on china's president xi jinping and his south korean counterparts say they won't tolerate war on the korean peninsula as a top level meeting in beijing. u.k. prime minister to resign may's meeting european union leaders in brussels less than a day after an embarrassing parliament should you feet breakfasts on wednesday night's parliament back to the man meant giving them a legal garron t. a vote on the final breaths that deal struck with brussels to resume a is hoping leaders approve an agreement to move the brits it negotiations on to a second phase in coal pricing trade talks well for more on this story correspondent phillips joins me live from brussels an all not humiliating defeat in . the commons has it affected her head position her bargaining position in brussels . i think it affects it yes negatively but i don't think it's fatal or terminal and i wouldn't want to exaggerate it soo it raises the question amongst the european governments whom she's negotiating with and who she will be talking to throughout the coming year what sort of mandate does she have what sort of wealth o

place for the potential influx of refugees from north korea so when president moon meets president xi jinping in beijing there will be a hope for discussions on how to promote peace and stability in the region. medical aid group doctors without borders say that more than six thousand seven hundred written job would killed in the month after violence broke out in myanmar. government's official figures only four hundred its military denies committing what the u.n. calls a campaign of ethnic cleansing in mammals northern rakhine state aid groups numbers based on survivors of violence from the ethnic minority sheltering in refugee camps invited us six hundred forty six thousand are injured have fled the country since august. at least ten people have been killed in a bomb attack on the main police academy in somalia's capital a suicide bomber blew himself up during a police parade inside the training camp in mogadishu officials say he was wearing police uniform the group al-shabaab has claimed responsibility for the time muslim leaders have rejected u.s. president donald trump's recognition of jer

korea at the top of the agenda south korean president in is set to meet with chinese president xi jinping. british conservative m.p.'s had to resign may a defeat one that promises to make the bracks in negotiations even more complicated and why a special election in one us states has ended politics in washington. muslim leaders have rejected us present donald trump's recognition of jerusalem as israel's capital and called on countries around the world to do the same the fifty seven member organization of islamic cooperation denounced the american action as dangerous and a violation of international law mamma died over reports from istanbul of the hastily convened mixing of the organization of islamic cooperation members would recognize the palestinians to eat with occupy it is jealous of the most its capital there was strong could admissions to football for us to settle. the palestinian president mahmoud abbas declared the palestinian school no longer accept the u.s. as a mediator in the middle east peace process in his strongest statement yet since donald trump's announcement abbas calle

yes, absolutely, this is one of xi jinping's signature policies.he party congress and definitely want to push ahead with that, but this is definitely not something that he alone can push. there are more than 160 countries participating, and there area number of countries participating, and there are a number of financial issues to consider. i think next year, it will be basically saying we will see progress but also setbacks in some areas. all right, very briefly, the internet. we know you have huge chinese firms like ellie butler, for instance, what do you see happening? —— alibaba. instance, what do you see happening? -- alibaba. china will try to continue to support large online companies like alibaba, and try to restrict access to foreigners. we at only a few days away from the end of the year, in case you have not noticed, here is what is due out this week. delivery giant fedex will be reporting quarterly results. yes, they do still make products under licensing with the chinese government. and nike is due to give us government. and nike is du

is making his first state visit to china for a bilateral summit with president xi jinping the nuclear missile threat from north korea will be high on the agenda during the visit when jay is also looking to improve the really the pair's relationship after china was angered by the u.s. in the missile defense system to south korea and the stream leg stay with us here on our. jews are. swear every since. hi i'm femi oke a and i'm really could be hurricanes are my house a anne-marie are long gone but the past of destruction they.

push the syrian government to accept new elections talking tough on north korea china's president xi jinping i was in meetings with a south korean counterpart in beijing saying they will not tolerate war. and how mass calls for a palestinian uprising against israel over the u.s. jerusalem decision as the party marks its their teeth on eva three. we begin in may where at least nine thousand revenge of muslims have died or been killed in just one month of those more than six thousand seven hundred were killed in violent attacks following the military crackdown. but mammals government insists the real figure is much lower just four hundred mohammed explains doctors without borders estimate that nine thousand roll hinges died in the month that followed the start of the military crackdown in me and more which began in late august most of the rohinton who died were killed violent. the estimate contrasts sharply with me and more as government total it said four hundred refugees were killed that month. doctors without borders says their estimate is conservative and the actual total is likely to be f

