when it comes to hong kong, a lot of people walking around here flew on air asia.nd if they have a bit pay card, they will save 5% on all expenses so that is one advantage and who wants to go to 20 different apps if one has a lot of what you want >> thanks very much for the insight into your strategy tony fernandez, ceo of air asia. back to you. >> thank you very much for bringing us that interview >>> the investing giant has reported a 10% decline in returns. so talk us through where some of the weakness came from and their 3.6% stake in bayer which as we know is a company that we've been following very closely in germany, and that stock be down 40%off the la ovet 12 months. is that having an impact >> that is an interesting point. the toogtsz ital investment of still is up significant ly, 313 billion singapore dollars. they invested less over the last 12 months, divested more and yet they are talking returns over the period actually down, gained only about 1.5%, compared to more towards the early double digits what is interesting in how they managed their portfol

entering the korean air defense identification zone and violation of our airspace and strongly urge them to prevent a reoccurrence. land and is a senior junk fellow it pacific forum that's an asia focused think tank based in hawaii he says china of violating the korean air defense zone is a way of showing they don't respect it. well if you look at what china has done in the south china sea which is essentially create new facts on the ground by gradually building up new capabilities while the united states will had its focus elsewhere you could imagine it trying to adapt that playbook for for air defense as well it's already a bit of an issue that's ongoing because what countries do is they designate an air identification zone that is not a part of any treaty or or un convention anything like that it's just a unilateral space that they ask incoming airplanes to identify themselves and china has and south korea's overlap so it's pretty regular for china to violate. or traverse the space the overlaps as a way of demonstrating that they don't care or don't respect that south korean identification zone we'll see if flights that actually push up against actual airspace which is small

russia carries out its first joint air patrol of china in the asia-pacific.ggering hundreds of warning shots in south korea. ♪ >> hello. windy weather over the last couple of days. especially victoria and new south wales. is last of the cold front just coming up on the satellite picture so it will be gone for daylight hours. awing warmer weather over calleled waters. it will hit kurds and adelaide and adelaide. you see a bit of a warmer breeze. 15 degrees, so it will feel of think a little closer r -- i thk a little closer than you might expect. in hobart, more of the proper weather. cloud, a bit of drizzle, and rain. in new zealand, you would expect when the weather, but you have a day off it wednesday -- day off. auckland, the rain closing in from the west come thursday for north ireland and the breeze picking up as well. rain in japan throughout july, but again, you have a day off, too. in eastern side of honshu the north looks quite wet on wednesday. maybe a little less so on thursday. the concentration n of rain in nonortheastern chinaas beeeen quite int

to do is keep it mainly in nigeria although there have been attacks in neighboring countries in asia air and cameroon once in a while and and obviously the neighboring countries have also been having to deal with the refugee populations that have been crossing the border into their countries so they there is some effort there there's also support from from the u.s. from the e.u. and but as with many terror groups these are often attacks carried out by suicide bombers which which have and which are difficult to keep under control and. so thank you so much. there. all right let's take a look now at some of the other stories making headlines around the world today at least 3 people are dead in 12 injured when a gunman opened fire on a food festival in northern california the 3 day gilroy garlic festival was expected to attract more than 100000 people social media captured the scene of confusion and panic as attendees gathered after shots rang out the shooter still at large. peruvian president martine biz carra has proposed ending his term in 2020 a year earlier than scheduled as conor has f

russia says it carried out the 1st long range air patrol with china in the asia pacific region moscow says the exercise was aimed at increasing cooperation in the region and not directed at any 3rd country south korea earlier said it fired warning shots at russian military aircraft violated its airspace. kenya's finance minister has been given bail after pleading not guilty to allegations of corruption fraud and abuse of office following the unprecedented arrest of a government minister henry wrote as charged has been charged along with 26 senior officials out there connected to contracts worth around $600000000.00 for 2 hydroelectric dams which have yet to be built contracts were awarded to an italian company then his public prosecutor is seeking the extradition of its chief executive those are your headlines the news continues here after soapbox mexico breaking taboos i'll have 30 minutes of well news in 30 minutes each of them. does something thanks and is there a moment. in this interview is that it doesn't ever actually look at a south american one but i'm sure it's when they sat

