we're i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore, the headlines: us markets fall nearly 2% as china retaliates in the us trade row. pork and wine are among the us imports targeted — so what does washington do now? i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme. tributes to winnie mandela, the controversial anti—apartheid campaigner, who has died at 81. in the midst of depression, she was the voice of disk —— defiance. and just what made north korean officials issue an extremely rare apology? good morning.

it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london, and 7pm in new york, where the dowjones has fallen by nearly 2%. partly due to china's decision to retaliate and impose tariffs on more than a hundred imports including pork and wine. it's in response to president trump's decision to slap duty on chinese—made steel and aluminium. so the markets are nervous and everyone is wondering what the next move will be. from washington, gary o'donoghue reports. at the white house today, the trump's were entertaining children in the annual easter egg roll. but all the jollity couldn't mask the fact that on trade, the president's hard line means the chickens are coming home to roost. china's retaliation was never in doubt — but on what, and how much, was the question. now we know $3 billion of us goods will face extra import duties of up to 25%, covering 128 separate items.

one of the sectors that will be hardest hit by the new duties will be american pig farmers. they export more than $1 billion worth of pork to china. about 26% of all us pork production is exported. and most of the growth comes from outside us borders. so any restriction on our export markets is not a good development for us pork producers. we are focused on maintaining and expanding export opportunities. so this was not good news for us. the us wine industry is also facing big new barriers to trade with china, an area where america saw a 10% growth last year under donald trump. he is right in certain areas, of targeting different aspect of this dispute. but the broad, sweeping tariffs we have seen have not maybe achieved the goals that he might want to see in the long run. doing something about the substantial trade deficit with china was a key part of donald trump's election success.

but it comes with risks, both economic and political. these are just the opening skirmishes in what threatens to become a full—blown trade war. the us is already planning restrictions on a further $60 billion worth of chinese imports, and china in return could hit those midwest farming states hard. in a congressional election year, that could pose the president some serious political problems. gary o'donoghue, bbc news, at the white house. as you might expect, the world's stock markets had a slightly nervous day on monday. indexes were slightly down in tokyo and shanghai, though hong kong was closed. and in new york, both the dowjones and the nasdaq ended the day significantly lower. the dow was off by 1.9% and the nasdaq was down by nearly 2.75%. our business reporter in new york, joe miller gave his assessment

on why stock markets have been down. there weren't that many smiley faces elsewhere at the close of trading today. elsewhere on the floor, that is. a jarred —— today. elsewhere on the floor, that is. ajarred —— dowjones fell 1.5%. the s&p 500 narrowly avoided its worst start to april since the great depression so not a good day at all. the real fear for investors isn't so much the sanctions that china has imposed yesterday on those 128 products you mentioned earlier but more what might china do next. the real exposure is from some of the biggest companies like holding a caterpillar, general motors that sold more cars in china last year thanit sold more cars in china last year than it did in the us. investors are concerned that the next round of chinese retaliations will specific —— target specific companies. chinese retaliations will specific -- target specific companies. and it follows a sell, sell, sell or buy,

buy, buy. they just follows a sell, sell, sell or buy, buy, buy. theyjust going to sit tight and ride this out? it tends to be get selling but it is from imported to remember there is not just one pressure on the stock market today. the looming trade war. there is also significant pressure on tech stocks which have been a big pa rt on tech stocks which have been a big part of the boom over the last year and donald trump hasn't helped in that area either, going after amazon on his twitter feed and accusing them of putting retailers out of business and of having a opaque tax affairs and crucially of taking advantage, he says, of the us postal system which amazon users to sell —— spend billions of parcels. amazon is trying to help revive the postal system but nonetheless, that has sent amazon shares down 5% and several other tech stocks down. i think we can expect further losses

in the coming days. 01 hasn't been the best start, has it? it comes just after the year of donald trump twisting of —— tweeting about the stock market every week or so, saying how well it is doing. donald trump tweeted make america great again with a picture of the stock market. it is eating into the narrative of the stock market rising and it is really at his own hands that this is happening. and we'll have more on that in asia business report up next. also this hour — at least seven people are reported to have been killed in india, during protests led by india's dalit community. the demonstrations broke out after the supreme court ruled that people accused of discriminating against india's lowest caste should not face immediate arrest. the indian government has asked the court to reconsider its judgement. israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has put on hold an agreement with the united nations under which thousands of african

