in southeast asia. and the orders were, and douglas gracie the british empire's general was the senior person in southeast asia. he orchestrated surrendering the japanese troops surrendered to him. after theiately japanese troops surrendered to him, the british empire with coordination with the french empire event live ins progress. 277 separate injuries print those injuries include

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let's move onto the straits times, quickly, olivia, philippines likely to become southeast asia's coronavirus hotspot. asjohn was saying, we don't really know why from this piece in this article, do we? no, it's not clear at all. no huge demographic differences between philippines and neighbouring countries, and it's obviously very worrying because unless these borders are slam shut, which we know of course is a huge logistical nightmare and it really turns people against their government, people being trapped on holiday really, really don't like it and the government doesn't want to annoy its voters. but unless these, you know, quarantines are voters. but unless these, you know, quara ntines are imposed voters. but unless these, you know, quarantines are imposed very strictly, then you get a spike in the philippines and that spreads out to the rest of southeast asia. and we get back to where we were in april, that's not what we want at all. just finally, john, looking at japan times, hospital beds filling up japan times, hospital beds filling up amid by research. this is when japan really th

but, while millions in europe rejoiced, in southeast asia and the pacific, our long—suffering service personnel with their commonwealth and allied partners, continued the fight for three more months. it was their extraordinary endurance and fortitude which secured to the end of the war. and which was later confirmed by the ratification of the japanese surrender on the 2nd of september 1945 in tokyo bay on board the uss missouri. an event my father witnessed while serving with the british pacific fleet. from the advantage point of the 21st—century, it is hard for us to appreciate fully the suffering endured by those who fought or caught up in this theatre of war. during his time as supreme theatre of war. during his time as supreme allied commander southeast asia command, my great—uncle lord mountbatten helped me begin to understand the quite atrocious conditions experienced by our forces throughout southeast asia. but those of us not there at the time really can only begin to understand. lord mountbatten told me about his experiences of that gruelling campaign in which our troops

some of them are on so in southeast asia. some of them are on so much about the vast majority live here, and borneo. i've come to this nature reserve , i've come to this nature reserve, where ranges are preparing for the morning feed. it looks like they eat quite well because there's a whole buff a well because there's a whole buffa hairand well because there's a whole buff a hair and it seems like every day there is a different meal plan. yes, today is saturday so they will have 21 kilos of bananas and then sweet potatoes, chicken eggs and pineapple. 0h, potatoes, chicken eggs and pineapple. oh, it's heavy! maybe 15 kilos. where are we at? almost 20. we are already 21 kg. so what is special about this nature reserve? 0k, 21 kg. so what is special about this nature reserve? ok, so this nature reserve? ok, so this wildlife centre is actually started off as a rehabilitation centre, so we we re rehabilitation centre, so we were established back in 1975, so it's more than a0 years ago. the reserve took orangutans that had been re

to southeast asia. southeast asia benefits? guess what? southeast asia's biggest trading partner is china. so there is a virtuous circle that is at play. so certainly there'll be... and by the way, i would say don't write off globalisation yet, 0k? please. because i want to emphasise that the reason why the asian economies are coming back so fast is because they have been the biggest beneficiaries of globalisation. and nobody, i can tell you, in east asia wants to walk away from globalisation. you got to be a bit more careful, do things slightly differently. but i don't buy this story that there'll be deglobalisation. and certainly in east asia, people are not closing their doors. they're just waiting for the time to come back so that they can open the doors again. all right. we don't know yet. sure, we don't know. i mean, bloomberg has said that even if relocations — you know, bringing production back onshore — even if these relocations are small, bloomberg says that the shift suggests that the trend of globalisation to localisation i

