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this is the briefing — i'm sally bundock. our top stories: raising the stakes in the us—china trade war — washington announces tariffs on $200 billion worth of goods, the biggest round so far. south korea's president gets a warm welcome in pyongyang, hoping to restart denuclearisation talks with kim jong—un. and the winner is? the emmy awards take place in los angeles. we'll tell you who got what. in business briefing, we'll be live to china for reaction to trump's new tarrifs as business leaders gather in tianjin for what's called the summer davos. also we assess the ambitions of samsung and south korea's other
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big business leaders as they accompany president moon to north korea. a warm welcome to the programme — briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. the emmy winners are now enjoying the after party at what is being described as a "golden age" for television — globally many of us are spoilt for choice with so much good quality programming. so we want to know are you watching tv more? are you hooked on a series? let us know — just use the hashtag #bbcthebriefing. another round in the global trade war. the united states has announced it'll slap fresh tariffs on two hundred billion dollars—worth
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of chinese imports. they're due to come into effect later this month at a rate of 10%, rising to 25% if beijing retaliates. it's biggest round of trade tariffs yet imposed by washington on beijing. i'll be discussing the implications of this in just a few moments. first, here's sharanjit leyl. president trump is wasting no time increasing the pressure on beijing. these new tariffs come into effect next week in the 10% to be levied will rise to 25% next year. to allow american business a chance to adjust and looked the new chains. and even as these tariffs target hi—tech goods like networking equipment, its left off some items. key among them,
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smart watches, seen as a concession to apple, but also bluetooth devices, bicycle helmets and children's playpens. protecting consumers from price rises that these things. now, if china were to retaliate, this latest statement from the trump administration comes with a dire warning, that the amount of goods taxed will rise to include everything that china exports to the us. the us and china have already imposed tariffs on $50 billion worth of each other‘s products, a move that so far has had minimal affect. president trump says he is doing all this to stop the unfair trade relationship between the two, the massive trade deficit of the us consuming more chinese products and vice—versa, and the unfair transfers of american technology and intellectual property to china. he also wants to protect american jobs. for its part, china has insisted it will retaliate but it also says it has little to fear. this number,
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well, it's not so big and don't forget, china has a big internal market. when something happens from outside, i think the chinese government can stimulate domestic demand to make up for the shortfall. i believe that china can come out of this crisis in a nice way. but the upshot of these are warnings, widespread opposition from the us among the business community. widespread opposition from the us among the business communitylj widespread opposition from the us among the business community. i mean it's going to be a negative. it will hurt us businesses who depend on chinese imports to run their business. we have an integrated world economy when it comes to all kinds of businesses. technology. and it will hurt, there is no doubt about it. and it could possibly lead
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to what people call a trade war which would not be good for anyone. a survey of more than 430 companies by the us chambers of commerce in beijing and shanghai show that more than 60% of us companies operating in china have seen their businesses hit, showing that it's america that will ultimately the price. let's get more on this — there's a already been reaction on the markets in asia. jeremy cook from the payments company, world first, joins me now. we knew this was going to happen. i mean, it was so widely leaked from the white house. he has delivered on his promise, as it were, tariffs on $200 billion worth of chinese imports into the united states. what will that mean? higher taxes, higher costs. this was the one who fact, it was originally imposed by politicians as attacks on producers, attacks on china to try and change chinese behaviour. the net effect
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is, it brings higher costs for people in the us with chinese goods. so far, the way the tariffs have fallen, the us shopper may not have noticed it that much. as it becomes broader and broader, and does follow through on its threat, ultimately, the us consumer should be a real impact. will they feel the impact in november? the earlier tariffs focus on more of industrial goods were as they may not have had the impact on they may not have had the impact on the consumers. steam turbines, per example. power the consumers. steam turbines, per exa m ple. power costs the consumers. steam turbines, per example. power costs may have risen in the future but it's six to nine months after the imposition of tariffs. this one is more consumer focused. ahead of christmas, thanksgiving, black friday, the big shopping periods, we are not there
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to see prices rise for voters just yet. in terms of market reaction in asia, this was wise —— widely anticipated. we saw a lot of negativity in the run—up to this in asia. if this was a surprise the participants, people miss this. it's been fairly quiet. we didn't know it would be $200 billion. it was muted to be around that number. until january next year so that a bit more time, we still have to wait and see what happens with china. jeremy will be back because he has got of course the news briefing to get his teeth into. now let's talk about the top story today. the south korean president, moonjae—in, is in pyongyang for a summit with kimjong—un on how