migrants currently living in israel were to be resettled abroad. it's not clear why the deal, which was announced earlier, has been suspended. zimbabwe's president emmerson mnangagwa has arrived in beijing for a four day state visit. zimbabwean state media says he expects to sign a memorandum of understanding, which will help his government's plans for economic revivial. russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov has accused western countries of playing what he called ‘children‘s games' over the poisoning a former spy in britain. more than 20 nations have expelled russian diplomats after the nerve agent attack on sergei skripal and his daughter yulia. and now, here's a teacher taking the old saying that if you can't beat them join them. simon hunt, from tottington primary school here in the uk says he kept turning round to see his class performing a dance known as the floss. so, rather than bringing them to attention, he got them to teach him how to do it and filmed the results. quite impressive,

i'm sure you agree. for many south africans, winnie madikizela—mandela was a beacon of hope and defiance during the long struggle against apartheid. her death, on monday at the age of 81, has triggered a wave of tributes. but there have also been some who touched on the allegations that she employed methods which could be seen as violent, or even criminal, as she fought for equality. andrew harding reports. into a new south africa. if he became a saintly icon, she was something more complicated. heroic but flawed, winnie, the mother of the nation. her world was transformed at age 23, when she met and married nelson mandela. he was a lawyer, already active in the underground struggle against racial apartheid, and soon to be sentenced to life imprisonment.

my husband has been fighting for the liberation of the african people, for the working harmoniously of all the racial groups in this country. in the years that followed, she and her young daughters were ruthlessly harassed by the white minority government. she said that brutality taught her to hate. in prison, perhaps her husband had it easier. as south africa's townships erupted in violence, winnie became an increasingly radical, fiery figurehead. we bring up the white men's children. we could have killed them any time we wanted to. we shall liberate this country. she endorsed the vicious practice of necklaceing, putting a burning tyre around those suspected of betraying the cause,

and she and her security guards were directly implicated in the abduction and murder of a 14—year—old boy. in 1990, winnie was there with husband as he walked to freedom and guided south africa on its miraculous path to democracy, but the years of separation had taken a toll on their marriage, mandela accused her of infidelity and asked for a divorce. we have been together since 1958, and whatever is happening, there's something that causes deep trauma. in her later years, still active in politics, she was convicted of fraud. but the sidelines, no place for such a grand figure. she bounced back, sometimes cherishing, sometimes resenting her long marriage to nelson mandela. she claimed a prominent place at his funeral,

then contested is well. —— his will. today, the extended family is united in mourning her. the family continues to appreciate the continuous support, the support that we see here in front of us here, our home in soweto. she wasn't afraid for anything. she always spoke her mind. somebody who is an inspiration, who is still an inspiration even after her passing. tonight, many here in south africa, including a new president, are remembering her courage and defiance. she was courageous and, in many ways, very stubborn, stubborn on behalf of our people, because she knew that, out of her stubborn disposition, she would be able to inspire millions of south africans. winnie madikizela—mandela's life mirrored south africa's

own turbulent journey, its violence and heroism. in life, she was a polarising figure. in death, many here seem inclined to forgive and to celebrate. winnie mandela, who's has died at the age of 81. it's said that sorry is the hardest word to say — and when north korean officials speak to the rest of the world, it's a phrase which has probably never been heard — until now. the head of national intelligence, kim yong—chol, is reported to have apologised to a group of south korean journalists who were prevented from covering sunday's k—pop concert in pyongyang. it was the first such performance for over a decade — as laura bicker reports. at the k—pop stars called red velvet

are known for their raunchy routines. many wondered how this south korean style would go down in the north korean capital. but leader kimjong on the north korean capital. but leader kim jong on himself came to watch, welcoming the applause from the invited pyongyang elite as he took his seat. —— kimjong—un. later, as the north korean leader post for a photo with the group, he described the concept as a gift. translation: the audience gave us a great response. they clapped a lot and sung along at the end of the concept. they gave us a big hand in even as we left the stage so i was really touched. but usually being caught with any kind of foreign pop music in north korea is a crime. and kim jong—un has been music in north korea is a crime. and kimjong—un has been even more tough than his father. defect as have reported harshjail than his father. defect as have

reported harsh jail sentences. than his father. defect as have reported harshjail sentences. the regime is very guarded about outside influences on its people. so, the more interaction and more exposure that north koreans get to south koreans who represent a much more free, rich, and danced and cosmopolitan culture that is what is inside north korea, the better. one concert is better than nothing and ten concerts would be better than that. the more the better. we should be needling this pressure point more when we are dealing with north korea. together, the south korean stars sing about a dream of unifying the two career is divided by war. the hope of the government in seoul is that they hope this will lead to peace. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme — we meet the photographer behind these amazing pictures

