this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon, in singapore. the headlines: sharp falls in global stock markets as expectations of a new start in the us and china trade war grow. that's prompted by the arrest of a top executive from chinese tech giant huawei on a request from the united states. canada's pm says it's a normal investigation. there was no engagement or involvement in the political level in this decision because we respect the independence of ourjudicial processes . i'm kasia madera, in london. also in the programme: thailand's former prime minister and leader of the democrat party joins a boycott of the military government's plans for new elections. and a personal story about a nation's dark history. cambodia's best known director tells us about his new film. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news —

it's newsday. good morning. it's 8:00 am in singapore, midnight in london and 7:00 in the evening in washington, on a day when there have been some sharp falls in global stock markets. they were reacting to doubts about an easing of the trade war between the united states and china. and the concerns were aggravated by news of the arrest in canada, at the request of the us, of a senior chinese telecoms executive. all three main wall street indexes fell more than 2%, though they regained some ground later in the session. at one point, the dowjones index was down by 3%. it later recovered, ending down by 0.3%. falls on european markets were sharper, with paris and frankfurt both

shedding almost 3.5%. and the ftse index in london fell 3.2%, its worst performance since june 2016, when britons voted to leave the european union. our business correspondent in new york michelle fleury has been following the markets this comes at the beginning of the week you saw the market jump this comes at the beginning of the week you saw the marketjump up at the hope of a trade deal with the truce on the us imposing tariffs on china. now we saw a wobble now much more than a wobble. how do these two sides proceeds when you have a us government potentially asking for the extradition of a chinese citizen over suspicions of breaking us trade sanctions? some in washington are

speculating this may lead to retaliation. these concerns company profits down the road. if there is a trade war between these two economic giants. rico will have a preview of the asia markets in just a few minutes. let's look in more detail at the arrest in canada of the top executive from the technology giant, huawei. china says meng wanzhou's arrest is a violation of her human rights and has demanded her release. she was detained in canada and faces extradition to the united states on reported accusations of violating us sanctions against iran. ms meng is huawei's chief financial officer and a daughter of the compa ny‘s founder. canandian prime ministerjustin trudeau spoke a short time ago and says his government had no involvement in the arrest. we were advised by them, with a few days notice, that this was in the

works but, of course, there was no engagement or involvement in the political level in this decision because we respect the independence of ourjudicial processes, further to that i have not had any direct or indirect discussion with any of my international counterparts on this. and china's been commenting too. the foreign ministry spokesperson, geng shuang, said china strictly adhered to all un security council resolutions, but opposed unilateral sanctions of the type which huawei is accused of violating. translation: i cannot discuss the details of this case here but what i can tell you that after learning about it, we made solemn representations to canada and the us. we demand that both parties immediately clarify the reason for this detention and immediately release of the detaining to protect

that person's legal right. a short time ago i asked our beijing correspondent stephen mcdonnel whether there's any evidence to back up claims by the us that huawei is working for the chinese government. you know, the interesting thing in this case, from the chinese government's perspective, far from having proof, they say they have not been given an official reason for her detention. which is had a clipping from geng shuang and i was that when he said that this and i asked him, i'm sorry,... imagine meng wanzhou asked him, i'm sorry,... imagine meng wa nzhou was asked him, i'm sorry,... imagine meng wanzhou was detained last weekend and you still have not been told an official reason from either canada or make the united states might she was detained and he said that's right, we have heard nothing official from them and they are saying it is a human rights abuse on canada are‘s part detaining someone

without giving them any reason. this goes to some big issues between these countries. you mentioned the tensions over huawei but also this concept of us sanctions and weather are not other countries, third act is, should be bound to us sanctions on iran. after all, huawei, is, should be bound to us sanctions on iran. afterall, huawei, a chinese company can say you can have your sanctions are we adhere to united nations sanctions why should we adhere to us sanctions? mind you, huawei the company has said it has been adhering even to those sanctions on iraq. there is a lot to come out about this and we expect an appearance in court, actually, later today in canada and that is when find out what this is really all about. of course when that appeal happens

will bring that to you. also making news today: millions of smartphone users in britain and japan have lost access to data services, as a result of technical problems with their network. mobile operators 02 in britain and softbank in japan have been affected. the problem appears to lie with third party software, which they say is affecting other operators around the world. the eiffel tower and a number of paris museums and markets will be shut on saturday, amid fears of further street violence involving the yellow—vest protest movement. the demonstrations began in protest at fuel tax rises, but have broadened into anger about rising living costs. eight thousand extra police are to be deployed to the capital this weekend. british politicians have spent a third day debating theresa may's brexit deal with the eu in parliament, as they build up to tuesday's vote. in another development, a second broadcaster has scrapped its plans to show a live brexit debate between the prime minister and opposition leaderjeremy corbyn. the bbc had already pulled out of hosting a debate in a different format.