korea were i think very evident on thursday afternoon now after the bilateral between president xi jinping and mr moon there was to be no joint statement apparently the two sides are going to issue separate statements that points to an existing diplomatic impasse over of course china's continued opposition to the anti missile defense system that south korea deployed early this year in response to all that north korea has been doing however there was one area of agreement the two sides did sign a memorandum of understanding to expand trade between the two countries this ceremony was watched over by some of the business executives who are accompanying president moon on his trip to china there was no one discordant moment a south korean photographer was badly beaten up by security guards as he was attending a trade function and now south korean government officials have lodged a formal protest with china that is a reminder in the sense that relations between these two countries remain very strained in the the tone of this visit is very different to the one the president donald trump who was h

that's very important but it's the specter of conflict on the korean peninsula that has brought xi jinping and president moon closer together now but this is still going to be a very difficult visit i think for the south korean president because of those continuing strains over the anti missile defense system that south korea deployed earlier this year china really sees this as a threat to their national security but they've agreed to essentially agree to disagree they put it on to one side and are trying to focus on the things where they have some common agreement now what is happening the softer noon thursday afternoon here in beijing is that a memorandum of understanding is going to be signed that's going to expand trade in theory between china and south korea but this is just a memorandum a memorandum of understanding i'm sorry it's not legally binding it's not legally enforceable it is pure symbolism now these two countries signed a free trade pact two years ago but in many ways south korea has found itself frozen out of the china market because of those strains over third i think wha

trade relations are on the agenda as south korean president mungy in talks with chinese president xi jinping. said that peace had to reason and defeat on the promise is to make the practice in the gay shay should even more complicated. to fight on home turf why the indian prime minister narendra modi has been forced to play the lead role in a regional election campaign. could have you with us welcome to al-jazeera muslim leaders have rejected u.s. president donald trump's recognition of jerusalem as israel's capital and called on countries around the world to do the same the fifty seven member organization of islamic cooperation did nouns the american action as dangerous and a violation of international law how many reports of the hastily convened meting of the organization of islamic cooperation is tumble members of a compromise the palestinian state with occupied east jerusalem as its capital there was strong condemnation as to for both the u.s. and israel. the palestinian president mahmoud abbas declared the palestinian school no longer accept the u.s. as a mediator in the middle east pea

is making his first state visit to china for a bilateral summit with president xi jinping the nuclear missile threat from north korea will be high on the agenda during the visit is also looking to improve the pair's relationship after china was angered by the u.s. sending a missile defense system to south korea in retaliation china imposed a ban on the sale of group tours to south korea which resulted in the number of chinese visitors to the country plummeting adrian brown reports from beijing. well this is a very difficult visit for president moon his first to china since becoming head of state and the strains in the relationship between china and south korea were i think very evident on thursday afternoon now after the bilateral between president xi jinping and mr moon there was to be no joint statement apparently the two sides are going to wish you separate statements that points to an existing diplomatic impasse over of course china's continued opposition to the anti missile defense system that south korea deployed earlier this year in response to all that north korea has been doi

and yet, xi jinping is governing in a very iron handed way.see have said nothing at all publicly about human rights or the rule of law. we said very little about our very real economic concerns and the necessity of protecting our intellectual property and are industries that are under threat. and so, i think what we need to do is strike a balance. not when extreme, not the other. china is a country with which we must find avenues for corporation where our interests overlap in we have done so in the past on everything from nuclear security to the pandemic disease and not to mention climate change. the recognize that china's interest and hours converted into their competitors in many important realms. from the asian-pacific bradley and the south china sea. and various other areas we cannot find over china. we cannot brush under the rug the nefarious practices. on the other hand we cannot create a mortal enemy when we do not have one. that is a violence we have to strike and i think we're not quite fond of putting up your north korea obviously is

believe in anything you know the new south korea's president said to meet with chinese president xi jinping the threat from north korea will be high on the agenda and moon may be looking to repair relations after the u.s. deployment of an anti-missile system china the british prime minister theresa may has suffered a major blow to her plans after m.p.'s now early voted in favor of an amendment she had strongly opposed it ensures parliament gets a vote on the final breaths a deal struck with the european union further complicating efforts to sever ties. the un special envoy for syria has urged russia to convince the syrian government that there is no time to lose on reaching a peace deal speaking to a swiss television channel said finding mr assad failure to make peace quickly could lead to a fragmentation of syria russian president vladimir putin to push push on assad's government to accept that they have to be a new constitution and a new elections the united nations is warning more than four hundred thousand children under the age of five in the democratic republic of congo could die with

