i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: the trade war between china and the us heats up. beijing retaliates to new american import taxes with another $60 billion of tariffs. all smiles and a toast for the summit of both koreas. the leaders of north and south continue their talks in pyongyang. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: europe's amateur golf champion celia barquin arozamena is found dead on a golf course in iowa. hopes fade of finding any survivors in the philippines mudslide caused by typhoon mangkhut. good morning.

it's midnight in london, 7am in singapore and china where the trade war with the united states is intensifying. beijing has hit back after the us announced the biggest round of tariffs so far against some chinese goods. now china has said it will impose new trade tariffs on a range of american goods. in a moment, we will hear from our china correspondent, jon sudworth, but first we begin our coverage with our north america editorjon sopel. it is a good time to be in the container business in the us, as more and more goods pour in from abroad. but it is not good for the deficit, and donald trump, from well before he became president, has railed at the unfairness of trade between the us and china. we are the piggy bank to the world. we have been ripped off by china, we have been ripped off by the european union, we have been ripped off by everybody. in 2017, us imports from china amounted to $506 billion.

tariffs have so far been applied to $53 billion worth of chinese exports. the tariffs announced today will now affect $200 billion worth of goods from china, and there is a warning that might rise by an additional $267 billion if china attempts further retaliation. because chinese action is already taking its toll on exporters. farmers on land and farmers of the sea are feeling the effect. lobster fishermen in maine are finding a big drop in demand for their luxury produce, which is exported live to china. it is becoming too expensive for consumers there. and, across america, this is starting to hurt all sorts of businesses. this is a trade dispute that donald trump started, and donald trump believes that he can win. the us calculation is this. because the deficit is so huge, china will soon run out of products on which it can impose tariffs, or as commerce secretary wilbur ross

put it, they will run out of bullets. at this trade fair today, china was showing off its latest gadgets. it is all part of a plan to create a world—beating, high—tech economy, a plan it believes the us tariffs are designed to stop. for policymakers here in china, every line in this latest and extremely long list of us tariffs will read as proof of a real threat to the very economic model on which this country's success has been built — exports and state backing for industry. the response has been swift. translation: china has no choice but to retaliate, in order to firmly defend our legitimate interests, and the global free—trade order. in 2017, china imported $130 billion worth of us goods. the first round of tariffs this year hit $50 billion of that trade, and today, almost all remaining imports, $60 billion worth, were targeted.

but, while china may have few options left, many us businesses don't think the trump tariffs are working. we had a survey recently. only 6% currently were considering moving back to the us. so the us is hoping forjob creation. we don't really see that happening. it is the grim prospect of economic pain with no political gain. jon sudworth, bbc news, beijing. more analysis on the trade wars coming up and don't forget you can go to our website for a breakdown of the issues, including more on what's happened so far. that's at bbc.com/news. let's take a look at some of the day's other news. israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has expressed his regret at the loss of russian lives

after a surveillance plane was accidentally shot down by syrian forces on monday. russian officials had earlier alleged that israel was indirectly responsible for the downing of the plane, saying israeli jets had used the russian plane as cover for airstrikes against syrian targets. sarah rainsford has more from moscow. via has been a very fierce reaction response from the russian defence ministry to days. all of the anger has been directed at israel, not syria, for supposedly provoking this incident by using the russian plane as cover for its own extracts. russia has called that a hostile act and all day today is that pollution officials who have been debating and discussing how russia should retaliate. there have been calls, some of those calls were for posting a no—fly zone in syria, we are talking even about supplying israel's enemies with sophisticated defence systems. it was quite clear

that russia wouldn't lean syria outright, at least publicly, given its support for their president. but vladimir putin has spent a lot of time cultivating good relationships with israel and added the vladimir putin wanted to unsettle that. when he did come out and speak about this, it was too diffuse, rather than to escalate crisis. also making news today: president trump says he feels badly for brett kavanaugh, who has been accused of sexual assault. they will be meeting next week to discuss the allegations. the one possible witness to an alleged sexual assault by president trump's supreme court nominee says he has no recollection of the incident and does not wish to speak publicly about it. south africa's constitutional court has ruled that the personal use of cannabis is not a crime. the unanimous judgment decriminalises adults smoking the drug at home, as well as growing enough for personal consumption. now, this video of venezuela's