of the world's harshest environments. also on the programme — as shinzo abe fixes another meeting with donald trump at the white house, we look at the close ties between the two. the accident that happened here was of the sort that can, at worse, produce a meltdown. in this case, the precautions worked, but they didn't work quite well enough to prevent some old fears about the safety features of these stations from resurfacing. the republic of ireland has become the first country in the world to ban smoking in the workplace. from today, anyone lighting up in offices, businesses, pubs or restaurants will face a heavy fine. the president was on his way out of the washington hilton hotel

where he had been addressing a trade union conference. the small crowd outside included his assailant. it has become a symbol of paris. 100 years ago, many parisians wished it had never been built. the eiffel tower's birthday is being marked by a re—enactment of the first ascent by gustave eiffel. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. i'm babita sharma in london. our top stories: us stock markets have fallen sharply, partly fuelled by fears of a trade war with china. the dow jones ended just under 2% lower. south africa's president, cyril ramaphosa, has led the tributes to the veteran anti—apartheid campaigner winnie mandela, saying she leaves a huge legacy. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world.

today in the straits times, from singapore, an update on malaysia's proposed bill to combat so—called fake news. law makers in kuala lumpur‘s lower house passed the bill amid criticism it would stifle dissent before the upcoming election. it now needs to pass through the country's senate. in the south china morning post, a battle is brewing over soy beans. why china may target this import, as those tariff disagreements with the us heat up. and on the front page of the japan times, play ball! shohei ohtani earns his first win as he pitches in his first major league baseball game for the los angeles angels. now, babita, what stories are sparking discussions online? drones, as we know,

are in everday use now. but this effort to deliver a parcel in russia came to a bit of a disastrous end. the unmanned device was being used for the first time in the siberian city of ulan—ude. it went ok at first, even drawing a bit of a crowd of spectators, but then things went a bit wrong. just watch as it crashes into a wall. you will be pleased to know that no—one was harmed. the drone manufacturers are putting the crash down to the high number of wi—fi connections in the area, which they say may have disrupted the flight. for more than 20 years, french photographer michel rawicki has made close to three dozen trips to the world's polar regions, some of the world's coldest and harshest environments. he has captured images of the ice, wildlife, and also the people who live in these harsh environments, to highlight the importance of conservation in these fragile and immense spaces. let's take a look at some of his photographs. and michel rawicki's

photographic exhibition exploring the fragile white polar regions is on in singapore until 6 may. earlier i wasjoined in the studio by michel. i asked him what touched him so much about this particular region. i have been first touched by the poll when i was 12. my parents took me to poll when i was 12. my parents took metoa poll when i was 12. my parents took me to a valley in the alps, and it was my first. i took the ice in my arms. if it was evident... and i was

12, i had my first little kodak brownie camera, and it was the beginning of a story. well, we will talk about climate change and the impact of the melting polar ice caps ina minute. impact of the melting polar ice caps in a minute. at first off, let's ta ke in a minute. at first off, let's take a look at these pictures. which are your favourites, can you talk us through some of them? well, my favourite is probably this polar bear picture where it is mixed mineral, animal and celestial. while i was waiting for a couple of hours in the zodiac, practising patience and perseverance, which are two keywords for the photographer, i knew there was a full moon day, for sure. but the bear was sleeping since a couple of hours, and i was waiting gently with my camera and long lens. something happens. and

finally, when the moon appears behind the rock, the bear raises up its head and looks at the moon for 1.5 seconds, and i had the chance to get my camera to operate and took a picture. how extraordinary, we are just looking at it now. you have a few other pictures as well. obviously one of a little boy with a brown bear, and quite curiously, he had never seen a polar bear before. absolutely, in russia there are brown bear who are sleeping at the time, andi brown bear who are sleeping at the time, and i was showing a picture of a polar bear on my smart to this little guy, 2.5 years old, vladimir. we had a great confidence with the family, and it was very, very amazing picture of a polar bear. and amazing picture of a polar bear. and a few seconds later i was outside

the traditional habitat, tp, and he came with his teddy bear, put it in his sled, and he looked at me, like, 0k, his sled, and he looked at me, like, ok, let's have a walk together —— teepee. lovely. now, i guess looking at the polar regions there is lots of concern around the melting ice caps, climate change, et cetera, at that. you have been there a number of times. what have you seen in terms of the changes of climate change, and how are you bringing attention to a with your exhibition? for sure, since 1992, which was my second shock, with touching the cold, i was dreaming of touching an iceberg, which i have done in 1992, theice iceberg, which i have done in 1992, the ice went back north several 100 kilometres. especially between 1995 and 15 years later when i was back in the same area, same period, which means march, april. the ice went