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to revive denuclearisation talks between north korea and the united states. joining me now from the south korean capital seoul is our correspondent laura bicker. laura, he there and we have seen the pictures, much fanfare, red carpet was rolled out. tell us about this historic meeting. foreign press aren't allowed to be there. the pictures show as it was a very warm greeting. hugs and smiles between kim jong—un greeting. hugs and smiles between kimjong—un and greeting. hugs and smiles between kim jong—un and the president. hundreds lining the runway, waving flags depicting a unified korea and flags depicting a unified korea and flags of the north korean flag, carrying flowers as well as a warm greeting for the president. yes, this is a very warm welcome, a very
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warm start but president moon, the self appointed mediator, has a lot of work to do because talks between the united states and north korea have stalled. they don't look like they are moving forward. north korean state media has already said it's down to the stubbornness of the united states. why? north korea wa nts united states. why? north korea wants an end to the korean war. they say they are not prepared to take any further steps but the us, on the other hand, says no way. they do not wa nt to other hand, says no way. they do not want to give north korea a peace treaty before they see concrete steps to disarm. that's why we have this stalemate. president moon is the man in the middle, trying to say, both of you need to take a step towards one another. this 3— day visit is make or break, both to him and north korean— us talks. if north
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korea is serious, many say now is the time to show their hand. we are looking at live pictures of the streets of pyongyang. there is a car driving through with the leaders waving to the crowd, waving flags as you mentioned. it all looks picture perfect at this point but as you say, so much is riding on this visit. you've been talking to many in the run—up in south korea. there is very mixed feelings, isn't there? there are mixed feelings. when it comes to his views of north korea, they are generally in favour of president moon's views towards kim jong—un. there are people believe this a risk. there are antagonistic feelings towards south korea, that we should not be engaging in this way. the problem domestically for
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president moon, the economy appears to be failing. that means he needs to be failing. that means he needs to pay more attention to people in seoul, rather than pyongyang. to pay more attention to people in seoul, ratherthan pyongyang. he can't pay attention to both problems at the same time. that's one of the reasons why he is tried to sell that visit, as a way to boost the economy to link north and south korea by rail, have a railway line that could run all the way towards europe. he is trying to sell all of this is an economic boost, to kill two birds with one stone. you are right about the optics. we will see all of this over the next few days. there is something called the mass games, something called the mass games, some of you might have seen it after
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the parade pictures last week. they area the parade pictures last week. they are a spectacle and part of it concentrates on president moon and kim jong—un's togetherness at the last into korean summit so expect something electrifying. the optics will be certainly one of a warm relationship between the two countries. the reality is, the president has to get north korea to show his hand, get it onboard, lease with details on denuclearisation of this visit is to be declared a success. thank you very much. laura becker is in south korea. foreign press is not allowed to be at this event. many, many business leaders have gone with president moon, including the de facto leader of samsung who was recently imprisoned. i'll be talking to ricoh about that later in business briefing. 29 people, mostly miners and their families,
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are still missing after a landslide buried their shelter in the northern phillippines during a typhoon. some bodies have already been retrieved from the mud but experts on the ground say there is no hope of finding any others alive. a british diver who helped rescue 12 thai boys trapped in a flooded cave is suing the tech billionaire elon musk for defamation. vernon unsworth alleges the tesla founder falsely accused him of being a paedophile. he is seeking $75,000 in compensation and an injunction to stop further allegations. the us supreme court nominee and a woman who has accused him of sexual assault will testify at a public hearing of the senate judiciary committee next monday. christine blasey ford says brett kava naugh assaulted her when they were both at high school more than 35 years ago. mr kavanaugh, a conservativejudge, denies the allegation. stay with us on the briefing — still to come:
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revolution on the tracks — why this hydrogen—powered vehicle could lead to a new age of the train. 30 hours after the earthquake that devastated mexico city, rescue teams still have no idea just how many people have died. there is people alive and there is people not alive. we just can help and give them whatever we've got. it looked as though they had come to fight a war, but their mission is to bring peace to east timor, and nowhere on earth needs it more badly. the government's case is being forcefully presented by monsieur badinter, the justice minister. he's campaigned vigorously for abolition, having once witnessed one of his clients being executed. elizabeth seton spent much of her time at this grotto, and every year, hundreds of pilgrimages are made here. now that she's become a saint,
