i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: america flexes its military muscles as north korea says there's no way it will give up its nuclear programme. calls for an inquiry after another asylum seeker is found dead at the australian—run detention camp in papua new guinea's manus island. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: south africa's president jacob zuma faces a fresh vote of no confidence and this time mps will vote in secret. and how the chinese province of yunnan is fighting to preserve its rich architectural heritage. live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news.

it's newsday. it's 6am in singapore, ”pm in london and 6:30am in pyongyang, where north korea has said tough new un sanctions will not stop it from developing its nuclear arsenal after it angrily rejected proposals for negotiations. the sanctions aim to reduce vital north korean export revenues bya third. speaking to reporters at a summit in manila, a spokesman placed the blame for rising tensions firmly on the us. translation: is our nuclear possession a threat to the world or just a threat to the united states? we wa nt just a threat to the united states? we want to make it clear that the worsening situation on the korean peninsular as well as other nuclear issues were caused by the united states. we' re issues were caused by the united states. we're firm that we'll never place our nuclear and ballistic

missile programme on the negotiating table and won't budge an inch on strengthening our nuclear armaments. since north korea's last missile test, the united states has been flying spy missions over the korean peninsula. our correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes has had rare access to a us airbase. he sent this report. a relic of the cold war on the last cold war frontier. just after dawn, i'm riding the chase car as a us spy plane heads out on a classified mission. the pilot will climb to 70,000 feet and from there peer deep into north korea. our mission is to provide the capability for our leadership to see what's going on before anybody else. we are up there every single day to deter the north koreans from deciding one day they can get away with something. from across the border tonight, fresh threats.

north korean state tv warning the us it will pay 1,000 times for its crime of imposing new economic sanctions on pyongyang. meeting in manila with china's foreign minister, the us secretary of state again called on pyongyang to return to the negotiating table. the best signal that north korea could give us that they are prepared to talk would be to stop these missile launches. you know, we have not had an extended period of time where they have not taken some kind of provocative action. here in south korea at the 51st fighter wing, they continue to hope for the best, while preparing for the worst. everybody we've spoken to here agrees that another conflict on the korean peninsula would be an utter disaster for everybody. that hundreds of thousands of people would die. but they also say the best way of stopping it happening is to be ready, and that's why these guys practise and practise and practise,

so that kim jong—un knows if he tries to attack the south there will be an overwhelming and immediate response. i hope that north korea calculates correctly and realises that, so obviously everyone on this side, and i believe north korea does as well, no one wants war. everyone wants deterrence to work. should deterrence fail, though, we have to be ready to go. as these aios roll down the runway for another practice flight, they're just 48 miles from the north korean border. the same distance as london to brighton. and south korea, the enemy, is never far away. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, 0san airbase, south korea. north korea was not the only topic at the asean regional forum in manila. 0n the sidelines of the meeting, us secretary of state rex tillerson met the philippine president rodrigo duterte, with both sides hoping to normalise their relationship,

one that became strained when president 0bama criticised mr duterte's human rights record. howard johnson reports from manila. rex tillerson met president duterte at his official residence here in manila and according to initial reports, president duterte said they discussed many things. he said chaim your humble friend here in southeast asia, you've come here at a time when the world is not good especially in the korean peninsular. he described the south try necib row asa he described the south try necib row as a nagging problem and before rex tillerson came here there was a lot of discussion as to whether he would bring up the topic of human rights and the drugs war and according to initial reports those topics won't mention. what we can see is perhaps an attempt by the trump administration to soften and improve its relationship with president duterte by softening the rhetoric. under president 0bama we saw there was a lot of criticism of the drugs war, of the more than 7000 people

killed, many under extrajudicial killings. what we're seeing is perhaps america is seeing that china is growing in its influence and its relationship with the philippines and it's doing what it can to counter that. also this hour, the malaysian government has announced its intention to do away with the mandatory death penalty for drug traffickers. parliament is expected to back the measure put forward by the prime minister. more than 650 people have been executed in malaysia since 1992, the majority of them for drug—related crimes. more details now of a story we reported on yesterday, the attack by militants in sar—e—pul province in the north of afghanistan. more than 50 people, including women and children, are believed to have been killed. 16 years after the september 11 terrorist attack on the world trade center in new york, another victim has been identified. the city's medical examiner said