back north more than 300 kilometres. so you were disturbed by what you have seen, in terms of the changes. yes, of course. from the 1980s, you would be aware that the ice last probably 30% of the global surface. —— lost probably 30% of the global surface. the white house says president trump will host the japanese prime minister, shinzo abe, at his private mar—a—lago estate in florida later this month. it will be mr abe's second trip to the so—called ‘winter white house' resort. theirflourishing bromance has had many a memorable moment. there was that awkward handshake when they first met, in february 2017, that launched many a meme on social media. an encounter that lasted 19 seconds, after which mr abe appears to grimace. then there is the fishy business when president trump visited

prime minister abe in tokyo last november. at a traditional koi feeding ceremony, the two men dump the entire contents of their wooden boxes of fish food into the pond. and how can we forget mr abe's almost ninja—like performance when he falls into a bunker during a round of golf at the kasumi country club injapan — all without his guest knowing what was happening. it is fairto it is fair to say that they will probably have an interesting meeting again. they certainly seemed to get on very well doing all those different things, don't they? but more importantly, a lot of our viewers have noticed something slightly different. you are back there in london, i am here in singapore. just a big welcome back. we have all missed you. thank you, i have had a really fruitful time writing a book, which i have never

done before, and i will tell you about that later. you were here enjoying london. what was your highlight? of enjoying london. what was your highlight? of course, the highlight was actually presenting newsday from london, and also just touring london, and also just touring london, i really enjoyed it. and eve ryo ne london, i really enjoyed it. and everyone here love having you here, andi everyone here love having you here, and i am going to be in singapore in the next few weeks, so we will do another swap around them. and you will be back with asia business report, we are half an hour away from the nikkei opening. absolutely, we will be watching those markets closely, with australia already starting to trade as well. we also have more on grab's bid for the southeast asian market as countries across the region question is whether the deal hinders competition. hello there. well, it has certainly

been a very unsettled easter break, and for some parts of the country quite a wintry one too. we still have some is no lingering across parts of scotland in particular. he was the scene on easter monday in colchester, in essex. so cloudy conditions, we have had outbreaks of showery rain around as well. now, through the next few days things are turning much milder across southern parts of the country. still chilly and winter in the north and that u nsettled and winter in the north and that unsettled theme continues with sunshine and showers. what we are seeing is this milder air, the yellow colours pushing north across the country. still holding onto the colder air across parts of scotland in particular. so for tuesday morning, your morning commute back to work, it will be snowing still across northern scotland. north of the central belt. towards the southern upland it will be turning back to rain across the cause of the morning but that's no in central scotla nd morning but that's no in central scotland still causing problems. it will ease away through the morning. further south showers moving in across england, wales and northern ireland, followed by more sunshine

and actually on the sunny spells across the afternoon, temperatures across the afternoon, temperatures across 1a and 15 degrees will look much colder under the snowfall across parts of scotland. that snowfall will invigorate once again so further heavy snow as we had to tuesday night into the early hours of wednesday. but further south is another fairly of wednesday. but further south is anotherfairly mild of wednesday. but further south is another fairly mild night to come with further burst of showery rain across england, wales and northern ireland. eventually that's no across the north of scotland will ease away later on wednesday, turning back to rain, particularly at lower levels further south. heavy rain, showers and thunderstorms rolling in across england and wales, though, although in the brightest spells we will see temperatures up to about 30 degrees or is —— 13 degrees or so. looking through from the midweek onwards, we will be seeing low pressure just starting to drift away towards the east, and a ridge at higher pressure building. as we look further ahead into thursday, it will probably be the best day week in terms of lots of dry and bright weather, with some sunshine on offer, and a lot less cold than it has been recently. so temperatures between around about

seven to nine in the north, so fairly cool here, 12 or 13 further south, it will feel quite nice. during thursday evening and overnight into friday another area of milder a move is in. you can also see some strong winds here. so having on into friday you are likely to see a little bit of rain heading on into the west with the brisk winds around as well. further east across the country we keep the dry and the brightest spells in the weather as well. so with the southerly winds in the sunshine we could well see 16 degrees also on friday. that milder theme continues on into the weekend, so by saturday one or two areas of about 17, possibly 18 degrees. still a few showers on the cards. by the now. —— goodbye for now. i'm babita sharma with bbc world news. our top story — stock markets in the us have fallen, after china announced new tariffs on american—made products. the dowjones was down 1.9% and the nasdaq 2.75%. beijing's move comes after the us imposed sanctions on imports of steel and aluminium. mourners have gathered outside

the house of the veteran anti—apartheid campaigner winnie mandela, who's died at the age of 81. south africa's president cyril ramaphosa described her as a ‘gigantic tree' in the struggle for equality. and this video is trending on bbc.com. it shows a teacher from greater manchester here in the uk being shown by his pupils how to do a dance called ‘the floss'. their unified dance class has gone viral. that's all from me now. stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news it's time for hardtalk.