i'm mariko oi, in singapore. china's president comes to the defence of globalisation and free trade at the world economic forum. translation: we should guide and adapt to globalisation, cushioning negative impactand globalisation, cushioning negative impact and deliver its benefits to all nations. chelsea manning, the american soldierjailed for all nations. chelsea manning, the american soldier jailed for leaking classified documents, will be released after having her sentence commuted by president obama. the australian government says it hasn't ruled out a new search for missing malaysia airlines flight mh370. and donald trump tweets a british woman with the same name as his daughter and get some advice about being more careful on twitter. that's where the action was. to advise him not to spend so much time on twitter. it would probably be counterintuitive in this situation. live from studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. it's

newsday. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, midnight in london and iam in the swiss resort of davos, where the chinese president xi jinping has called a gathering of leaders from across the world his comments are in stark contrast to the america first division from donald trump. the united states said there would be no winners in a trade war. he arrived with full security detail. the president of china here to speak to a eager audience of political and business leaders. xi

jinping didn't actually mention president—elect donald trump, he didn't need to. the message was clear. translation: pursuing protectionism is just like locking oneself in a dark room. while wind and rain may be kept outside, so are light and and rain may be kept outside, so are lightand air. and rain may be kept outside, so are light and air. no one emerges as a winner ina light and air. no one emerges as a winner in a trade war. he also said that countries should redouble their commitment to the paris climate change agreement that mr trump has threatened to quit. translation: all signatories should stick to it, instead of walking away from it, as this is a responsibility we must assume for future generations. the debate about globalisation is truly a through the looking glass moment. the leader of the world's largest communist party here at the home of capitalism arguing for free trade and open borders. at the same time as donald trump is saying that he doesn't like free trade and is

accusing china of raping america with cheap imports. president xi jinping said he didn't want a trade war but he sounds a key might be preparing for one. after the tough words of the president—elect, today a slightly softer to and from america. i think the chinese and americans have common cause and we have to have a very strong bilateral relationship. i also believe that the united states and the new administration does not want to have administration does not want to have a trade war. xi jinping is determined to lead the push for free trade at the us turns inwards. the tense relationship between these two macro economic superpowers will define the global economy's performance over the next decade. lots more on davos on our website. now we look at some of the other news. within the past three hours president obama has commuted chelsea manning's sentence for leaking documents to wikilea ks manning's sentence for leaking documents to wikileaks in 2010. the 29—year—old transgender

documents to wikileaks in 2010. the 29—year—old tra nsgender us documents to wikileaks in 2010. the 29—year—old transgender us army private, who was born as bradley manning, will be freed on may the 17th instead of her scheduled release date, which was 2045. she was sentenced to 35 years in 2013 for her role in leaking diplomatic documents to - website. it was one documents to the website. it was one of the largest creatures of classified material in us history. earlier i spoke to a north american reporter who has been following the effectively it means that chelsea manning is due to be released in may this year. this comes as part of a wave of communications and pardons that the president issued today in one of his last acts as president. it is usual for an outgoing president to issue pardons and commutations but of course the commutations but of course the commutation of chelsea manning's sentence is the most high profile. it was a huge campaign, since 2013, when she was convicted, for her

sentence to be commuted orfor when she was convicted, for her sentence to be commuted or for her to be pardoned and even before the white house made this announcement earlier in the day the white house press secretaryjosh kerr test was asked questions about whether or not the president would pardon chelsea manning. —— dos earnest. he made the comparison with edward snowden. his name isn't a list. but the white house made the distinction that chelsea manning owned up, based response ability and faced up to the hack and what she had done. on the other hand edward snowden simply left the country. that was the distinction that was made, but certainly chelsea manning wrote to the president in november and said that she didn't want a pardon, she said she wanted a commutation. she said she wanted a commutation. she said she wanted to take responsibility for what she did and that she never intended to put any us military personnel in danger through the information that she leaked. more than 700,000 classified documents of the us army, including

classified videos and of course those diplomatic cables, which caused huge embarrassment, plus much of the words of us officials should have been private became public. also making use today: nigerian military says one of its air force jets has a curtly killed and injured many civilians at a refugee camp in the north—east of the country. the international aid agency medecins sans frontieres says at least 50 people have been killed and more than 100 injured. their workers were among the casualties. vladimir putin has dismissed allegations that russia gathered compromising material on donald trump as total nonsense. he said the lea ked trump as total nonsense. he said the leaked information, which appeared last week in the us media, was an obvious fake. translation: first of all, he is a grown—up man.

