i'm mariko oi in singapore. the headlines: court documents released in the huawei fraud case. meng wanzhou says she is innocent, unwell, and won't run away. a 26—year—old man appears in court in new zealand charged with murdering a british backpacker on a round—the—world trip. i'm ben bland in london. also in the programme: indonesian police seize 8,000 songbirds in just one week, all destined for sale on the black market. the steps south korean women take to look the part for their careers, and the growing movement to do it differently. good morning.

it is 9:00am in singapore, 1:00am in london and 5:00pm in vancouver, canada, where a top chinese executive is being held over alleged breaches of us sanctions. meng wanzhou, who works for the global telecom firm huawei, says she is innocent of the charges she faces and has applied for bail. china has called the detention extremely bad and a serious violation, but washington says it is a court matter, and won't affect trade talks between the two countries. james ransley has more. it is thought that telecom giant huawei's chief financial officer, meng wanzhou, is being held here in this canadian prison while she waits to find out if she has been granted bail. china's foreign ministry has summoned the us ambassador in beijing, demanding details of the detention and insisting that america withdraw ms meng's arrest warrant. the arrest happened as us president donald trump and china's leader, xi jinping, attempted

to de—escalate a bitter trade war at the 620 summit last week. america's trade representative insists that ms meng's arrest won't have much of an impact on talks. it is totally separate from anything that i work on, or anything that the trade policy people in the administration work on. so for us, it's unrelated, it's criminal justice. the huawei executive is accused of violating us sanctions by selling telecom equipment to iran. she was taken into custody last week in vancouver, while changing planes. china's state media called the arrest... according to court documents, ms meng has long—standing ties to vancouver, dating back at least 15 years, as well as significant property holdings in the city. her family also sought leave to remain in vancouver if she was granted bail, with her husband saying he plans to bring the couple's daughter to vancouver to attend school

during the trial. meng wanzhou's court hearing is due to resume on monday. james ransley, bbc news. let's take a look at some of the day's other news: a parliamentary vote on the deal for britain's exit from the european union will go ahead this week. that is according to the brexit secretary, stephen barclay. he said it was the only way to deliver what people had voted for, but there have been predictions of a heavy defeat for the government. 0ur political correspondent iain watson explains. theresa may is staring defeat in the face but downing street is insisting that tuesday's vote will indeed go ahead. but i have to tell you that very seniorfigures, even at this late stage, are still pressing for a postponement. what she intends to do is speak to some of her mps who still have very serious doubts about the arrangements for avoiding a hard border in ireland, the so—called backstop. she spoke to her irish counterpart.

now, downing street know that if she can allay those concerns, it will diminish significantly, but it's still yet to be seen what of substance she can offer that will really make a difference. interestingly tonight, another development — jeremy corbyn, labour leader, also under the pressure. party leaders from across europe have delivered him this letter, calling on him explicitly to back a new referendum on what they call a people's voice, before britain leaves the european union. now, theresa may has said, if she loses this crucial vote here at westminster on tuesday, we're in uncharted waters. and i think she's correct in this respect — the only certainty here in westminster is uncertainty. iain watson, and there will be more on investors‘ concerns about brexit in asia business report. also making news today: the french president, emmanuel macron, will address the nation later as he tries to bring four weeks of violent anti—government protests to an end. france has now had four weekends of demonstrations against fuel tax rises and high living costs, amongst other issues. about 125,000 protesters were on the streets on saturday, with more than 1,700 arrested.

the two sides in yemen's war have held their first round of talks in sweden. discussions were between the yemeni government and houthi rebel representatives. they focused on a potential prisoner swap, allowing humanitarian aid and stopping the violence in the main port, hodeida. the deadline for detaining the former nissan chairman carlos ghosn runs out later. he is being held as part of an investigation into suspected financial misconduct. mr ghosn was arrested injapan last month and has been detained since. he is accused of under—reporting his earnings for several years. the nissan board sacked him in november, but he remains chairman and chief executive of renault. japan's princess masako says she feels insecure about becoming empress next april. the princess has suffered from a stress—related disorder for years, and says she is recovering and will try to perform more royal duties. the princess, educated

at oxford and harvard, had a promising career as a diplomat before her marriage to the crown prince in 1993. thousands of people have held a rally in the indian capital, delhi, to demand the right to build a hindu temple at a controversial site in ayodhya. a mosque there was destroyed by hard—line hindus 26 years ago. the issue is one of the most divisive in the country. the manchester city striker raheem sterling has accused some british newspapers of helping to fuel racism with the way in which they portray young black footballers. sterling's comments came after he suffered alleged racist abuse during manchester city's 2—0 defeat at chelsea on saturday. a man charged with the murder of british backpacker grace millane has appeared in a new zealand court. detectives found a body in woodland near auckland earlier, although formal identification is still to take place. the bbc‘s phil mercer in sydney told me the latest. well, this 26—year—old man has