southeast asia benefits. southeast asia benefits. southeast asia's biggest trading partner is trying there isa trading partner is trying there is a circle here. by the way i would say don't rate of globalisation yet, please, because i want to emphasise the reason asian economies are coming back so fast as the biggest beneficiaries of globalisation. nobody in east asia wants to walk away from globalisation, theyjust have to do things differently and be more careful and i don't either story that they will be to globalisation and in east asia, people are not closing the doors. bloomberg has said that evenif doors. bloomberg has said that even if relocations, bringing production back on shore, even if these relocations are small, bloomberg says the chef suggest that the trend of globalisation to localisation is real, but we will have to see. turning to the united states. just one line. the law of competitive advantage has not changed. if countries that obey the laws of comparative advantage succeed and do well in the countries that don't

asia. alan duggan reports over health care workers are only take care of patients at the stress cause with a clear message thousands of filipino health workers are appealing to the government to impose tighter controls saying the country is losing the fight against the coronavirus the help that they're going to hold you have to hold the line for much longer health care workers should not bird the burden of saving lives in the days. it is all they really are all the many. more than 5000 new infections were recorded on sunday the largest single day increase since the 1st case was recorded months ago the number of recorded cases is now over 100000 the 2nd highest number of coronavirus infections in southeast asia after indonesia. the philippines government has already implemented one of the most stringent lockdowns in the world more than 50000000 people were forced to stay at home in the entire region of luzon for more than 2 months it began easing restrictions in march hoping to soften the im

asia after indonesia. the philippines government has already implemented one of the most stringent lockdowns in the world more than 50000000 people were forced to stay at home in the entire region of luzon for more than 2 months it began easing restrictions in march hoping to soften the impact of the country's economy now in one of its worst periods of recession in recent years millions of filipinos have lost their jobs since the pandemic broke out. i fully understand why your health workers would like to ask for such a timeout period they have been in front lines for months and are exhausted next time you can ask for an audience those shelter and ask for revolution if you want the revolution no let's kill all those with go with. that means metro manila and some nearby provinces will face further measures not a lockdown at least for now critics say although the months long so it's all locked down had slowed down corona virus infections it was also a missed opportunity they say the government failed to cond

asia tougher restrictions are being reimposed in and around mineral. all non-essential businesses in australia 2nd largest city melbourne have been ordered to close because of the latest surge in corona virus infections 5000000 citizens already under a 6 week stay at home order have just finished their 1st overnight curfew. more than 200000 people have died due to the pandemic in latin america nearly a quarter of them are in mexico which has the world's 3rd highest number of deaths also being hit hard to brazil colombia and chill a minute appollo has more. new cases of corona virus show no signs of slowing down in latin america. in argentina which has largely kept the outbreak under control this is meant a return to lock down restrictions for 2 weeks as cases there are once again on the rise and you know why don't you want anyone else will be the big problem we kept having the last 15 days is that we all relaxed we all felt that the situation was contained and the situation is not contained. a lot down in colombia was also recently extended through the

asia tougher restrictions are being reimposed in and around the capital manila. all non-essential businesses in australia 2nd largest city in melbourne have been ordered to close because of the surgeon factions 5000000 citizens already under a 6 week stay at home order have just finished the 1st overnight curfew. and unknown number of prisoners have escaped during a suicide bomb attack on a jail in eastern afghanistan. says. isolates claiming responsibility for the gun battle which killed at least $29.00 people and injured dozens afghan security forces arrived after several explosions outside the prison in the city of jalalabad kate clarke is the co-director of the afghanistan analysts network a policy research think tank she says this year the situation in afghanistan has become more complex. the war is actually becoming more difficult to read and we had the agreement between the united states and the taliban right at the end of february which the on the back of that the u.s. withdrew thousands of its troops it said that the taliban had also agreed to a reductio

look at southeast asia, this is asia's worst performer this year, correctly up .5%. it may rise to between 6500 to 7000 this year, driven by pretty much the government stimulus package and expansionary policy. equities also more attractive, 7.1% earnings yield at current levels. and we have the benchmark in malaysia currently up .6%. looks like it is risk-on for southeast asian markets, yvonne. asian stocks are basically recouping losses for this year. you have to wonder what is next as well, because we are not seeing this as a very sincebased rally so far the lows of mid-march. let's get to your first word news. china says it will table president trump's and on we chat and tictoc when the two sides review the phase one trade deal this week. the virtual meeting is under discussion with white house economic aid larry kudlow saying the deal is working well so far. however, china's agreed purchases of u.s. goods are behind schedule. . iphone supplier says the days of china as the world's top factory are over. they taipei-based supplier says it plans to split supplies aw

