we are looking at some latest lines out of carrie lam. yvonne: we have been focusing on the quad but we did have carrie lam's press briefing. she was asked about whether we are going to be lifting the quarantine measures. unlikely the chief executive saying or the outgoing one said unlikely hong kong is going to lift quarantines in her term. sheila has five weeks left. she only has five weeks left. rishaad: maybe we will get a nice present. let's take alert at the first word -- take a look at the first word news. president biden forced to walk back comments on taiwan are the remarks appeared to break from the long-standing u.s. policy of so-called strategic ambiguity the biden administration clarifying saying the president was only promising aid to help taiwan defend itself in the event of a conflict. the kansas city fed president saying she expects the fed to raise interest rates by 2% in august. she adds evidence inflation is clearly decelerating will informed judgment about further tightening. the fed did hike by 50 basis points earlie

john lee was the only candidate to replace carrie lam.at home. let's start with football. liverpool are top of the english premier league but their hopes of winning the title have suffered a big setback. that's after they drew 1—1 at home to tottenham.

john lee was the only candidate to replace carrie lam. now on bbc news.three children hiding out amongst the ruins of mariupol. we've all witnessed the horrors of war and fold in ukraine. of war unfold in ukraine.

he replaces carrie lam.rading dispute casts doubt over the future of power sharing in northern ireland, after sinn fein becomes the largest party. actor ncuti gatwa has been announced as the new lead in doctor who, in one of british tv�*s longest running dramas. it feels really amazing, the role is an institution and it means so much to people including myself. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. there are signs russia is stepping up its offensive in the eastern donbas region of ukraine, just a few hours before the annual victory day parade is to due to take place in moscow. more than 60 people are feared dead after a russian bomb hit a school where they'd been sheltering in luhansk. the russians are also continuing their intensive shelling of the azovstal steelworks, more people have been evacuated on sunday. meanwhile, doctorjill biden the wife of the us president has visited ukraine and met the wife of president zelensky. canada's prime ministerjustin trudeau is in the coun

he replaces carrie lam.ctor shooti gatwa has been announced as the new lead in doctor who in one of british tv�*s longest running dramas. it feels really amazing. it's a true honour. this role is an institution and it's so iconic and it means a lot to so many people, including myself. live from our studio in singapore... this is bbc news. it's newsday. it's six in the morning here in singapore, and also in the philippines, where the polls have just opened in the most divisive presidential election for many years. there are several candidates hoping to replace the current leader, hardliner rodrigo duterte, but just two clear frontrunners. leading in the polls is ferdinand "bongbong" marcosjunior. the main challenger to him is leni robredo. polls in the philippines arejust opening, and karishma vaswani is at a polling station in manila. karishma, over to you. big day for the philippines. and i'm cominu big day for the philippines. and i'm comin: to big day for the philippines. and i'm coming to you _ big day f

carrie lam will be replaced july 1.set for a landslide in winning the presidential election in the philippines. this will bring his family back after 30 years. his opponent has only 27% of the vote. >> if we are fortunate, i expect that your trust will not win because we have a lot to do in the times ahead. global news 24 hours a day on air and on bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. shery: we will have more analysis on the philippines presidential election later in the show and will discuss what a marco victory would mean for the business outlook. a new survey shows more than half of u.s. companies in china sea lockdowns hitting revenue. details ahead. this is bloomberg. ♪ haidi: raphael bostic has pushed back on calls for a 75 basis point hike. >> when i think about our policy, the first thing on my mind is inflation is too high and we need to act purposefully to get that under control. if you look at what we have done so far in the last

sophie: so, earlier this year when chief executive carrie lam proposed a new law which could see hongkongersice, the people rose up. male: no extradition to china. no extradition to china. sophie: in june, an estimated 2 million marched against the bill, the largest protest in the city's history. [shouting] sophie: "gotham," a high-school student, joined the movement. sophie: the government suspended the bill but refused to officially withdraw it, further infuriating many hongkongers. yoyo: when 2 million came out and the government still refused to directly address or respond to the people, and we realized that, hey, it's the government who did not or refused to answer the people, and it's a structural problem that can only be solved by democracy. [shouting] sophie: on july 1, the 22nd anniversary of the island's handover from the united kingdom to china, protestors stormed the legco, hong kong's government chambers. mp fernando cheung tried to stop protestors breaking in. fernando cheung: when i saw the crowd try to storm into the legco, trying to break the glass door, i thought, "no, that

john lee was the only candidate to replace carrie lam.ngs together leading uk columnists with the foreign correspondents who write, blog and broadcast to audiences back home from the dateline london. joining us at the end of a busy week of uk electioneering, and ofjudicial controversy in the united states, are camilla cavendish from the financial times. she was head of the prime minister's policy unit when david cameron was in downing street. as baroness cavendish, she is in the house of lords, but doesn't sit for any political party. isabel hilton is the founder of china dialogue, which seeks to promote understanding of china's environmental challenges. isabel has been a foreign correspondent and is a regular columnist in british newspapers. henry chu is the london—based editorfor the la times, a role he has also performed for variety magazine. whilst the us west coast sleeps, he helps to edit the newspaper. welcome to all of you, thanks very much for being with us. now, in a democracy, who is thejudge? well, in much of the uk this week,