since 2016 a law prohibiting migration all flight towards the mediterranean has been in force in asia air. since those laws have been a lot of deaths most of them foreigners for them transit via me jet to algeria has been banned they now travel secretly to get last to die of 1st and exhaustion we found the bodies near here in the direction of algeria back there. we can't identify them they all travel without papers or receipts you bury them that that was 3 weeks ago and you know all the dead people here are strangers. for the good wishes. there are said to be tens of thousands of dead in the desert the exact figure is unknown europe wants to keep african migrants in africa and to descend the government in asia has been working with the e.u. to secure and close its northern border to libya and algeria. we traveled through the sahara it's a dangerous journey to make even by car there's a risk of sandstorms 40 degrees celsius and there's no shade nor are there roads we traveled in a military convoy. law june is the last village before the algerian border. anyone headed for algeria has to pas

russia says it's carried out his 1st long range air patrol with china in the asia pacific region the defense ministry statement says the exercise was aimed at increasing cooperation in the region and not directed at any 3rd country south korea had earlier said it fired warning shots at russian military aircraft violated its airspace both russia and china have dismissed that allegation beijing's says all countries enjoy freedom of movement there meanwhile japan is launching a protest saying south korean aircraft operated near doctorow island that tokyo sees as japanese territory with the economy and iran suffering from u.s. sanctions many iranian kurds are crossing the border to find work in northern iraq as natasha can name reports now from erbil in the kurdish region the common language makes it easier for them to earn money for their families back home. each room shot from gardy wallpapers is bringing him closer to the day he can afford to marry his fiance the money he earns as a handyman in northern iraq is also supporting his parents at home in iran. how did it go it's been 5 yea

russia has carried out what it said was its 1st long range air patrol with china in the asia pacific region triggering hundreds of warning shots from south korea moscow said the exercise was aimed at increasing cooperation in the region and not directed at any 3rd country but south korea said the aircraft had violated its airspace both russia and china have dismissed that allegation beijing says all countries enjoy freedom of movement in the region kenya's finance minister has been released on bail in a corruption cases made him the 1st mrs minister to be charged while in office henry rowe to chad has been accused of defrauding the government out of hundreds of millions of dollars he denies the allegations. and those are the latest headlines up next the stream looks at how health workers are trying to stop a boner spreading in the democratic republic of congo there be more headlines for us in about 25 minutes to stay with us. i'm femi oke and i'm only here in the stream today in the democratic republic of congo be contained a look at how health workers are trying to prevent the sprea

russia has carried out what it said was its 1st long range air patrol with china in the asia pacific region triggering hundreds of warning shots from south korea moscow said the exercise was aimed at increasing cooperation not directed at any 3rd country but south korea said the aircraft had violated its as space both russia and china have dismissed that allegation beijing says all countries enjoy freedom of movement in the region kenya's finance minister has been released on bail in a sensational corruption case that made him the 1st minister to be charged while in office and rewrote it has been accused of defrauding the government out of hundreds of millions of dollars charges relate to a major dam project where no construction has started despite millions of dollars having already been spent wrote denies the allegations. on all of that in the news hour that's coming up at 2100 g.m.t. with myself do join me then but al-jazeera world now continues. when charlie found out about the palestine orchestra he was and foozie asked dick because of his background to go palestine and share al

russia says it's carried out its 1st long range air patrol with china in the asia pacific region the defense ministry statement says the exercise was aimed at increasing cooperation in the region and not directed as any 3rd country south korea earlier said it fired warning shots a russian military aircraft that violated its airspace at least 3 people have been killed in nigeria's capital abuja that's after violence broke out between police and a group of share most of them protesters the demonstrators were calling for the release of a brame's exactly the leader of the islamic movement of nigeria of the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after pre-crime stay with us. the term pre-crime comes from this movie a minority report in which a prediction is being made about something any individual has not yet done but is going to do and a preemptive arrest is made of someone before they performed an act. and. if you would have asked me 37 years ago if we would have gunshot detection or video cameras in neighborhoods or be able to predict where crimes occurred i would have said y

