of the how to so what bohm along singapore. but i suppose the guineas is the money supply if it works will try to make it see where the most attractive source of growth come from it is derivative at least everything else by think space it's continued to be a lot more challenging process capital is far more interesting in that if the region sees growth and opportunity come through singapore tends to be a conduit coming through the region is so if the region also seeing slower growth. and just because growth generally slowing down capital markets activity slows down we tend to see it slows down in singapore as well so i think we took in there really is a down year just because the whole region may be softer. on an up year it is because you know since the asian tigers a regain a couple of their stripes in the breeze bouncing on a little bit more as well but in the meantime i suppose it's just you century trying to fly the flag for whatever they can. and that's it for this week see you next time. today there are good terrorists and

although it is singapore. the country it is really a very weird thing. so consumption from domestic standpoint isn't large enough to offset the drag external weakness in demand for goods and services and a similar to the 2 economies here which are most dependent on external demand is singapore and hong kong hong kong and singapore exports or goods and services is twice the size of the g.d.p. so so the mystically can do to offset the drag so i suppose we had a contraction in the 2nd quarter growth mainly because of the small for several key major export items in the manufacture of goods particularly in electronics in certain chemicals that. and those are related to create in the goods and services the refs continue to be fairly resilient primarily so because they were market conditions remain still quite ok i mean if we look at the data is the way i think you see it for employment although all the is taking a bit longer for people looking for work especially in those industries which i suppose not actively hiri

this happens a lot in singapore. this happens a lot in singapore. old buildings are torn down to make way for new ones. and cardboard lady is just one of many, many people, but her voice spoke to me, spoke louder than anyone else‘s, actually. so after i finish that book, she was still in my head. and i started to dream about her, so i couldn't stop thinking about her. tell me about cardboard lady, who was she? she was a woman who just lost her husband, as was in this book, and she just was lost her husband, as was in this book, and shejust was kind of hovering above the poverty line. she has to gather cardboard pieces and bring them to the recycling centre in order to make just bring them to the recycling centre in order to makejust a bit of money. that's the woman that i wrote about in if i good tell you. and i just wanted to write people living on the edge of society in singapore. we know singapore is largely a wealthy, fast paced society. we know about crazy rich asians, but there are other people living in singapore. a lot of the victims of th

although it is singapore. the country it is really a very weird tiny city state. so consumption from domestic standpoint isn't large enough to offset the drag external weakness in demand for goods and services in a similar to the 2 economies here which are most dependent on external demand is singapore hong kong hong kong and singapore exports or goods and services is twice the size of the g.d.p. so so the mystically can do. so i should point out we had a contraction in the 2nd quarter growth mainly because of the small for several key major export items in the manufacture of goods particularly in electronics. certain chemicals that. and those are related to create in the goods and services the refs continue to refer only resilient primarily so because they were market conditions remain still quite ok i mean if we look at the data is so i think if you for employment although all the is taking a bit longer for people looking for work especially in those industries which i suppose not actively hiring or if you l

although it is singapore. the country it is really a very weird tiny city states so so consumption from domestic standpoint isn't large enough to offset the drag external weakness in demand for goods and services in a similar to the 2 economies here which are most dependent on external of the man is singapore and hong kong hong kong and singapore exports or goods and services is twice the size of the g.d.p. so so the mystically can do to offset the drag so i suppose we had a contraction in the 2nd quarter growth mainly because of the small for several key major export items in the manufacture of goods particularly in electronics. certain chemicals that. and those are related to create in the goods and services the refs continue to be fairly resilient primarily so because they were market conditions remain still quite ok i mean if we look at the data is the way i think you see it for employment although all the is taking a bit longer for people looking for work especially in those industries which i suppose not

singapore as a presidential center. financial center is good and secure attracts money in bad times. this is i own a lot of u.s. dollars u.s. dollars not a currency i own it because people flee to the u.s. dollar looking for a safe haven that's part of what's happening in singapore especially given hong kong people try to get their money out of hong kong many of them go to singapore or if they're thinking of coming to asia they're not going to think about hong kong not now they'll think about singapore singapore as some things going forward but no i don't think. nobody will touch maybe north korea whether the north korea nobody is going to come to the sun. to singapore there is no growth left in singapore the economy contracted last quarter we don't see any areas where it's necessarily going to be growth worldwide so what can we did to continue this ball rolling can this bull market continue because right now the answer seems to be no good you know as well i think you know the bull market in america is over 10 years old