president, nicol s maduro, eating in a high—end restaurant in turkey has caused outrage in venezuela. it shows a turkish celebrity chef, popularly known as salt bae, carving steak for the president and his wife. mr maduro has said they were chatting and having a good time. almost two—thirds of venezuelans say they've lost weight due to worsening food shortages. the death toll from typhoon mangkhut has reached 7a in the philippines, with dozens more feared dead. rescuers dug through mud to retrieve bodies buried by a massive landslide in the mining town of itogon. authorities say it's unlikely anyone surived. the typhoon is the most powerful to strike this year. it also battered hong kong and southern china with fierce winds and heavy rain. typhoon mangkhut is now weakening

over southern china. a short time ago i spoke to gjeff lamigo, the communications manager at world vision in the philippines. i asked him for the latest information from his team on the ground. recently i checked on the reports coming from them. it is pretty staggering. an increasing number of affected families, counting to about 230,000 families affected in the trail of the storm. after that, about 61,000 families... how are these families coping? how is your organisation helping them? gas. actor moment, we have reached at least 1000 families in two separate areas. “— least 1000 families in two separate areas. —— at the moment. you should understand, northern philippines was really affected in areas where we

are getting reports that these increasing numbers of deaths in mining areas. what kind of paid to these families need ? mining areas. what kind of paid to these families need? it's this getting to the affected families? —— aid. absolutely. to help is reaching these areas, which recognise the government for taking the lead and organisations like us would want to conform at them. just yesterday we have reached this, more than 700 families ina have reached this, more than 700 families in a landfall site. the people are pretty much grateful that the help is coming in. you can see there are challenges doing this, access has to become an issue also. the government really trying their

best to clear the way so that help would reach these areas. a month later keating, keeping —— hitting a mining town. is there more risk of landslides materialising ? mining town. is there more risk of landslides materialising? this is just one of the areas affected by the floods. there are at least 240 areas which got flooded through northern philippines, at the team was already in the area seeing the rescue mission is ongoing. authorities are handling the operation, they are not having any chances that they will be signs in life in the area. people are waiting and seeing if the bodies will be retrieved. it has been a slow

operation in terms of getting the bodies because they are using cruise. —— crews. police in the american state of iowa have charged a 22—year—old man with the murder of a young spanish golf champion. celia barquin arozamena won this year's european amateur golf championship. she was found dead on a golf course in the city of ames on monday morning. cbs news' tommi clark has more. new details today after an iowa state university student athlete was found dead on a local golf course. to —— 22—year—old celia barquin arozamena was a 2018 and 12 champion golfer and a school female athlete of the year. this morning, we sat and watched in the courtroom as the man charged with her murder sluggishly walked in before a judge, he sees charges for her murder. the initial appearance last week ——

lasted just two minutes. bajaj said the bail was set at $5 billion, the attorney saying that he is a danger to the community. today we receive his court documents you see here. these entail exactly what led to the arrest. police say that they found celia barquin arozamena's body in a pond at just after 11am celia barquin arozamena's body in a pond atjust after 11am yesterday near a cold water golf links golf course. police said she had several sta b course. police said she had several stab wounds to her upper torso, head and neck. and then walking the scene told police that he had told richard that he had an urge to rape and kill a woman. the two had both been staying in tents across the key —— across the creek from the golf course. canine unit later tracked the scent from where celia barquin arozamena was found dead to that tented area. while there, officers we re tented area. while there, officers were approached by richard, who had fresh scratches consistent with fighting and a deep laceration on

his hand. richard told police he stayed with another man during the day, officers located the man, who said that richard showed up at his home in the golf course saying that he was covered in blood and water. 0fficers he was covered in blood and water. officers found in that tented area bloody clothes and a knife. police say a crime like this is shocking. witnesses dropped richards off in that tented area, so there are a lot of moving parts here and many people that we can see future charges with, i asked police in a press conference today who said that they just i asked police in a press conference today who said that theyjust don't know, we will see in this investigation. they say they continue to look into it but they do not believe that richards knew the victim. reporting for cbs news for bbc news. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: kimjong un puts on a show as the leaders of the two koreas meet to discuss denuclearisation. also on the programme: a japanese billionaire becomes

the first space x tourist to fly round the moon. we'll hearfrom him. 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. hoof 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,