newsreel: lord louis mountbatten, supreme allied commander in southeast asia, took the salute. the 14th army had helped to turn allied fortunes, and yet they claimed they were forgotten back home. if you look at the british nation, the war it had fought was the one that was on its doorstep. so it was looking to europe. and once that conflict comes to an end, the far east is very far away, it perhaps didn't come with the sense of relief that was delivered on ve day. on this anniversary, a virus has muted commemorations, but the forgotten army will be remembered. robert hall, bbc news. joining me now is major general john craig lawrence, a retired british army officer whose last appointment was as the director ofjoint warfare at the directorate ofjoint warfare. he is now an author and lecturer at the royal college of defence studies. thank you for speaking to us here on bbc news. remind us why was the forgotten war and yet it played such a key pa rt forgotten war and yet it played such a key part in world war ii. thank you. it's very good question. there we re you. it's very good

orangutans are native to only two islands in southeast asia. some live on sumatra but the vast majority live here, in borneo. i've come to the semenggoh nature reserve, where the rangers are preparing for the morning feed. it looks like they eat quite well because there's a whole buffet here and it seems like every day there is a different meal plan. yes, today is saturday so they will have 21 kilos of bananas and then sweet potatoes, chicken eggs and pineapple. oh, it's heavy! maybe 15 kilos. ooh, okay! where are we at? almost 20. we are already 21 kg. so tell me what's special about semenggoh nature reserve? ok, so semenggoh wildlife centre is actually started off as a rehabilitation centre, so we were established back in 1975, so it's more than a0 years ago. the reserve took orangutans that had been rescued from captivity or suffered from habitat loss and taught them how to live wild in the surrounding forest. since then the rehabilitation programme has been moved elsewhere but the forest is still home to 33 orangutans and tourists have a ch

orangutans are native to only two islands in southeast asia. some live on sumatra but the vast majority live here, in borneo. i've come to the semenggoh nature reserve, where the rangers are preparing for the morning feed. it looks like they eat quite well because there's a whole buffet here and it seems like every day there is a different meal plan. yes, today is saturday so they will have 21 kilos of bananas and then sweet potatoes, chicken eggs and pineapple. oh, it's heavy! maybe 15 kilos. ooh, okay! where are we at? almost 20. we are already 21 kg. so tell me what's special about semenggoh nature reserve? ok, so semenggoh wildlife centre is actually started off as a rehabilitation centre, so we were established back in 1975, so it's more than a0 years ago. the reserve took orangutans that had been rescued from captivity or suffered from habitat loss and taught them to live wild in the surrounding forest. since then the rehabilitation programme has been moved elsewhere but the forest is still home to 33 orangutans and tourists have a chance

asia. some live on sumatra but the vast majority some live on sumatra but the vast majority live here, in borneo. i've come to this nature reserve, where rangers are preparing for the morning feed. it looks like they eat quite well because there's a whole buffet here and it seems like every day there is a different meal plan. yes, today is saturday so they will have 21 kilos of bananas and then sweet potatoes, chicken eggs and pineapples. oh, it's heavy! maybe 15 kilos. 0k. where are we at? almost 20. almost there. we are already 21 kilograms. so what is special about this nature reserve? ok, so semenggoh wildlife centre is actually started off as a rehabilitation centre, so we were established back in 1975, so it's more than a0 years ago. the reserve took orangutans that had been rescued from captivity or suffered from habitat loss, and taught them to live wild in the surrounding forest. since then the rehabilitation programme has been moved elsewhere but the forest is still home to 33 ora