we have although singapore because there are many countries already doing shit. pulling over sources in korea for example all the treetop search we put together in the. investing in the 5 g. force structure increase the 1st country in the world to 5 g. . so this commission right in japan right you have the likes of soft very rough and tumble talk electric power. in a couple of others including this piece also have pulled resources together to roll out a 5 g. deployment right we have many cases of even before 5 g. 4 g. in the u.k. for example for the for the for the car rolled out why this infrastructure by sharing so what you do is that you have the pool of shit infrastructure being leased out to the operators so the operators those or better infrastructure or in the case of some of the other countries like korea for example the tree operators or the structure. and so i know you mentioned that here in singapore there's aren't that many companies that provide 5 g. there's only a handful that's why this airs and there's no as well as a couple other smaller provider

singapore as a presidential center. financial center is good and secure attracts money in bad times friends as i own a lot of u.s. dollars u.s. dollars is not a currency i own it because people flee to the u.s. dollar looking for a safe haven that's part of what's happening in singapore especially given hong kong people try to get their money out of hong kong many of them will go to singapore or if they're thinking of coming to asia they're not going to think about hong kong not now they'll think about singapore singapore as some things going forward but no i don't think. nobody will come to this. maybe north korea whether the north korea nobody is going to come to the sun. to singapore there is no growth left in singapore the economy contracted last quarter we don't see any areas where it's necessarily going to be growth worldwide so what can we did to continue this ball rolling can. this bull market continue because right now the answer seems to be no good you know as well i think you know the bull market in america i

to singapore is there is no growth left in singapore the economy contracted last quarter we don't see any areas where it's necessarily going to be growth worldwide so what can we did to continue this ball rolling can this bull market continue because right now the answer seems to be no good you know as well i think you know the bull market in america is over 10 years old it's the longest in american history and the reason it doesn't have to go 20 years but it's already longer than any we're not it's not the beginning of a bull market we're coming to an end. and i've told you. so places where the bear is already showing up so i know we're working towards it don't worry it's going to happen good good news for you because you have job security because somebody has to report the whole of this you know. i have no job security for the need reporters and t.v. networks so there are actually a lot of people who are arguing that we actually never recovered from the last recession that this wasn't a 10 year so-called bull market that in theory we were actually just stuck in a depression for the

to singapore is there is no growth left in singapore the economy contracted last quarter we don't see any areas where it's necessarily going to be quelled worldwide so what can we did to continue this ball rolling can this bull market continue because right now the answer seems to be no good you know as well i think you know the bull market in america is over 10 years old it's the longest in american history and the reason it doesn't have to go 20 years but it's already longer than any we're not it's not the beginning of a bull market we're coming to an end and i've told you so and so places where the bear is already showing up so no we're working towards don't worry it's going to happen good good news for you because you have job security because somebody has to report all of this you know for a lot of guys like me i have no job security for the need reporters and t.v. networks and so there are actually a lot of people who are arguing that we actually never recovered from the last recession that this wasn't a 10 year. so-called bull market that in theory we were actually just stuck i

singapore is a potential center. financial center is good and secure attractive money in bad times friends as i own a lot of u.s. dollars u.s. dollars is not a currency i own it because people fleet to the u.s. dollar looking for a safe haven that's part of what's happening in singapore especially given. people try to get their money out of hong kong many of them will go to singapore or if they're thinking of coming to asia they're not going to think about hong kong not now they'll think about singapore singapore as some things going forward but no i don't think. nobody will come through this. maybe north korea whether the north korea nobody is going to come to the sun. to singapore there is no growth left in singapore the economy contracted last quarter we don't see any areas where it's necessarily going to be growth worldwide so what can we did to continue this ball rolling can this bull market continue because right now the answer seems to be no good you know as well i think you know the bull market in america is

for our very own christiane who's mansion catch up with mike on the an expert in the singapore telecom industry still focused on 5 g. and how asia is leading the way for the world so much important news an interesting content so little time let's go. to a game changing merger proposal between 2 major global stock exchanges leads our global report today as hong kong exchanges in clearing makes a takeover bid of $36600000000.00 for the london stock exchange the offer was specified as $83.00 pounds in cash and stock per share of the l.s.e. stock in a filing by hong kong exchange president laura chachi. may long the chair is filing also stated a combination of h k e x n l a c represents a highly compelling strategic opportunity to create a global market infrastructure group bringing together the largest and most significant financial centers and asia and europe there is also a significant cost to the unsolicited bid in the filing hong kong will proceed only if l.s.e. shareholders vote down a $27000000000.00 all shares deal for the elysee to acquire. firm or affinity of the it was announced

and singapore because there are many countries already doing shit. pulling over sauces in korea for example all the treetop actually pulled together and they're pretty sure for the shot in terms of investing in the 5 g. force structure increase the 1st country in the world to 5 g. so this commission right in japan right you would have the likes of soft very rough and tumble talk to electric power. in a couple of others including people also have put resources together to roll out a 5 g. deployment right we have many cases of even before 5 g. 4 g. in the u.k. for example for the for the 4 that rolled out why this infrastructure by sharing so what you do is that you have the pool of shit infrastructure being leased out to the operators so the operators those or the better infrastructure or in the case of some of the other countries like korea for example the tree operators or the structure. and so i know you mentioned that here in singapore there's aren't that many companies that provide 5 g. there's only a handful that's why this airs and there's no a

