strengths and states of emergency procedure take care of. john paul 2 circumstances of. the people threatens the old order. 1917 or the big bang that created today's world storks december 23rd w. asian markets were dealt a blow today donald trump's decision to sign a bill supporting hong kong's rights spock's warnings of retaliation from beijing what does this mean for a u.s. china face one trade deal also on the show farmers are rolling into european capitals and protests we'll tell you what has an upset in. germany faces an alarming shortage of geriatric nurses now the economics ministry wants to attract skilled personnel from vietnam. and we present the latest look for man's best

friend in hollywood's. welcome to your business live from berlin i want to get john's going to have you with us and was a difference a day makes asian share markets got off to shake just us a day as concerns mount that tensions over hong kong may get in the way of a u.s. china trade deal u.s. present donald trump on wednesday signed into law legislation backing pro-democracy protesters in hong kong the legislation requires the state department to monitor hong kong's autonomy to justify favorable u.s. trading terms it's also threatened sanctions for human rights violations china's foreign ministry hit back warning of unspecified firm counter measures put a lid on a week of gains for asia pacific shares for more let's cross over to our financial correspondent only bods in frankfurt. this makes a face one trade deal less likely right. right i mean we're

speculating here we don't know exactly what will ensue but the chinese have promised and threatens the taliban steps in a case like this and it's hard to imagine that they won't let action follow those words such an important issue to them and any action to the united states unilaterally there will of course also be understood in hong kong whether they act or not and they won't want to seem weak in the face of the people in hong kong it's a very difficult situation it might have been a little bit more relaxed and terms of the likelihood of the next deal the phase one where time is running out of trumpet not signed but the situation would have been just the same it's just that the chinese would have been able to say maybe trump is on our side the bill would have passed congress anyways they would have had a 2 thirds majority if the president had not been on board all right and of course we've seen markets react quite dramatically is there

a danger that this could spill over to other countries dealing with hong kong with china. for sure it's possible that both sides will then it's an indian's escalates say to their trading partners don't do business with the other side do business with us or else and the united states for example has done this before on iran and german companies for example caved in people like siemens who didn't want to lose the u.s. business around business was not that important different case in this case an interesting voice not one that was heard very much but recently hank paulson the former u.s. treasury secretary said that with the unilateral reciprocal and retaliatory steps on both sides it is not in our interests to isolate ourselves when the rest of the world is not going to decouple from china it's in nobody's interest right any ponson trying to thank you so much. top u.s.

mexican and canadian trade negotiators a meeting in washington in an effort to agree on changes to the new free trade agreement between the 3 countries american labor unions want u.s. inspectors to be allowed to enter mexican factories any time to make sure companies are not violating labor laws mexican officials fear such on site inspections which threaten the nation's sovereignty canada and mexico both need to agree to any updates to the deal which is 3 countries signed a year ago. european farmers are making themselves heard this week on tuesday in the german capital berlin protesters on tractors brought part of the city to a standstill irish and french farmers have now also taken to the streets the precise reason for each protest may be different but they all share a common message farmers are getting a raw deal. next stop paris on wednesday morning hundreds of farmers hit the road for the french capital to demand answers from

president my chrome place knowledge of roads as they made their way to the famous shown sillies a. tutorial concluded it is an agriculture is dying seriously in every sector just last week or last another colleague to suicide this can go on thermo than 2 suicides per day among the french farming community that's clearly a sign that things are very very bad and we've come here to tell the government to wake up. the french farmers insists they're being severely hit by policies such as the phasing out of the common weed killer gliders 8 they also want an end to excessive criticism of random or welfare and the use of pesticides a practice they call agri bashing it's a message echoed by their colleagues in ireland who blocked rainy streets in dublin this week they say they're shouldering too much blame for climate change.

back in paris the farmers didn't get the direct response from president micron that they demanded but they were promised by a government spokesperson that they would always be treated fairly. in the war actually more a lot now we're currently opening a period of commercial negotiation between produces a large scale distributors. and the government is clearly listening closely at this delicate time which allows prices to be fixed for next year will ensure that there are extensive checks to make sure that these negotiations are conducted within the law. the anger shown by the french farmers reflects the dissatisfaction among many of their struggling european colleagues behind it is a fear that the next big policy change targeted at their sector could prove to be the last straw. and i to some of the other global business stories making news.