but in a sign that the relationship still remains quite frosty we're told that chinese president xi jinping reiterated his position on the third missile defense system saying that he hopes south korea takes the situation seriously and that it takes a long time to recover from a setback but relations are now improving fast we're told that president moon did ask china to play a bigger role when it comes to north korea but that he did not specifically mention the request that china put a full oil embargo on that country. the net neutrality rules presenting over the internet access have been repealed by the u.s. government the changes could mean large corporations can pay into the service providers to prioritize their websites and even block their competitors castro has more. opposed to the repeal of net neutrality rules in the u.s. and making their voices heard on the streets of washington protesters in the end were not loud enough to sway the vote of the federal communications commission your card i can assure risen resul i dissent the commission voted three to two along partisan lines to und

others are saying xi jinping is ready to restructure.hen the economy. people are looking closer at this than they have before. that does not mean that we will see anything interesting from it. i think the topics are gdp, what do they do with growth, and debts. which leads us to deleveraging. kathleen: let's get straight on that. you have written recently that china -- and other people have pointed out, they are not leveraging as fast which is not the same as deleveraging. i can throw up a chart, g #btv 1009, which is a turquoise line showing china all system financing aggregate, and gdp growth. yes, they have eased a bit. i have to bring this up so everyone can see it, and not just me. here we go. here is the chart. -- you don't think they are moving in that direction at all. or you don't think they want to? you think 2018 is the year? leland: we are not sure about that. the major problem is people don't know what the leveraging. thet now, we are seeing central government move certain rates up. the benchmark interest rate. it does not me

so xi jinping needs to use this new power he has to resolve the key domestic problems which will providehank you very much. and on tomorrow's show — brexit, trump, may and moscow — the year that was, and the year that could be according to our uk political editor, laura kuenssberg, and north america editor, jon sopel. that's tomorrow on beyond 0ne hundred days, from 1900 gmt. we look forward to that tomorrow. coming up next on bbc world news — ros atkins is here with 0utside source and for viewers in the uk — we'll have the latest headlines from reeta chakrabarti. for now — from katty kay in washington and me christian fraser in london — goodbye. after what was a foggy start in a few places some of us got to enjoy some sunshine today. it was beautiful for our weather watcher in stockton on tees but i suspect this scene from sterling is more representative of what most of us will see over the next few days. cloud is now coming from the atlantic. ahead of that mild air being drawn from the south west providing cloudy conditions through this evening. misty and murky conditions over hills in

in homes talks with chinese president xi jinping. seoul this hour conservative m.p.'s hands theresa may a defeat one that promises to make the break to negotiations even more complicated and tough fight on home turf why indian prime minister narendra modi's been forced to play the lead role in a regional election campaign. thank you for joining as the organization of islamic cooperation has declared east jerusalem as the capital of palestine and is asking all countries to follow suit their leaders and represent system fifty seven muslim countries condemned president donald trump's official recognition of jerusalem as israel's capital after a meeting in turkey but while the summit was full of strong statements it fell short of any actions against the united states for its unilateral decision saudi arabia's king didn't attend the meeting but he addressed the issue in riyadh calling for a political solution and backing the rights of palestinians over easter will see them activists get the protests going on the streets in the occupied palestinian territories at least one

his relationship with his host president xi jinping has improved but remains on easy in spite of their differences the specter of conflict on the korean peninsula has brought these two men together and mr maule made no secret. does not one war. want a peaceful and diplomatic solution to north korea's nuclear and missile programs and does this tie china and the south koreans have common language the principle point of friction remains south korea's decision to deploy a united states and missile system in response chinese tourists boycotted south korea and other economic sanctions followed on thursday moonsault to reassure china's leader that the system would only be used against north korea but in a sign strains over the issues still linger there was no joint media conference as often happens on such occasions the atmosphere wasn't improved by a serious scuffle between a south korean photographer and chinese security guards the south korean government's lodged a complaint the good news is that the president thirty china and south korea are at least talking to one another but big differe