additional stimulus measures reporting from singapore for boom bust. and as you saw on monday kristie i managed to catch up with world renowned investor jim rogers he gave us his take on the future of the global economy and what he expects going forward this time he spoke to us about the ongoing trade war and what could be some comic forecast for several nations notably japan here is the 2nd part of that special interview. so essentially right now there doesn't seem to be any end to the table even though there and are a positive resolution would actually drive the markets up at this point do you see any end to this upcoming talk about since we are in the 19th month but. if they print more money and if they announce trade war is over there are things that can cause the markets to continue to rally now it's rallying the us in this as you are well aware and around the world it's it's already stopped in many places around the world there are not many markets left i cannot think of any in the countries so it's already starting. and when they. they're going

additional stimulus measures reporting from singapore for boom bust. and as you saw on monday kristie i managed to catch up with world renowned investor jim rogers he gave us his take on the future of the global economy and what he expects going forward this time he spoke to us about the ongoing trade war and what could be some comic forecast for several nations notably japan here is the 2nd part of that special interview. so essentially right now there doesn't seem to be a thing any end to the table even though there and are a positive resolution would actually drive the markets up at this point do you see any end to this upcoming talk about since we are in the 19th month. if they print more money and if they announce trade war is over there are things that can cause the market to continue to rally now it's rallying less and less as you are well aware and around the world it's it's already stopped in many places around the world there are not many markets left i cannot think of any in the countries so it's already starting. and when they. they're goin

i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: has benjamin netanyahu done enough to win a fourth term as israel's prime minister? early election results suggest it's too close to call. tens of thousands are hospitalised in indonesia as huge forest fires sweep the region creating a toxic haze. ican i can smell a distinct smell of smoke coming from the burning pit land and also from the forest fire. i'm kasia madera, in london. also in the programme: after the collapse of afghan peace talks, a top spokesman for the taliban tells the bbc it's still willing to negotiate. we are open for negotiations so we hope the other side also rethinks the decision regarding negotiations. and a taste of success in singapore — restaurants and street stalls claim their share of prestigious michelin stars. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. good morning. it's 7 am in singapore, midnight in london and 2 am in israel, where the general election has, it seems, failed to produce a clea

additional stimulus measures reporting from singapore for boom bust. and as you saw on monday kristie i managed to catch up with world renowned investor jim rogers he gave us his take on the future of the global economy and what he expects going forward this time he spoke to us about the ongoing trade war and what could be some comic forecast for several nations notably japan here is the 2nd part of that special interview. essential right now there doesn't seem to be any end to the table even though there and are a positive resolution would actually drive the markets up at this point do you see any end to this upcoming talk about since we are in the 19th month. if they print more money and if they announce a trade war is over there are things that can cause the markets to continue to rally now it's rallying the us in this as you are well aware and around the world it's it's already stopped in many places around the world there are not many markets left i cannot think of any in the countries so it's already starting. and when they. they're going to do t

we've got more great content from chrystia in singapore today bringing you this 2nd part of our interview with world renowned international investor jim rogers this time we get his take on the global trade war and the future of the globalized economy all the latest economic data points from china and the launch of amazon prime in brazil once again managed to fit all the important economic news of the day into 127 minute broadcast we got to keep it moving let's go. a surprising return for a major antitrust regulator at a time of increasing scrutiny for big tac leads our global report today as margret of the us together is nominated for a 2nd 5 year term as competition commissioner of the european union the incoming president of the european commission ursula bonn laden vonder laden has also slated to go for a new role as one of the 3 executive vice presidents of the commission allowing ms vesting her to consolidate and expand her considerable influence over antitrust regulation most specifically technology ms besser has previously taken on the tech titans mostly us based that dominate our

additional stimulus measures reporting from singapore for boom bust. and as you saw on monday kristie i managed to catch up with world renowned investor jim rogers he gave us his take on the future of the global economy and what he expects going forward this time he spoke to us about the ongoing trade war and what could be some comic forecast for several nations notably japan here is the 2nd part of that special interview. so essentially right now there doesn't seem to be any end to the table even though there and are a positive resolution would actually drive the markets up at this point do you see any end to this upcoming talk about since we are in the 19th month. if they print more money and if they announce a trade war is over there are things that can cause the market to continue to rally now rallying this and this as you are well aware and around the world it's it's already stopped in the many places around the world there are not many markets left i cannot think of any in the countries so it's already starting. and when they. they're going to do

