interesting to see the japan times gives it a bit more optimistic reading than the south china morning post south china morning post. china is in a feud a is‘ time, when he goes to beijing, this headline, don't underestimate us, donald trump warns the region, and his reception will be different. it will, given that donald trump has put pressure on china to act differently on north korea and the question of how to deal with the north korean listing programme and this question of how to detain north korea and make it behave better in terms of the international community, and of course the chinese haven't really received it that well, that china has in the past been called a currency manipulator and these kind of things, which are things donald trump hasn't repeated recently, but has of course inserted quite a lot of tension into the debate. the guardian, self driving cars have the green light for 2021. this is an interesting story. there are so many issues, including the issue of insurance laws, which will be overhauled, according to this article. yes, including when you are and are not insur

the south china morning post also has a story from the asean summit, reporting that chinese officialsre watching meetings between the united states, india, australia and japan, with a wary eye. turning to europe and le figaro, reports that 23 of the 28 eu countries have declared they will participate in a new eu defence pact, as part of a broader push to advance european integration. italian sports paper la gazzetta dello sport has tragic news for italian football fans, after italy failed to qualify for the world cup after a goalless second—leg draw against sweden. national geographic takes a close look at rising co2 emissions. we cannot seem to show you the graphic on that one so let's move on to the guardian. they have an interesting story about pets. apparently in the uk, our cramped housing means less of us have pets and that could have sad consequences for us. so let's begin. with me is liam booth smith, ceo of the independent, non—profit think tank localis which promotes neo—localist ideas in the uk through research, events and commentary. welcome. again. you have been busy read

we look at what the south china morning post is saying about him with regard to his performance, ifi with regard to his performance, if i can use that word, injapan. very ha rd—hitting stuff if i can use that word, injapan. very hard—hitting stuff with regard to north korea. it is, and the same types of terminology coming up from trump. now that he is there, will north korea reacts? release and offer missile, and if that is the case, will hebe seemed to take action straightaway? and what the chinese are trying to do, has come it all down. —— will he be seen to ta ke it all down. —— will he be seen to take action? they need the north korean regime controlled as well in south korea. they equally don't want it starting a global war. and obviously we will get the perspective from seoul, in south korea, and the beijing perspective. one of the intriguing aspects of donald trump's approach to north korea was to tie it immediately to selling military kit to japan as well. it was almost more important. and you will hear exactly the same coming out of south korea as well. he needs to focus on

his asian tour also covered in the south china morning post where the paper quotes an analyst saying, the business pages of the guardian. self—driving cars will be given the green light on uk roads in 2021

meantime, in the south—china morning post, a dramatic picture of demonstrators scuffling with policeila in protest to trump's visit. the us president has offered to mediate in the south china sea disputes. turning to the financial times, with an article on the front page claiming british spymasters fear anti—virus software that has been given to more than 2 million barclays customers may be being used as an intelligence—gathering tool by the russian government. having a look to the guardian in australia, where activists have vowed to press on with protests for more than 400 refugees on manus island, as authorities in papua new guinea prepare to forcibly remove them today. in other news online, for reuters, prince charles leads remembrance day ceremony for the british war dead, as the queen watched on. some say it signals a significant shift as the head of state gradually

we begin with the south china morning post and us president donald trump, who says the us will not stand. mr trump's asia tour continues, with the president arriving in south korea today. the telegraph online carries comments from us commerce secretary, wilbur ross, who warned the uk not to let the european union dictate what shape brexit will take if britain hopes to get a speedy us trade deal. meanwhile, the guardian focusses on another warning from wilbur ross, who said any post—brexit deal will hinge on the uk scrapping rules set by brussels, including regulations governing the imports of chlorinated chicken. the arab news looks forward to wednesday, and the opening of the louvre in abu dhabi. more than a decade in the making, it will be the first foreign branch of the parisian landmark museum, and will house a permanent collection of more than 600 artworks from across the world. and finally, in the daily telegraph print edition, parents in the uk have been told to get a grip and stop keeping their children off school simply because they have a cold or a cough. east sussex council sa

the south china morning post also has a story from the asean summit, reporting that chinese officials india, australia and japan, with a wary eye. turning to europe and le figaro, reports that 23 of the 28 eu countries have declared they will participate in a new eu defence pact, as part of a broader push to advance european integration. italian sports paper la gazzetta dello sport has tragic news for italian football fans, after italy failed to qualify for the world cup after a goalless second—leg draw against sweden. national geographic takes a close look at rising co2 emissions.

