this is the business briefing. i'm samantha simmonds. ghosn may be gone but he's certainly not forgotten as japan presses lebanon to return the fugitive ex—nissan boss. and testing out the top tech trends at this year's consumer electronics show in las vegas with everything from rotating tv‘s to robots on display. and on the markets, asian shares rebounded on tuesdayas investors' reassessed the risk of an all—out

conflict betweenthe united states and iran, while wall street battled back to the black as tech stocks climbed. japan is reported to be pressing lebanon to return fugitive ex—nissan boss carlos ghosn, who escaped house arrest in tokyo before reportedly being smuggled out of the country. lebanon does not typically surrender its citizens but japan says it can request his extradition. the news comes as details have emerged of how the former top ceo escaped japan where he was on bail pending his trial for financial misconduct. sharanjit leyl is in our asia business hub, so what have we learned about his escape? that's right, it is quite the tail, isn't it? how he managed to elude japanese authorities and the

officials to escape house arrest in tokyo 7 officials to escape house arrest in tokyo? and how much help to get you got a more details that have essentially been reported and how he might have done it ——on how he might‘ve died, but he was out of his house on the 29th december before boarding a bullet train to succour, he was then bundled into turkey bound plane and then he was arrested on charges of financial misconduct in november 2018. he was banned from seeing his wife while on bail but in the final days of last year he actually skipped bail to board a private jet that took him to turkey before travelling to lebanon where he isa before travelling to lebanon where he is a citizen and his wife was a p pa re ntly he is a citizen and his wife was apparently waiting. security cameras caught 65—year—old walking out of his house in tokyo alone on the afternoon of the 29th of december according to japanese media. then boarded a bullet train with two others and went to succour which we

know is the country's second largest city, he checked into a hotel near the airport and according to those reports he was in smuggled on board a private plane at the airport on a flat case, usually used to transport musical instruments, would you believe, for those shows. there are whole children into the bottom so he could breathe. the case was not checked by airport security before it was loaded onto the plane and of course all of this, the g does that are emerging the various reports on just how he manages. what do we know about the extradition request, japan to lebanon? does love not have to comply to —— and because they don't have a treaty at all. there are and have a treaty at all. there are and have a treaty but the japanese authorities are going ahead to request it anyway. we've heard from the justice ministry and they've been talking, basic as are they going to ask for it. the country ‘s

justice minister has said he basically ——he used different methods to leave the country, so their trying to the departure process a little too late i would fear but he has avoided media interviews, he is expected to break his silence at a press conference tomorrow. so perhaps it will get a bit more detail than. last week he did issue a short statement that said he was essentially alone in arranging for his unauthorised departure from japan, hereby done all the speculation that is my and other members of the family may have helped arrange for him to escape. he denies all the charges of financial wrongdoing in japan that denies all the charges of financial wrongdoing injapan that has been accused of, he claims the country ‘s justice system is rigged. now let's brief you on some other business stories.

a settlement has been reached between american airlines and boeing over compensation regarding the plane—maker's grounding of its 737 max which is now in its 10th month. airlines have lost more than $1 billion in revenue after the plane was grounded following two fatal crashes resulting in the death of 346 people. job adverts in australia fell sharply in december as australia's bushfires continue to wreak havoc across the country. figures from the australia and new zealand banking group showed vacancies were down by almost 19% compared to the same period a year earlier. in a few hours from now, the biggest tech show in the world kicks off in las vegas. 170,000 fans are expected to attend the annual consumer electronics show, which will be showcasing the latest innovations from the industry's biggest hitters. let's take a look at what's on this year's agenda. samsung will be turning heads with its new rotating tv. the sero with its landscape and vertical features,

will target consumers who like to view content on their phones. meanwhile after a 28 year absence, apple will be attending the event. the tech giant is looking to challenge the likes of amazon's echo and google's home, by entering the smart home market, with an emphasis on privacy. let's get more on this story with simon bryant, research director, futuresource consulting who's attending the expo in las vegas. there's been quite the privy. what other hockey technologies? to appoint every year we attend the show and we see much of the same category as being updated, tv is a really bottom category, today — like this he is getting more attention than has been in the last four yea rs, than has been in the last four years, rotating screens, the bigger story this year is educated. the most consumers have just been

getting their heads around 4k content, many will be back in hd. the industry is pushing forward in adco because that is what they do. they will keep pushing this technology. even though the judge wa nted technology. even though the judge wanted to watch. that's what they are pushing. the positive things are co ntrolla ble are pushing. the positive things are controllable tvs, that i was quite clever, they can roll out of a cabinet, from the ceiling, and very, very attractive looking displays that almost full flush with the war, you can't see them but when they come alive the quality is amazing. tepees always be, the big trend is around the tech industry, they were the pushing hard to try to take a piece of that huge major business where it is have been successful with the business, it came as a bit ofa with the business, it came as a bit of a surprise to the industry but pretty much all the btec dies are focusing on redesigning cabinet in