i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: as indonesia battles forest fires in borneo and sumatra, pollution reaches critical levels, and the land still burns. the and the land still burns. firefighters are still trying put the firefighters are still trying to put out the blaze, but it's hard because the water sources are very dry because of the dry season that is occurring right now. the us secretary of state, mike pompeo, says the attack on saudi arabia's oil facilities was an act of war. he again blames iran. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: the us federal reserve cut its main interest rate by 0.25%, a move that angers president trump. and the film—maker who faced his fear of heights to highlight global 00:01:08,519 --> 2147483051:37:18,974 warming's impact on 2147483051:37:18,974 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 the world's glaciers. good morning. it is 7:00am in singapore and midnight in london. if you are watching from malaysia, indonesia or here in singapore, you'll be well aware of the haze

i'm mariko oi in singapore. also in the programme: president trump says he may ban flavoured e—cigarettes in the us after six people are believed to have died. so near, yet so far have astronomers really discovered a planet in another solar system with the ingredients for life? announcer: live from our studios in london and singapore. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. it's 8am in singapore and 1am in the morning here in london, where mps are demanding the immediate recall of parliament. it follows scotland's highest civil court ruling that the british prime minister borisjohnson‘s advice to suspend parliament misled the queen and was unlawful. the british government insists its actions are legal and is waiting until its own appeal is heard in the uk's supreme court, early next week. all this as ministers published details of their contingency plans in case the uk leaves the european union without a deal. we'll have more on that later, first here's our uk political edit

i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: as indonesia battles forest fires in borneo and sumatra, pollution reaches critical levels, and the land still burns. the firefighters are still trying to put out the blaze, but it's hard because the water sources are very dry because of the dry season that is occurring right now. the us secretary of state, mike pompeo, says the attack on saudi arabia's oil facilities was an act of war. he again blames iran. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: every five minutes, a person dies from a snakebite. we report on kenya's efforts to save lives and the film—maker who faced his fear of heights to highlight global warming's impact on the world's glaciers. good morning. it is 8:00am in singapore and 1:00am in the morning in london. if you're watching from malaysia, indonesia or here in singapore, you will be well aware of the haze currently blanketing the region. the thick smog, mostly caused by forest fires in indonesia, has led to a significant drop in air quali

singapore is another city at the heart of the sand wars. in 30 years the country known as the switzerland of asia has become one of the richest in the region during this time the population has more than doubled and the 63 islands that make up this city state are bursting at the seams singapore it's sort of lying on the import. for its very existence in the land masses literally increased 20 percent over the last 40 years and that's largely been recognition so literally pouring sound into the sea to create new land . singapore is already transformed 130 square kilometers of water into land and is planning to add another 100 square kilometers by 2030. having devoured all its own reserves its for ratios appetite is targeted at its neighbor supplies. one after another cambodia. malaysia and indonesia have each decided to ban trade with singapore but its addiction to sand is not easy to restrain. singapore is being accused of expanding its coastline with illegally dredged satins from neighboring states. suspicions of sand trafficking hang over

we do tremendous trade with singapore and we appreciate it very much, mr. prime minister. >> thank you very much, mr. president. as you said, we just signed an agreement to extend our memorandum of understanding on defense cooperation. >> right. >> it's the second time we are extending this. we have a very good relationship between the two countries but it also reflects our broader cooperation in economics, we have an fta between our countries and the volume of investment, too. in singapore you are our most important foreign investor and in america, as small as we are, we have $55 billion worth of investments -- >> not too bad. >> -- in many different states and they tell me a quarter million u.s. jobs so not bad for a small country. >> not bad. >> we would like to do more and we hope that we will do more in singapore and also in the asia pacific region. >> we had a very successful meeting with kim jong-un of north korea and it was in singapore. people don't give that meeting as much credit as it deserves. the relationship was established and it was a treme

in support ferrari schools want to be free at the singapore singapore grand prix 4 time world champion sebastian fatale gets his 1st win in more than he finished just ahead of tonight's shot. i'm anthony how would welcome to the program hong kong has seen another weekend of clashes between pro-democracy protesters and police sunday's protests began peacefully with demonstrators taking of a shopping mall but later turned violent with one group vandalizing in the by a subway station and setting barricades a place riot police responded with tear gas and made multiple arrests as the protests continued late into the evening. tensions in hong kong boiled over again sunday another weekend of police dispersing protesters after demonstrations descended into chaos. for the 2nd day in a row the cameras caught pro-democracy activists beating a man they perceived to be on the other side. i know as so often the protests started out peacefully crowds gathered to sing what has become the anthem of the protest movement gloria to hong kong. the atmosphere was largely festive as protesters gathered in a