time the president minging and is making an official visit to china and he will be meeting with xi jinping will be a state dinner he's there for four days and as you say it's all part of repairing this strained relationship very important so the two can work together on north korea and also because of trade china is crucial to south korea's economy and to give you an idea just how crucial the biggest delegation of business leaders to ever travel with a south korean president on an overseas trip is traveling with on this visit. it's a decades old relationship that hit a bumpy patch and says his first visit to china as president will be an opportunity to mend fences reasons to the biggest goal in focus of my visit this time will be rebuilding mutual trust between south korea and china. china is south korea's largest trading partner and some businesses recently got a taste of what happens when chinese customers stop spending. as north korea ramped up its nuclear weapon and missile program seoul went ahead with the installation of the u.s. missile defense system known as stad and china got ext

making his first state visit to china for a bilateral summit with president xi jinping and the nuclear missile threat from north korea will be high on the agenda during the visit. also looking to improve the relationship after china was angered by the u.s. sending a missile defense system to south korea adrian brown reports now from beijing. well this is a very difficult visit for president moon his first to china since becoming head of state and the strains in the relationship between china and south korea were i think very evident on thursday afternoon now after the bilateral between president xi jinping and mr moon there was to be no joint statement apparently the two sides are going to wish you separate statements that points to an existing diplomatic impasse over of course china's continued opposition to the anti missile defense system that south korea deployed earlier this year in response to all that north korea has been doing however there was one area of agreement the two sides did sign a memorandum of understanding to expand trade the tween the two countries this ceremony was

is meeting with the chinese leader xi jinping in beijing and north korea will no doubt feature high on the agenda in those discussions china of course has a big role to play when it comes to the north korean crisis the united states and south korea want to see china imposing further sanctions against north korea even cutting off the oil supply to that country china though prefers a solution that would to see north korea agreeing to freeze its nuclear development in exchange for south korea and the united states agreeing to scale back military exercises that anger the government in north korea now whether north korea is ultimately open to these talks remains unclear the u.n. political affairs chief jeffrey feltman it was the most senior u.n. official to visit pyongyang recently for the first time in six years and he came back saying that the officials he met did not give any specific commish commitment to being open to talk. members of former president ali abdullah saleh party have met with a senior leader in yemen the tools the head of the supreme political council of yemen sally out s

xi jinping may try to have himself written into the national constitution.s been revised four times in the last revision was 2004. rishaad: the key is the changes we expect, the more we are likely to see. >> there is one speculation. constitution,ent you can only serve 25-year terms. twoou can only serve five-year terms. that may change. rishaad: that is speculation that xi jinping has been bolstering his position in the party and has been the strongest -- >> the strongest leader in a decade and certainly the strongest in the past three decades. he had a good year. ,ishaad: this passing year commentator say this has been a very good one for him, but next year has other challenges which he did not have to face before. >> to mystically speaking because next year will mark the 40th anniversary the question is whether he is going to improve efficiency of the state driven economy or whether he will allow some generally liberalizing measures. here,d: we have a graphic keep the middle class happy, keep the peace, keep a cool head and the key is, keep looking like a

china and south korea have shown a rare united front over the north korean threat president xi jinping in moon j and say they won't tolerate war on the korean peninsula the two leaders have been meeting in beijing the main sticking point remains south korea's decision to deploy united states anti missile defense system moon reassured china the system would only be used against north korea kathy novak has more from seoul. president monday is continuing his four day state visit to china with a meeting with the chinese prime minister and parliamentary leader it's all part of an effort to improve relations that were strained over a dispute over the u.s. missile defense system known as that being installed here in south korea there was no joint statement or news conference after the meeting between presidents moon and she but we're told by presidents moon's office that the two leaders agreed to four general principles on north korea that there should be no more war on the korean peninsula that the korean peninsula must be nuclear free that interfering in relations must be improved and that

his visit in november we've seen the pictures you sent i think extraordinarily warm embrace of xi jinping with as you said more accolades for xi that almost any other leader with the possible exception of vladimir putin. and yet you know, xi is governing in a very iron handed way. we have said nothing at all publicly about human rights or the rule of law. we have said very little about our very real economic concerns and the necessity of protecting our intellectual property, our industries that under threat. and so i think what we need to do is strike a balance. not one extreme, not the other. china is a country with which we must find avenues for cooperation where our interests overlap, and we have done so in the past on everything from nuclear security to pandemic disease, not to mention climate change. but we also have to recognize that china's interest and ours substantially the version we are competitors in many important realms, from the asia-pacific region broadly in the south china sea, to various other areas. and we can't fawn over china. we can't brush under the rug its nefariou

ministerjustin trudeau in in beijing and has already premier li keqiang and is due to meet president xi jinping few hours and trade is one of the most pressing matters. last year, the two countries sold each other about us$67.4 billion worth of stuff. but it's heavily tilted in china's favour, they sold canada us$31ibn more stuff than they bought from canada. in the last hour canada's prime minister has been explaining why progress has been slow. the opportunity for canada to begin negotiations on a conference of trade agreement with china is a significant thing for canadians, for workers, for small to medium—sized businesses, for agricultural producers right across the country and there are really big implications that are notjust and there are really big implications that are not just about the coming months coming years but indeed the coming decades and generations as china moves towards becoming the largest economy in the world. that is justin trudeau. rico hizon is in our asia business hub. nice to see you. it is proving to be quite tricky for the canadian prime minister! absolutely. progr