obvious fake. translation: first of all, he is a grown-up man. secondly, he isa all, he is a grown-up man. secondly, he is a person who has been organising beauty contests for many yea rs, organising beauty contests for many years, who communicated with the most beautiful women in the world. you know, i can hardly imagine that he went to the hotel to meet with ourgirls of he went to the hotel to meet with our girls of reduced social responsibility. undoubtedly my girls are the best in the world of course. but i doubt mr tropp took this state. —— mr trump. but i doubt mr tropp took this state. —— mrtrump. people but i doubt mr tropp took this state. —— mr trump. people who order such fakes, which is now being spread against a new president of the us, they fabricate them and use them in the political race, they are worse than prostitutes. they do not have any moral limits. there's been more trouble injail in northern brazil, where 26th inmates we re northern brazil, where 26th inmates were killed in a riot over the weekend. police tried on sunday to quell the violence at the prison, but large numbers of prisoners are now loose in the grounds. officials blamed the disturbances on warring drug gangs. this is an image from georgia in the

united states, where as you can see a giant sinkhole has swallowed up the cargo container of this 25,000 kilogram truck. it seems the truck was parked up with its load of 60,000 litres of water, when this thing called opened up. rescue teams have been trying to pump the water out of the container to make it lighter before pulling the truck out of the whole. there is some good news, no one was injured in this incident. in the last couple of hours, australia's transport minister said he'd be willing to restart the search for mh370 if new information came to light. but he said, until then, the underwater effort is being suspended. the malaysia airlines flight carrying 239 people went missing after taking off from kuala lumpur in march 2014. debris from the plane has been retrieved, but the boeing 777 itself has never been found.

it is an extraordinary aviation mystery as it stands today. i am hopeful we will have a breakthrough in the future. we need to prepare ourselves for the sad and tragic tragedy that in the foreseeable future we may not find mh370, at that doesn't rule out future endeavours in terms of data and technology that helps us solve this extraordinaire puzzle. geoffrey thomas is aviation industry analyst. he's been making a series on the search for mh370 and we can talk to him now in perth australia. we just heard from the transport minister, saying the search could be restarted if new information comes to light. but how likely is that, given the surge has been going on for quite sometime? ifind this i find this statement quite extraordinary in actual fact because that new evidence has come to light in the form of the debris that has turned up on the east coast of

africa. with some amazing modelling done by the australian csiro, that's been lauded across the world as groundbreaking, we've identified a new area of 25,000 square kilometres, just adjacent and to the north of the current or previous search area of 120,000 square kilometres. now, this new area has been identified by the csiro and also an international team of experts from the united states, the uk, france, and also an independent group called the independent group of experts in satellites and physics, they have all concurred that this area is where it is. so to walk away from it now is extraordinary that i don't believe this is an australian decision. this isa this is an australian decision. this is a malaysian decision. in your

view, there are good chances that the plane could be found? absolutely. i mean, there are 30 pieces of debris that have now washed up in various locations in the west indian ocean on the east coast of africa. union island, madagascar, south africa and other places. that debris tells as secrets. it tells us a lot about what happened with that aeroplane in its final few minutes. combined with continual analysis of the data, and that satellite data is not in dispute by anybody, it is absolutely accurate. it is known and understood. so the play must be on what's called the seventh path. it isa what's called the seventh path. it is a matter of where. the debris is the smoking gun, if you like. the analysis of that debris has told us analysis of that debris has told us an enormous amount about what