i'm rico hizon in singapore. also in the programme: the human cost of the world's deadliest conflict. a special report on afghanistan's so—called forever war. and, the link between dirty air and dementia — a global study finds pollution is responsible for a steep rise in cases. it's 7:00am in singapore and midnight here in london where borisjohnson is back in number 10, downing street, after a day of eu talks in luxembourg. the european union's frustration with the uk over brexit has bubbled over in quite extraordinary fashion. the prime minister of luxembourg, xavier bettel, made a stinging attack on the british government, describing the brexit process as a nightmare. the two men had been due to give a joint news conference, but mrjohnson pulled out after a group of noisy protesters gathered nearby, leaving mr bettel gesturing to an empty podium. here's our political editor, laura kuennsburg. air miles can't be exchanged for a deal. today is not going to be a breakthrough day. time for borisjohnson to see s

i'm sharanjit leyl, in singapore. the headlines: running street—battles in hong kong as protestors prepare to disrupt chinese celebrations to mark 70 years of communism. you can still taste the teargas in the air. hong kong finds itself at the centre of a global clash of values — authoritarianism against freedom. i'm mariko oi, in hong kong, where a new working week is just beginning, but what will the protestors‘ next move be? un investigators speak for the first time of their shock and horror listening to murdered journalist jamal khashoggi's final moments at the saudi consulate in istanbul. i'm kasia madera, in london. also in the programme: britain's prime minister borisjohnson defends his language in the brexit debate, saying he's "a model of restraint" . a bbc investigation uncovers suffering and neglect at licensed puppy farms in the uk. 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 8 in the morning in ho

good morning from singapore we have had about one hour of trading now on monday morning and singapore and i see right now brant is about $68.00. just under $61.00 both up trading up 10 to 14 percent from going to close on friday it was quite interesting to watch the 1st few seconds that the markets opened about one hour ago or brant at one point climbed the $11.00 is that it was on on friday so clearly this is a big supply shock for the market to be looking at close to 6 percent of the global supply that has been shut and of course the saudis have said that they hope to restore at least a 3rd of close to about 2000000 barrels a day of production today but again you know that's not an official statement and i think the market is going to be quite a bit of a wait and watch mort and of course there's going to be a lot of nervousness and i expect plenty of volatility in trading as well event on a mid all of this nervousness this is now apparently the west disruption ever even less than in 1990 when iraq invaded kuwait and and all of this is happening while there are signs of a global econ

i'm mariko 0i in singapore. also in the programme: president trump says he may ban flavoured e—cigarettes in the us after six people are believed to have died. so near, yet so far. have astronomers really discovered a planet in another solar system with the ingredients for life? announcer: live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. it's 7am in singapore and midnight here in london, where mps are demanding the immediate recall of parliament. it follows scotland's highest civil court ruling that the british prime minister borisjohnson‘s advice to suspend parliament misled the queen and was unlawful. the british government insists its actions are legal and is waiting until its own appeal is heard in the uk's supreme court early next week. all this as ministers published details of their contingency plans in case the uk leaves the european union without a deal. we'll have more on that later, first here's our uk political editor, laura

i'm mariko oi in singapore. the headlines: after an attack on saudi arabia's largest oilfacility, the price of oil surges. water cannon and tear gas mark the 99th day of protests in hong kong i'm reged ahmad in london. also in the programme: a special report from kashmir — six weeks after the indian government revoked its special status and locked down communication. more than a dozen families have told us that a child from their home was taken into custody. some were released after several days, some are still locked up. and we meet the 97—year—old former fighter pilot taking to the skies to mark battle of britain day. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, and 1am in london. oil prices have soared at the opening of the markets in asia following saturday's drone attacks on two key facilities in saudi arabia. the cost of brent crude rose by the most on record, after half the kingdom's output was taken out — that accounts for roughly 5% of the world's oil supply. iran has dismissed us allegations that it wa

singapore's sovereign wealth fund is among the most famous hotels. gic plans to buy a majority stake in the hotels in a deal worth $1.5 billion. it is the real estate arm of a canadian pension fund and expected to retain a minority stake in the hotels. shery: the nissan ceo has admitted there's a problem. havee are saying they may received more than they are entitled to under company rules. they are deciding whether to take disciplinary measures. of's now get a preview markets later this morning. sophie: stocks very much in focus. ins after the biggest surge 2011. we are keeping an ion property shares in particular. the hang seng property index, the biggest jump since 2016. saying that stock is easing in the city. we are seeing housing futures close. more up next as we get to the open in china in hong kong. this is bloomberg. ♪ from the couldn't be prouders to the wait did we just win-ners. everyone uses their phone differently. that's why xfinity mobile let's you design your own data. now you can share it between lines. mix with unlimited, and swi