>> [speaking in a foreign language] >> and and president moon's meeting with president xi jinping on thursday for four days. >> [speaking in a foreign language] there was a little bit of concern in some circles in washington that xi jinping was trying to sort of play a little bit of trying to put a little wedge between seoul and washington in light of what china claimed was an agreement from south korea and others. some clarification? >> [speaking in a foreign-language] >> and just on japan, what is the effect on u.s.-south korea arms relationship in terms of japanese expanding its capabilities to deter north korea, south korea expansion on extending capabilities. [speaking in a foreign language] >> the speakers now using the mic. as the chair, it is such a sensitive topic. inappropriatettle for me to answer because it is a politically loaded question when it comes to foreign relations political entities. i find it very difficult to answer. however, i will try to give you some basic answers when it comes to rok's stance. the neighboring countries, we are in a place we want to keep go

world today south korean president moon jay is in beijing for talks with his chinese counterpart xi jinping the two countries are looking to resolve a year long dispute over south korea's deployment of an anti missile system shared with the u.s. china says the system can be used to spawn on its military activity. doctors without borders says at least six thousand seven hundred hinge a muslim is were killed in the first month of an army crackdown on. bills in myanmar that began in august the aid group calls that number a conservative estimate and says at least seven hundred thirty children under the age of five were among the dead. sports now and in bonus league is soccer or the league leaders by muni were licking their lips at the prospect of winless cologne coming to town last night in the basement side put up more of a fight than even their own fans might have thought possible after a scoreless opening half cologne started on the offensive after the break and could have taken the lead had lucas not lost his cool. however by and live and off ski kept his. final score there in munich and st

for talks on the edge and its future in a message read by a communist party official president xi jinping said china would not close its store to the global internet but still favored regulation foreign firms face tight controls in china such as for censorship and surveillance. at least thirteen people have been killed after a fishing boat collided with a tanker and capsized off the coast of south korea the vessel was carrying passengers on a fishing tor rescue divers have been searching the ship which remained partly above the water. tens of thousands of the railings have taken part in a demonstration against government corruption and prime minister binyamin that knocking that yahoo. the protest was also directed at a draft bill that critics say is designed to allow that yahoo to avoid being charged with corruption the prime minister is accused of accepting gifts he denies wrongdoing. unofficial estimates say twenty thousand people took part in the demonstration. the protests have been taking place on a weekly basis in israel he began when corruption allegations were first raised against

he met with china's president xi jinping.october he shared a stage in moscow with other world leaders at the russian forum on a panel. there he addressed the controversial topic of his relationship with donald trump, and the state's relationship with the u.s.. we saw each other one time. we had a couple conversations on various issues of mutual interest. we also discussed the syrian issue. issues we are cooperating with the americans on many tracks. yes, there are certain problems. certain confrontations. we are capable of coming to solutions, to coordinate our approaches. as to our relationship, you can judge for yourselves. on many occasions, certain forces are using russian-american relations to address the internal political problems. we are waiting for this process to come to an end. intereste fundamental -- our cooperation in the energy field. tirelessly oning those conflicts, and solutions to those conflicts. cybercrime, these are fundamental interests that will change the nature of relations for the better. do you thi

s for talks on the internet future and a message read by a communist party official president xi jinping said china would not close its doors to the global internet but still favorite regulation foreign firms face ties controls in china such as for censorship and surveillance. at least thirteen people have been killed after a fishing boat collided with a tanker and capsized off the coast of south korea the vessel was carrying passengers on a fishing tour rescue divers have been searching the ship for the ship which remained partially above the water. and hundreds of people have been evacuated across southern albania after heavy rainfall flooded thousands of homes at least one person has died and several people have been injured in the last three days flights have also been suspended from the country's only international airport. and whereas health organization estimates that more than a third of all women suffer physical or sexual violence at the hands of their partners despite this to to stick the government in turkey wants to weaken laws protecting women from abuse now some activists t