billionaires preparing a law to protect german companies from foreign takeover us economic minister peter out my a set of the government wants the right to veto bits by non e.u. investors if their plan to acquire at least 10 percent of a german firm threshold is currently 25 percent the changes would pertain to companies involved in artificial intelligence report expired take and quantum technology. new european central bank president christine legarde added a signature to the euro banks notes on wednesday is ceremonious 1st task for the position the new bills to enter circulation next year said autograph represents a promise to watch over european stability. germany's deutsche bank has reportedly sold about $50000000000.00 worth of unwanted assets to the goldman sachs group both companies have declined to comment on the huge deal the transaction is part of george's scheme to reinvent itself parity by unloading businesses where it can no

longer compete. people are getting older which is good but older people usually need more medical care and that could be a problem here in germany over the next decades the country faces an alarming shortage of qualified nurses and that is why the economics ministry has introduced a scheme called professionals in germany to attract suitable personnel from abroad including vietnam. it's monday morning in the neurological ward of the rostock university hospital. and there are 2 apprentices to do until quinn are helping a patient both have already completed training as nurses in their home country of vietnam nevertheless much is new to them. and during my training in vietnam i gave injections are put in drips but washing patients or giving them food was done by other workers. in germany the nurses to perform these

tasks therefore trainees from vietnam have to complete the full 3 year training program once again. well. so what i see coming. the student nurses are prepared for the german system as part of the training program in their home country still it's not easy for the 2 women. was that it got us i guess it's a very different dialect to the one that i've learned. there are many words i don't know and i'm just learning how to find out how should i had a lot of dot com things at the beginning if you missed the interests side. $300.00 vietnamese trainees have come to germany under the economics ministry scheme to be at me as apprentices are welcome after all they bring a lot of experience with them. but it challenges the

mentality words like yes and no don't have the same meaning in vietnam as they do in germany. it's not to me this is to some extent problematic in terms of the manuals because when there are work assignments and the question is asked do you understand the vietnamese trainees are likely to say yes because they understood the meaning but perhaps not the content of the question this was the start home of . guns to know coworkers have adjusted to this after all there are workers from over 40 nations in the clinic. as you have want us and the ones here in the nurses station we have hungary ems we have people from bosnia we have macedonians we have one person from syria so it's very varied and colorful here at the nurses' station here because that's once we get. currently the last batch of the program is finishing up the 1st year of training in future clinics will have to arrange the

employment of vietnamese workers themselves. the most wonderful time of the year is approaching fast time for cheer and presents under the tree now some people receive puppies as christmas gifts gifts gifts to their puppies and that's led to some lucrative nice businesses in some corners of the world like in west hollywood to a clothing for dogs can get a little pricey. this is where the best dressed dogs in america come to be fitted out for the holiday season the designs in this hollywood boutique seem to keep fire with his friends hopping but the prices well some would have to work like a dog to afford them. this marie antoinette style dog dress sells for $1200.00 but the most fashionable canines this year will be wearing a very elegant fabric. this season for the holidays for christmas and hanukkah a lot of people love anything cashmere sweaters blankets you name it. in

other doggie boutiques buyers prefer to see their pets in familiar designer labels what's trending in 2019 as a lot of people go for the design of harnesses they can see that go for chanel that got 50 or that is a really big family health staple here the pet fashionistas of hollywood say 70 percent of all households in america have a pet these days and more and more of them finding something sparkling under the christmas tree. and suddenly terribly underdressed as it is a day here in d w 4 mean the team and the land thanks for keeping us company. and

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a lead role like you've never seen before. but i'm here for a marriage to the ends justify the means. to teens witnesses starts december 13th on t.w. . these are the sublime tones of molly's pitocin lyrics soprano was at home on stages all over the globe and a special guest on today's program singing here in her signature role of lulu performed at the bavarian state opera and with that greetings from berlin and welcome to the latest edition of arts and culture

a modest paid us inhales from southern germany and over the years she's the stylist to self as an opera singer who defies categorize ation critics are literally weak kneed over the crystal clarity of her voice her versatility and her sue perv acting talent a dramatic soprano who also has a quieter more introspective side and before we meet her let's look at some of her career highlights. the. molly spitz isn't has enjoyed a dream career as a corner a tourer soprano. was. electrifying performances have garnered her 3 german opera singer of the year awards a unique achievement.