singapore is betting on that space. paul: what are the most traded currencies in singapore? ruth: g10 currencies dominate. the dollar, the euro, yen, aussie dollar in the kiwi dollar. emerging-market currencies are also making headway. the staff ethic -- south african rand and peso in particular are climbing up the ranks. shery: thank you so much for that. let's get a preview of what to watch and markets later this morning. sophie: we are watching hong kong property stocks which have fallen on 10 of the last 11 mondays as developers take heat amid the political unrest in the city. bloomberg intelligence expects the proposed vacancy taxable obscure earnings visibility, especially for players in the luxury segment. number of unsold housing units in the city soared to 2200 at the end of june. that is the highest level over the last decade. also watching macau casino stocks. projected to have a 3% drop on 2019 due to concerns over delayed hotel openings. projected to have a 3% drop on 2019 due to concerns over delayed hotel openings. shery: let's get a quick check of how oil is

have a strategist here in singapore. what is the mood like at the moment? what are people telling you? not enough. ift we have been seeing is carrie lam had done this three months ago, perhaps we would have been more calm and people would then -- what have been more satisfied. in early june. the key question, can the protesters sustain the momentum for the remaining goals here? carrie lam did mention that it was not a possibility. this was wrecking laws that the protesters were doing here and significantly, universal suffrage which already rules out a proposal for that. carrie lam saying we cannot have this discussion without polarizing society, so still reiterating there is not much a possibility there given the fact that most experts say genuine democracy was never in the cards, so a lot of questions on how realistic moving forward the protesters can be moving forward. me bring you in here. as yvonne was talking, giving up some of its games yesterday, the question i have right now, was yesterday a one and done? . you saw yesterday was mostly short coverin

it's 6am in singapore, ”pm in london. and 6 in the morning in hong kong, where clashes between police and protesters continued into the night, after protests during the day that saw several people seriously injured. violence broke out between pro—democracy and pro—china demonstrators in the north point neighbourhood. thousands defied a ban to attend the rally, and in response police fired tear gas and water cannons. nick beake reports from hong kong we have now seen 99 days of this. violence the authorities just can't extinguish. hardcore pro—democracy activists are not backing down, in what is a chinese city, even setting alight the police‘s latest weapon to try to wash away this protest movement. the police have decided enough is enough. they're making use of water cannon as well as the tear gas. it's worked for a time, but we've just seen that these hard core of protesters just keep on coming back. because this is how sunday afternoons now unfold in hong kong. a radical element on the attack. but some say it's

i'm mariko oi in singapore. the headlines: democrats announce a formal impeachment inquiry against president trump. nancy pelosi says he has violated the constitution. the actions of the trump presidency revealed the dishonourable fact of president trump's betrayal of his oath of office, betrayal of our national security and betrayal of the integrity of our elections. the uk's supreme court rules that borisjohnson‘s suspension of parliament was unlawful. he says the verdict is wrong, but will respect it. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: donald trump has accused iran of escalating aggression at the united nations, and asks members to tighten the noose around the iranian economy. and the duke and duchess of sussex continue their tour of south africa, visiting the country's oldest mosque. 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 8pm in washington where, in the past couple of hours democrats have la

i'm mariko oi in singapore. the headlines this hour: democrats announce a formal impeachment inquiry against president trump. nancy pelosi says he has violated the constitution. the actions of the trump presidency revealed the dishonourable fact of president trump's betrayal of his oath of office, betrayal of our national security and betrayal of the integrity of our elections. the uk's supreme court rules that borisjohnson‘s suspension of parliament was unlawful. he says the verdict is wrong — but will respect it. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme. donald trump has accused iran of escalating aggression at the united nations, and asks members to tighten the noose around the iranian economy. and the duke and duchess of sussex continue their tour of south africa, visiting the country's oldest mosque. 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 washington where, in the past couple of hours

the formula i championship has hit singapore. lewis hamilton has a 63—point lead in the title race and he was quickest in second practice today. pollutions level in the city are at a three—year high because of forest fires in neighbouring indonesia, but the race shouldn't be affected. jennie gow is there for us. this is a race that everybody loves, it is the singapore grand prix, not just the culture, the food, the people that make it special, but the fact it is done at a night race, so you have 1600 lights blaring down on a circuit with 23 tones. it is a real challenge, both mentally and physically, for the drivers with a race lasting almost two hours. last year, lewis hamilton set one of the most incredible pole laps i have ever seen. he will want to do it again this year and to be honest, he is dominating in the early practice sessions. going into qualifying, whoever gets that pole position is likely to be in the hot seat for winning the race. it is hard to overtake here, so we will see what happens. the background is a ha