a male victim is the 1,641st person to be identified. his identity, which was determined using new dna technology, is being withheld at the request of his family. a team of 15 volunteer firefighters on the italian island of sicily have been accused of fraud. it's alleged they claimed state payments for putting out fires that they themselves had started. some of them have also been charged with arson. look at these pictures from chongqing in south—west china, where there was a horrible car crash in a road tunnel but, if you keep watching, you see the driver and passenger of the white car that overturned get out and walk away from the scene of accident. reports say the driver of the vehicle only had minor injuries while the passenger was unhurt. there's been calls for an urgent review into the death of an iranian asylum seeker at an australian—run offshore detention centre in papua new guinea.

local police on manus island say the man had taken his own life, but reports say other residents are contesting that. his death follows days of protests at the camp. i've been speaking to doctor barri phatarfod from sydney, she's president of doctors for refugees. she told me what she knows about the case. we know that he's had a long history of mental health issues. this has been documented back since at least 2014. we have obtained his medical records about a year ago and we noted then that he'd had numerous episodes of self harm, suicide attempts, of quite erratic and quite floridly psychotic behaviour. the sort of presentation that anywhere else in australia or any other country would see him being cared

for at country would see him being cared foratan country would see him being cared for at an appropriate psychiatric hospital. doctor, did he not receive medical attention? he did not receive appropriate medical attention. we've made numerous representations to the chief medical 0fficer representations to the chief medical officer of the department of and, outlining how in any other situation this man would be given antipsychotic medications and cared for ina antipsychotic medications and cared for in a hospital. now, he should have been brought to australia. even the minister of the mp in manus island said pa pa the minister of the mp in manus island said papa new guinea does not have the facilities to accommodate a man with such severe psychiatric conditions. he was not brought to australia. was he given treatment? not appropriate treatment, no.- this point, doctor, it's not clear whether he took his own life, how common arsenal sides in the detention centres? they are incredibly common. according to the

department of and in statistics, in a12 department of and in statistics, in a 12 month period there were approximately 1000 cases of self harm and suicide attempts. this isn't is a population in offshore and onshore detention centres of a little over 3000 people so one 3/12 months had a suicide attempt. if that occurred anywhere else in any other population group they would be national outcry, but unfortunately the way the government views the people in the detention centres is that they are essentially dispensable. we reached out to the border protection organisation in australia and they said they are aware of a death and authorities are investigating the matter. south africa's parliament will hold a vote of no confidence in presidentjacob zuma on tuesday and this time it will be conducted by secret ballot. mr zuma, who's been implicated in multiple corruption scandals, has seen off similar votes in the past, but politicians had not been able to vote anonymously.

nomsa maseko has the latest from cape town. the move took many by surprise and injects a new element into the proceedings in parliament against presidentjacob proceedings in parliament against president jacob zuma, where proceedings in parliament against presidentjacob zuma, where the anc has always enjoyed a healthy majority. this decision is therefore in the best interest of the country. the speaker is required to guard the procedures of this house and to ensure that the outcome of this very important vote is credible. the secret ballot was seen as the best option for members of parliament to vote without being intimidated and the call for a vote of no—confidence presidentjacob the call for a vote of no—confidence president jacob zuma was initiated by opposition parties after the president sacked nine members of his cabinet ina president sacked nine members of his cabinet in a controversial cabinet reshuffle in march, which saw the country being economically

downgraded. it's a choice between whether you spend... downgraded. it's a choice between whether you spend. .. you're downgraded. it's a choice between whether you spend... you're with jacob zuma or you stand against jacob zuma or you stand against jacob zuma, it's as simple as that choice, you stand in the interests of south africa or you don't sol think tomorrow many parties will have communicated to their respective parties saying they want to come to vote in support. we are convinced the anc members will do the right thing. it is now an opportunity for them to demonstrate that they too are tired of corruption which is happening in this country. hundreds of people who marched outside parliament have welcomed the move. i'm here in support of my fellow countrymen and... because, every person counts and... because, every person counts and that's what we're trying to say, that it's notjust about one person and we need to think about the greater good. what you can see today and what you're likely to see tomorrow is people want change and ideally they want change through