you can watch that interview in full in a conversation first airing july 20 in asia, 2:30 in the afternoonsydney. paul: let's get a check of the latest business flash headlines. dover airlines boosting its forecast with lower fuel costs and the grounded 737 max allow it to command higher fares. they expect to earn $7.25 above share. the increased estimate after rival american boosted its own outlook. shery: nike going ahead with a new factory in phoenix, despite -- it will generate 500 full-time jobs and investment of over $180 million. the state commerce welcome to the move. so-called etsy ross sneakers. paul: worldwide shipments of personal computers rose 1.5% in the second quarter, lifted by businesses upgrading to the latest software from microsoft. trade war, ongoing shipping 16% more pc's. more to come, this is bloomberg. ♪ xfinity mobile is a wireless network designed to save you money. whether you use your phone to get fit or to find the perfect gift, you'll use less data with a network that automatically connects to millions of wifi hotspots and the best lte everywhere else. so yo

long range air patrol with china in the asia pacific region moscow says the exercise was aimed at increasing cooperation in the region and not directed at any 3rd country south korea earlier said it fired warning shots at russian military aircraft violated its airspace. kenya's finance minister has been given bail after pleading not guilty to allegations of corruption fraud and abuse of office following the unprecedented arrest of a government minister henry wrote as charged has been charged along with 26 senior officials out there connected to contracts worth around $600000000.00 for 2 hydroelectric dams which have yet to be built contracts were awarded to an italian company 10 years public prosecutor is seeking the extradition of its chief executive those are your headlines the news continues here after soapbox mexico breaking taboos have 30 minutes of world news in 30 minutes either. thanks to the us then the money. in this interview is that he didn't and never actually learned about. this when it is that. this was also to do that you said. we're going to. look ok almost this is gonna. be

the disappearance of the air all sea in central asia has been described as one of the world's worst manmade environmental disasters it's now a deserts with poisonous salt storms but attempts are being made to bring the region back to life as the fossil records. it was once a rich fishing ground for the soviet union now it's a salty desert the disappearance of the hour we'll see has affected the lives of millions of people it's poisonous dust storms from the remains of pesticides reach far beyond central asia rusty ships on the form a sea bed have become monuments of environmental destruction. everything was linked to the sea the sea was not just meeting its biggest but most everywhere. you've probably seen what sort of tin fisheries reduced this was a rich region until we became poor step by step. first and choice towards family left from the fishing industry until water disappeared in the 1980 s. water supply to our all c. was cut off because 2 rivers were diverted to increase soviet cotton and wheat production after traveling from 150 kilometers from its original position we have now reac

russia says it's carried out its 1st long range air patrol with china in the asia pacific region the defense ministry statement said the exercise was aimed at increasing cooperation in the region and not directed at any 3rd country so korea had earlier said it fired warning shots of russian military aircraft violated its airspace both russia and china have dismissed that allegation beijing says all countries enjoy freedom of movement in the region meanwhile japan is launching a protest saying south korean aircraft operated near dog though island the tokyo seizes japanese territory south korea later summoned a senior russian diplomat because of the incident. the reason why we summoned the russian deputy chief of mission without prior notice is to lodge a stern protest on russian aircraft entering the korean air defense identification zone and violation of our airspace and strongly urge them to prevent a reoccurrence kenya's finance minister has been granted bail after an unprecedented court appearance in connection with a massive corruption scandal he's henry wrote it she pleaded not

