i'm arunoday mukharji. lets get you the headlines... hamas has handed over another eight hostages to israel, on what may be the final day of the current truce. israel releases 30 palestinian prisoners in the latest round of exchanges. delegates at a un climate summit have agreed to start paying millions of dollars to countries hit by natural disasters linked to global warming. the former uk health secretary matt hancock defends his role during the pandemic — but tells the covid inquiry, the lockdown should have been introduced earlier. live from our studio in singapore — this is bbc news. it's newsday. welcome to the programme. let's start by getting you the latest on the israel and gaza conflict. the israeli prime minister's office says six more israeli hostages held in gaza are now back in israel. two others were released by hamas earlier on thursday. within the last hour israel says it has released 30 more palestinians in return. earlier the us secretary of state antony blinken warned that israel must ta

i'm arunoday mukharji — let's get you the headlines.amas is handed over ten hostages to israel i might be the final day of the current true. many in israel are waiting to hear news from their relatives. in exchange, israel releases 30 bob palestinian prisoner society besides the developments coming out of israel and gaza we will also be looking at other big stories happening elsewhere including delegates at the cop 28 summit have agreed to start paying billions of dollars to countries hit by national disasters linked to global warming. tributes as well as criticism pour in four former american diplomat henry kissinger, a deeply divisive figure. we look at his legacy in asia. live from our studio in asia. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it is news day. hello and welcome to the programme. lets begin by getting the very latest on the israel and gaza conflict. israel says eight more hostages have returned to its territory after being released from gaza under an extended temporary ceasefire which entered its seventh day

i'm arunoday mukharji. the chief executives of eight global banks have testified under oath at an annual senate hearing. they made comments about the state of the us economy, with some bosses warning of recession and tough times ahead. they also all agreed that crypto currency should be regulated in the same way as banks are. but it was another issue that caused the biggest reaction, as erin delmore explains. regulators say the new rules are needed to make sure banks have sufficient resources to pay their debts in order to protect the system in a crisis. but on capitol hill wednesday, eight us bank ceos said that's unnecessary and issued a warning that new regulations will hurt the economy and credit markets. the rule would have predictable and harmful outcomes to the economy, markets, business of all sizes and american households in ways that the federal reserve has not studied, contemplated or shared. the hearing is part of the senate banking committee's annual oversight of big banks and what a year it's

i'm arunoday mukharji. the price of bitcoin has continued to soar overnight — up more than 6% today to over $42,000 — values it hasn't seen since april last year. meanwhile gold has been approaching an all—time high of more than $2100 an ounce. the two assets have jumped in recent days as investors bet that the us federal reserve will cut interest rates next year after 11 hikes since march 2022. for more on why lower rates make precious metals and cryptocurrencies more appealing, let's speak to stephanie leung from investment management platform stashaway. there are a few things that drive gold and crypto prices higher. the first one is the quality and the second is the us dollar. let's talk about liquidity. easing from china and also from the us, the fed has actually been injecting liquid italy, overnight repo facility. so also from a seasonality perspective, november december actually quite favourable in terms of financial conditions, and indeed the rally, or the fall of interest rates have helped also fi

hello, and welcome to asia business report with me, arunoday mukharji.begin this hour with tesla because the company finally starting to deliver its highly anticipated cyber truck. the delivery, delayed by two years, was announced by ceo elon musk and comes just a day after he gave a profanity—laced interview in new york in which he called out advertisers boycotting his other company, x, formally known as twitter. the bbc reporter michelle fleury has more on the story. the road has not been easy. the last time elon musk took to the stage to promote the company's cyber truck, its windows ended up being smashed. four years later, as the company starts delivering the futuristic product to buyers, the problem has been fixed, with customers there in person at the tesla factory there in austin, texas, there to collect their cyber truck. elon musk put on a show to mark this historic moment. this video shows a cyber truck beating a porsche in a drag race while towing a porsche. but tesla's entry into the lucrative us stock market ——truck market is some two years

i'm arunoday mukharji. we begin in the us where the tech heavy nasdaq ended the trading session sharply higher. google parent alphabet and advanced micro devices — or amd — leading the rally. gemini and amd from yesterday shares of alphabetjumped more than 5% with optimism over its newest ai model — gemini. and amd soared nearly 10% after the chip maker released a new ai chip to rival nvidia's. meanwhile, data showed that the number of americans filing forjobless benefits increased less than expected last week. a labour departmentjobs report out later on friday could sway whether the us central bank starts cutting those high interest rates. from new york, michelle fleury has more. we should get further evidence that there's a real slowdown happening in thejobs market. employers are growing more cautious, putting off hiring. employees are sticking around longer. one caveat, we could see some distortion to the numbers. the auto and actor strikes both ended in november, with many returning to work that same mo