the car, coming up at the electric vehicle platform, and various x and beyond that you have robotics are getting a bit more personal. they are companion device for people, samsung launched in the last couple of hours there bailey product which is --it of hours there bailey product which is ——it looks like an acute example ofa is ——it looks like an acute example of a robot. beyond that, it's more of a robot. beyond that, it's more of the same. a lot of smart stuff, a lot of it is quite finicky but there's a lot of spots home start either. tells about apple. they haven't been at these expos since 1992. it's an awful long time. by so long and by the return now?” 1992. it's an awful long time. by so long and by the return now? i think they were in a very different place 110w they were in a very different place now is a business. they have an incredible wealth from the mobile room, just as samsung have done

well. the mobile industry is not going anymore and it's pretty clear it is not obvious what electronics category could really drive that next level of growth. so all companies are focusing on developing the smart home and are looking at developing automotive as i mentioned, also work opportunities as well as office space. smart homes i definitely the top category, companies like apple push the content, the entertainment services, siri, there is so much they can push and get extra revenue from, they can't do that with their platforms stop while apple are incredibly strong, and the mobile area, especially because of accessories like airports and the apple watch, they are struggling in the home. then he should be different from other lenders. for now, thank you very much.

gwyneth paltrow‘s famous lifestyle brand goop is starting the new year with a new partnership. the bbc‘s samira hussain reports from new york on the details of the tie up. the brand of beauty and laughter products corrector launched by gwyneth paltrow more than a decade ago now appear in stores across north america. 0riginally only available online and in stores she has now teamed up with the french multinational team of personal care and beauty stores, but goop products have been controversial. 0n and beauty stores, but goop products have been controversial. on 28 in the company paid a 145,000 of the penalty because of claims that the eggs could be used to maintain health. popular star company is quite valuable. in 2018 it had a reported valuation of $250,000. it is owned by the luxury conglomerate which recently bought the american jewellery com pa ny

which recently bought the american jewellery company tiffa ny‘s. up next, newsbriefing, we'll take you through ther stories making headlines in the global news media today including: a chunk of east anglian coastline has crumbled into the sea today, leaving caravans at a holiday park on the brink. the landslip happened in the early hours at trimingham a few miles east of cromer. two people had to be evacuated from one of the mobile homes. gareth george reports. these pictures showjust how much of the cliff here fell away. the coast guard estimates it was an area the size of two football pitches. it's left three caravans teetering on the brink — one was occupied by a woman and child, who were led to safety. the cliff here is still slipping and sliding.

the coast guard says anyone who gets too close is risking their life. you've got to steer clear. you can't tell or predict when the next land fall might happen, you can't predict if this one is finished. so we will be looking at it over the next 2—3 days to see if that's remained unstable. and this can happen along any part of the cliff. so as a point of safety, if you're going to walk your dog on the beach in the mornings, then i would suggest that you stay as far away from the bottom of the cliff as the cliff is high. so if the cliff is ten metres high, you need to be ten metres away. and if you can't quite manage that, then i would find somewhere else to walk. meanwhile, one dog walker said she would be heeding the warnings. christine colbourne said this cliff fall was the most dramatic she'd seen. we've had a few cliff falls in the last few years, but that's really as bad as i've seen it. i've not seen encroach onto the beach quite as much as that.

yes, i do walk my dogs here every day. but we won't be anywhere near that. this landslide was captured on film. it happened this summer, four miles along the coast at sidestrand. it was triggered by heavy rain. and the coast guard say recent downpours caused last night's landslide, too. there's relief it happened when no dog walkers were on the beach, but at any moment, more of the cliffs could collapse. this is the briefing from bbc news. the latest headlines: large crowds have gathered in the iranian city of kerman for the burial of general soleimani — the military commander killed in a us drone strike last week. more hot windy weather to come, as australia's prime minister promises more than a billion dollars to fight the bushfires. a british teenager convicted of lying about being raped in cyprus now it's time to look at the stories that are making the headlines in the media across the world. we begin with in arab news,

the paper's coverage of the crisis in the middle east emphasisies gulf news though is tracking the panic in the markets, and says global investors are grappling with the fallout risks. with oil hitting $70 a barrel and market instability spreading, investors say all bets are off for securing a nuclear agreement to keep iran's production in check. the times points to the surge in gold prices as the safest place to move money and investments. their business editor martin strydom writes gold traded at its highest price in nearly seven years. moving away from the middle east, the financial times has an interseting look at big tech companies and their lobbying efforts to resist the european union's new laws to hold social media companies responsible for illegal activities on their websites. and finally from our website, the latest innovation in plant based food comes from impossible foods, the company behind the impossible burger.

it now wants to see its pork substitute, launched in las vegas, break into china. jane foley from rabobank joins me now. combat, let's start with the story in the arab news. they are clearly extremely worried as is much of the world, about the fallout from this. absolutely, they are worried about what could happen in their region stopping this article doesn't make mention of the fact that around backed houthi militias have previously targeted saudi civilians. civilians have also been warned about the impact of us energy installations, could also be targeted. 0ne installations, could also be targeted. one thing they did think was quite interesting within the context of this article is a reference to general qasem soleimani asa reference to general qasem soleimani as a warlord. clearly the

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