you have southeast asia as a real laggard, down 20%. if you get that movement from china to southeast asia for production and consumption, that is probably a pretty interesting area as well. >> one last point when it comes to tech. is there a chance we could see a reversal of these post-the november election with a different administration setting the tone? did you think the structural supply chain related issues thrown up by covid are really a political an extent? to an extent? >> i think covid is apolitical. the politicians that get it right get that reopening is a reward and that leads to better corporate and stock market performance. in terms of administrations and change in administration. i don't think so. it is not trade. it is tech. the u.s. and china both understand the importance of technology, the importance of ai. each wants to control it. china can go its own way for technology. the u.s. goes its own way. europe sits in the middle. -- 600lion consumers million consumers and they are going to play referee. regional integrati

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asia and africa them do you want to handle that how helpful is it to have the west looking at different parts of isis operations if it's not in their region which is 8. we need to be very careful due to the sensitivity of the in of. the which of course is coming in to help you know the challenger to keep it in place 2 parts the challenge is muslim because part of a region called by the southern african diffuser development community that's subject and they've got a defense pact and they they are they to look after each other but the reality on the ground is or with the covert 19 pandemic and other factors that we have the economies of these countries are not very strong at the moment they do not they do not have this resources to effectively mobilize their forces they have court as standby force that that is their in name they had some exercises but in order to deploy them even if these western forces can confront them maybe that will work and keep it local the moment you've got some external forces coming in from europe or appropriate other countries they tend to be sensitive or tissue

asia and africa them do you want to handle that how helpful is it to have the west looking at different parts of isis operations if it's not in their region what would you say to them. we need to be very careful due to the sensitivity of the in of. the which of course is coming in to help you know the challenger to keep it in place 2 parts the challenge is muslim because part of a region called by the southern african diffuser development community that's subject and they've got a defense pact and they they are they to look after each other but the reality on the ground is or with the covert 19 pandemic and other factors that we have the economies of these countries are not very strong at the moment they do not they do not have this resources to effectively mobilize their forces they have court as standby force that that is there in name they had some exercises but in order to deploy them even if these western forces can confront them maybe that will work and keep it local the moment you got some external forces coming in from europe or for appropriate other countries they tend to be se

asia and africa them do you want to handle how helpful is it to have the west looking at different parts of isis operations if it's not in their region which is 8. we need to be very careful due to the sensitivity of the in of. which of course is coming in to help you know the challenger to d.t.d. place 2 parts the challenge is muslim because part of a region called by the southern african diffuser development community that's subject and they've got a defense pact and they they are they to look after each other but the reality on the ground is or with the covert 19 pandemic and other factors that we have the economies of these countries are not very strong at the moment they do not they do not have this resources to effectively mobilize their forces they have court as standby force that that is there in name they had some exercises but in order to deploy them even if these western forces can confront them maybe that will work and keep it local the moment you've got some external forces coming in from europe or appropriate other countries they tend to be sensitive or tissue around that i

asia and africa bill and you want to handle that how helpful is it to have the west looking at different parts of isis operations if it's not in their region which is 8. we need to be very careful due to the sensitivity of the in of. the which of course is coming in to help you know the challenger to d.t.d. place 2 parts the challenge is muslim because part of a region called that the southern african diffuser development community that's subject and they've got a defense pact and they they are they to look after each other but the reality on the ground is or with the covert 19 pandemic and other factors that we have the economies of these countries are not very strong at the moment they do not they do not have this resources to effectively mobilize their forces they have court as standby force that that is their in name they had some exercises but in order to deploy them even if these western forces can confront them maybe that will work and keep it local the moment you've got some external forces coming in from europe or for a program other countries they tend to be sensitive or tissue