for talks on the internet's future in the message read by a communist party official president xi jinping situated to what not close its doors to the global internet but still favor regulation foreign firms face tighten cause in china so just for censorship and surveillance. at least thirteen people have been killed after a fishing boat collided with a tanker and capsized off the coast of south korea the vessel was carrying passengers on a fishing tor rescue divers have been searching the ship which remained partly above the water. at least thirteen people have been killed in two suicide bombings in northern nigeria police say two female suicide bombers blew themselves up in the town of view in borno state one struck the town's busy market the other detonated her explosives in the town square no one has claimed responsibility but previous attacks in the area have been carried out by the militant group boko haram. for more on this let's cross over to our correspondent in nigeria yan philip schultz. yes and then there's been no claim of responsibility for the attack who died juries authorit

he met the country's leader xi jinping on tuesday for a state dinner.rrently canada's second—largest trading partner with annual bilateral trade worth around 70 billion us dollars. the two sides had expected to launch formal negotiations for a free—trade pact during mr trudeau's visit, but progress is proving to be slow. china has had similar agreements with new zealand and australia. earlier, i spoke rolling. he has taken a principled approach to free trade. i think i has been stable and fixed in his approach that any trade deal to become rancid, progressive, and ultimately to the benefit of canadians. is it to principles? he wa nts to canadians. is it to principles? he wants to achieve trade deals involving labour, gender, and governance issues. i think the prime minister will be empowered by the fa ct minister will be empowered by the fact the dpp is called the comprehensive and progressive trans—pacific partnership. and i think he wants to show to canadians that the electorate back home, that he is focused on these ideas and that he is not going to

for talks on the future of the internet in a message read by a communist party official president xi jinping said china went in. close its doors to the global internet but it still favored regulations foreign firms face tight controls in china such as forced censorship and surveillance. at least thirteen people have been killed after a fishing boat collided with a tiger and capsized off the coast of south korea the vessel was carrying passengers on a fishing tour rescue divers have been searching the ship which remained partially above water. hundreds of people have been evacuated across southern albania after heavy rainfall flooded patterson's of homes at least one person has died and several have been injured in the last three days flights have also been suspended from the country's only international air force. and in the german city of at least four people are reported to have died in a fire in a high rise block of flats police said one person was seriously injured as she jumped from the roof of the building. and us media reports have suggested president donald trump may soon officially

s for talks on the internet's future and a message read by a communist party official president xi jinping said china would not close its doors to the global internet but still favored regulations foreign firms face tight controls in china such as forced censorship and surveillance. hundreds of people have been evacuated across southern albania after heavy rainfall flooded thousands of homes at least one person has died and several people have been injured in the last three days flights have also been suspended from the country's only international air force. at least thirteen people have been killed in two suicide bombings in northern nigeria and they say two female suicide bombers blew themselves up in the town of view in borno state when the town's busy market and the other destination her explosives in the town square no one has claimed responsibility but previous attacks in the area have been carried out by the militant group boko haram. you heard there the bombers were female we asked our correspondent in nigeria young philip shells if militants are increasingly using women to carry

s for talks on the internet's future in a message read by a communist party official president xi jinping that china would not close its door to the global internet but still favored regulation foreign firms face tight controls in china such as for censorship and surveillance. the united states has pulled out of an international pact on the recently refugees and migrants the top administration says the united nations global compact on migration is inconsistent with its policies all one hundred ninety three members of the un general assembly had signed the deal last year. more than fifty thousand people are still living in childers in bali after being evacuated last week because of signs that the island's volcano was about to rocked the volcano has calmed down over the last few days but authorities say the threat of a major eruption has not receded a number of international airlines have again been forced to cancel flights because of ash and smoke. prayers at bally's biggest temple on the slopes of mount where shippers with face masks at the ready to protect them from the fumes and ash bei

place for the potential influx of refugees from north korea so when president moon meets president xi jinping in beijing there will be a hope for discussions on how to promote peace and stability in the region it's a prestige battle for indian prime minister. voters at his home state of good drugs cost ballots of the second phase of regional polling now the election is taking place in a state where moody's party on the beach e.p. has been in power for twenty two years but the opposition congress has mounted a surprisingly strong challenged if you could call it has more from the front. not long ago many thought this would be an easy win for the b j p but suddenly this race is becoming very contentious there has been rumblings of discontent though from the general population of the past year and the former protests and agitations and those that have been showing their discontent have mostly been from the rural community which makes up about half of the voting bank and this became apparent in the phase one of the elections on december ninth where there were us in the turnout of voters that the b