russia has carried out what it said was its 1st long range air patrol with china in the asia pacific region triggering hundreds of warning shots from south korea moscow said the exercise was aimed at increasing cooperation in the region and not directed at any 3rd country but south korea said the aircraft had violated its airspace both russia and china have dismissed that allegation beijing says all countries enjoy freedom of movement in the region kenya's finance minister has been released on bail in a corruption cases made him the 1st mrs minister to be charged while in office have reverted chad's been accused of defrauding the government out of hundreds of millions of dollars he denies the allegations. and those are the latest headlines up next the street looks at how health workers are trying to stop it boehner spreading in the democratic republic of congo there'll be more headlines for us in about 25 minutes to stay with us. i am for me ok but i really could be here in the stream today in the democratic republic of congo be contained or look at how health workers are trying to p

russia says it's carried out its 1st long range air patrol with china in the asia pacific region the defense ministry statement says the exercise was aimed at increasing cooperation in the region and did not directly and this not directed it and the 3rd country south korea had earlier said it fired the warning shots at russian military aircraft violated its airspace both russia and china have dismissed that allegation the stream now. to al-jazeera. problems besides the instability is corruption we listen. are pushing the united states and president trump into conflict we meet with global newsmakers and talk about the stories that matter which is iran. what happens when a metropolis runs out of water and one indian city nearly 11000000 residents are finding out. in the stream. the water supply has dipped dangerously low in chennai a bustling mega city in the southern indian state of tom nadu each day for the past several weeks crowds form along the lines of water tankers sinton by the government for many life now revolves around finding enough water to drink and stay clean so every dr

russia says it's carried out his 1st long range air patrol with china in the asia pacific region moscow says the exercise was aimed at increasing cooperation in the region and not directed at any 3rd country south korea earlier said it fired warning shots of russian military aircraft that violated its airspace kenya's finance minister has been granted bail after an unprecedented court appearance in connection with the massive corruption scandal he's henry wrote it she pleaded not guilty to an abuse of power involving contracts for 2 hydroelectric dams which have yet to be built $26.00 senior officials are also facing charges and prosecutors are seeking the extradition of an italian construction company boss you are right up to speed with all the top stories so far today up next it's inside story we're back with the news hour in about 30 minutes i'll see you then. he's a hard core briggs if here now boris johnson will be the u.k. so prime minister after winning the conservative party leadership so how will he deliver on greg's it and the many other challenges ahead this is inside story.

this in addition to already being ranked the most polluted in southeast asia last year based on a study greenpeace contributed to the air pollution is due to pm 2.5 particular matter particles less than 2.5 micro metres in diameter that can cause serious respiratory problems. these a quality issues have now pushed campaigners to file a civil lawsuit against the indonesian government their contention being that the government has been unable to maintain quality we'll speak to one of those involved with the lawsuit in a bit but 1st this report. the disappearing skyline of 2 kata the new normal. these hazy skies cools to by a toxic cocktail of pollutants in recent weeks evolution levels here have dramatically risen to almost 5 times the recommended levels jakarta this suffocating on dirty air linked to its heavy traffic and coal plants researchers say absolution can shorten life expectancy and cause disease and people here are worried face mosques have the common goal to come inside indonesia's capital. niamey that there are numerous changes personally i experienced breathing problems when going outside without wearing i m

russia says it has carried out its 1st long range air patrol with china in the asia pacific region the defense ministry statement says the exercise was aimed at increasing cooperation in the region and not directed at any 3rd country south korea though had earlier said it fired warning shots at russian military aircraft that violated its airspace both russia and china have dismissed that allegation beijing says all countries enjoy freedom of movement in the region. amid that dispute japan is launching a protest saying south korean aircraft operated near though i learned that tokyo sees as japanese territory south korea latest summoned a senior russian diplomat over the incident. and. the reason why we summoned the russian deputy chief of mission without prior notice is to lodge a stern protest on russian aircraft entering the korean air defense identification zone and violation of our airspace and strongly urge them to prevent a reoccurrence. under a abrahamian is a senior at junk fellow at the pacific form an asia focus think tank he says violating the korean ed defense zone is a way