constitutional means, through the normal course of law, not through violent response. normal course of law, not through viole nt response. the normal course of law, not through violent response. the decision today was in line with what the expectation of the country is. i'm not surprised she decided in favour of secret ballot because that's democracy at its best. but the question, though, is will anc mps help president zuma did hisjob or show him the door. nomsa maseko reporting from cape town. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: alves 82—year—old japanese woman shows it is never too late to learn how to code —— how this. a google software engineer sparks a backlash after he blames biological differences for the lack of women in technology. the question was whether we wanted to save our people, and japanese

as well, and win the war, or whether we wanted to take a chance on being able to win the war by killing all our young men. the invasion began at 2am this morning. mr bush, like most other people, was clearly caught by surprise. and we call for the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of all the iraqi forces. 100 years old, and still full of vigor, vitality and enjoyment of life. no other king or queen in british history has lived so long, and the queen mother is said to be quietly very pleased indeed that she has achieved this landmark anniversary. this is a pivotal moment for the church as an international movement. the question now is whether the american vote will lead to a split in the anglican community. welcome back, everybody. you are

watching you stay on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. i babita sharma in london. north korea says tough new un sanctions will not stop it from developing its nuclear arsenal. there are calls for an independent investigation into the death of an asylum seeker at an australian detention camp in papua new guinea. a 10—year—old girl who is pregnant and has been refused an abortion is at the centre of a media storm in india. the bbc‘s geeta pandey pieced together her story, and you can read it in full on bbc.com. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. singapore's straits times leads with celebrations marking the 50th anniversary of asean. aside a picture of the main waterfront, the esplanade, lit up by the night's festivities, the paper says the regional

grouping's light is still shining brightly. the north korean crisis dominates the front page of the japan times. and its picture of three foreign ministers from us, south korea and japan says it all really. the paper says they are joining hands, searching for a unified global push to condemn north korea's weapons programme. this the china daily looks forward to 2020 and the tokyo 0lympics. athletes of chinese origin in areas where they're weak. but it also highlights what it sees as the games' insatiable appetite for extreme sports. it says four brand new events will be introduced, including bmx freestyle riding and surfing. those are the top stories of major publications around the world. and

the president of france is in hot water? yes, according to 220,000 people in france. this has been dominating in france. president macron is facing a backlash over plans to create an office of "first lady" for his wife brigitte. many feel such a move at a time of public spending cuts would need to be sanctioned by a referendum. more than 220,000 people have signed an online petition against the plan. and 82—year—old japanese woman has proved that creativity has no age limit. she spotted a gap in the games market and created an app especially for players over 60. the game is inspired by a traditional japanese dolls festival and already has a great response. well, that's one woman exceeding in the world of technology, but staff at google are caught up in a row about gender diversity, and equality. it started when a male software engineer wrote a memo saying the lack of women in top tech jobs

was due to biological differences between the sexes. many of his colleagues criticised the statement but he says others support him. while google has defended its track record for inclusion, the issue has sparked heated debate about perceptions of women in the workplace around the world. joining me now in the studio to talk about the challenges women face in asia is katherina lacey, the co—founder of the global logistics solutions firm, quincus. katherina, great to have you with us. katherina, great to have you with us. tell us, how come there is this perception in the technology sector? —— how common is this perception? very common. there are not enough in oui’ very common. there are not enough in ourfounders, not very common. there are not enough in our founders, not enough women in technical roles, but more importantly, it is about women taking the decision to become a founder. as well as women taking the

time to train and into technical roles, because it is not easy. time to train and into technical roles, because it is not easylj agree with you. i speak to a lot of women and they tell me of course that they have to balance work with family and a whole lot of other responsibilities, but tell us about your experience. say you are in a meeting with male investors. what is it like being in front of them and trying to raise funds for your logistics company. there is no way like being in a roomful of people the logistics industry, but speaking with investors is actuallyjust like speaking as if i were a man. there is no difference. we need to remove the bias is whether i am a man or a woman, whether a man can do a woman'sjob or woman, whether a man can do a woman's job or not, woman, whether a man can do a woman'sjob or not, i think we can. you think this gender inequality is, around the world, or is there some kind of difference here in asia?” believe we are progressing towards being more open towards women and recognising that women can do

