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violent crime in england and wales was published with no mention of police cuts. now on bbc news, all the latest business news live from singapore. anticipation is higher for anticipation is higherfor president xi's speech at the boao forum today. will companies seeking a level playing field in china be disappointed? and china's luxury market is growing, but british shoemaker manolo blahnik says it is not setting foot on the mainland. welcome to asia business report. chinese president xijinping welcome to asia business report. chinese president xi jinping takes centre stage later today as he

addresses world leaders. and of course, we will be bringing you live the report, rather, the speech that president xi will be giving to world leaders in about an hour's time. and staying with china, we spoke to a correspondent who talked about that much anticipated speech. he is in a difficult position of course, because our lot is expected from him. they have promised much in terms of opening up. his number two man was in davos a few weeks ago telling them china was going to surprise the world, and so this is china's davos. expectations are somewhere higher, although i think he is probably going to disappoint. disappoint? so we not expecting measures about opening up the market

to more foreign investors?” measures about opening up the market to more foreign investors? i think thatis to more foreign investors? i think that is exactly what is going to do. china has always welcomed investment. the problem and what companies are complaining about is being treated equally with chinese companies and not being put in on that disadvantage. the chinese talk about opening at reform, and the implication being it will be a level playing field. we will be treated fairly, and sadly that is not enough. that doesn't come through as well. let me put this to you. at the ci’ux well. let me put this to you. at the crux of this is that massive trade imbalance between china and the us, the massive trade deficit that president trump keeps going on about. the chief economist of goldman sachs has just said that the only quick fix is really for the us to be plunged into recession. so is that what is going to take? that the only easy way to resolve this is the unthinkable? it's sort of years, but then again, that only because trump has looked at this trade deficit as the primary measure of the chinese

and american relationship. and clearly global trade is obviously a balance. all the trade happens in the world and some are in surplus and some are in deficit. but the relationship is far more than just trade. it was a global supply chains, the iphone is the classic example. iphones may be assembled in china, but clearly apple is profiting and there are many countries involved in that chain. 0bviously countries involved in that chain. obviously the relationship with china is far more important for many american companies, because they have plants, they are building and selling to the chinese market of american factories in china, as it were. and so simply saying that it isa were. and so simply saying that it is a some of chinese and american goods is not the full picture and what all companies want is a fair playing field and fair access within china. for a round-up of the day's news, oui’ china. for a round-up of the day's news, our reporter in the newsroom. it is clear we didn't do enough, those other words we expect to hear

from facebook boss mark zuckerberg, and he is expected to tell us lawmakers this when he appears before congress. that is according toa before congress. that is according to a copy which was pre— released on monday. mr zuckerberg will be asked questions on how data of up to 87 million people was used by the political research firm cambridge analytica. shares of monsanto jumped more than 6% following a report the usjustice department more than 6% following a report the us justice department would more than 6% following a report the usjustice department would approve a $62.5 billion bid to buy german drugs and pesticides company baer. it is the last major hurdle they are facing. baer declined to comment on the report but said in a statement it anticipate the closing to happen in the second quarter. the us deficit is expected to grow more than 20% this year, and reach $i billion by 2020. officials say this is largely due to the tax cuts put in place last december. they also

expect that the stimulus from the tax cuts and the subsequent spending increases will boost short—term growth. however, not as much as the white house has projected. thank you for that, monaco with all the latest there. british luxury brand manolo blahnik is expanding its footprint in asia. the designer's niece took over as ceo in 2009 and has been busy opening stores injapan, malaysia, and later this year right here in singapore. 0ne malaysia, and later this year right here in singapore. one key market their stilettos will not be making any their stilettos will not be making a ny footfall their stilettos will not be making any footfall on is mainland china. my any footfall on is mainland china. my colleague asked her why. we have made a very deliberate decision for the time being not to enter the chinese market. we feel that with our footprint in chinese market. we feel that with ourfootprint in hong kong, both on the hong kong island side and elsewhere, that we are able to provide our storytelling and our product to the chinese consumer that

way. but at the moment there are no plans to be entering mainland china. many luxury brands have struggled with the problem of counterfeiting in asia. is that something you are concerned about? it would be very few brands on this planet that haven't encountered it. it is something that we actively work towards minimising, and i think it isa towards minimising, and i think it is a very unpleasant reality, and it is a very unpleasant reality, and it is opportunism at its worst. what is manolo blahnik‘s view on brexit? will be an impact? are you concerned about? as soon as brexit happened, we immediately as a company set up a committee for it. we regularly meet to discuss our opinions, our views, our potential areas of focus. but our potential areas of focus. but our primary objective at the time of brexit was to protect our very diverse and international staff that we work with, and that was our primary objective. until then,

we work with, and that was our primary objective. untilthen, in terms of the commercial reality of next march, it is unclear, but we monitor it very closely. so let's talk about the structure of manolo blahnik. are there plans to keep it within the family, all with the family be open to selling it to outside investors? i think the two luxuries in life are time and freedom. and it is the two things that we have as a company. my mother and my uncle are the only two owners of it, and that is never going to change. and that was kristina blahnik death keeping with the theme of expensive tastes, —— and that was kristina blahnik. keeping with the theme of expensive tastes, a remarkable start to the year thanks to strong sales in fashion stores, including labels like christian dior and louis vuitton. revenues rose 13% to $13.4 billion,