investigators say the pilot of a helicopter that crashed outside leicester city's stadium in october had lost control when his pedals disconnected from the tail rotor blades. the club's owner, vichai srivaddhanaprabha, and four other people were killed. thejoint winner of the nobel prize for medicine, japan's tasuku honjo, has been speaking about his award and his hopes forfinding a cure for cancer. he was jointly awarded the prize along with american, james allison, for his work in immunotherapy, which unleashes the body's immune system to target tumour cells rather than relying on chemotherapy. clearly, immunothera py is clearly, immunotherapy is the core of the next generation development and, infact, there of the next generation development and, in fact, there are already indications that if you destroy the

immune system, either chemotherapy oi’ immune system, either chemotherapy or make radiotherapy do not work so immune system is a key to fight against cancer. following his state funeral in washington on wednesday, and a private funeral in houston on thursday, the coffin of the former us president george hw bush has been taken by train from houston, to his final resting place at his presidential library in north—western texas. he's to be buried beside his wife, barbara. thailand's former prime minister, who leads the democrat party, says he'sjoining other political parties in boycotting a meeting with the military—run government on friday. the meeting was supposed to serve as a forum ahead of the next election, which is tentatively set for february. it's a big move because, remember, thailand has been under military rule for nearly 5 years.

0ur south east asia correspondent jonathan head explained to me why the political parties don't want to attend. the parties who were not taking part in this meeting are the big ones, you might call them the broad parties. they can be feeling too co mforta ble parties. they can be feeling too comfortable about the fact that this meeting is actually taking place in the army club where they were having a meeting and were locked in and the coup took place. it could be deja vu! the military looks like they are set to hold this election. we have had so many delays but this looks quite real and they said this is just about discussing how they will lift or lease but these parties feel the military is not playing the role it should have done. it stepped in

initially to restore order but it is clear that the generals are running the country and they are trying to make sure they stay in power and they are players in the selection and these parties say it is not a cce pta ble and these parties say it is not acceptable because they are not mutual players. the row concerns because the electoral system they have drawn up, this constitution has jiggled the electoral system so the big parties will be weakened and it is provided from appointed senate who will be chosen by the generals so who will be chosen by the generals so they smell a rat. his name always crops up, is he still a political force in thailand? one of the roles of the coup was to finish his party. he is in exile and convicted of a

crime. the last elected row minister has also been charged in absentia. in reality, the party he founded is bound to be the largest party, even if it would lose some of the seats it would have had. although it that will not be able to actively involved, you can be sure we will see their image out there. they are still popularfigures in much of see their image out there. they are still popular figures in much of the country. this country, as polarised as it was, and we do not know how this election will be held with tight military restrictions, how it all will be settled. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: trade tariffs don't seem to be working for these american auto workers. we report from a general motors plant in ohio that's set to close.

also on the programme: he won an oscar nomination five years ago. now, cambodia's best known director is back with an intensely personal film about his country's dark history. john lennon was shot in new york. a silent vigil with flowers piling up. the 14th ceasefire ended at the walls of the brock nick. shells were lending every 20 second. -- landing.

celebrating the passing of a man. elsewhere, people have been gathering to mourn his passing. imelda marcos, the widow of the former president of the philippines, has gone on trial in manila, she is facing charges of tax evasion. she pleaded not guilty. the prince and princess of wales are two separate. they said the decision had been reached amicably. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. and i'm kasia madera in london. our top stories: there have been sharp falls in global stock markets over doubts about an easing of the trade war between the us and china. the worries have been aggravated by the arrest of a top executive from chinese tech giant huawei, that was requested by the united states. let's now look ahead

at what the impact could be on the markets here in asia. with me is our business reporter, mariko 0i. it was the mulch or is wall street, how are asian markets at the open? they actually opened higher this morning. we're talking aboutjapan, south korea and australia all opening higher, that is partly because they were the first to react to news of her arrest yesterday and they fell sharply as investors got concerned about this latest twist in the us china trade war. of course, thatis the us china trade war. of course, that is not to say that this is not going to cause some volatility going forward because the bail hearing is set for later today in canada. according to some experts on extradition to the us, this can take months, possibly years. 0ut extradition to the us, this can take months, possibly years. out of this morning, the markets have opened higher. is itjust about the huawei arrest? are there other factors