made his first appearance in court since being charged with the murder of 22—year—old grace millane. she was last seen in central auckland in the evening of1 december, and the man that she was spotted on security vision with is the man who has appeared in court today. thejudge has addressed members of grace millane‘s family, saying that their grief must be desperate, and the judge also saying thatjustice for grace, he hoped, would be swift and fair. this man's identity — we don't know too much about him. his identity has been suppressed and he has been remanded in custody. the judge said that he would be a high—risk remand prisoner, and he is due back in court in the latter stages of next month. as you say, it is every parent's

nightmare, especially for this to have taken place in new zealand. well, you have to say that, generally speaking, new zealand is a very safe and a very welcoming country. we are into the summer here in the southern hemisphere, and travellers coming from all over the world usually spend their summer months, the warm summer months, either in australia or in new zealand, and new zealand has reacted with great shock to the death of the british backpacker. as you say, a body was found during a police search about 25 km outside of auckland on sunday. that body has still to be formally identified, but the police in new zealand are pretty sure that it is that of the british backpacker. those formal identifications will take place, but once again, it has shocked an entire nation, and this story is, of course, making global headlines.

police in indonesia have seized 8,000 birds that were being smuggled illegally in just one week. 0fficers believe the birds are being snatched from the wilds of sumatra on a large scale. the three shipments were intercepted on their way to java. it is home to the largest bird markets in south—east asia and has a thriving illegal trade in songbirds. serene chng is from the wildlife trade organisation traffic. she explained more about the shipments. this is an unusually large number of birds seized in such a short period of time, because large seizures usually don't often take place so frequently. but the number of birds moved in a single shipment tend to number in the hundreds or thousands, so these are indeed quite representative of the scale of birds being trapped and illegally transported to the point of sale. so, to give you an idea of the scale, of how big the trade is in the markets, we have recorded over 16,000 birds in indonesia's largest bird market at any one time. so there are hundreds of such

markets across the country, and we are not able to quantify how many are sold in one year, but this is believed to be in the hundreds of thousands, as a conservative estimate. are any of these birds at risk of extinction, do we know? well, the birds that are involved tend to include a mix of species, that are considered to be common, as well as those that are threatened by extinction. and, in fact, a number of these species that used to be very common across the country are now declining in the wild, and some are even threatened with extinction, as you say, due to trapping for this particular trade. so how can this be stopped, then? well, it's a big issue, it's very complex, with lots of social and economic factors and implications. so we require multiple approaches to do this, and what we think is really important is better regulation of the wild bird trade.

so this involves, at the source end, working with communities and local authorities, like the police and quarantine and the wildlife department, to stop illegal trapping, and also to arrest and prosecute smugglers and illegal traders of detected species. and, in parallel, we also need behaviour change initiatives to reduce the demand for wild birds. and this is by promoting a shift to sustainably sourced or domesticated birds, and also to promote a love for birds in the wild, rather than in a cage. and now some live pictures of celebrations in buenos aires, after the biggest contest in south american clu bfoot the biggest contest in south american clubfoot ball, which has been won by river plate. the match

interestingly played in the spanish capital, madrid, after it was postponed last month when boca's tea m postponed last month when boca's team bus was attacked in buenos aires. several players were injured, some by shards of glass from smashed windows. river plate were fined $400,000, but celebrations at the result, river plate winning that competition. you are watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: is there trouble brewing for beer? new research suggests that harvests of barley, a key ingredient, will suffer from climate change. also on the programme: perfecting the look to secure thatjob. why things might be changing for career women in south korea. john lennon was shot at the entrance

to the dakota building, in the centre of new york. there's been a crowd here, standing in more or less silent vigil, and the flowers have been piling up. the 14th ceasefire of this war ended at the walls of the old city of dubrovnik. this morning, witnesses said shells were landing every 20 seconds. people are celebrating the passing of a man they hold responsible for hundreds of deaths and oppression. 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's facing seven charges of tax evasion. she pleaded not guilty. the prince and princess of wales are to separate. a statement from buckingham palace said the decision had been reached amicably.