the philippines has the second-largest number of infections in southeast asia. banks in china are being exempted from the massive loan relief program in the wake of the coronavirus. are being tolds they are no longer part of a relief program extended in may and the order is said to apply throughout the mainland. the program gives businesses relief through march of next year. indonesia will spend heavily in the coming months to support a fragile recovery after the economies contraction in more than two decades. says theoe minister hayes will top $100 billion until the end of december as the government seeks to support growth. the economy contracted by more than 5% in the second quarter its worst performance since 1999. contradicting the white house over the massive explosion in beirut. president trump it appears to be a bomb, but the defense secretary says it might have been an accident. at least 135 people died in the nitrate inhere was the ship. they suggest the fire started by welders could be to blame. still ahead this hour, our exclusive interview with south

asia after indonesia. the australian state of victoria is introducing a 3 and a half $1000.00 fine for anyone breaching code 19 isolation orders it's one of a number of measures to reduce infection rates melbourne australia is 2nd largest city is subject to a nightly curfew and non-essential businesses have been ordered to close daily cases reached a high of 700 last week nicola gage is monitoring developments from sydney and joins us live from there so nick let the government seems to be cracking down on those flouting the rules including very large fines but i guess the question is will this be enough to reduce the number of cases. well that is the heart but of course it could be a week 0212 we do say how these new restrictions influence the number of new corvette 19 cases but this really does show that the state of victoria is ramping up its efforts to make sure that people do stay inside their homes and wife from each other because they need to reduce the number of community transmissions of this virus

asia. hundreds of prisoners remain at large after attack was affiliated with eyesore stormed a prison in the afghan city of jalalabad thirty's have regained control but only after at least 30 people were killed including several of the assailants trial about officials say more than $300.00 prisoners managed to escape. spain's former king is reported to have left the country as he becomes modern allegations of financial scandal on colors told his son the current king that he would move to another unnamed country as investigations over payments for high speed rail project continue 82 year old after kate it in 2014. there's the top stories do stay with us slavery a 21st century evil is next more news for you after that. on counting the cost the wealth of banks prime ministers and paris because built on the backs of slaves how much has britain our preparation alba pandemic could wipe out latin america's modern social and economic gains plus wild cards missing billions counting the cost of al-ja

asia after indonesia. although several countries are racing to develop a covert 19 vaccine the world health organization is downplaying expectations its director general says there may never be a silver bullet eradicates the virus and testing and containment remain the best defense the u.k. has announced tests that can provide a result within 90 minutes sunday geiger has more from london. the technology is fast moving from next week testing for corona virus in the u.k. will be easier than ever less invasive with no need for a health professional to administer them 5800000 on the spot test will be using d.n.a. alongside $450000.00 swap samples and rather than the current $1.00 to $2.00 day wait the results are known within an hour and a half we can expand testing capacity further and into settings where for instance in schools we have currently we have survey testing so we have some testing that would be able to be expanded but also looking at looking across the community where we want to test people who do

but in southeast asia the reality is that tick tock like sandy's fanbase is only growing. that's it for me and the business team here below as always you can find out more about these and other business stories online dot com slash business also facebook and twitter i'm sitting there like this watching. africa in ghana. business south which are fighting off. the nation's rivers have been invaded by water hyacinth and it's frightening the country's a logical balance. now the plants are being harvested to produce the stain of products. africa. 60. you. don't need to keep at bay. for over that's on home the 4th i'm going to. receive it at the. bottom of the families at the last dragon this war has called the home. to go green. this is due to be news africa on the program today the not so gentle giant elephants have killed several people in zimbabwe so far this year locals say the global ban on ivory trade is to blame. clashes in south africa to these between protesters and police there's anger in johannesburg.