south china sea. the paper claims beijing aims to peacefully resolving the issue. china claims almost all of the south china sea. the south china morning postviving a drive to promote the city's separation from mainland china. student leaders have vowed more activism after an earlier campaign fizzled out. back to our top story and our special report on the thousands of is fighters and family members who are believed to have escaped raqqa through a deal brokered by us—backed syrian partners on the ground. robert ford is the former us ambassador to syria. he says he is fighters heading to europe present a real risk. some of them were trying to get to germany, some made it to north—western syria to another rebel safe haven from which they could more easily cross into turkey. absolutely there will be a risk that some of these foreign fighters will trickle into europe in the months ahead. what is your assessment that this was done under the watch of a deal brokered by us backed syrian partners on the ground? the report is very clear that the american backed syrian democratic forces negotiated with the islamic state to remove these fighters from

south china sea. the paper claims beijing aims to peacefully resolving the issue. china claims almost all of the south china sea. the south china morning posteviving a drive to promote the city's separation from mainland china. student leaders have vowed more activism, after an earlier campaign fizzled out. now, babita, what stories are sparking discussions online? song and protest, sharanjit. have a look at this. # and we are here to stay... protesters interrupted a pro—fossil fuel presentation by white house advisers in the german city of bonn by breaking into song. the us officials were promoting wider use of fossil fuel at an event on the sidelines of a un climate conference. let's get more now on president trump's tour across asia, now entering its final day. it is the longest tour a us president has undertaken in the region for 25 years. he visited five nations, with talks focusing on the north korea nuclear threat and improving trade. so how successful was his visit? with me is eufracia taylor, asia analyst at global risk consultancy verisk maplecroft. of course, we have been talking about it and it has been all focused on this trip

we start with the south china morning post which reports asean members have declined president donaldhe south china sea. mr trump made the offer during his visit to vietnam. the philippine star also covers the american president's tour of asia and claims mr trump will seek to strengthen ties between his country and the philippines when he meets his counterpart rodrigo duterte on the sidelines of the asean summit in manila. and finally the front page of the gulf news. it says the arab league will hold a meeting in a week at the request of saudi arabia to discuss what it calls "violations" committed by iran in the region. that brings you up—to—date with some of the papers. what about on line? sharanjit — this footage has been doing the rounds. (sings). it's the philippines president rodrigo duterte singing a duet with the filipino pop singer pilita corrales, at a dinner he hosted with donald trump as part of the asean summit in pasay city. as the song ended, mr duterte told the audience that he had performed "on the orders of the commander—in—chief of the united states". indonesian secu

the south china morning post leads on proposed reforms to the hong kong education system. n ministry has put forward to help resolve the rohingya migrant crisis in myanmar. and the japan times carries a story from america's military top from president trump to launch a nuclear attack. and the front page picture shows the beautiful foliage of a one thousand year old japanese gingko tree. it's grown so big, its trunk has a circumference of 22 metres! now to a topic that many people in developed countries would take for granted — toilets and the need for better sanitation. today, billions of people still live without a household toilet that safely disposes of their waste. the un calls it a global sanitation crisis that is spreading killer diseases and undermining progress in health and child survival. but having clean toilets can have economic benefits too by boosting tourism. earlier i spoke to bronwyn white — co—founder of mytravelresearch. com — a tourism industry research consultancy and the organiser of the toilet awards. the awards are all about highlighting toilets and

the south china morning post leads on proposed reforms to the hong kong education system. forward to help resolve the rohingya migrant crisis in myanmar. and the japan times carries a story from the american military‘s top nuclear commander, who has said he would resist any illegal order from president trump to launch a nuclear attack. and the front page picture shows the beautiful foliage of a i,000—year—old japanese gingko tree. it has grown so big, its trunk has a circumference of 22 metres. five countries are involved in a huge air and sea search to try and find an argentine submarine. the sanjuan has been missing since wednesday, with 44 crew on board. contact was lost as it returned from a routine mission near the southernmost tip of south america, but signals are being detected which may provide clues to its location. dan johnson reports. this is a vessel designed to play hide—and—seek in the deepest depths. so finding the sanjuan, its crew, and the 22 torpedoes it carries is a real challenge. fresh satellite signals, albeit weak ones, have revived hopes of rescue.