this is newsday on the bbc. i'm mariko 0i in singapore. i'm ben bland in london. our top stories: china has summoned the american ambassador to demand the us authorities withdraw an arrest warrant for the top huawei executive, meng wa nzhou. a 26—year—old man has appeared in court in auckland on charges of murdering the british backpacker grace millane. and in sport: latin america's most prestigious club football competition, the copa libertadores, has been won by the argentine club river plate. they beat their local rivals boca juniors 3—1 after extra time. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the straits times warns that singapore faces a disproportionate

risk from climate change. the island city—state makes up just 0.11% of global emissions. but politicans here are deeply concerned by the threat of rising sea levels. according to the south china morning post, race fans in hong kong are riding—high. that's because the biggest racing day in the city's calendar got off to a flying start. karis teetan and his horse, mr stunning, were among the winners. and the new york times looks at the new finnish library that's not just for book—worms. the project, which opens next week, includes electronic equipment and event spaces. so tech—heads and culture vultures should also feel at home in helsinki. 0h, oh, those are the papers. now, what stories are sparking discussions online? that library should leave some space

for some books at least. let me show you a dramatic rescue in north—west china. a truck driver was trapped after his vehicle overturned and was left partly suspended off a bridge. the rescue mission took around an hour and involved firefighters using a crane to suspend a rescuer over the side of the bridge. the driver is said to be recovering well. the annual un climate change conference takes place in poland, and trouble is brewing for the world's beer drinkers. climate change is set to cause dramatic price increases and supply shortages, according to new research. extreme heatwaves and droughts will increasingly damage the global barley crop, meaning a common ingredient of the world's favourite alcoholic beverage will become harder to come by. earlier, i spoke to professor dabo guan from the university of east anglia. he's part of the research team and told me why they decided to focus on beer. well, it's actually a coincidence.

a group of us gathered together in a bar before the dinner last summer. i was in china. we talked about food and climate change and we discussed there's a lot of studies focusing on food quantity and also on staple food. but we are all beer lovers, and we started to ask what about the impact of climate change on beer? and we decided to give it a try. and then we had expertise on the climate change modellings, we had expertise from the crop modellings and the socioeconomic models, so we made an agreement in principle we can do that. that‘s how they come, so it is really a discussion between four or five colleagues between us. i saw your report — a lot of impact in europe but are we in asia safe

from this price hike? yes, europe because the european beer consumption relatively is quite large, especially for per capita consumption perspective. for example, ireland, irish people, they drink the largest amount of beer in the world per capita—wise. on average, one person per bottle — which is a 500ml bottle per day, almost, but, because of climate change, due to the barley production decline, the beer prices will rise up. so, in the future, the consumption for the irish people, they are going to reduce to one bottle per week, almost, and the price is going to shoot up, about double the price, from currently us$2.50 to almost us$5 per bottle. some east european countries, such as estonia, czech republic,

the other large beer consumption countries as well, they're price is going to shoot up six — seven times compared to the uk. for germany the price is going t orise 50%—80% as well. climate change is going to have a huge impact on our quality of life. beauty is big business in south korea, where plastic surgery rates are amongst the highest in the world. but change could be on the way. more and more young women have begun to reject the high standards set by their culture. laura bicker reports now from seoul on a movement known as "escape the corset". getting the rightjob requires the right look in south korea. kim chu—hui, like thousands of other graduates, is paying for a professional photo shoot for herjob applications. translation: the people who hire me do not know who i am, they have tojudge me be based on how i look on the photo, so i want to give them the best version of myself to make a good impression on them.

women are expected to look a certain way. especially those who seek success. translation: it's ok that your head is slightly tilted, but your facial expression is the most important. these pictures go to boardrooms across seoul — still dominated by men with the power to hire orfire. but some have decided to battle against the idea of what it means to be beautiful in south korea, in a feminist movement which has grown on social media. lina bae, who once gave make up tutorials, decided she'd had enough of the 12—step k—beauty routine. translation: i think lots of korean women are wearing an appearance corset. they also have this immense fear of what is shown to others. i heard a woman feel especially shameful when they hear they are ugly.

i was like that as well. but this movement has faced a backlash. feminists protesting for equality were accused of being men—haters. lina bae faced personal attacks on her youtube video. translation: there were even death threats, saying that they will come find me and kill me. after i received the death threat, i was afraid of leaving the house. even the smallest of changes can prompt the loudest outcry. presenter hyun—ju yim has made what in south korea is a bold decision — she became the first female news anchor to wear her glasses on air. translation: i asked myself, is it really wrong to wear glasses? if it's a lighting problem the male anchors shouldn't wear glasses as well, but they do it without thinking so why haven't female anchors worn glasses? but i think these glasses brought a lot of change in me. i became more free. i think these glasses gave me wings called "freedom". they may be small in number for now

but it is where to see and hear such voices in this once, for most society. some hope the movement can now be used to make real progress on other pressing gender equality issues in south korea. laura bicker, bbc news, seoul. now, how do you give fossils a future? put them online. well, that's exactly what london's natural history museum and washington's smithsonian have set out to do — digitally record millions of fossils in their collections — many of which have been hidden away in drawers for decades. 0ur science correspondent victoria gill reports. so, we're in our brachiopod collection. tucked into thousands of drawers, the entire history of life on earth. and there's dozens of things in every box, in every drawer.