but in southeast asia the reality is that like sandy's fan base is only growing. all right now let's look at some of the other global business stories making headlines for hundreds of chilean truck drivers are striking for better security conditions in the country's southern region of law. they claim indigenous groups wanting the return of and land have been attacking their vehicles along the highways strikers blocked major freeways allowing only private cars and trucks hauling essential items to pass by. australia says it is disappointed in a chinese ban on a 5th beef supplier in china imposed the band after claiming it had found traces of growth hormone in a call in b. from the company beijing insists the latest decision has nothing to do with broader trade relations between the 2 countries. are let's go over to india and it's no fish tail resort in the country need a new source of revenue once they get shot away during the pandemic they look no further than the swimming pool carolyn sunshine is what normally attracts people from around the wound to the evader r

asia after indonesia and the australian state of victoria is introducing a 3 and a half $1000.00 fine for anyone breaching cope with 19 isolation orders it's one of a number of measures to reduce infection rates melbourne australia's biggest city is subject to a nightly curfew and non-essential business is up in order to close daily cases reached a high of 700 last week nicola gage has more from sydney. this really does show that the state of victoria is ramping up its efforts to make sure that people are it stay inside their homes and away from each other because they need to reduce the number of community transmissions of this piracy to bring those numbers down and that's just not happening at the moment we have had new figures come out for monday which shows that more than 400 new cases have been recorded by the day we have a new cases in the triple digits and that is why the premier daniel andrews has brought in tighter restrictions and penalties for people doing the wrong thing one of the big problems is that many people who have tested positive for us has not been oscillating ab

but in southeast asia the reality is that like sandy's fan base is only growing. all right now let's look at some of the other global business stories making headlines for hundreds of chilean truck drivers are striking for better security conditions in the country's southern region of law. they claim indigenous groups wanting the return of and land have been attacking their vehicles along the highways strikers blocked major freeways allowing only private cars and trucks hauling essential items to pass by. australia says it is disappointed in a chinese ban on a 5th beef supplier in china imposed the band after claiming it had found traces of growth hormone in a call in b. from the company beijing insists the latest decision has nothing to do with broader trade relations between the 2 countries. or let's go over to india and it's no fish tail resort in the country need a new source of revenue once they get shot away during the pandemic they look no further than the swimming pool to carolyn sunshine is what normally attracts people from around the wounds to the evade

asia after indonesia. the philippines government has already implemented one of the most stringent lockdowns in the world more than 50000000 people were forced to stay at home in the entire region of luzon for more than 2 months it began easing restrictions in march hoping to soften the impact of the country's economy now in one of its worst periods of recession in recent years millions of filipinos have lost their jobs since the pandemic broke out. i fully understand why your health workers would like to ask for such a timeout period they have been in front lines for months and are exhausted next time you can ask for an argument don't shell and ask for a revolution if you want the revolution the no let's kill all those with go with. that means metro manila and some nearby provinces will face further measures not a lockdown at least for now critics say although the months long so it's all locked down had slowed down corona virus infections it was also a missed opportunity they say the government failed to

asia after indonesia. subway's president emma synagogue is defending his government against allegations of renewed crackdown on dissent a local human rights group says more than 60 people have been arrested since last week the government forced a coronavirus lockdown just days before planned protests last friday the opposition says it was aimed at stopping its rally calling for him and god and the ruling party to resign. following developments in that she says the president has been forced to address the crisis. after weeks of tension a race and alleged human rights abuses president m s m one guard was called for calm he said that his government is trying to find a balance between maintaining peace and security in the country was the same time allowing people to express themselves when it comes to the economy turning around the economy he said that it has been easy since he came into power in 2017 he said his administration has been dealing with successive droughts with sanctions and now the cause of 19 pa

asia after indonesia and australia and states victoria is introducing a 3 and a half 1000 dollars fine for anyone breaching code 19 isolation for as many cases reached a high of 700 last week. flooding and landslides in south korea have left at least 13 dead much of the damages in the region surrounding the capital and central parts of the country and more rain is forecast at least 20 people including children have died in yemen where flash floods swept through several provinces the marriott governorates was one of the worst affected the former king of spain the juan carlos is reported to have left the country and the allegations of a scandal in a letter to his son published on monday think 30 percent he'll move to another unnamed nation a curfew has been imposed in indian administered kashmir just ahead of an anniversary that's likely to see protests wednesday will mark a year since new delhi stripped the region of its special status and placed it under lockdown officials at mass gatherings because of the pandemic. hurricane say c.s.i. has made landfall in the u.s. state of north caro