aires. one of the last remaining ancient forests in southeast asia is a lifeline to hundreds of lumberjacks and drive as. we follow that treacherous journey as they walk through extreme conditions. together and transport this dangerous but precious cargo risking it all. on al-jazeera. tibetan culture of dance thrives here every day generations of tibetans continue to embrace and they'd take their cultural heritage it's a reminder of who they are and whether. this is a suburb of the capital new delhi to better serve the refugees here since 964 buttons here have been defined as migrants are not refugees because india hasn't signed up to the 1951 un convention on refugees so tibetans here have been able to access the indian welfare system so they become self-sufficient setting up their own businesses and looking for work independently but for some it's not enough. this is al jazeera. hello from doha everyone i'm come on santa maria and this is the news hour from al-jazeera tensions are high in the strait of hormuz iranian revolutionary guard boats approach a british oil tanker just days after

are suing the government for not doing enough to reduce air pollution a recent study shrank to jakarta as the most polluted city in southeast asia france louis has this report. jakarta ranked the most polluted city in southeast asia last year that's based on a study published in march by environmental group greenpeace and add visual and app that measures air quality around the world. on thursday 31 indonesians took matters into their own heads in an attempt to compel the government to tackle air pollution . they filed a legal action against the president several cabinet ministers including the environment and health ministers at the governors of jakarta and to surrounding provinces get them because we shared our research with the government we told them this was the condition of our air but all they did was question our findings so i asked what doctor are you using and what equipment do yes. one of the plaintiffs. is a freelance video graphic at a keen cyclist i used my bike when i go to most places in my lungs have to work hard i'm not sure what the long term impact of very pollution is but i know i cover a lot more when i've b

aires. one of the last remaining ancient forests in southeast asia is a lifeline to hundreds of lumber jacks and drive as. we follow that treacherous journey as they walk through extreme conditions. to gather and transport this dangerous but precious cargo risking it all. on al-jazeera. hello again i'm just. a reminder about top stories this hour tensions are high in the strait of hormuz after iranian revolutionary guard corps boats approached a british oil tanker and asked it to stop this comes just days after u.k. royal marines seized in a rainy an oil tanker forces in the gibraltar. persons about today and the u.s. has resigned days after a leak of u.k. diplomatic cables in which he describes the administration of donald trump as inept says it was impossible for him to stay on after he was slammed by trump on twitter . and a guatemalan lover has told us politicians that her infant daughter died after receiving corps medical care while in the custody of american border patrol officials she recounted the story as a hearing of the u.s. congress. well the republican chairman of the u.s. senat

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now the latest figures from the international air transport association show demand for passenger aviation in the next 2 decades is going to surge and the asia pacific region with countries like china indonesia and those leading the charge but in europe so-called flight shame is increasing social pressure on travelers not to fly as they're made out to consider the environmental impact of each trip. 100000 that's how many people come pain in my whole scene wants to pledge not to fly in 20 twentieth's but they only have to follow through if she reaches her target. holes and gave up flying 10 years ago says she's convinced 4 and a half 1000 others to do the same the people who sign up they have to feel engaged in this and try to convince people around them and i think that will be easier the closer we come to. a growing number of people in europe are choosing not to fly in suites in the movement has become known as feet of flights. environmental activists like. a leading the charge. it spurred an increase in train dedicate to travel business start up tuck's mr meaning train vacation office group towards markets interrail cards and organizes con

more than half of the countries in asia have air quality challenges and need cleaner natural gas to displace less clean resources and combat climate change, so the trend obviously is to phase out coal fire power, natural gas is a logical substitute because it is comparatively low cost with environmental benefits and emits 50% of the carbon dioxide and incompetence the growth of renewable resources like wind and solar, as part of the overall portfolio, natural gas makes sense. in conclusion, the role of the exports in the u.s. global energy leadership, i think this is larger than any of us could actually imagine and will continue to grow and this is focused on helping our country realize its full energy potential by being a leader in the energy export market. i appreciate the opportunity to be here and look forward to your questions. >> thank you mr. arriola. doctor hart welcome. >> thank you. thank you for the opportunity testify today. i work as a china analyst for two decades and i'm here to weigh in as china's role as a potential expert destination for lng . there is tremendous speculatio