i'm arunoday mukharji.gin this hour with tesla, because the company is finally starting to deliver its highly anticipated cybertruck. this delivery, which was delayed by two years, was announced by ceo elon musk. it comes just a day after he gave a profanity—laced interview in new york in which he called out advertisers boycotting his other company, x, formerly known as twitter. the bbc�*s michelle fleury has more on the story. the road here hasn't been easy. the last time elon musk took to the stage to promote the electric car company's cybertruck, its windows ended up being smashed. oh, man. four years later, as the company starts delivering the futuristic product. to buyers the problem has been fixed with customers there in person at the tesla factory in austin, texas, to collect their cybertruck�*s and elon musk put on a show to mark this historic moment. this video shows the cybertruck beating a port in a drag race a porsche in a drag race while towing a port. but tesla's entry into the lucrative us tr

i'm arunoday mukharji — let's get you the headlines.el i might be the final day of the current true. many in israel are waiting to hear news from their relatives. in exchange, israel releases 30 bob palestinian prisoner society besides the developments coming out of israel and gaza we will also be looking at other big stories happening elsewhere including delegates at the cop 28 summit have agreed to start paying billions of dollars to countries hit by national disasters linked to global warming. tributes as well as criticism pour in four former american diplomat henry kissinger, a deeply divisive

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm arunoday mukharji.the headlines. israel says it is taking aggressive but precise and intelligence based action in the city of khan younis in the southern part of gaza, urging palestinians to move once more. this is part of israel's effort to safeguard the civilian population. who we don't want to see caught up in the crossfire between the idf and hamas terrorists. and the president of the un climate summit says he's dismayed by what he called the constant attempts to undermine his work. what else is challenging a deal that allows pretty promise to settle lawsuits against it for $6 billion.— $6 billion. live from our studio in _ $6 billion. live from our studio in singapore. - $6 billion. live from our| studio in singapore. this $6 billion. live from our i studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it is newsday. welcome to the programme. lets get you the latest on the israel—gaza conflict. israel says it has now all but completed its military

i'm arunoday mukharji. the chief executives of eight global banks have testified under oath at an annual senate hearing. they made comments about the state of the us economy — with some bosses warning of recession and tough times ahead. they also all agreed that crypto currency should be regulated in the same way as banks are. but it was another issue that caused the biggest reaction — as erin delmore explains. regulators say the new rules are needed to make sure banks have sufficient resources to pay their debts in order to protect the system in a crisis. but on capitol hill wednesday, eight us bank ceos said that's unnecessary and issued a warning that new regulations will hurt the economy and credit markets. the rule would have predictable and harmful outcomes to the economy, markets, business of all sizes and american households in ways that the federal reserve has not studied, contemplated or shared. the hearing is part of the senate banking committee's annual oversight of big banks and what a year it'

hello, and welcome to asia business report with me arunoday mukharji.e begin this out with tesla because the company finally starting to deliver its highly anticipated cyber truck. the delivery delayed by two years was announced by ceo elon musk and comesjust a day announced by ceo elon musk and comes just a day after he gave a profanity laced interview in new york in which he called out advertisers boycotting his other company eggs formally known as twitter. the bbc reported michelle fleury has more on the story. the road he has not been easy. the last time alaska donna elon musk took to the stage to promote the cyber truck its windows ended up being smashed. four years later as a company starts delivering the futuristic product to buyers the product has been fixed, with customers there in person at the tesla factory there in austin, texas there to collect their cyber truck. elon musk put on a show to mark this historic moment. this video shows a cyber truck beating a porter in a drag race while towing a portia. but tesla's entry into the lucrative us

i'm arunoday mukharji.ped to their underwear, hands tied behind their backs: israel says suspects in gaza are being interrogated. we'll have more from our international editor jeremy bowen on those new pictures. the us secretary of state and uk foreign secretary meet for high—level talks in washington to reinforce their support for ukraine. us prepares to hold routine military drills with guyana days after venezuela announced plans to annex part of diana's territory. and how this street in manchester goes —— secretly transformed into a catwalk for chanel. ., ., , ., chanel. live from a studio in singapore- _ chanel. live from a studio in singapore. this _ chanel. live from a studio in singapore. this is _ chanel. live from a studio in singapore. this is bbc - chanel. live from a studio in| singapore. this is bbc news. it's newsday. welcome to the programme. we begin with the latest on the conflict in israel and gaza. images have emerged from gaza which appear to show dozens of palestinian men, stripped to t