wow! yes, yes. there are 40 million fossils stored here at the smithsonian museum, and a team is carrying out the mammoth task of digitally recording every single one. we have drawers here in the collection that haven't been opened in decades. the data held within the museum drawers is trapped, and we are bringing that trapped data out into the light. we're mobilising it for research. photographing and logging the details of each specimen in this collection alone will take an estimated 50 years. but it is part of an effort by institutions around the world to create a global digital museum, where every piece of the fossil record can be studied online. the devastating fire at brazil's national museum this year destroyed knowledge that was amassed over two centuries, and was a stark reminder of the need to protect and log such scientifically valuable collections. this goes way beyond insuring this huge collection. it means that this triceratops

skull, for example, could be in dozens of places at once, anywhere in the world, for any scientist to study. and with a very detailed digital scan and a 3d printer, researchers here at bristol university have been able to bring these dinosaurs into their lab. this model is great, because it allows us to kind of look in detail at the anatomy, and pick it up and hold it and turn it around. amazing. now, we can actually test ideas about how these animals actually functioned. the digital skulls can be given virtual stress tests to work out what the animals ate, how they moved, and so what their environment was like 150 million years ago. museums have gathered vast amounts of evidence of hundreds of millions of years of evolution. now, the challenge is to make sure it is shared and studied, not hidden away in the dark. victoria gill, bbc news in washington, dc. you have been watching newsday.

i'm ben bland in london. and i'm mariko 0i in singapore. stay with us. i will be back with business news. investors are watching the latest developments to come out of london, as the uk insists the vote on its brexit plan won't be derailed. and before we go, we'd like to leave you with these pictures of scuba diving santa claus who is thrilling visitors at an aquarium injapan. here he is playing with turtles and entertaining visitors. santa goes diving in the aquarium in western japan every year and can be seen swimming here on weekends and holidays throughout december. i was wondering where the reindeer are, but, as colleagues told me, and as anyone knows, they can fly, but they can't swim. hello. monday is looking pretty quiet for most of us on the weather front

and, in fact, if you're wondering about the week ahead, it is not looking bad at all. it is going to turn progressively colder through the week but nothing dramatic happening on the weather front. so let's see what's happening then on monday. for many of us it is actually going to start off fairly bright, if not sunny. a touch of frost is on the way. certainly for scotland and northern parts of england. so here's the forecast then. through the early hours of monday morning, chilly north—westerly winds blowing in. not much cloud out there. just a couple of showers maybe here and there. here's that frost again across scotland and northern england. down into yorkshire as well, —1, —2 degrees but to the south of that it's closer to plus five for cardiff and for london. so it starts of bright if not sunny. sunny particularly in the east but very quickly this cloud you can see out west will be brought in by an increasing south—westerly

breeze so it will end up pretty cloudy if not grey across many of these western areas. the milder spot will be plymouth, 12 degrees. pretty balmy here compared to newcastle, only around 5 degrees celsius. then on tuesday, slightly less cold air. even quite mild air heads our way. you can see the south—westerly wind and the sort of tunnel of warmth all the way up into the north. with that also a couple of weather fronts. 0ne here which is actually not going to bring as much rain, even though you can see rain here. this is another weather front here which is basicallyjust a fair bit of cloud. so tuesday, across much of scotland, england and wales, probably staying fairly cloudy, with some sunshine poking through. here's the other weather front. it's not making much progress so it'll stay to the west of us, i think, so belfast should be dry on tuesday. and 12 degrees here. 12 for plymouth as well. then, on wednesday, we start to see a little bit of a change. the winds die down and, in fact, we start to develop an ever so slightly more easterly wind and that also means that the temperatures will start the deep. so i think for most of us it is down to single figures. sixes and sevens,

that sort of thing. maybe just about scraping a 10 there in plymouth. the bigger picture shows where colder air is coming from on thursday. in fact, all the way from russia, across the baltic, southern scandinavia, the north sea. you can see that colder air ends up right across the uk. not desperately cold, but you will feel those temperatures dipping away as we go through the week. in fact, let's take a look at london. you can see on monday it's 10 degrees, by wednesday, it's eight, and on thursday and friday around five or six degrees. and at times pretty cloudy too so it will feel cold. bye— bye. i'm ben bland with bbc news. our top story: court documents released in canada show that the detained huawei executive meng wanzhou has asked for bail on the grounds that she is innocent, unwell, and won't flee the country. over a week after she was first detained in vancouver, the huawei chief financial office will be back in court later on monday for her bail application. a man has appeard in court in new zealand charged with murdering a british backpacker.

on sunday, police investigating the murder of grace millane found a body on the outskirts of auckland. and this story is trending on bbc.com. manchester city striker raheem sterling has accused some british newspapers of fuelling racism with the way they portray young black footballers. sterling's comments came after he suffered alleged racist abuse during a match. that's all. stay with bbc world news. and the top story in the uk: theresa may has spoken to the irish prime minister, leo varadkar, as she tries to rally support for her brexit deal.