and the south china morning post reports that the former hong kong leader, donald tsang, won't be putr tsang could have to pay millions of dollars in legal costs incurred during the investigation. those are the top stories of major publications around the world. now, kasia, what's sparking discussions online? well, it's actually a video of president donald trump and japanese prime minister shinzo abe feeding fish. he spoke about trade. he got to play golf. here it is, you can see both leaders at the koi pond. some people online have been commenting that donald trump shouldn't have given the fish so much food. at one point he tips a whole box of fish food in. there you go, quite unceremoniously. but as you can see, he was simply following mr abe's lead, who was the first to pour all his fish food into the pond. you can't please all the people all the time, can you? kois are good luck fish so for sure they are full for breakfast, lunch and dinner. a rare map of australia thought to have been lost forever has been discovered in an attic in sweden. the 350—year—old map was created by reno

south china morning post reports on a repercussion in hong kong for the potential military takeover of the paper says even if robert mugabe is removed from office, the new zimbabwe government can pursue a case that mugabe lodged over a hong kong villa worth over $5 million. like many other newspapers around the world, the front page of the japan times is also dominated by a photo of da vinci's saviour of the world. the 500—year—old painting ofjesus christ was sold for a record $450 million, the highest price for any art work ever. the international edition of the new york times has a story relating to research on the secrets of long life. a non—profit organisation called betterhumans is publishing genome details of three dozen people who had lived over 110 years, so that anyone can dive in and unlock the genetic secrets behind their long lives. it's not something you might expect a professional photographer to want to capture, but desolation has a certain beauty in the eyes of some people. these pictures of an abandoned roller coaster are among scenes of desolation injapan which have b

the south china morning post warns that, despite president trump's red—carpet treatment, tough testsar programme are expected to dominate discussions on thursday afternoon. and the japan times looks at whether donald trump should tweet while he is in china. twitter is blocked inside the country, but the us delegation has apparently brought along special equipment so that mr trump can get round the firewall. somebody should be tweeting about these sheep, kasia. rico, sheep recognising human faces has really captured people's attention online. sheep have a reputation for being dim—witted creatures, but a new study has found that they can be trained to recognise human faces. there is a point to it all. scientists aim to use the sheep as models to understand disorders of the brain. we go back to beijing where we expect a welcoming ceremony to take place in the great hall of the people. this is the motorcade of dignitaries going to the great hall of the people. it is a lot of unprecedented steps during this state plus visit for president trump, because this ceremony will be broadcast live

the south china morning post has a front—page story about the suicide of general zhang yang.commissions political work department, until he was accused of corruption. the philippine daily inquirer leads with the story of three men killed by police in a drug raid in manila. it says security camera footage obtained by reuters news agency proves the policemen killed the men without authorisation. the footage shows the police clearing the surrounding alley before the killing. let's return now to our top story — north korea's firing of an unidentified ballistic missile, the first such launch since september. joining me via webcam from washington is military expert and senior fellow at the defence priorities think tank, lieutenant colonel daniel l davis. here we are again, lieutenant colonel. two months later, what is the plan of the north koreans? yes, what north korea is doing, as we discussed the last time we talked about this in september, is that they have to validate the operational capabilities of their missile system, and that requires several test is, and it requires some

the south china morning post has a front—page story about the suicide ofa front—page story about theommission's political work department, until it was accused of corruption. finally, the philippine daily inquirer leads with a story of three men killed by police in a drug raid in the capital of manila. it says security camera footage obtained by the reuters agency proves the policemen killed the man without authorisation. the footage shows the police clearing the surrounding ali before the killing. back to myanmar now, and on a visit to the country pope francis has defended the rights of ethnic groups, but he notably failed to refer to the muslim rohingya minority by name. adam cooper is from the centre for humanitarian dialogue and joins us live from yangon in myanmar. peter la nza is peter lanza is live. the papers in a difficult position. if he uses that phrase, rohingya, a phrase that the burmese do not use, is here in danger in the christian community in the country? i thinkl has danger in the christian community in the country? i think i has got to strike a very delicate balanc