things. and i think also the same for men. what needs to be addressed, to be able to narrow this gap of gender inequality and give women more of the the attention that they really need? i believe it is actually their mentality. the mentality that needs to change is the mentality that women cannot do that, all men cannot recognise something. instead, the mentality we should have is that women can take, and men should recognise women's abilities. katherina, thank you the joining us. good luck with your business. yunnan, in south west china, is famed for its unique architecture but that's now at risk because it's much cheaper to destroy an old house and build a new one than it is to renovate a hand—crafted structure. this leaves local people wondering how they can preserve the area's rich heritage. china correspondent stephen mcdonell reports from zhoucheng. here, they have been very successful

with their dying business. so successful they were able to upgrade the family home. half of the traditional house has been knocked down, and as you can see, the new wing is very different. you have been watching newsday. stay with us for the latest instalment of our business of birth series. this time we're looking at why so few mothers in hong kong breastfeed their kids once they return to work. iron babita sharma here in london. before we go we will head to texas, where as you can see, the raging waters are creating quite a scene. this is from san antonio, where a driver was cut off by floodwaters. firefighters helped the driver climbed his way back to safety. parts of the state have been hit by a very heavy rain. in many areas, flood warnings remain in place. we

will be back with the headlines in a moment. well, no sign of summer for tuesday, ol’ well, no sign of summer for tuesday, or indeed the rest of this week. it is going to be very mixed. it was certainly quite mixed on monday. this was yesterday. some sunshine there in cambridgeshire. we also had some rain at henley—on—thames in 0xfordshire. tuesday will be no different. a real mixed bag on the way. brollies at the ready. you can see how extensive the cloud is across the southern half of the uk. through the night, rain from the south—west across the midlands into lincolnshire. they could be downpours and cracks of thunder. in the north it will be clearer. quite

a stark temperature contrast to light. these are the towns and cities. six degrees in southern scotland, even in the sheltered glens, barely above freezing. she is av glens, barely above freezing. she is a's forecast. we are close to an area of low pressure in france, to the south of us. those of us in the south are quite cause to that, so this is where most of the down pearls will occur. in the morning, some rain across the midlands into the north. scotland and northern ireland will be fine, would sunshine and only the odd shower. the cloud will really get going across the south during the latter part of the morning into the afternoon and we are infor morning into the afternoon and we are in for some downpours. downpours means we will have sunshine, downpours, then sunshine again. a real mixed bag across the south on tuesday. most of the heavy downpours are in the south—east, east anglia, eventually into lincolnshire as well. lighter rain across northern england. that for cumbria. ——

better. the logos of scotland might end up with a fine, sunny day. and feeling pleasantly warm as well. how are we doing compare to the rest of europe? not too good. 20 degrees in london and paris, we match 0slo. most other major centres are quite a bit warmer than that. moscow is on 23. let's have a look at wednesday. that low pressure that was across france, remember, has actually moved to the north. quite an unusual direction for a low pressure system to ta ke direction for a low pressure system to take common tracking from south to take common tracking from south to north. usually they go like that, this one is going south to north. we are still close to the low pressure system across east anglia and the south—east, so again, downpours in store on wednesday. look at wales. wales, northern england and scotland are in the clear, in for a fine day, but the weather will turn unsettled in other areas and i think some of us in other areas and i think some of us will get some rain towards the end of the week. goodbye. i'm babita sharma with bbc world news. our top story:

north korea says tough new sanctions will not stop it from developing its nuclear arsenal. pyongyang said that while it faced military threats from the united states, it would not put its nuclear deterrent on the negotiating table. the speaker of south africa's parliament has decided that a vote of no confidence in presidentjacob zuma will be held by secret ballot. and this story is trending on bbc.com. french president emmanuel macron is facing a backlash over plans to create an office of first lady for his wife brigitte. many feel such a move, at a time of public spending cuts would need to be sanctioned by a referendum. more than 220,000 people have signed an online petition against the plan. that's all from me now. stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news it's time for hardtalk.