welcome to newsday — reporting live from singapore, i'm arunoday mukharji. repeats calls for a ceasefire as israeli tanks close in on three areas of the strip. after 23 thai hostages taken captive by hamas returned home, we'll hear from thailand's foreign ministry about the diplomacy involved. we hear from a man whose family fled north korea — becoming the first this year to make it to the south. welcome to the programme. we begin with the latest developments on israel and gaza and a dramatic move by the un secretary—general.

i'm arunoday mukharji. we begin in the us, where the tech—heavy nasdaq ended the trading session sharply higher. you can see 1.37% up. google parent alphabet and advanced micro devices, or amd, also leading the rally. shares of alphabetjumped more than 5% with optimism over its newest ai model, gemini. and amd soared nearly 10% after the chip maker released a new ai chip to rival nvidia's. meanwhile, data showed that the number of americans filing forjobless benefits increased less than expected last week. a labour departmentjobs report out later on friday could sway whether the us central bank starts cutting those high interest rates. from new york, michelle fleury has more. we should get further evidence that there's a real slowdown happening in thejobs market. employers are growing more cautious, putting off hiring. employees are sticking around longer. one caveat — we could see some distortion to the numbers. the auto and actor strikes both ended in november with many returning to work that same month.

i'm arunoday mukharji.ur big focus today, and on a little over an hour crisis—hit chinese property giant, evergrande, faces a hong kong court hearing that could start to the start of a liquidation process. in october, a judge gave the company "one last opportunity "to come up with a new restructuring plan", and she warned that otherwise it will be likely to be subject to a winding—up order. evergrande has over $3 billion of liability. it is the world's most indebted company. for more on how this could play out, i have been speaking to an insolvency expert from deloitte and asked him what happens when a judge does order a liquidation. inaudible when a judge orders a company to be wound up by way of court and the company would be formally placed into liquidation but the recommendations are two petition which will go backwards. provisionally the data will be appointed by court. in the sense that it is just a provisional and that will be a formal appointment of liquidators later what would a liquidator do and w

i'm arunoday mukharji. we begin in the us, where the tech—heavy nasdaq ended the trading session sharply higher. you can see it's1.37% up. google parent alphabet and advanced micro devices, or amd, also leading the rally. shares of alphabetjumped more than 5% with optimism over its newest ai model, gemini. and amd soared nearly 10% after the chip maker released a new ai chip to rival nvidia's. meanwhile, data showed that the number of americans filing forjobless benefits increased less than expected last week. a labour departmentjobs report out later on friday could sway whether the us central bank starts cutting those high interest rates. from new york, michelle fleury has more. we should get further evidence that there's a real slowdown happening in thejobs market. employers are growing more cautious, putting off hiring. employees are sticking around longer. one caveat — we could see some distortion to the numbers. the auto and actor strikes both ended in november with many returning to work that same mon

i'm arunoday mukharji. we begin with the price of bitcoin — it briefly hit $44,000 on tuesday — that's its highest level since april 2022. and it's quite a turn of fortunes for the cryptocurrency, which has more than doubled in value since the beginning of the year. from new york, erin delmore reports. this is the highest level we've seen bitcoin climb to since april 2022 and a lot has happened since then. in may of 2022, a stablecoin crash sent a shock to the system, losing investors tens of billions of dollars. a crypto winter followed when asset prices plummeted. then the collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange in november 2020 to ftc�*s founder, sam bankman—fried, was found guilty of fraud and money laundering last month. also in november, the ceo of binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, pleaded guilty to anti—money laundering and us sanctions violations. he paid a $50 million fine and the company paid a $4.3 billion fine. but bitcoin, it seems, is no worse for the wear. the price climbe

i'm arunoday mukharji.ong kong court has granted evergrande more time yet again to come up with a restructuring plan, adjourning a liquidation hearing until the end of january. the company is a world's most indebted property developer and its lawyers told the court that with more weeks it could" refine its restructuring proposal." to understand a little more let's go to our correspondent nick marsh. through what really happened, we were expecting something a little more definitive, especially based on what the judge had said definitive, especially based on what thejudge had said in october. what the “udge had said in october. ~ . what the 'udge had said in october. ~ . ., ,, october. what happened? it feels like — october. what happened? it feels like we've _ october. what happened? it feels like we've been - october. what happened? it feels like we've been in - october. what happened? it feels like we've been in this| feels like we've been in this position before. with regards to the whole evergrande saga,