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john lee was the only candidate to replace carrie lam. now on bbc news.amilies ripped apart, and lives that will never be the same again. bbc wales investigates reports on a mother and her three children hiding out amongst the ruins of mariupol. we've all witnessed the horrors of war and fold in ukraine. of war unfold in ukraine. my friend from school, their apartment was destroyed. herfriend is finding out with her children amongst the ruins of mariupol. will they make it out to the safety of friends in wales? those with loved ones there are desperate to bring them here. keep trying, keep trying. how many times do i try? as thousands offer their homes, are too many still waiting? it's been a long journey for the roberts family. from ukraine to north wales. it's taken weeks and thousands of miles. gareth and wife natasha went to rescue her daughter and granddaughter. now refugees, they know they're amongst the lucky ones. how are you, natasha? not well. terrible. russians would not kill children. sorry. she wants to tell her dad that she's arived. ukraini

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we also have outgoing leader carrie lam as well.re going to be seeing what john lee has to say and some of our subscribers can watch that speech when it begins live on the bloomberg terminal. haslinda. haslinda: as we have been reporting, we have voting in the philippines. and with the son of the dictator , ferdinand marcos, leading in the polls. what could this mean? we speak to bdo unibank chief market strategist, jonathan ravelas. on a longer-term basis, this might be something you have to buy. jonathan: we have really turned the corners since 2020. after growing at 5.6% in 2021, we are really on the road to recovery. the revised numbers are now at 5.7%. manufacturing numbers through the pmi are already looking good at 64.2, which is much higher compared to levels of 2020. what we are waiting for right now is how well the new administration address the shee problem. the next is the health care problem. we know that the pandemic showed us that we were ready for, and the third which is highlighting the higher inflation and the poli

he will be getting his marching orders from beijing as carrie lam did as well.style, execution, and messaging going to be different? bernard: to start, john has served over 35 years in the police force in the last 10 years in the administration. he clearly understands the working of the government. as you rightly point out we have unprecedented challenges. we need to connect to the mainland. we also need to connect to the world which right now -- i will not say shut. it is very challenging. but he will need to continue to do both. we have two major stakeholders and they have a different set of standards right now towards covid. and we need to make sure that we can achieve both at the same time. that is always the challenge for the chief executive under the so-called one country to systems. stephen: we will get to the security issues because he is going to be pushing forward with article 23, hong kong's own national security legislation which has been stalled since the protests in 2003. but i want to get to hong kong's competitiveness and openness. by all account

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he will replace current leader, carrie lam, in july.pal this weekend, a sherpa from the mountainous country scaled mount everest for a record 26th time, according to a government official. kami rita sherpa broke his own record, sejust last year. sherpas act as guides up the mountain and have dwelled in the himalayan peaks for generations. and, in 2 minutes and 2.61 seconds, last night's kentucky derby saw one of the greatest underdog finishes in the history of the sport. at 80:1 odds, rich strike's come-from-behind win was the second-longest odds ever in the race's 148-year history. and the winning horse wasn't even in the original draw. rich strike was subbed in friday, after another horse was scratched. and still to come on "pbs news weekend," a deadly heat wave in india shows the real world effects of climate change. and, our weekend briefing, we discuss the politics of abortion, following the leaked supreme court opinion that would overturn roe v. wade. ♪ >> this is "pbs news weekend," from the home of the pbs newshour, weeknights o

he replaces carrie lam after she announced she would not be seeking a second term in office.only candidate, mrjohn lee ka—chiu, is returned in the above—mentioned election. congratulations. there was only ever one person in the running for this race. the authorities call this a closed circle election. but critics say it was just a selection process. john lee was the sole candidate. he was voted in by overwhelmingly pro—beijing representatives. having restored order from chaos, it is high time that hong kong starts a new chapter of development. the former police officer is seen as a hardliner, a beijing loyalist, who quietly rose up the ranks of the police force before becoming the city's second highest ranking official. he oversaw the implementation of the national security law and cracked down, ending the pro—democracy protest movement. with education, with prevention and with enforcement, we can turn the tide to let people know that protection and national security is everybody�*s responsibility. that advocacy for independence of hong kong is against the law. power to the p