pushing up the markets, potentially the trade truce between us and china? may be a reduction cut from opec, china? may be a reduction cut from 0pec, an improvement of the us economy? yes, of course there are many other factors, as you say. it was only saturday, it feels like a long time ago, but was only saturday that president trump and xi jinping have agreed to that truce. but it got a bit complicated yesterday with her arrest. we will monitor today it where hsbc shares opened today when hong kong starts trading, because there is now a report that a p pa re ntly there is now a report that apparently hsbc might have been involved in these allegations that meng wanzhou involved in these allegations that meng wa nzhou and involved in these allegations that meng wanzhou and huawei have done some business in iran in violation of international law. the rising trade tensions between the us and china are just one area where president trump's promises are now being judged against reality.

last week, general motors announced that it plans to stop production at five factories and cut around 14,000 jobs to trim costs. among the plants set for closure is in lordstown in ohio, and the bbc‘s aleem maqbool has travelled there to see the impact. this single factory covers an astonishing 900 acres. but after more than 50 years producing cars of this size, general motors wants america's biggest employer, has announced that from the spring no more vehicles are due to be made here. —— general motors, once. casey king has worked at the plant almost the entire adult life. it is almost like your experience, your death. it is just hard to like your experience, your death. it isjust hard to imagine like your experience, your death. it is just hard to imagine that the one thing you thought you would never hear never wanted to hearjust happened. with some job losses in

recent yea rs, happened. with some job losses in recent years, she and many others had considered selling their homes and moving elsewhere. let me tell you folks in ohio... last year though, visiting here, the president promised this. do not sell it, do not sell it. we are going to get those values up, we are going to get those values up, we are going to get those jobs those values up, we are going to get thosejobs coming back... those values up, we are going to get those jobs coming back... he made sony promises to so many people and...| sony promises to so many people and... i have heard people compare him toa and... i have heard people compare him to a snake oil salesman. —— he made so many promises. he isjust going around and selling false hope. but general motors says it is just restructuring and that is not donald trump's fold. for another industry here though, it is a different story. —— fault. he and the other side of ohio, we are very much in farming territory in agriculture has been devastated as a direct result ofa been devastated as a direct result of a decision that has been made by the white house and the exports to china that have plummeted. alan's

family has been growing at soy beans in ohio for generations. donald trump's tariff war with china has made for one of the most difficult year. when the trade dispute slash trade war started, effectively those sales went to zero stop right but in recent days on social media, the president has been making more promises, that china will start buying us agricultural products again, including soya beans. -- went to zero. and despite facing so many problems because of the trade war, alan, who voted for donald trump, is sticking by him. i do not remember in my lifetime of united states talking about agriculture as often asi talking about agriculture as often as i have heard donald trump speaking about at. cd not hear people saying in the community i voted for him, now look what happens, i regret that? no, you do

not hear that. you got, i hope he knows what he is doing. and though he has not been able to deliver on his promises elsewhere, they still retain their faith his promises elsewhere, they still retain theirfaith in his promises elsewhere, they still retain their faith in the president. rithy panh is cambodia's best known film director. he earnt himself an oscar nomination and international acclaim for his 2013 feature, the missing picture. but his next film is his most personal yet. ‘graves without a name' tells the story of his country's genocide and his search for the remains of his family, most of whom were killed during the khmer rouge regime in the 1970s. it's on show here at singapore's international film festival. let's give you a peek. french rithy panhjoined me in the studio.

i asked him to tell me more about what inspired him to make this film. inspiration, i think that when your family disappear and you cannot know where they are, where they are buried, it is very difficult to start the process of morning. so i do not know, i will not find them. it going to searchjimmy is something really very personal, something really very personal, something maybe i hope that will make me feel a little bit more piece in my heart. mourning. and the people who died in cambodia, and we say it that people died a violent death... so how much of this movie

is an autobiography, true to your life? and what happens among your family members? well, all the family members that the khmer rouge hanged because it was an execution, there was hunger, and so it is all our stories but not only mine but the story of 25% of the cambodian people. so making a film like that is good, everything is true, it is my story. share with us a little bit more about your personal experiences with the khmer rouge. imagine that you cannot go anywhere, you have no more name, you cannot practice your religion, it cannot sing, you cannot