air and online. one of the last remaining ancient forests in southeast asia is a lifeline to hundreds of lumberjacks and drive as. we follow the treacherous journey as they walk through extreme conditions. together and transport this dangerous but precious cargo risking it all. on al-jazeera. he lived in brazil's largest for. one day the police. like thousands of others he disappeared. witness follows a family's epic struggle for justice which became a national cause and sent shock waves through the upper echelons of the political establishment in the shadow we've been here. 2 votes in the u.s. house of representatives set up a confrontation with both the senate and a president trump. hello i missed us here today and this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up how turkey's purchase of a russian missile system is rocking its relationship with the united states. the us vice president tours an overcrowded facility that's holding undocumented migrants. and protests in paris as migrants there take over the pantheon demands talks with the prime minister. now the u.s. house has voted to stop the sale

governments is being sued for not doing enough to tackle air pollution last year a study ranks jakarta the most polluted city in southeast asia for us the reports. jakarta ranked the most polluted city in southeast asia last year that's based on a study published and much of by environmental group greenpeace and add visual and app that measures egg quality around the world. on thursday 31 indonesians took matters into their own heads in an attempt to compel the government to tackle air pollution. they filed a legal action against the president several cabinet ministers including the environment and health ministers at the governors of jakarta and to surrounding provinces get them because we shared our research with the government we told them this was the condition of our air but all they did was question our findings they asked what doctor are you using and what equipment do you use. one of the plaintiffs a ditto harvey new girl who is a freelance video graphic at a keen cyclist i used my bike when i go to most places in my lungs have to work hard i'm not sure what the long term impact of very pollution is but i know i cover

oman air has canceled more than 800 flights through august. over in southeast asiaapore airlines, runs budget carrier, silk air. that airline is passengers to drop 3% over the next year. we're not sure how much the grounding will affect profits for the airlines. ryanair says it will certainly take a hit. boeing is trying to do the part in some small way. a lot of money, five billion dollars going from boeing to the airlines. we'll wait to see if that is enough. neil:you wonder, grady, who women be the first brave airline to put these back up in the air. no one wants to be the first one. >> exactly. it's a waiting game at this point. neil: you've been with us less than a week? >> today, marks one week exactly, you were reporting out of florida? >> i'm from tampa, florida, clearwater to be specific. so i was at a local station there. there is me, action shots there. that is after hurricane irma. i grew up with hurricanes. so nothing new there. neil: you're in the blood. >> exactly. neil: what got your interest in just business and everything else? >> well, the busines

the international air transport association expects 4600000000 passengers 6 percent more than last year so the numbers continue to climb above all thanks to emerging economies in asia want more people and goods going by plane still environmental concerns and of course the fridays for future movement on leaving a mock flight shame is gripping more and more people across europe. 100000 that's how many people campaign a mile hussein wants to pledge not to fly in 20 twentieth's but they only have to follow through if she reaches her target. or seen gave up flying 10 years ago says she's convinced 4 and a half 1000 others to do the same the people who sign up they have to feel engaged in this and try to convince people around them and i think that will be easier the closer we come to. a growing number of people in europe are choosing not to fly in sweden the movement has become known as feet off like. environmental activists like . leading the charge. that spurred an increase in train dedicate to travel business startup takfir mr meaning train vacation office group towards markets interrail cards and organizes conferences for train enthusiastic. there are some other act

aircraft entering the korean air defense identification zone and violation of our airspace and strongly urge them to prevent a reoccurrence. andrea is a senior i junked fellow at the asia focus think tank pacific for him he says china violating the korean air defense zone is a way of showing they don't respect it. well if you look at what china has done in the south china sea which is essentially create new facts on the ground by gradually building up new capabilities while the united states had its focus elsewhere you could imagine it trying to adapt the playbook for for air defense as well it's already a bit of an issue that's ongoing because what countries do is they designate an air identification zone that is not part of any treaty or or un convention anything like that it's just the unilateral space that they ask incoming airplanes to identify themselves in china and south korea's overlap so it's pretty regular for china to violate. or traverse the space that overlaps as a way of demonstrating that they don't care or don't respect that south korean identification zone we'll see if flights that actually push up against actual airspace which is smaller than the ide