and singapore and in singapore, a farmers you are the most important investor. and it's not bad for a small country. >> not bad. >> would like to do more and we hope we can do in the asian pacific reason. >> it was in singapore and people don't give that meeting as much credit as it deserves. the relationship is established and it was a tremendous a success. we got to know each other very well and we have done a fantastic job, it's a great country. >> we are very honored to host that first summit between you and mr. kim. we were happy to return the situation, and we continue to make progress. >> shepard: thank you. it's moving along pretty well actually. that was a great couple of days that we spent and we enjoyed it. thank you. thank you very much. >> what caused the climate change rally today? >> president trump: i like clean air and clean water. >> we have a lot of different things to talk about, and if i talked about everything we were working on, it would go on for two days. we have a lot of good relationships and, let's call it information. we are being ni

i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: as world leaders meet for a special un summit on climate change, the teenage climate change activist, greta thunberg, launches a furious attack. how dare you! you have stolen my dreams, my childhood with your empty words. as scientists say global warming is accelerating, not slowing down, what real action are countries taking? we'll have the latest. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme. the uk launches its biggest peacetime repatriation in history, to bring back hundreds of thousands stranded following the collapse of travel company thomas cook. and evicted by penguins — we look at australian attempts to empty an estate, to make room for a colony of little penguins. live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. good morning. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london, and 7 pm in new york, where about 60 world leaders are gathered for a special un climate summit amid signs of a distinct public shift over how to tackle climate chang

i'm mariko oi in singapore. the headlines: will an account of the conversation between these two men be enough to kickstart the impeachment inquiry against donald trump? the president says its a hoax and a witch hunt but his opponents think they have damning evidence against him. like any mafia boss, the president didn't need to say "that's a nice country you have, it would be a shame if something happened to it," because that was clear from the conversation. i'm ben bland, in london. also in the programme: after tuesday's momentous supreme court ruling, britain's parliament is back and angrier than ever. for this prime minister to talk about morals and morality is a disgrace! the british prime minister dismisses calls to resign. he accuses the opposition of an obsessive desire to thwart brexit. and a dark world of child slavery and prostitution. we report from bangladesh and one of the world's largest licenced brothels. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. good

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. i'm kasia madera in london. our top stories: there have been running battles on the steets of hong kong, as china prepares to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the communist state. un investigators speak for the first time of their ‘shock and horror‘ listening to murdered journalist jamal khashoggi's final moments at the saudi consulate in istanbul. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the south china morning post warns that hong kong's restaurants are looking empty, as the protests there continue. the unrest has convinced more and more consumers to stay home. there's been a sharp increase in deliverys, but not enough to offset the overall decline. singapore's business times is getting the hebegebees over what they call the october effect. halloween month has gained a scary reputation for markets there — sparking fears of falling stock prices. luckily financial analysts say it's largely just folklore. and the japan times reports on the new star—ship — which could soon be going w

singapore is another city at the heart of the sand wars. in 30 years the country known as the switzerland of asia has become one of the richest in the region during this time the population has more than doubled and the 63 islands that make up the city state are bursting at the seams singapore its were lying on the import. for its very existence in the land masses literally increased 20 percent over the last foresee it is and that's largely been recognition so literally pouring sound into the sea to create new land . singapore is already transformed 130 square kilometers of water into land and is planning to add another 100 square kilometers by 2030. having devoured all its own reserves its for ratios appetite is targeted at its neighbor supplies. one after another cambodia. malaysia and indonesia have each decided to ban trade with singapore but its addiction to sand is not easy to restrain. singapore is being accused of expanding its coastline with illegally dredged satins from neighboring states. suspicions of sand trafficking hang over

singapore is another city at the heart of the sand wars. and 30 years the country known as the switzerland of asia has become one of the richest in the region during this time the population has more than doubled and the 63 islands that make up the city state are bursting at the seams singapore its were lying on the imports. saddened for its very existence and the land mass is literally increased 20 percent over the last foresee it is and that's largely been recognition so literally pouring sound into the sea to create new land. singapore is already transformed 130 square kilometers of water into land and is planning to add another 100 square kilometers by 2030. having devoured all its own reserves its for ratios appetite is targeted at its neighbor supplies. one after another cambodia. malaysia and indonesia have each decided to ban trade with singapore but its addiction to sand is not easy to restrain. singapore is being accused of expanding its coastline with illegally dredged satins from neighboring states. suspicions of sand traffickin

live from singapore and london. still to come on the programme: we'll bring you a special report from yemen, where a shortage of aid and medical supplies is contributing to the worst humanitarian crisis in the world. also on the programme: hong kong's democracy protests spill over into football, as a world cup qualifying game sees the territory's fans making their voices heard. george w bush: freedom itself was attacked this morning, and freedom will be defended. the united states will hunt down and punish those responsible. bishop tutu now becomes spiritual leader of 100,000 anglicans here, of the blacks in soweto township, as well as the whites in their rich suburbs. we say to you today in a loud and a clear voice "enough of blood and tears. enough!" translation: the difficult decision we reached together was one that required great and exceptional courage. it's an exodus of up to 60,000 people caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europe. lam free! hello, everyone. welcome back. this is newsday