and the south china morning post has a front page story about a us probe on chinese trade. aluminium and says it is the first "self—initiated" probe by washington since 1991. now what stories are sparking discussions online? yes let's looks at what is trending right now. two us citizens are being held in thailand after they posted an online picture of themselves posing with their buttocks exposed at bangkok's famous wat arun temple. immigration authorities say the pair would be fined and deported. the country has very strict laws on behaviour considered disrespectful and offensive to its buddhist religion. planes are flying once again from the international airport in bali after being disrupted for three days. that was caused by an eruption of mount agung. up to 100,000 people have been ordered to evacuate the area close to the volcano. thousands of tourists have been stranded. our correspondent hywel griffiths is in bali. does this suggest that the area, but the danger is over? absolutely not. although these guys have opened over the airport, the condition of the volcano h

and the south china morning post has a front page story about a us probe on chinese trade. chinese sheet aluminium and says it is the first "self—initiated" probe by washington since 1991. now, ben, what stories are sparking discussions online? yes, let's looks at what is trending right now. two us citizens are being held in thailand after they posted an online picture of themselves posing with their buttocks exposed at bangkok's famous wat arun temple. immigration authorities say the pair would be fined and deported. the country has very strict laws on behaviour considered disrespectful and offensive to its buddhist religion. pope francis has called on senior buddhist clerics in myanmar to overcome intolerance, prejudice and hatred. he was speaking to members of the supreme council of buddhist monks after celebrating an open—air mass in front of tens of thousands of people. the pope is due to travel to neighbouring bangladesh on thursday, where he will meet some of the more than 600,000 rohingya muslims who have fled myanmar. jonathan head reports from yangon. we can go to

the south china morning post warns that despite president trump's red carpet treatment, tough tests are's nuclear programme are expected to dominate discussions on thursday afternoon. and the japan times looks at whether donald trump should tweet while he's in china. twitter is blocked inside the country, but the us delegation has apparently brought along special equipment so that mr trump can get round the firewall. now, kasia, sheeps are trending online? rico, sheeps recognising human faces, which has really captured people's attention online. it's headline grabbing. sheep have a reputation for being dim—witted creatures — is that true? they are cute, anyway. a new study has found that they can be trained to recognise human faces. there is a point to it all — scientists aim to use the sheep as models to understand disorders of the brain. i hope they can tell mine! the indian capital is waking up for a second day to a blanket of thick grey smog. it's forced all schools in delhi to shut until sunday, with pollution at 70 times the world health organisation's safe level in some areas. ai

the south china morning post also reports on north korea, specifically about the visit of china‘s specialso much so that a regional expert is quoted saying that "china‘s direct influence on north korea is limited." the japan times headlines another regional crisis, the rohingya in myanmar. it reports some of the comments of myanmar leader aung san suu kyi, who said that illegal immigration was one of the root causes of the conflict in rakhine state. finally, in the business section of china daily, the e—commerce giant alibaba grabs the headlines. the company has bought stakes in china‘s largest hypermarket chain, sun art retail. queen elizabeth and the duke of edinburgh are celebrating their 70th wedding anniversary, the longest in the royal family‘s history. they are marking the occasion privately with family and friends at windsor castle. the church bells have been ringing out this afternoon at westminster abbey here in london, where the queen and prince philip were married. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. for any girl her wedding day is the day of her life. as the 21

and the front page of the south china morning post warns the number of unhealthy people in hong kongof hongkongers aged 15 or above are overweight or obese. and the number of people who drink alcohol has doubled over the past decade. now, kasia, what stories are sparking discussions online? president trump has once again whipped up a storm online. this time for comments he made at a meeting with native american world war ii veterans. president trump praised the veterans, before taking a swipe at democratic senator, elizabeth warren, calling her pocahontas. it's far from the first time the president has used this name for ms warren, who identifies as having native american ancestry. the decision to repeat it in front of the veterans has certainly got people talking. pope francis is in myanmar on his first visit to a country widely accused of the ethnic cleansing of rohingya muslims. the pontiff met myanma's army chief who denied any "religious discrimination" in a military campaign in rakhine state. the bbc‘s southeast asia correspondentjonathan head reports from yangon. the passenger