asia correspondent nick beake reports. tear gas, rubber bullets, and anger filled the stifling summer air. is now the rhythm of life. you find a police force trying to contain an eighth consecutive week of demonstrations. and these are the protesters who won't back down — tens of thousands of them. "shame on you," they shout, towards officers they say failed to protect them last weekend here in a town near the chinese border. men in white, suspected to be triad gang members, had attacked pro—democracy activists at a metro station, sending more than a0 to hospital. hong kong police had tried to ban today's march. it didn't work. and once again, as night fell, ha rd—core protesters faced off against them. the police have now lost patience and have asked the demonstrators to leave this area, and they haven't. they've already fired tear gas, so street by street, they're coming through and clearing the way. repairing public confidence will be an even harder task. i'm very angry because the police are supposed to protect the people in hong kong — the hong kong people, they're supposed to protect

are suing their government for not doing enough to tackle air pollution last year a study right jakarta is the most polluted city in southeast asia lawrence louis has more from the indonesian capital. jakarta ranked the most polluted city in southeast asia last year that's based on a study published in march of by environmental group greenpeace and add visual and app that measures egg quality around the world. on thursday 31 indonesians took matters into their own hands in an attempt to compel the government to tackle air pollution. they filed a legal action against the president several cabinet ministers including the environment and health ministers and the governors of jakarta and to surrounding provinces given by god we shared our research with the government we told them this was the condition of our air but all they did was question our findings but i asked what are you using and what equipment do you use. one of the plaintiffs. is a freelance video graphic as a keen cyclist. i use my bike when i go to most places in my lungs have to work hard i'm not sure what the long term impact of very pollution is but i know i cover a

asia special programming. after the trip with the 'on air force one we were a feet away when he met with kim jong un and became first president in history to set foot in north korea. whether or not the meeting leads to long-term peace remains to be seen but it was certainly an experience. here is what happened. >> we are in one of the strangest places in the world. behind me are two countries that could not be more different. here is the contrast. on the left is south korea. you can see the flag flying white on the flight pole. to the right, less than half a mile is north korea. you can see it there. the red and the blue flag of the dprk. that village right behind my right shoulder is fake. there are no inhab tants there. there is no floor in any building. it's a propaganda city to show the world that the standard of living is high. no one is fooled by it. this is the greatest divide on planet earth. on the left, one of the richest countries in the world. on the right, the single poorest. amazing. >> we are taking this live on tv right now. is that okay? okay. >> tucker: standing on the north korean border, th

influx of venezuelans needing medical help and the right to breathe clean air to carter is the most polluted city in southeast asia so that their citizens assailing the government. hello again welcome back to international weather forecast well in the coming days we could be seeing some very windy conditions here across much of northern and north eastern europe we do have a weather system that's coming in across scandinavia right now and with that we are going to see a drop in temperatures for some cities as well as winds and also some rain here so we're going to talk about warsaw up here toward stockholm as well there's the area of low pressure you can see the circulation associated with it now just to the south you're going to be noticing a big difference in temperatures we do have a cold front that's a lingering ray here across parts of bella reuss as well as into germany and below that temperatures are warm we're talking vienna at about 30 degrees down here towards the south it is going to be quite warm as well rome at about $33.00 and madrid at $34.00 on friday now as we go towards saturday still quite warm o