happened to the plane, but the reverse modelling has really honed it down to this small area, again slightly north of where we have been looking, and the analysis of that 120,000, the original 120,000 square kilometres, that was done almost two yea rs kilometres, that was done almost two years ago. we've moved on a long way since then and for the transport minister for australia to say we needed to give credible evidence, well, we haven't. it isjust a matter of committing and doing it. the european union has been reacting to tuesday's speech by britain's prime minister, in which she made clear that the uk intended to leave the european single market. theresa may said britain would seek a free trade deal with the eu as part of its plans for brexit. but the european parliament's main brexit negotiator said it was an illusion to think britain would be allowed to keep the advantages of free trade without accepting the obligations. damian grammaticas reports from the european parliament in strasbourg.

he wasn't commenting, butjean—claude juncker and his eu commissioners today were listening to theresa may, keen to hear her vision for brexit. the response from the european parliament's chief negotiator — it doesn't add up. it creates also an illusion that you can go out of the single market, that you can go out of the customs union and that you can cherry—pick and have still a number of advantages. the eu today was busy with its own affairs, electing a new president of the european parliament. many here are sceptical the uk can get all it wants in a special trade and customs deal. we will all love to have a europe a la carte! cherry picking as they call it, eh? it is a ridiculous idea, but this is serious, we have a lot of countries here, a lot of people and we have to take care of everybody and this is not, you know, a europe a la carte.

outside, an italian school group on an eu tour. quitting the single market and shunning its freedom of movement will — some here believe — be a painful process for the uk. something they say theresa may did not address. i expect many businesses from the uk to move to europe. i expect also some financial companies providing services from the city will also move to europe. so there will be some significant losses. theresa may hasn't mentioned a word about these potential costs and potential losses. as for the threat mrs may may walk away, choosing no deal if she isn't satisfied — that hasn't gone down well, even with the uk's closest neighbours. no deal will also be bad for the united kingdom. so it it isn't as if they hold all the cards. the united kingdom will look after its own interests. we will look after ours.

and here today one mep summed up reactions to me, saying he thought theresa may was overselling to the british people both what she could achieve in trade deals with other countries and how much access she would get to the single market. damian grammaticas, bbc news, strasbourg. you are watching newsday on the bbc. still to come: putting a twist on an old narrative. how one company isn't stealing jobs but creating them in the us. day one of operation desert storm to force the iraqis out of kuwait has seen the most intense air attacks since the second world war. tobacco is america's oldest industry, and it's one of its biggest, but the industry is nervous of this report. this may tend to make people want to stop smoking cigarettes. there is not a street that is unaffected. huge parts of kobe were simply demolished as buildings crashed into one another.

this woman said she'd been given no help and no advice by the authorities. she stood outside the ruins of her business. tens of thousands of black children in south africa have taken advantage of laws, passed by the country's new multiracial government, and enrolled at formerly white schools. tonight sees the 9,610th performance of her long—running play, the mousetrap. when they heard about her death today, the management considered whether to cancel tonight's performance, but agatha christie would have been the last person to want such a thing. this is newsday on the bbc. i am mariko oi, in singhapore. our top stories: speaking at the world economic forum, the chinese president, xijinping, says globalisation should not be blamed for all the world's problems. president obama has commuted most of the remaining prison sentence of chelsea manning, who was behind

one of america's biggest ever leaks of classified information. and could this be a solution to rising sea levels? french polynesia has signed an agreement that supporters hope could pave the way for autonomous floating cities around the world. that story is popular on bbc.com across asia. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. we start with a story which is on almost every front page. this is the straits times here, covering theresa may's speech on brexit. it says her speech triggered a surge in sterling, giving the pound its best day since the global financial crisis in 2008. the south china morning post shows a photo of china's president xi in switzerland. it also has this story about a former us national security adviser, stephen yates, who has defended donald trump's comments on the one china policy.