trump is frustrated that his personal relationship with chinese president xi jinping has not led to a more balanced trade relationship or significant progress in reining in north korea. >>> in chile, rescue workers are combing through all this, mud and debris, after a mudslide buried much of a remote village. they're looking for at least 15 people missing. five people are confirmed dead. the country's president declared the village a disaster zone. >>> monday's international migrants day, a reminder that migrants still face unsafe conditions as they try to reach europe. on friday, more than 150 african migrants including 42 children were rescued from a small boat off the coast of libya. the european union is struggling to shut down this smuggling route that brings thousands of people from libya into the eu each year. >> on saturday, hundreds of people across france marched to bring attention to the immigrants' plight, calling on authorities to allow migrants to enter france from italy. >>> peru's president insists he will not reline after lsign aft started the measures to impeach him.

resolutions >>> back in november trump and chinese president xi jinping held a friendly summit in beijing but trump warned about an unfair afraid imbalance between the two countries. u.s. ambassador to china terry br branstad spoke about the issue >> since the wto, china has not confirmed with the market relationship, not only the united states, but the european union and many other european countries around the world concur with that in order to get that market status, they need to make changes. we're here to advocate and encourage them do that we think that would benefit consumers in china and reduce the trade deficit. that's what we're advocating for. >>> do you feel that the u.s. is losing the soft power war? here we are. we have another vice premiere who told the world that china believes in globalization, china believes in free markets and others are pursuing policies that are in opposition to that it's clear that that finger is pointed at the u.s >> well, i think you have to look beyond the rhetoric at the reality. the reality is we're probably one of the most open and free markets

they made the point, resident xi jinping himself made the point during the conference, the areas thaten cannot prosper. which is very interesting thing. you would not heard that being said by a lot of politicians here, but they said that. the chinese burn a lot of coal, but they are the leading force in the world in solar technology. not so much windmills, but solar. they do want to do it for economic and political reasons. the things that comes out of this, moving from made in china to created in also relying on innovation. they goingn is, are to modernize state enterprises? are they going to rely on foreign companies to come in? btv659, how employment has come down over the years. everywhere around the world. what is happening there? almost certainly come a xi jinping once to have state enterprises play a greater role in the economy, but not the same role as it has been playing in the past. you want to be more efficient. he wants to produce with less borrowing. he wants them to improve their supply chains. he wants them to be more environmentally friendly. party tothe communist play

he is developed a relationship with xi jinping. one can argue that the president has got more out of the chinese with some other sanctions against north korea than any previous president has put the chinese now are engaged perhaps because they fear president trump i'd initiate a literary action against north korea. are we close to war? do you think there's a high probability of up rain to strike the united states or do you think this is more kabuki in the sense of what is really trying to drive us to negotiation text you could make a case for either but we will start with you. >> i have to say i'm not sure i agree that we have developed or the president has gotten something out of the chinese. i'm not sure that they are doing everything they could as far as north korea is concerned because they are concerned is more that the place will fall apart but they haven't cut off some of the major aspects of the support for the chinese economy. in the meantime they are messing around in the south china sea and taking over climate change and

it was just a few months ago at the one belt, one road summit where president xi jinping was the keynoteaker at the summit, and he said, look, we are going to build the old silk road. 65 nations have signed up already. there were over 100 leaders there, so there might be more than 65, they are going to raise over $100 billion in currency to -- financing to build this. the silk road in ancient times had brought peace and trade, so why not build it again? if you take this one step further, think about 65 to 100 nations, the western road really does not yet know how to deal with global trade and things like that, what fair trade is all about. they're going to build one road, and it may as well be the new wto. francine: yes, but it is such a big economy. they are trying to move a supertanker. are we going to see a bump as china tries to be a more consumption-led economy? joe: i think china is not exactly a democratic state under western standards in a way, so the government is very clear with the directive of where they are going. there is very little multi opinions about what could be done