government over an air transport agreement and they've called for the european investment bank to review loans to turkey at least 130 people have died in monsoon rains across south asia millions have been displaced as flood waters and landslides washed away buildings right across the region former south african president jacob zuma is back at the state commission hearing on corruption he says he's received death threats zuma was forced from office last year accused of overseeing the mass looting of state funds he denies any wrongdoing during his 9 years as president it's back to europe calling now stay with us. 2 the european parliament process where the people of europe send their representatives. because of the boxes of the of the m.p.'s. they belong to the people will jump at these to hold the european union to account. a look you can hear us look inside. what do they do here. nothing. and there's a hugely important debate about the future all to european union today and i'm trying to say. i mean it's impossible for them to people but it is the european parliament that's not accountable. like even in croatia in the parliament you have a balcony of a dog and if peo

demand for air conditioning is increasing globally, mainly in asia, but globally.is your outlook for raw materials? you said they have been an -- a headwind. the dallas fed outlook for prices has actually come down. but you are a much more global business, not just worried about what is going on in the u.s.. what is your outlook for prices for the rest of the year? jonas: sequentially, prices are coming down. but year-over-year, contractor contract, if you will, we still see headwinds in the second half of the year. but as you say, the trend rate now seems to be clearly in a sequentially downward trend? jonas: finally, the markets. you are planning to spin off your professional products unit. what is the progress of that spinoff right now? can you give us any updates? geraldine:? jonas: the preparation work is going well -- the board confirmed the plan to spin off? business, operational we are targeting first quarter of 2020 for the public lunch launch of the company -- for the public launch of the company. matt: on the interest rates side, it is in credit be easy,

desert the disappearance of the air will see has affected the lives of millions of people it's poisonous dust storms from the remains of pesticides reach far beyond central asia rusty ships on the form a sea bed have become monuments of environmental destruction both more and. more. everything is linked to the sea the sea was not just meeting its biggest but most everywhere. you've probably seen what sort of tin fisheries reduce here this was a rich region until we became poor step by step. first choice to its family left from the fishing industry until water disappeared in the 1980 s. what a supply to our all see was cut off because 2 rivers were diverted to increase soviet cotton and wheat production after traveling for more than 150 kilometers from its original position we have now reached the hour will see it's less than 110th of its original size and it has such a high salt concentration that it's impossible for fish to survive and the previous attempts by the government to revive the i will see have now been abandoned poor water management and the lack of regional cooperation are seen as the main obstacles disappear pretty state can you imagine that bri

air in talk stocks the city of karachi is growing the country's 1st urban forest it's going to actually jungle is that the way forward in tackling the toxic smog. i'm melissa chana welcome to news asia it's good to have you with us hospitals across southeast asia are reporting a sharp rise in dengue fever cases and deaths it's a major outbreak of the disease dengue fever is the worlds. the most common mosquito borne disease according to the w.h.o. it infects 390000000 people around the world every year killing more than 25000 this week for the very 1st time the philippines declared a national alert to combat an almost doubling of dengue cases but treatment of the disease has been complicated by public mistrust after a recent immunization program there went wrong i'm talking about the health scare in 2017 when dozens of children died after receiving denver a vaccine administered to $800000.00 children as part of a government health program that program was quickly scuttled and earlier this year manila banned the drug officials also opened criminal proceedings against the vaccines manufacturer and against public health officials. to talk more about this we're joined by dr viler the w.

air freight volumes going into shanghai. you say why is that a problem? that's all the parts and pieces to get assembled and shipped out. that's what asia pacific is going to be. when i see those numbers, i get really nervous domestically, you know, lumber shipping, chemicals shipping, autos and auto parts shipping all suggest slower times if i look at volumes and real-time on a platform like you get out of s.o.n.a.r. or d.o.t., real-time what's happening and a little bit better, but june ought to be better ought to be the strongest freight month for trucking seasonally and, you know, it's still down second quarter volumes were still down on a year-to-year basis. >> i don't want to let you go % without getting a couple recommendations here maybe the fed is looking at these data, and that's behind what they plan to do you like fedex -- >> i know a number of them do. >> i bet they do why wouldn't they? fedex and xpo, two picks you like long. but you say the best pick for the second half in transports would be short the truckers. why? >> well, we like xpo and fedex, because one, their valuations reflect what we're talking about. they were

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