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. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm babita sharma in london. our top stories: china imposes another $60 billion of tariffs on us imports, a day after president trump announces more taxes on some chinese goods. south korea's president, moonjae—in, continues talks with kim jong—un on denuclearisation in pyongyang. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the south china morning post has the south and north korean summit on its front page. it features a picure of president moonjae—in and kim jong—un waving at a crowd during a parade in pyongyang. the international edition

of the new york times has a picture from typhoon mangkhut in the philippines. it says rescue workers dug through the mud, sometimes with their bare hands, looking for bodies of mine workers and their families, after dozens were killed in a landslide in itogon. the japan times covers elon musk‘s company spacex sending the first private passenger to fly around the moon in 2023. the japanese billionaire, tycoon and art collector yusaku maezawa will be the first lunar traveler since the last us apollo mission in 1972. we will be hearing more on that

later. south korea's president, moonjae—in, is still in pyongyang as part of a three—day summit with north korean leader kim jong—un. president moon is hoping to kick—start progress on denuclearisation talks, after discussions with washington reached a deadlock. the bbc‘s laura bickerjoins us now live from the south korean capital, seoul. how do you think they won went? well, in terms of the welcome mat president moon received, unbelievable. i think the scenes in pyongyang where you saw them dressed in their best korean dresses, and best suits, waving, shouting for unification, as president moon and kim jong—un waved from the open top car, an amazing propaganda coup for president kim jong—un. president moon looks happy, he looks relaxed, and there certainly seems to be some

chemistry between the two. the problem he has is the interest here in seoul doesn't seem to be as high as previous summers. we went around to have a look to see if anyone was watching but that just wasn't happening here in seoul. what we are hearing is that they are more concerned about the economy. so president moon, if he is going to make progress on north korea, he has to do it fast. in fact, he has to do it on this visit. we are also hearing from the united states overnight, certainly according to lindsey graham, who is a senior senator they are, he has been tweeting saying that he fears —— fears president moon may be undermining us sanctions on this visit, but in terms of the optics, it certainly looked good. wow, that is fascinating stuff. and we are looking at day two. do you know perhaps any detail of what lies ahead, orare we perhaps any detail of what lies ahead, or are we still hearing that they will be discussing that main issue of denuclearisation? we know there is going to be a bit of a

summit this morning, we think, in pyongyang, not hearing seoul, obviously, but in pyongyang. so we think there is going to be a bit of a summit between the two. we are not sure how long those meetings will last. we are also hearing there may bea last. we are also hearing there may be a tour of pyongyang from many of the delegates. remember, there are k‘p°p the delegates. remember, there are k—pop stars, there are huge conglomerates there. so we know those discussions will continue. but president moon has also asked to go and eat pyongyang noodles, these cold noodles, at a local restaurant and sit with locals. now, that is something that perhaps they wouldn't be used to seeing. yesterday we saw president moon take that low bow to the crowds at the airport. that is something they would never expect to see from a president in north korea, the idea that a leader might sit among them and it might also be something alien to them. so it might be to be confirmed on the presidential schedule, we believe.

yes, fascinating to see those pictures of the two leaders. thank you for the update, live in seoul. the eu's chief negotiator has said he is ready to come forward with an improved proposal on the question of the irish border after brexit. michel barnier said the eu offer would fully respect the territorial integrity of the uk. the issue of the border between northern ireland and the republic has emerged as the main obstacle to an agreement. speaking this evening, mr barnier said most customs and regulatory checks would be able to take place away from the border. work on the eu side is ongoing. we are clarifying which goods arriving in northern ireland from the rest of the uk would need to be checked, and where, when and by whom these checks could be performed. we can also clarify that most checks can take place away from the border,

in the company premises or in the markets. we need to de—dramatise the checks that are needed. these checks are caused by the uk's decision to leave the eu, its single market, and the customs union. this week, bbc news is considering some of the most common questions being asked about brexit and its potential impact. 0ur correspondent damian grammaticas investigates the irish border issue. what will brexit mean for the union? why haven't we left yet? will we be richer or poorer? will problems with the irish border stop brexit? 0n the way to brexit, the biggest roadblock we face — the irish border. that's it. we've just crossed the border — ireland to northern ireland. no markings, just the signs change. today, it is almost invisible. a century ago, the division of ireland, partition

and the building of customs posts led to years of troubles. those ended after the good friday agreement brought peace. the fear is reimposing border checks would risk new violence, and be hugely complicated. so theresa may and the eu have promised to guarantee there will be no border under any circumstances. mrs may says she wants no new customs or other checks here. they wouldn't be needed if the uk quits the eu but stays in its single market and customs union. but mrs may says leaving those, too, is a red line for her — it wouldn't be delivering on brexit. the border is this stream here... this family have farmed here for six generations. their fields stretch both sides of the border. between the republic of ireland and