the south china morning post says hong kong's top court has given three jailed student leaders of the who appeared outside the court, as you can see in this picture, had beenjailed for illegal assembly. that brings you up to date with some of the stories out there. what stories are sparking discussions online? a bold move by the singer sia on social media has gone viral. she responded to an apparent paparazzi threat to sell naked pictures of her. this was her response: she took to twitter, posting this image of the back of a naked woman saying "someone is apparently trying to sell naked photos of me to my fans. save your money, here it is for free. every day is christmas!" she is known for being secretive about her life, including what she looks like, regularly hiding herface under masks and wigs. but it looks like she got the last word. more on those floods in vietnam which are now being blamed for nearly 90 deaths after typhoon damrey made landfall on sunday. it's the worst flooding the country's seen for years. now officials have released water from dangerously full reservoirs to t

and the south china morning post reports that the former hong kong leader donald tsang won't be put onsang could have to pay millions of dollars in legal costs incurred during the investigation. now, kasia, what is sparking discussions online? well, it is actually a video of president donald trump and japanese prime minister shinzo abe feeding fish. here it is. you can see both leaders at the koi pond. some people online have been commenting that donald trump shouldn't have given the fish so much food. he empties his box into the pond. but, as you can see, he was simply following mr abe's lead, who was the first to pour all his fish food into the pond. and i think it is safe to say the koi probably enjoyed it. a rare map of australia thought to have been lost forever has been discovered in an attic in sweden. the 350—year—old map was created by renowned dutch cartographer joan blaeu in 1659. the owners only realised its rarity when they put it up for auction. the map has been restored and is now on display at the national library of australia, in canberra. dr martin woods is curator of

. >>> and the south china morning post reports that president trump's daughter played diplomat as sheraditional chinese song and read a poem in mandrin. that's an ice breaker. bring out the kids. >> i remember when she was in mar-a-lago she performed in person. >> i remember that, too. she's taking chinese. >>> ahead into the booth in napa county, who lost their homes in the wine country wildfires. they must file their "right of >>> good morning, it's 8:25. i'm kenny choi. today is a key deadline for folks in napa county who lost their homes in the wine country wildfires. they must file their right of entry forms by 5 p.m. today. the forms are necessary to allow government workers on burned-out properties to begin clean-up. >>> crews are investigating an early-morning fire in gilroy. the fire department says that it got a call about a house fire on broadway about 2:20 a.m. no word on a potential cause. two people in the home got out safely. one firefighter is being treated for possible dehydration. raffic and weather in just a moment. >>> good morning. time now is 8:27. and bee contin

playing in the papers here in china, we poke up this morning in beijing to china daily, sign of u.s. ties at new historic starting point. then the south china morning postas a little more of a couch view red carpet for trump in beijing, but tough tests still to come. there's disagreements on north korea. trade investigations are set to wrap up in a few weeks we'll see how it plays out between the two countries. >> all right, kayla. thank you from across the world. good to see you every morning. what's coming up, andrew >> from across the world to across the block we'll get back to becky quick at the ron baron con frenls the conference here in new york. first, business leaders make it to a con frenls. we are going to bring highlights from the ceo east of at&t, uber and a lot more as we head to a break. look at yesterday's s&p 500 winners and losers >> it was wonderful. >> bravo >> i love that >> it was great. >> pretty good >> wasn't bad. >> parts weren't good. >> it could have been better it was terrible. >> it was bad. >> awful >> boo ♪ ♪ what we do every night is like something out of a strange dream. except that the next morning it all makes sense. t

qualcomm other deal pending that is a 39 billion dollars post acquisition mxpsemi conductor higher this morning qualcomm paid out regulatory fines china southble 130-billion-dollar deal, cvs came out, you can see this is a win this morning, cvs is up slightly about one-third of one percent profit higher claims also seen growth in health care operations, so that has been a real upside possibly for that one profit forecast then we look at michael kors big farther here raised revenue forecast going forward benefiting, from jimmy choo stock up 5.6% about a 10.8% gain this year going to tack on some up arrows as revenue beat profit i rises revenue forecast forward that out paces what 234589s thoug analysts thought on that good news. >> switch gears donna brazile former head of the democratic national committee she is dropping more bombshells about the democratic national committee how colloquialisms linked to hillary clinton's presidential campaign, the former democratic party chair had no idea what she walked into why she had to get financial approval from clinton campaign haushthsdz in bro headquarters for everything. >> i am trying to write a