures give you a better workout? carol: this is "bloomberg businessweek." ♪ carol: welcome back to "bloomberg businessweek." jason: you can also listen to us on the radio on sirius xm and in new york, boston, washington, dc, and in the bay area. carol: and in london. a look at what it is like to live as portrayed in the book and movie "crazy rich asians." >> the old money people do not want to flaunt their wealth. in a place like singapore, a tiny country, it is hard to be behind the scenes. the young people want to put themselves on instagram and the wearing the cool stuff. carol: you look at what is really happening in signapore. >> the film is a satirical look at that culture. carol: called "crazy rich asians." >> not just rich, crazy rich. because it is grounded in reality, there is a rich culture in singapore. there are private jets, and fancy cars. all of that. jason: singapore has only become more important, how has it evolved? you track some of t

he is not very happy about it. >> supposedly there are no more flights to singapore today. so it looks like sunday is the closest. >> so you guys won't even get out?>> no. >> are you upset? >> i am pretty upset, yes. and i am very tired. that could be adding two things but yes it has been a long day and night.>> reporter: the family celebrating their second anniversary, they were going to go to singapore. right now, they are waiting in line and mike told me the earliest flight right now would be sunday so they still have a couple of days. we did talk with the united spokesperson and they say that they are looking into it. so it has been a rather long ordeal on a flight two hours, come back spend a night in the airport to have your flight canceled. that is the latest from sfo i'm frank mallicoat, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> the developing story we have been covering in richmond, the crash that left one person dead and is affecting the morning commute. contra costa county sheriff's deputies saw two people acting suspiciously and throwing an unknown item away at the rodeo post office

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: gunshots soldiers open fire in zimbabwe as opposition supporters claim monday's elections were rigged. it has changed dramatically the atmosphere in the last 2a hours — really volatile now. we've had tear gas fired, shots fired. i think we've got to go. a gesture of goodwill. 55 sets of war remains from north korea are transported to the united states. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: donald trump calls for the investigation into russian election interference to end, but his lawyer says it's just an opinion. and singing their hearts out. a new trend sweeping australia, the local pub, beer and a song. live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am here in singapore, 1am in london and 2am in the morning in zimbabwe, where violence has erupted in the capital, harare. the ruling zanu pf party won the parliamentary vote following monday's general election but the opposition mdc party are claimi

the bbc‘s karishma vaswani is at the meeting in singapore. well, i think what was clear in the press conference was that the us secretary of state mike pompeo held today with reporters on the sidelines of the asean summit here in singapore is that he said it was very clear that the north korean leader had committed to denuclearise. he made that statement, that agreement, with president trump, back in singapore, injune. two months on and we still have very little detail or specifics as to how that is going to happen. now, secretary pompeo, mr pompeo, has also said he urged his asean counterparts to maintain the economic and diplomatic pressure on pyongyang, and what that means is to enforce sanctions on the country, economic sanctions, until we see some movement towards denuclearisation. but in an interesting statement to the state broadcaster here in singapore, to a singaporean broadcaster, i should add, he did also say that the north would decide its own timeline of denuclearisation. that has cast a little bit of doubt about how this process

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: after myanmar‘s military is accused of genocide against the rohingya, the un security council calls for accountability. innocent human beings were raped, murdered and burned alive for no other reason than their religious and ethnic identity. the whole world is watching what we will do next and if we will act. air pollution may damage the brain and cause a massive drop in intelligence. a shock warning from china. hello. i'm ben bland in london. also in the programme: the beat goes on. britain's prime minister looks for business in africa ahead of the brexit deadline. and a final farewell to the queen of soul. fans in detroit pay their last respects to the legendary aretha franklin. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 7am here in singapore, midnight in london and 7pm in new york, where the un security council is holding an open meeting on myanmar — just a day after a un investigation accused the count

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: after myanmar‘s military is accused of genocide against the rohingya. the un security council calls for accountability. innocent human beings were raped, murdered and burned alive for no other reason than their religious and ethnic identity. the whole world is watching what we will do next and if we will act. air pollution may damage the brain and cause a massive drop in intelligence. a shock warning from china. hello. i'm ben bland in london. also in the programme: the beat goes on. britain's prime minister looks for business in africa ahead of the brexit deadline. and a final farewell to the queen of soul. fans in detroit pay their last respects to the legendary aretha franklin. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am here in singapore, 1am in london and 8pm in new york, where the un security council is holding an open meeting on myanmar — just a day after a un investigation accused the country's

juliette, inou, singapore. xiaomi is set to report earnings for the first time as a public company today. the results offer a close up of two of the most important initiatives. international expansion and the evil lucian hardware maker. -- and the devolution hardware make -- the evolution hardware maker. shelley, good morning to you. what does xiaomi have to prove with these results? we broke results from aussie on -- asean, and the same applies for xiaomi. >> xiaomi's ipo was based on ais promise that yes, we are smart phone company now, but soon we will monetize and become this internet company where we make all this money off of services that we sell to our smartphone buyers. so the question for xiaomi that they are going to face quarter after quarter, starting with this one, is how is your internet services business growing? are you actually making more money off of these services or are you really just a phone company? anna: when we talk about apple, we talk about their -- voicesre bullish surrounding this

carol: how the insanely affluent truly live in singapore. jason: and can cooler temperatures give you a better workout? carol: this is "bloomberg businessweek." ♪ carol: welcome back to "bloomberg businessweek." jason: you can also listen to us on the radio on sirius xm and in new york, boston, washington, dc, and in the bay area. carol: and in london. a look at what it is like to live as portrayed in the book and movie "crazy rich asians." >> the old money people do not want to flaunt their wealth in a place like singapore -- flaunt their wealth. in a place like singapore, a tiny country, it is hard to be behind the scenes. the young people want to put themselves on instagram and the wearing the cool stuff. carol: you look at what is really happening in signapore. >> the film is a satirical look at that culture. carol: called "crazy rich asians." >> because it is grounded in reality, there is a rich culture in singapore. there are private jets, and fancy cars. all of that. has onlyingapore become more important, how has it evolved? you tr

i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: president trump's former campaign chief, paul manafort, found guilty of eight criminal charges, including bank and tax fraud. president trump gave this reaction. this russian collision, this is absolutely nothing to do, this is a witch—hunt, this is a disgrace. and it doesn't end there: the president's former lawyer, michael cohen, pleads guilty to tax evasion and violating election campaign finance rules. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: we can only welcome them at the border. myanmar‘s de—facto leader, aung san suu kyi, defends her government's handling of the rohingya crisis, and blames bangladesh forfailing to send back refugees. and the bicycle that's proved lucky for one south korean woman, who's travelled across 70 countries on two heels. —— wheels. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 7pm on the us east coast, where there are t