the uk, the united kingdom. these are both your fields. these are both my fields. ireland will have the uk's only land border with the eu, and a busy one. 30% of milk from the north goes out to be processed, 50% of lamb does too, and from the south comes 25% of beef used in the north. the eu's proposal is that if any checks are needed, they won't happen along the line between northern ireland and ireland, but between it and the uk, northern ireland staying under most of the eu's single market and customs rules. but for theresa may and northern ireland's democratic unionists, who support her in parliament, any new border within the uk is unacceptable. however, the uk government has not put forward any alternative legal text to the eu's version. that is the only one in the negotiations. mrs may hopes a future trade deal built around the chequers plan will make border checks unnecessary. but the eu wants a border guarantee now. without one, it won't

agree an exit treaty. without that, the uk faces a no—deal brexit. this is the final point of our journey, the port of warrenpoint. we are in northern ireland. the republic is just over the water here, and this handles a little over 10% of northern ireland's trade. some believe technology can erase the borders, but both the eu and the uk say it can't remove the need for checks. so the dilemma — is there any border solution acceptable to the eu, uk, unionists, and other brexiteers alike? the eu's hope now to is to tweak its plan to make it more palatable, by making any checks that have to happen here less obtrusive. the question is, could theresa may sell that to her party and mps in parliament? if not, any brexit deal may be in trouble. elon musk‘s company spacex has named the first private passenger it plans

to fly around the moon. the japanese billionaire yusaku maezawa will be joined by eight other people, including artists, designers and architects. maezawa declined to disclose how much he had paid tojoin the mission, but he did share his reaction with the crowd at the spacex headquarters in california. yes. finally i can say, i'm very glad to be here, and i'm really excited and really honoured, really appreciate to be able to share with... to share this announcement with... to share this announcement with you. i wonder if there were any spare seats. i know, maezawa, please take me and babita along with you. stay with us, we will be back with headlines next. good morning. there is some

disturbed and potentially dangerous weather on the way through the day ahead. the met office has issued an amber be prepared warning for the strength of the wind across northern ireland in central and southern parts of scotland, and it's all down to storm ali. the satellite pictures shows how it develops. this book of cloud here, are rapidly deepening area of low pressure and if we look at the pressure chart, will see a lot of light lines, a lot of isobars really squashing together across north—western parts of the uk. when you see all of these isobars on a pressure chart, well, it tells us that the winds are going to be really brisk, and as we go through wednesday morning, we will also see some heavy rain across northern ireland, southern and central parts of scotland. but it is the winds that are of most concern. this is the amber warning area. we could see wind gusts of 60 to 70, perhaps 75 mph. in fact, in the most exposed spot the winds could get more heart —— higher than that. couple that

with the rain, well, it looks like some travel disruption is quite likely, and there could be some damage as well. and remember, the trees are still mostly in full leaf. now, even further south it won't be as windy, what further south could see gusts of 40 to 50 mph. so a blustery day for all of us. as we go through the day, the winds only slowly easing. the rain pushing northwards across scotland. this frontal system bringing some patchy rain south eastwards across england and wales. to the south—east of that, still, a little bit of warmth, but further north and west are much cooler feel, especially when you add on the strength of the wind. and it remains quite blustery during wednesday night, further showers back into north—western areas. and then this lump of heavy rain begins to show its hand across the south—west of england, wales, into the midlands, parts of eastern england as well by the end of the night. pretty humid to the south—east. much cooler up to the north—west. so low pressure still in charge on thursday morning, but it is this weather front that gives us most cause for concern on thursday.

look at it wriggling back into the atlantic. pulses of moisture will just continue to run along this weather front, so as to get into thursday afternoon it looks like the rain will pep up again across parts of the south—west, but particularly wales, into the west midlands, north—west england. heavy and persistent rain, which could cause travel disruption and localised flooding. to the south—east, some dry weather. still a little bit of warmth. much cooler across scotland, northern ireland and the far north of england, and all of us look cool as we head into the weekend. it remains unsettled, with some wind and rain at times. set i'm babita sharma with bbc news. our top story: china has anounced $60 billion of new import taxes on products from america. it comes after the us said it was introducing $200 billion of tariffs on some chinese goods. president trump has threatened $257 billion more if china retaliates. south korea's president moonjae—in has been discussing denuclearisation with the north korean leader kimjong—un at their summit in pyongyang.

and this story is popular on bbc.com. the korean—ca nadian actress sandra oh may not have come home with an award from the emmys, but her mother has won over the internet. young—nam 0h accompanied her daughter to the awards night, wearing the hanbok, a traditional korean dress. thousands tweeted their approval. stay with us, more to come. now on bbc news, it's hardtalk with stephen sackur.