and louis vuitton. revenues rose i3% to $13.4 billion, as younger shoppers in asia snap up the clothes and handbags. let's move from ration to fuselages, and the fuel economy, because right now in hamburg airlines plane planners —— in hamburg, airline suppliers are gathering. 0ur correspondent has all the details. the 747 is a giant among aircraft. for many, the early 19705 among aircraft. for many, the early 1970s marked the golden age of air travel. with increasing competition, the reality for most of us is this. however, the day's cutting—edge jetliners are now trying to bring back a little of that flying magic. you know, for many of us, when we bought a plane, you know, for many of us, when we boughta plane, do you know, for many of us, when we bought a plane, do you ever stopped to think about the technology, the innovation, the windows, the ceiling lights on that aircraft? and the a nswer lights on that aircraft? and the answer is probably not. but i have

one man here who is instrumental at changing the boundary is in pushing the boundaries to make our experience as a passenger much better. it is blake, and blake, it has a lot to do with psychology. better. it is blake, and blake, it has a lot to do with psychologym has a lot to do with psychologym has a lot to do with psychology and the reason it does is because beginning in 1977 we went around the world to understand multiple cultures, and to understand the psychology of different people when they are in that state of being inside an aeroplane. what is the deep psychological emotion, what is going on with them? what are their needs as they are doing this? and today we're even seeing some vast improvements for the passengers up the back. because of this research, even the passengers in the back benefit from it, because this research went into the whole aeroplane and the whole experience of the whole plant. flying you eye around the world is a $750 billion a year industry. —— whole plane. with

passenger numbers expected to double to more than 7 billion in the next 20 years, airlines are now looking ever more closely at how to improve their economy experienced. the golden age of air travel may be gone, but airlines are now trying to bring back a little of that flying magic. and right before we go, let's ta ke magic. and right before we go, let's take a look at how those asian markets have opened. amongst those that are opened, japan and australia, they are both flat and there is a lot of caution heading into that key speech we will be watching in the next hour from the chinese president. the top stories this hour: president trump says a major decision is coming within 48 hours, after a suspected chemical attack on a rebel—held syrian town. facebook‘s founder, mark zuckerberg, has said a data breach on the network was due to his failure to appreciate how it could be used for harm. now, spare a thought

for the keepers at newquay zoo. they have had a few sleepless nights recently caring for a baby armadillo. it is the first one to be born at the zoo, and needs some special attention. the little armoured one is now a few weeks old. but, as eleanor parkinson has been finding out, he is proving to be a bit of a character. this is one hungry baby armadillo, and he can't drink milk fast enough. he isjust and he can't drink milk fast enough. he is just five weeks old, and is growing fast. this video was taken just after he was born. back then he needed bottle feeding every few hours, so there were some long and sleepless nights for his keepers. they had to feed him throughout the night, every four hours for the last few weeks. luckily for armadillos they win at about one month old, five weeks old, so didn't last too long. he is slowing up and starting

to reap solids but i have never seen an animalgrow like it. to reap solids but i have never seen an animal grow like it. she went from 270 g to over a kilogram in less tha n from 270 g to over a kilogram in less than 2.5 weeks. back in the nursery, and he has moved onto the next course. the sweet potato is going down well. we are doing it every four hours at the moment. we had a longer gap night. but we are kind of lengthening that a little bit more at the moment, with the hope that he is going to start feeding himself, which is why we are trying to get him to feed out of a ball rather than a bottle. this little armadillo is being hand raised because he had to be removed from his mother. it was herfirst baby, and she didn't seem to know what to do. we are in the enclosure with armadillo's parents, wallace & gromit. they are normally quite relu cta nt to gromit. they are normally quite reluctant to come out of their burrow. armadillos don't have very good eyesight, although they do have

a keen sense of smell. and then it is time for a much—needed snooze back under his heat lamp. but as he continues to grow and the weather im proves continues to grow and the weather improves he may soon come out to meet the public. eleanor parkinson with that report. prince harry and meghan markle have asked anyone wishing to send them a wedding gift to donate to charity instead. the couple have personally selected seven organisations which represent a range of issues that they are passionate about, including sport for social change, women's empowerment, conservation, the environment, homelessness, hiv, and the armed forces. don't forget you can get in touch with me and some of the team on twitter. i'm @lebo underscore diseko. time now for all the sports news, in sport today. the airto the

air to the live and bbc sport centre. jurgen klopp insists his tea m centre. jurgen klopp insists his team are not favourites as they head to manchester city with a 3—goal advantage in the champions league. and at that second leg against manchester city, one of their players trends, prompting speculation he may play. and patrick reed continues to celebrate after winning the masters at augusta national. hello there. welcome to the programme, plenty to get through but we start with football news and manchester city host liverpool and the second leg of their champions league on tuesday. two goals of the minimum requirement if