to singapore where christie managed to catch up with way to the c.f.o. of the finance exchange to give us an industry outlook on the such are and as we go to break here are today's market numbers at the close. to become eternal we have to become a party of robots mutants you know we have to become creatures like. iraq and there are no roads or superhero movies. then i don't see them and i don't want to be aggrieved i'm. joined by everything on the ballot. simon sure and i'll be speaking to yes of the world of politics or business i'm show business i'll see that. the. world. is. going to do. with. the just. me she's on. down to. the. police if you use the police reports for the way. welcome back there is major news today on the economic resolution of the us opioid abuse addiction and overdose crisis produced pharma the famed corporate holder of the of the patent for oxycontin the drug that largely launched the current crisis has reached a tentative settlement with a coalition of local one tribe or go tribal governments that sued purdue pharma pennsylvania

thank you for joining bank here in singapore. thank you forjoining us. yesterday we heard that us president donald trump criticised jerome powell and the fed, calling them no guts, no sense, no vision. doesn't independent and autonomous group deserve to be treated this way? no, i think it would be disrespectful for the institution to be treated like that. in the first place. traditionally, central banks in many countries should be independent of the executive. earlier this year, you we re executive. earlier this year, you were appointed the new boss of the central bank in philippines. have you felt president deterred a's pressure to cut borrowing rates more than you should ? pressure to cut borrowing rates more than you should? —— president deterred —— macro akrotiri. —— duterte. there were 6.796 in the philippines. the central bank increased the policy by 175 points. before you became governor earlier this year, you are also the budget secretary and president duterte had this big build infrastructure initiative. i am one of the authors of th

i'm mariko oi, in singapore. the headlines: as the impeachment inquiry against donald trump gathers pace. he denies pressuring ukraine's president to help him smear a rival. critics say they have damning evidence, accusing him of "a classic mob shakedown". like any mafia boss, the president didn't need to say "that's a nice country you have, it would be a shame if something happened to it," because that was clear from the conversation. i'm ben bland, in london. also in the programme: after tuesday's momentous supreme court ruling, britain's parliament is back and angrier than ever. for this prime minister to talk about morals and morality is a disgrace! the british prime minister dismisses calls to resign. he accuses the opposition of an obsessive desire to thwart brexit. and a dark world of child slavery and prostitution. we report from bangladesh, and one of the world's largest licenced brothels. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am here

i'm rico hizon in singapore. stay with us. amazon has promised to make the company carbon neutral by 2040. we'll look at how the online retail giant is planning to do it. and japan loves mascots — every city has one. so, not surprisingly, there are several mascots for the rugby world cup. these characters are ren—g the official tournament mascots. there's also a dog mascott called raga—maru—kun and "try—kun" this one kind of looks like a rugby player. the most popular it seems is kuma—mon — pictured here with the former emperor and empress. hello there. temperatures are set to climb over the next couple of days. friday morning will start off with some fog patches in places but that should tend to lift and clear fairly quickly and then we'll see a lot of sunshine and some real warmth as well. high pressure is centred just about here. you can see the winds rotating around it in a clockwise direction. the high pressure keeping the rain—bearing cloud for the time being out in the atlantic. wanted to fog patches acr

i'm rico hizon in singapore. also in the programme: hurricane dorian devastates parts of the bahamas — the country's prime minister calls it an "historic tragedy" and scientists warn that the massive ice sheet covering greenland may have melted by a record amount this year. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. it's eight in the morning in singapore and iam here in london, at the end of a historic day in british politics. the prime minister borisjohnson has lost his first vote in the house of commons. this was the moment the result was announced. the ayes to the right, 328. the noes to the left, 301. on wednesday, mps will now decide whether to make a no—deal brexit impossible, by forcing the prime minister to ask the eu for an extension to negotiations, if he can't get a deal by the end of october. borisjohnson was defeated by 27 votes — including 21 of his own conservative mps, all of whom have now been expelled from the party. here's what mrjohnson said righ

now on bbc news live to singapore for asia business report brexit heads markets. uk focus shows file amid angry scenes as parliament reopens. pedal power, we look at the phenomenon as bike businesses are set to hit the market. good morning and welcome to this thursday addition of asia business report live from singapore. let's start with britain because they have been angry seem in the commons as mps have returned to work after the supreme mps have returned to work after the supreme culturaljust mps have returned to work after the supreme cultural just yesterday that prime minister boris johnson's decision to suspend parliament was unlawful. the pound fell by more than 1% against the us dollar and uk shares also lost ground. many more months of brexit impasse and a general election. the uk economy, even without brexit, has a unique combination of relatively low gdp growth, about half that of the us, and a large current account deficit about 4% which is roughly the same as south africa which is the widest deficit in the developed world. as it is, the supply of poun