i'm arunoday mukharji. we begin this hour with news from china trade data just released shows an uptick in exports for the first time in seven months. that is according to china's customs agency, and this is a sign that factories are finally finding their footing after a bruising slump in demand. domestic demand still is low at the moment with imports down and lower than what many analysts were expecting. the chief economist at hunting bank china is back to discuss all of this with us. thank you very much for coming back here on asia business report for the better—than—expected export numbers at least. what are you making of it?— making of it? the economy in the us and — making of it? the economy in the us and europe _ making of it? the economy in the us and europe probably. making of it? the economy in| the us and europe probably is more resilient and people have thought, especially in items such as cars, tvs as well as electric machinery. those items are the largest value and have been importing very well

i'm arunoday mukharji. let's get you the headlines.dly attack on tourists in central paris had pledged allegiance to the islamic state group. weather warnings for snow and ice are in place across large parts of the uk, after heavy snowfall causes major disruption. live from our studio in singapore — this is bbc news. it's news day. —— newsday hello and welcome to the programme. we begin in gaza, where the israel defense forces have announced the beginning of a new ground operation in the south, just north of the city of khan younis.

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm arunoday mukharji.ehind their backs. israel says suspects in gaza are being interrogated. we'll have more from our international editorjeremy bowen on those new pictures. the us secretary of state and uk foreign secretary meet for high level talks in washington to reinforce their support for ukraine. the poet, professor and performer benjamin zephaniyah has died just weeks after being diagnosed with a brain tumour — he was 65. welcome to the programme. we begin with the latest on the conflict in israel and gaza. images have emerged from gaza which appear to show dozens of palestinian men, stripped to their underwear, with their hands tied behind their back, being held by israeli defence forces. it's not clear if they have surrendered or if they have been taken by the military. israel has not said who the men are, but it has confirmed that israeli forces are making arrests in gaza. the new images come as tens of thousands of palestinians

i'm arunoday mukharji.g. they made comments about the state of the us economy — with some bosses warning of recession and tough times ahead. they also all agreed that crypto currency should be regulated in the same way as banks are. but it was another issue that caused the biggest reaction — as erin delmore explains. regulators say the new rules are needed to make sure banks have sufficient resources to pay their debts in order to protect the system in a crisis. but on capitol hill wednesday, eight us bank ceos said that's unnecessary

�*welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm arunoday mukharji.repeats calls for a ceasefire — as israeli tanks close in on three areas of the strip. after 23 thai hostages taken captive by hamas returned home, we'll hear from thailand's foreign ministry about the diplomacy involved the uk immigration minister, robertjenrick, resigns — saying rishi sunak�*s plans to make the rwanda policy work, �*don�*t go far enough�*. we hear from a man whose family fled north korea — becoming the first this year to make it to the south. welcome to the programme. we begin with the latest developments from israel and gaza. the un's human rights chief says palestinians are living in �*utter, deepening, horror�*. the un says 600,000 people are under evacuation orders in southern gaza but "there is nowhere to go".

i'm arunoday mukharji.than 6% today to over $42,000 — values it hasn't seen since april last year. meanwhile gold has been approaching an all—time high of more than $2100 an ounce. the two assets have jumped in recent days as investors bet that the us federal reserve will cut interest rates next year after 11 hikes since march 2022. for more on why lower rates make precious metals and cryptocurrencies more appealing, let's speak to stephanie leung from investment management platform stashaway. there are a few things

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i'm arunoday mukharji.ate hearing. they made comments about the state of the us economy — with some bosses warning of recession and tough times ahead. they also all agreed that crypto currency should be regulated in the same way as banks are. but it was another issue that caused the biggest reaction — as erin delmore explains. regulators say the new rules are needed to make sure banks have sufficient resources to pay their debts in order to protect the system in a crisis. but on capitol hill wednesday, eight us bank ceos said that's unnecessary and issued a warning that new regulations will hurt the economy and credit markets. the rule would have predictable and harmful