he's reported saying american policy towards taiwan needs a "recalibration". and the japan times leads with prime minister shinzo abe's whirlwind tour of pacific rim nations. the paper says he worked to cement ties and reaffirm the importance of free trade, amid concerns that donald trump will shift to a more protectionist us trade policy. that's how the papers are looking. from what is on the papers to what is going viral online. this had really captured people's imaginations. we know donald trump is a prolific twitter user. well one of his latest messages was meant to be in praise of his daughter, ivanka. this is the twitter feed of the president—elect‘s daughter. there, you can see it. but because of a simple typing error by the author of the initial tweet, that was re—tweeted by donald trump,

the president—elect ended up directing his 20 million followers to the twitter feed of a different ivanka, ivanka mayich, who lives in brighton, on the south coast of britain. the mistake attracted manyjokes, but also a piece of serious advice from the recipient. i thought it is one of those moments in life where you have an opportunity to say something that some people may read or listen to, and rather than, yes, you are absolutely right, my politics couldn't be further from donald trump's, however, ithought couldn't be further from donald trump's, however, i thought climate change is everything that everybody could agree with is a big problem and a big concern regardless of their position on the political spectrum, so i thought, well, if i find something... i quickly search foran find something... i quickly search for an article that has a good infographic, i should find something thatis infographic, i should find something that is looking good and informative, and i went with my

climate change tweet. ivanka mayich there, who was mistaken by donald trump four ivanka trump. as you do. one of donald trump's closest advisers has told the bbc that the us would win a trade war with china. antony scaramucci added that the current trade relationship was more favourable to china than the us. but in one town in america's rust—belt, it's a company with roots in china that's actually creating jobs. laura trevelyan went for a look. this is donald trump's america now. like so many small towns across the nation, he ran here with a promise to bring backjobs. somewhat surprisingly, though, the factory is a company with its headquarters in china. fuyao moved into a plant at general motors closed down, making windshields where cars once rolled off the assembly line. on this ohio factory floor, donald trump's anti—

globalisation campaign rhetoric meets the reality. this chinese managed company is determined to become the biggest manufacturer of car windshields in the world. our goal is to become number one, and to achieve the goal you have to combine all of the resources, the manpower, soi all of the resources, the manpower, so i believe we have to have two feet, one in china, one in the us. fuyaois feet, one in china, one in the us. fuyao is putting its money where its mouth is, investing millions of dollars on the planet. while many of the managers are chinese, more than 2000 jobs have been created locally. 0k, 2000 jobs have been created locally. ok, i will deal with it. 2000 jobs have been created locally. ok, i will dealwith it. scott 2000 jobs have been created locally. 0k, iwilldealwith it. scott used to work for general motors and he is grappling with the courtauld differences. we had to find common ground on what our goals are, our goals and standards, there are a lot of you don't necessarily see that you would in an established american company. the american dream has taken a hit at the local tavern

where there is nostalgia for the gm days when business was brisk. the regulars say thanks to fuyao, things are picking up. you are welcome. my son is working there, he is building the catwalks. the trump supporters around this part and across the nation hope the next president will bring business back to their communities. they china is creating manufacturing jobs, but a pay cheque is better than none. tokyo's legendary tsukiji fish market is the biggest in the world. it supplies the city's finest sushi restaurants, as well as the general public. but it is set to be closed down and moved to a bigger, more modern site, causing regret for some. the bbc‘s rupert wingfield—hayes has been taking a look. it is five o'clock in the morning inside the world's biggest fish market and the tuner options are

under way. —— tuna auctions. this is the first action of 2017 and the prices are likely to be high. this will be the last new year auction held in tsukiji perhaps ever because this market is supposed to close, and over here, if you come over here, you can see, you can see through here, these are the really big ones, these are the fish that are 200— 250 kilos, these are the ones that might reach record prices, that current record four brit one fish, one fish, $1.7 million. tsukiji market is like no other, vast and chaotic. on a good day 60,000 people bustle through this maze of alleys and shops. but soon all of this will be gone, the buildings demolished, the land sold to developers. toichiro iida's family had been trading tuna since the days of the shogun. in tsukiji i am third—generation and we are doing