of the most popular products is a homemade range of cosmetics favored by the wife of president xi jinpingjean paul: still the number one beauty brand in china, the preferred beauty brand by chinese women is l'oreal paris. it is great because l'oreal paris is the number one brand for chinese, americans, europeans, russians, everywhere. francine: not bad. tell me about your success in china. is it their distribution, adds, through celebrities? what is the attraction? jean paul: the reason for the success is the same, number one quality. our absoluterands priority is the quality and safety of our products, something the chinese respect a lot. it is very important for them. number one, innovation. innovation is extremely important in an industry where you have to innovate a lot. our products are new in order to keep innovation flowing strongly. it is the imagery of the brands like giorgio armani and l'oreal ,aris, it is beautiful imagery and chinese consumers aren't sensitive to that. they like it. francine: is the u.s. a tough market? ,ean paul: it is a bit softer certainly softer than china

capital and with sovereignty china's position as such will never change without union president xi jinping of china a lot put forward and a four point proposal last july on the settlement of the palestinian question by including the promotion of a political process based on the two state solution at hearings to the common comprehensive. and sustainable vision of security would you feel the further coordination of the international efforts going on and synergy for peace sort of holistic approach to development for peace in. china continue to play them and it's constructive role in promoting a political solution to the past in question in the interest of peace stability and development in the middle east. thank you mr president i think the distinguished representative of china i know you to flaunt to the distinguished representative of malaysia. we are watching this emergency session of the united nations general assembly and as they debate the resolution brought by turkey to the u.s. to withdraw its decision with regards to jerusalem being the capital of israel the last speaker was from chi

president xi jinping is asserting demand for electricity.nary budget as the economy stalls. the kingdom will boost the almost $300 billion. that budget deficit could narrow from 9% gdp. a return to growth would make it easier to implement the vision 2030 reform program. >> [indiscernible] >> we expect the gdp to grow north of 2%. and macau is on its way to seeing casino profits return. the average forecast is for daily revenue to rise 14% next year. the ip gamblers will be the biggest drivers. two new casinos from mgm are supposed to open next year. global news 24 hours a day, powered by 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries around the world. this is bloomberg. david: of course, some big news overnight. asia waking up to the u.s. tax bill approaching the finish line, only to face a bump in the road. inhave eye popping moves bond yields across the board. let's get it over to sydney to break down the story. e you.ld, very nice to se can i draw a straight line now that we will virtually be getting the tax bill signed by donal

♪ emily: president xi jinping and the government have been more rather than less strict when it comesnternet, shutting down vpn's for example. is it a mistake? kai-fu: i don't know what the causes are of this. access the world information. think one thing important to realize on the u.s. side is don't assume every chinese to get onlly wants facebook and google. if you do a survey, the great majority don't know these sites exist, and those who do generally think they can do without them. i think people have to understand that the chinese substitutes are really, really strong. it is much easier for a chinese person to build a virtual friendship circle around wechat down for an american person on facebook. it is much easier for a chinese person to use the phone to order services and buy books and pay other people money, so the chinese internet has become an easier to use set of tools than the american internet. emily: what do you think of the approach the trump administration has taken towards the chinese government? kai-fu: i would be concerned a and president trump's vis immigration po

ago the welcoming ceremony for moon was decidedly loci his relationship with his hose president xi jinping has improved but remains an easy in spite of their differences the specter of conflict on the korean peninsula has brought these two men together mr made no secret. does not want war sauce called want a peaceful and diplomatic solution to north korea's nuclear missile programs so does this tie china and the south koreans have common language the principle point of friction remains south korea's decision to deploy a united states and missile system in response chinese tourists boycotted south korea and other economic sanctions followed on thursday moonsault to reassure china's leader that the system would only be used against north korea but in a sign strains over the issues still linger there was no joint media conference as often happens on such occasions. the atmosphere wasn't improved by a serious scuffle between a south korean photographer and chinese security guards the south korean government's lodged a complaint the good news is that the president their chinese and south korea

president and he's making his first state visit to china for a bilateral summit with president xi jinping the nuclear missile threat from north korea will be high on the agenda during the visit. is also looking to improve the peasant relationship both to china was angered by the u.s. sending a missile defense system to south korea adrian brown reports from beijing. well this is a very difficult visit for president moon his first to china since becoming head of state and the strains in the relationship between china and south korea were i think very evident on thursday afternoon now after the bilateral between president xi jinping and mr moon there was to be no joint statement apparently the two sides are going to wish to separate statements that points to an existing diplomatic impasse over of course china's continued opposition to the anti missile defense system that south korea deployed early this year in response to all that north korea has been doing however there was one area of agreement the two sides did sign a memorandum of understanding to expand trade the tween the two countries