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm arunoday mukharji. action in the city of khan younis in the southern part of gaza, urging palestinians to move once more. israeli air strikes continue — the us says it's still to early to say for sure whether israel is responding to calls to do more to protect civilians. venezuelans back in a referendum their country's claim over two thirds of guyana's territory, escalating tensions between the two nations and the president of the un climate summit says he's dismayed by what he called the constant attempts to undermine his work. welcome to the programme. lets get you the latest on the israel—gaza conflict. israel says it has now all but completed its military

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm arunoday mukharji. the headlines..g the seven 0ctober attacks on israel. president biden says he's not sure he would be running for a second term in office if donald trump wasn't also trying to win the presidency. inside the world of violent criminals responsible for an epidemic of luxury watch thefts. and —— sculptorjesse darling wins the prestigious turner prize for art. welcome to the programme. lets get you up to date with all the latest developments coming out of israel and gaza. the israeli military says its troops are now in the heart of khan younis, which they call a �*hamas stronghold'. it follows an intense overnight bombardment. this footage was filmed in khan younis — it shows an explosion there, with news agencies reporting

i'm arunoday mukharji.ce april 2022. and it's quite a turn of fortunes for the cryptocurrency, which has more than doubled in value since the beginning of the year. from new york, erin delmore reports. this is the highest level we've seen bitcoin climb to since april 2022 and a lot has happened since then. in may of 2022, a stablecoin crash sent a shock to the system, losing investors tens of billions of dollars. a crypto winter followed when asset prices plummeted. then the collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange in november 2020 to ftc�*s founder, sam bankman—fried, was found guilty of fraud and money laundering last month.

hello, and welcome to asia business report with me, arunoday mukharji.o years, was announced by ceo elon musk and comes just a day after he gave a profanity—laced interview in new york in which he called out advertisers boycotting his other company, x, formally known as twitter.

i'm arunoday mukharji.p. google parent alphabet and advanced micro devices, or amd, also leading the rally. shares of alphabetjumped more than 5% with optimism over its newest ai model, gemini. and amd soared nearly 10% after the chip maker released a new ai chip to rival nvidia's. meanwhile, data showed that the number of americans filing forjobless benefits increased less than expected last week. a labour departmentjobs report out later on friday could sway whether the us central bank starts cutting those high interest rates. from new york, michelle fleury has more. we should get further evidence that there's a real slowdown happening in thejobs market.

i'm arunoday mukharji.structuring plan, adjourning a liquidation hearing until the end of january. the company is a world's most indebted property developer and its lawyers told the court that with more weeks it could" refine its restructuring proposal." to understand a little more let's go to our correspondent nick marsh. through what

i'm arunoday mukharji.iant, evergrande, faces a hong kong court hearing that could start to the start of a liquidation process. in october, a judge gave the company "one last opportunity "to come up with a new restructuring plan", and she warned that otherwise it will be likely to be subject to a winding—up order. evergrande has over $3 billion of liability. it is the world's

i'm arunoday mukharji.sed shows an uptick in exports for the first time in seven months. that is according to china's customs agency, and this is a sign that factories are finally finding their footing after a bruising slump in demand. domestic demand still is low at the moment with imports down and lower than what many analysts were expecting. the chief economist at hunting bank china is back to discuss all of this with us. thank you very much for coming back here on asia business report for the better—than—expected export numbers at least. what are you making of it?— making of it? the economy in the us and — making of it? the economy in the us and europe _ making of it? the economy in the us and europe probably. making of it? the economy in| the us and europe probably is more resilient and people have thought,

i'm arunoday mukharji.cro devices, or amd, also leading the rally. shares of alphabetjumped more than 5% with optimism over its newest ai model, gemini. and amd soared nearly 10% after the chip maker released a new ai chip to rival nvidia's. meanwhile, data showed that the number of americans filing forjobless benefits increased less than expected last week. a labour departmentjobs report out later on friday could sway whether the us central bank starts cutting those high interest rates. from new york, michelle fleury has more. we should get further evidence that there's a real slowdown happening in thejobs market. employers are growing more cautious, putting off hiring.

i'm arunoday mukharji.head. they also all agreed that crypto currency should be regulated in the same way as banks are. but it was another issue that caused the biggest reaction, as erin delmore explains. regulators say the new rules are needed to make sure banks have sufficient resources to pay their debts in order to protect the system in a crisis. but on capitol hill wednesday, eight us bank ceos said that's unnecessary and issued a warning that new regulations will hurt the economy and credit markets. the rule would have predictable and harmful

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm arunoday mukharji.ginning of a new ground operation in the south — just north of the city of khan younis. israel has continued its renewed bombardment