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it's expected that this area will be inundated with tourists. the mayor and local businessmen regard the anticipated boom as yet another blessing of st elizabeth. you're watching the briefing. 0ur headlines: president trump has announced a new round of trade tariffs on imported chinese goods — worth $200 billion. more analysis on that later in the business briefing. is this the transport of the future? billed as the world's first to be powered by hydrogen, two trains have entered service in northern germany. they offer an alternative to diesel trains, which have been criticised for being polluting. caroline rigby reports. the arrival of a new blue train
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signalling the start of a greener future for rail travel in germany. to have entered the service in the north of the country, believed to be the world ‘s first hydrogen powered passenger trains, they offer a more eco— friendly alternative to polluting diesel engines on non— electrified railway lines. a positive move to the environment. how about commuters? translation: nowadays you can never do enough of the environment. in that sense it is very nice. i would be happy if more trains like this could run. translation: it looks better, but it wobbles more than the older models. so how do they work? well, the trains are equipped with fuel cells that produce electricity by combining hydrogen and oxygen. it is a process that leads steam and water as the only omission and any excess
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energy is stored in batteries on board. according to the manufacturers, the trains need only a single tank of hydrogen to travel 1000 kilometres. and on that they can reach speeds of up to 140 kilometres an hour. they are more expensive to purchase, but are quieter and cheaper to run. german authorities believe they are a cost bective —— cost—effective way to tackle noise and air pollution translation: if we launch a global project here, hydrogen powered train, then this would be an introduction to the energy revolution in germany. it is clear that germany is very much in the driving seat when it comes to embracing the technology. but other countries, from italy to canada, have also expressed an interest with france on track to see its first hike in train hit the rails by 2020 to. —— hike in train hit the rails by 2020 to. -- 2022. nowjust one story dominates from our bbc sports centre.
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austin halewood looks ahead to the start of the champions league. it has not quite been four months since real madrid lifted the title for a third season in a row. already, champion league football is back. madrid have dominated the competition in recent years with real having won for from the last five titles. their city rivals have appeared in the final twice in the same time. despite this season ‘s final being held in the spanish capital, could this be the year that the monopoly of madrid comes to an end? the monopoly of madrid comes to an end ? although the monopoly of madrid comes to an end? although real art going for ad fourth title in a row, it has all changed. firstly, they have lost the all—time record gold scorer ronaldo. and the new boss has an unenviable job. meanwhile, barcelona will be looking to push the more the way again. once again, they are
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desperate to convert domestic dominance into european success. they won the spanish league title in three from the last four seasons but with just one champions league crowned in the last seven years, they are becoming impatient. to have one of the most difficult groups out there. tottenham, barcelona and this dutch team and into line as well. other teams looking to convert that domestic success at manchester city, looking to build on a fantastic remi league season for the musty. a record amount of premier league points and 32 wins in the season with just two losses and a massive 106 goals scored. they did come unstuck in the champions league to the eventual runners—up and that was liverpool. the raids, they host paris in theirfirst liverpool. the raids, they host paris in their first game on tuesday and the captain is confident his
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side can go one better this time around. we want to keep improving, improving on last season. we start the premier league world but we want to ta ke the premier league world but we want to take on this big game we want to start the competition being right. it is again we look forward to. well, liverpool are. but it is again we look forward to. well, liverpoolare. but perhaps this could be the year for italy. the old lady is rising once again. after more than four years at the helm of the masterpieces almost compete, complete. look at these statistics. he has won for series titles. not only that, he has won fora italian cup titles and has reached the final of the champions league twice. winning it is the only thing left to do. finally, he may just have found the missing piece of
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the puzzle. after nine years in madrid, to the arrival of... ronaldo. after a slow start to life in italy, the portuguese superstars scored his first goals forjuventus and they are bound to see more of that. but with seven league titles ina row, that. but with seven league titles in a row, it is only european success that will truly dictate ronaldo's legacy. the biggest night in the television industry has taken place in hollywood — with winners of the 70th primetime emmy awards hitting the after parties. peter bowes is keeping across all that's happening he is steering clear of the parties just to finish off his duties.|j could not go to a party without talking to you. it has been quite a night again. a mix of old and new productions grabbing some gongs. and