in southeast asia. and the orders were, and douglas gracie the british empire's general was the senior person in southeast asia. he orchestrated surrendering the japanese troops surrendered to him. after theiately japanese troops surrendered to him, the british empire with coordination with the french empire and requesting american troops to be involved, actually re-equipped japanese empire troops who had previously been fighting the american and british forces in vietnam. and ordered them to be reequipped with sidearms only. because the japanese empire troops had been successful in suppressing the vietnamese people. in the territory that the british empire controlled. ahead and editt it. american troops involved at the senior level were willing to do that. american enlisted troops said basically, what the hell are we doing? we were fighting these japanese troops last week or two weeks ago and we are equipping them with sidearms and they will suppress any revolutionary aspects of the vietnamese. host: y

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southeast asia anywhere of indian origin india is. perceived and is an important in the vaccines for supply for the word this pressure however took a political tone india top medical research body in a letter to trial sites said that the trial should be expedited to have the vaccine ready to launch by mid of this this raised serious concerns on whether these extraordinarily expedited trials will be safe and ethical the move was seen by critics as for the indian prime minister to make a dramatic announcement in his independence day speech on aug 15th out of rallying on a cry that india can be self-reliant. but after pressure from medical community the government body clarified that no compromises would be made on safety and that the deadline was simply to expedite the trials and. in geology the researchers say that it could take close to a year for the 1st 2 faeces of the indian vaccine trials to be completed and so far there's been no work for. few years. which promises. but with close to a 5th of the world's population of india is se

asia after indonesia. the australian state of victoria is introducing a 3 and a half $1000.00 fine for anyone breaching cope with 19 isolation orders daily cases reached a high of $700.00 last week at least 20 people including children have died in yemen where flash floods swept through several province is the governor at is one of the worst affected areas and flooding and landslides in south korea have left at least 12 people dead and forced up to 2000 more from their homes much of the damage is in regions surrounding seoul and central parts of the country so those are the headlines the news continues here in al-jazeera after witness statements watching by the. on counting the cost the wealth of banks prime minister as a priority because built on the backs of slaves how much does britain know about branch an album pandemic could wipe out latin america has all the social and economic gains plus wild cards missing billions counting the cost model just 0. 0. 0000. 0. 0. 00 the root. of. the. walrus will alwa

southeast asia's old economy firm makes up the heaviest waiting which will longer will be the case in hong kong, adding alibaba and shalxiaomi. more on the get markets with aaron gibbs. we keep touching those record highs without really being able to surpass it when it comes to the s&p 500. when you look at the rally we are seeing in the u.s. stock market, what do you think about andbreadthe,, depth volume of the overall trade? erin: there are some positives and some negatives. it's interesting what has happened in july and august. we have seen a better breath and seen some of the cyclicals, and from the laggards start, start to lead and catch up. the downside is we have not seen the volume. we are still at extreme lows when it comes to volume in this a lot of money on the side when you go to money market funds. -- as well asof retail investors -- are on the sidelines partially because they are waiting for this second stimulus package to be issued. of course, now our congress has gone on vacation so that is going to be something where people are going to potentially remain on the side

also eyeing opportunities in southeast asia, brazil and africa. spoke with tom mackenzie in shanghai. all, it covers a wide range of business, but we concentrate on family consumption, health, happiness, wealth. our business is focused. in recent years we have been more and more focused. i am very confident in china's economy. china has a large middle-class, so there is huge domestic demand. also china's industrial chain is very strong in global competition. for the future, our chinese business will still be the priority and the most important. we sense there is huge growth potential. tom: we are obvious easing tensions between beijing and washington rising. there is also trade friction between beijing and australia, canada, india. how much of a headwind are those tensions for a business like yours? i do not believe some extreme voices during the election campaign can represent the future of the u.s.-china relationship. i believe they will find a solution in future. secondly, they comply with local laws. we are friendly to local communities. all o