this business for 170 years almost, so, what we feel is we built this place, i mean, the tsukiji, not built by someone. actually, we make history in this place. but why do we have to move from here is ——? history in this place. but why do we have to move from here is --? moving from here is the only worry, the meat from this 200 kilo monster will go to the top sushi restaurant in nearby ginza, but official like this are getting hard to find. in the pacific and atlantic, stocks or bluefin tuna has fallen by more than 90%. bluefin tuna has fallen by more than 9096. the frozen one is 1000 or less each day and a fresh one is like 300, 200, something, 100 less, so the number of fish is decreased, so we don't have enough fish to sell, actually. do you worry about the future of the industry? yes. maybe,

maybe it is going to be like the whale, could be. this new year, the top did went for this 210 kilo bluefin, 632,000 us dollars. critics say publicity stunts like this ignore the fact that these fish are now endangered species. you have been watching newsday on the bbc. i am a ricoh or in singapore. and i am kasia madera in london. —— i am marico oi. thank you for watching newsday. hello there. hopefully you like cloudy weather because that is what

is coming up in the forecast really through the rest of the week and well into the weekend as well. satellite picture yesterday shows the extent of the cloud cover. rather misty across england and wales, warm for the eastern side of scotla nd wales, warm for the eastern side of scotland for the time of year but cold with the sunshine across east anglia and the south—east of england and these conditions will persist for another few days. across the midlands into staffordshire we have misty conditions and that will continue to pick up as well. so for wednesday morning expect a couple of fog patches over the hills of northern england, the pennines, the vale of york. one or two fog patches for the south—east of england as well. for many of us it won't be a particularly cold start with temperatures around 7— 90 degrees but it will be cold for the south—east of england. here a sharp overnight frost with clear skies, fog patches and temperatures as low as— fog patches and temperatures as low as — seven. some of the cold air from the continent across the far south—east of england, otherwise we have high pressure in charge of the

weather but we also have this weather but we also have this weather front bringing a lot of cloud with it and the cloud will be taken at times on wednesday morning to bring occasional spots of rain or drizzle. the likely places to catch that across parts of north wales into the north—west midlands, cheshire, merseyside, greater manchester, these areas probably starting off down. a lot of cloud for northern ireland and scotland. occasional spots of rain in the west. clear spells to start the day across eastern scotland. through the day the front remains a slow—moving. if you are underneath this area the cloud it will stay with us all day. it will be a glorious day for south—east england. plenty of sunshine but it is cold and i hold out the prospect of some breaks coming along with the cloud across northern ireland and western scotland. it won't be solidly cloudy but, that said, they will be a lot of cloud around. temperatures reaching double figures in the warmest spots. on into wednesday night, another cold one coming up across southern counties of england. the tendency for the brakes on the cloud to extend across southern counties of england. that is where we will have the frosty weather overnight. further north, with the cloud cover, it is generally frost

free with temperatures around 5— seven degrees. thursday starting on dull and cloudy note, save for southern england, with the prospect of early morning sunshine, stating reasonably bright through the rest of the day. temperatures under the cloud, 7— nine degrees, maybe ten in western scotland, and spots of rain coming from the cloud now and then. similar whether through friday into the weekend. we have to wait your next week before we see any significant changes in the weather pattern. that is your forecast. this is bbc news. the headlines: the chinese president xi jinping says globalisation should not be blamed for all of the world's problems. in what is likely to be seen as a refugee problems. in what is likely to be seen as a refugee donald trump's promised to defend america against chinese exports, xijinping said no one would win from a trade war. president obama has commuted the prison sentence of chelsea manning,

the american soldierjailed for 35 yea rs the american soldierjailed for 35 years for leaking classified documents. she will be released in may. and this video is trending on bbc .com. a drone's footage shows a crack that opened up in antarctica. all staff are being pulled out of the research centre because of safety concerns. that's all from me, stay with us on bbc world news. now it is time for hardtalk