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thatis productions grabbing some gongs. and that is beautifully illustrated by the top two categories. best drama and best comedy. these awards were billed as traditional and mainstream television versus the streaming services which have come on strong this year with netflix dominating denominations. the game offerings, once again, won the top award for best drama, that is a hedge the production. it has won several times before in these key categories. once again showing it is the juggernaut of television. there are a few more to go, not quite over yet, the successful comedy, the marvelous mrs maisel has won a slew of awards. it is becoming a stand—up comic in a club, about a woman becoming a stand—up comedy. club, about a woman becoming a stand-up comedy. -- comic. the brits did well this year. most notably,
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claire foy for winning best actress for the crown —— crown. this was her last opportunity to win in this category for that show because the crown is moving on to the later yea rs crown is moving on to the later years in the life of the queen and they are changing the cast. she said she has had a couple of wonderful yea rs she has had a couple of wonderful years showing a british story that has been hugely popular around the world and especially here in the us where they love anything to do with the unite that make royals. the cherry on the cake, some would say, was the proposal, a first? what is interesting, a guy who is 57 years old who directed the oscars ceremony earlier this year and he would won the category of variety show directing. so an oscars director
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winning an emmy for his work. then he reveals his audience in the audience. he did not want to call her his girlfriend because he wanted her his girlfriend because he wanted her to be his wife. and that was a clue that something special was going to happen. he brought up on the stage, he fell to one knee and presented her with what was his father ‘s wedding ring. and he proposed to his girlfriend and, luckily, she said yes. the pressure on her... but not really say no but, anyway, she did say yes. and quickly, we are asking viewers this morning about many saying we are in a golden age for television. many viewers told is that they agreed and told us what they are watching. they are hooked on series. people are saying that this is the new golden age of television. absolutely. exactly as you say. and we really
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are spoilt for choice. whether we wa nt to are spoilt for choice. whether we want to watch traditionally the sofa with the tv in the corner but we can then transfer that show to our mobile phones, we can watch television on the mood and the great thing about what is happening is that these shows are well funded so we are getting quality television and a choice of ways to watch it. thank you. good to talk to you. peter has been covering the emmys for us for many, many years. we have heard from many people. we were sent a message from new delhi saying the one viewer is cooked on european shows on netflix. he has a long list. other viewers, many shows on netflix. he has a long list. otherviewers, many saying that they are watching the bodyguard here in the uk. we will see you soon.
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over the next few days, a jetstream will target the uk were several areas of low pressure strengthening winds. the first proper blow of the autumn season. here is the first low pressure coming in for tuesday. you can see the remnants of the ex— hurricane which will come in into england and wales. the next few days will of the gales, strong, possibly destructive wind and it could impact travel so keep in touch with the situation in your part of the world through bbc local radio because there could well be some impact on travel, for example. the yellow, a met office warning area here, you need to be aware of some impacts during tuesday. some of the strongest winds through coastal and hilly areas to the west of wales and western england but it is going to be a very blowy we start off the day in that part of the world. the wind picks up later in the day
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in scotland and northern ireland. until then, outbreaks of rankling northwards. in the afternoon, many places will be dry with shells around and sunshine as well. another area of showers bearing down on northern ireland, wales and western england into the evening. there is warmth are from the south—west, particularly as you can see in the eastern parts of england where you could see 24, 20 five celsius. across the uk, high teens, low 20s. gusty wind and maybe rumbles of thunder with his weather front moving east on tuesday night and into wednesday morning. not a lot of rain further south. heavy downpours in scotland. when picking up in northern ireland as well as we go through the night into wednesday morning. double fingers —— figures again. wednesday shaping up, the second area of low pressure coming in and that looks as if it will produce even stronger wind. stunner will target scotland, northern ireland, northern england, and wales with the strongest dust reaching 60
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mph. the west of scotland we should see some wind in excess of 70 mph. england and wales, sunshine for time but some rain edging in from the west. bulk of the renfrew northern ireland into scotland and that will be quite heavy at times. still some warmth into the south—east turning cool elsewhere and wind does is later in the week. —— ease. this is the business briefing. i'm sally bundock. tension between washington and beijing gets worse as president trump unveils tariffs on an additional $200 billion worth of chinese goods. we have the latest reaction from the us and china. and denuclearisation isn't the only topic on the agenda between the leaders of north and south korea. freed from jail, samsung's
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defacto boss accompanies moon jae—in to pyongyang. and on the markets: the trade war between the united states and china
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