travel. life is like a big child without the wall. your film has an historical message. i make more films about this subject in 25 yea rs, films about this subject in 25 years, no. ido films about this subject in 25 years, no. i do not want to make it but history 14 to make this film. it is the one to, to let yourself feel free and not to translate this history of genocide. —— history forced me to make this film. now to the sad news that the lead

singer of the buzzcocks, pete shelley, has died suddenly at the age of 63. it is thought that pete shelley suffered a heart attack in estonia, where he was living. the bands, who formed in the 1970s, are best known formed in the 1970s, are best known for their hit, ever fallen in love. the bbc comedy show never mind the buzzcocks was also named after them. pete shelley, who is dead at the age of 63. his death was announced a short time ago. you have been watching newsday. i'm kasia madera in london. and i'm rico hizon in singapore. stay with us. we will be looking further into the effects the arrest of huawei's finance chief, meng wanzhou, has had on the global markets.

i had the words —— i have not got the words. it is going to say is it too early to talk about christmas? according to rico hizon, obviously it isn't. as you can see, these penguins are following his dress code. they have been fitted out in sa nta code. they have been fitted out in santa outfits and they are taken for walks every day up and down around the grounds, spreading cheer among the grounds, spreading cheer among the guests up until christmas day. for anybody who thinks that this is a bit mean, this is a really popular hit with all of the people at the zoo hit with all of the people at the zoo and with rico hizon as well, as you can see. hello there. we are ending the week

and a pretty turbulent note, some strong winds and the way to scotland. severe gales could cause problems and as well is very strong winds on friday in scotland, also sent heavy rain around particularly across south—west england over the next two hours, and that could bring some surface next two hours, and that could bring some surface water next two hours, and that could bring some surface water flooding. the troublemaker is this developing area of low pressure. she continues to fall in the low pressure deepens, that continues to strengthen the winds. the strongest winds will be going into the north in the uk that you can see some of the heaviest winds will be trailing across the north of the uk back to scotland. that could cause a few issues first thing friday morning, certainly some big puddles for the morning commute across this part of the world. the winds will continue to strengthen as we go on to the next few hours and there is a good chance if you're going outside in the next couple of hours of seeing some pretty heavy rain around as well. but it will not bea rain around as well. but it will not be a cold start to the day. the winds will continue to strengthen

across northern ireland and then into scotland, this is where the strongest winds are going to come through around midday early afternoon, with gusts of wind around 70 to 80 miles an hour, could even top that in one or two of the very, very most exposed locations. they will be heavy rain as well. further south, a band of rain will continue to push eastwards across england, fearing friday and we will see some sunshine following and a few showers the western part of england and wales to end the day. showers to the map for northern ireland. showers will be falling into the afternoon. —— showers too. as far as the week and goes, it will stay pretty windy and goes, it will stay pretty windy and blustery and we are looking at further showers around on saturday. it turns cool on sunday but with a bit more in the way of sunshine. he isa bit more in the way of sunshine. he is a chart to take us through friday night. those winds buffeting around scotla nd night. those winds buffeting around scotland will take a while for those winds to ease down and then we will see the next system approaching from the west. this is the forecast for saturday. most of us will see some

vital sunny spells but a gusty kind of date, with some winds moving in the western pushing eastwards as the day goes by. one of those days were most of us will see at least a spell of rain. temperatures between nine and i3 celsius, just about on the mild side of things. however, for the second half of the weekend as the second half of the weekend as the winds which rounds, mortal north—westerly, still was an showers shifting around, it is going to start to feel cooler than that. when work on the part of north—west england, particularly around cheshire, greater manchester and merseyside. seven to ii cheshire, greater manchester and merseyside. seven to 11 degrees or higher on sunday. —— your higher on sunday. —— your high on sunday. i'm kasia madera with bbc news. our top story: there have been sharp falls in global stock markets because of doubts that there'll be a quick end to the trade war between the us and china. the worries have been aggravated by the arrest of a top executive from chinese tech giant huawei on an american warrant.

there are fears this will further undermine us—china trade relations. meng wanzhou was detained in canada after an extradition request from the united states. it's understood she's accused of violating us sanctions against iran. beijing wants her release. and this story if is trending on bbc.com... these are pictures of a space x rocket — failing to land safely back on earth. it was returning to florida when it started spinning on its decent. it's guidance system directed it to splash down in the ocean. that's all for now. stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news.