uphas also eyeing opportunities in southeast asia, brazil and africa. mackenzie. tom >> a ride range of business -- fosun covers a wide range of business. our business is very focused. we have been more focused in a recent years. i am confident in china's economy. china has a large middle class. there is huge domestic demand. china's industrial chain is strong in global competition. for the future, our chinese business will be the most important. we sense there is huge growth potential. >> we are seeing tensions between beijing and washington arising. there is also trade friction between beijing and australia, canada, also india. how much of a headwind are those tensions for businesslike yours? believe some extreme voices during the election campaign can represent the future of the u.s.-china relationship. i believe they will find a solution in future. sun complies with local laws. all of our business development are welcomed. in terms of investment, will focus more on strengthening our industry into the future instead of expansions. we will concentrate on strengt

asia after indonesia. the government took the painful decision of placing areas around the capital under lockdowown for at least a fortnight after health experts urged them to swallow a painful pill. >> they have been in the front lines per months. >> the restrictions of nearby , businesses and public transports are being closed. previous containment measures from march to may. >> [speaking foreign language] >> near quarterly growth data is expected this week. putting pressure on the government to provide fresh stimulus to rein in unemployment. top scientific body and france says it is highly likely a second wave of the coronavirus will come in autumn where winter this year. the situation remains precarious. the committee says the future of the pandemic lies in the hands of the public. many people are trying to get tested. demand is so high that many screening centers are overwhelmed. people say they would rather wait around for hours to know if they are covid positive or not. >> this line outside of a med

shery: what about the rest of asia? southeast asia, for example. when you talk about these new economy stocks, tech stocks, it seems to be focused on those north asian markets, especially china. what about the rest of asia? teresa: you know, it is this is ag because in esg which specializes improvement stocks in the mid-cap state. we have been able to find digitized companies, e-commerce companies, platform companies, simtech companies, that are not mega caps in countries that are outside of north asia. indonesia,, russia, thailand, philippines, where they do not have the rate reserves of venture capital ready to put into companies to keep them private forever. so they have had to tap the capital markets a little earlier and that has given them a nice opportunity for us and i would say brazil is another country that comes to mind on that front. how do you trade volatility re the u.s. election? teresa: [laughter] you know, we don't. we try to stick to our process. we know the fair value of all of try topanies and we stick with that. i would say from

we will be speaking to the cfo of southeast asia's biggest developer. they recorded second quarter profits. in the meantime, the market open is next. this is bloomberg. ♪ haidi: good evening from bloomberg's global headquarters in new york. haidi: asia's major markets have just opened for trade. welcome to "bloomberg daybreak: asia." asian markets look to round off a winning week as investors await a stimulus package in washington. wall street ended high. u.s.-china tensions ratcheting up further. tictoc remains -- tiktok revenge a major stumbling block. one south korean company is weathering the storm. we have a bloomberg exclusive with the tesla supplier lg chem. shery: japan, south korea, and australia coming online. let's get the latest with sophie kamaruddin. sophie: not so much price action. little change in the asia session. volume is likely to persist in japan ahead of the holiday. you have the nikkei opening. little change this morning. we are keeping an eye on consumer names after a decline in household spending, moderated in june. keeping a

. >> host: you mess with your counterparts in a couple other countries in southeast asia. speak about what you heard in the midst of covid-19 and in the midst of this, between the united states and china. >> many countries are concerned about covid-19. even in my travel i was tested many times on national television, and thailand's to make sure as we move through the region covid-19 is not spreading. all the countries were concerned about that. working on some type of vaccine, very interested, and once we discovered we could share, they are very concerned, the limited capability to do what they need to do. that is the biggest concern. they don't need to choose within partners because they are all dependent on partners for the economy. and respect their interests. >> host: with chloroquine for being such a predominant factor, the influence campaign activity around it, are you looking at health diplomacy, that the army can help provide allies and partners that are looking for help on whether it is vaccine or therapeutics or logistics. >> guest: there are opportunities, we ar