on al jazeera ly, from hong kong, where we'll take a closer look at the man set to take over him. carry lam international calls for sure. lancaster president in a state of emergency. ah, the journey has begun. the 3 full world camp is on its way to cattle, your cattle package to death. there, let's get right to it. a lot of ground to cover for india. so we're keeping tabs on this disturbance in the bay of bengal. intensifying, disturbance. looks like a could crash into entrepreneurship. no disha in the days to come. so check back with us. we'll keep you posted on that. the other big story for india is the heat. so let's put the colors on the heat wave alert expanding from roger stand instant mater per dash. that is snape poor, 44, but we'll take the colors off, talk about some that wet weather. and once again, we find it toward the south in the state of carola. so some showers for coaching on sunday with the height of $33.00 degrees southeast asia, some dry spells across sumatra, jav i think the heaviest of the rain, wolfol crusty islands of bali and mom balked on sunday and then we've got

the current leader , carrie lam , oversaw the implementation of a controversial national security law the journalist ilaria maria sala explained to us how the election is being received by the public in hong kong. it is not for the proper to call it an election because, as you mention, there is only one candidate and very few voters. the committee of 1500 people, a little less, is going to choose to approve this choice. that has already been pre—made. so if you have the police have decided to put out a lot of security, we are hearing about 7000 police men and women are out in force to make sure that nothing untoward happens. the mood in hong kong is of a certain degree of indifference because there is absolutely no say in this exercise. do you think we are, despite the police presence, likely to see anger over the selection if we can call it. do you think that anger is likely to spill out on the streets like we saw in 2019? i think that is extremely unlikely. hong kong is a very different place from 2019. there has been no demonstration since then were either approved or even mass dem

john lee is the only candidate in the race to succeed. carry lam, he will be chosen by the election committee, vetted by beijing. okay. as you headlines and he's continues here now, does air out the listening post? tom counting because the you raises the stakes of the battle of a russian energy, but of what cost? the rural hits up to year high, but it's put in war against sanctions really working. but netflix subscribers did for the 1st time of the decade of fuel. still watching. counting the cost on al jazeera nostalgia for the days of dictatorship filipinos go to the polls. as journalists prepare for light post, do terms, judgment dates coming for america's abortion law. a sneak preview of the decision gets leaked to the press and china versus taiwan. a geopolitical mismatch. it's satirists are making the most of hello, i'm richard. yes, burton, you're at the listening post where we dig into the coverage and examine how news is reported. on monday, the philippines will elect a new president for the past 6 years. the country of 110000000 has been led by rodrigo, do tear tay and authoritarian

the current leader carrie lam who served 5 years in the role announced she was stepping down in apriltional security law that led to widespread protests. the former brazilian president, luiz inacio lula da silva, has launched his campaign to return to power in 0ctober�*s election. in an address to supporters, the left—wing leader urged brazilians to unite behind him to defend democracy and defeat the right—wing incumbent, jair bolsonaro. emmanuel macron has been re—inaugurated as president of france, two weeks after his election victory over marine le pen. after the simple ceremony at the elysee palace, mr macron spoke about challenges facing france — including the war in ukraine and climate change. wildfires have broken out in several regions of southern siberia. a state of emergency has been declared in the krasno—yarsk region, after 200 buildings were set ablaze. so far five people are known to have died. you're watching bbc news — a reminder of the headlines. sinn fein secures an historic victory in the northern ireland assembly election — in what could be a watershed for the iris

he was the only candidate in the race to succeed. carry lam, he was chosen by a committee of people vetted by beijing. lee was in charge during the sometimes violent cracked down on mat protests in 2019. adrian brown has more now from hong kong. this result was never in doubt. john lee was the sole candidate in this election. he secured 1416 votes. 98 percent turn out because he says this is a joyful who a day for hong kong. he says it is the red cross international smile day, which was another reason to be happy as to what sort of chief executive he'll make . well, the coming weeks and months will tell, but john lee is certainly a man who has the backing the support of beijing. otherwise, he wouldn't be in that position. now. up to 60 people or thoughts have been killed when a school was bombed and east and ukraine official say around at 90 people were sheltering in the building enhanced when russian forces attacked it. at least 30 people have been rescued to bodies have been recovered so far. ukraine's government says all civilians have been rescued from the besieged deal planted merrier

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next leader john lee is the only candidate in the race to succeed. carry lam, he will be chosen by an election committee, vetted by beijing should fain has become the largest political party in northern ireland for the 1st time. once the political wing of the i r a, the party is long campaign for the region to leave the united kingdom and become part of the united island town hall reports from belfast. some say the selection changes everything and changes nothing. the marching bands play on commemorating ties with the united kingdom, despite the reversal of a century of unionist political dominance and barricades stand regardless of the nationalist when separating communities. as they have done through decades of troubles and decades of peace. dusk was on see him. no terms and no change has been on the same for too long. the unionists have voice held there have been top dog, but neither 2nd dog. ah. and there is a lot of pride at stick. real change has happened though in the center. the alliance party doubling its vote share among those who reject traditional identity politics. cross

he replaces carrie lam after she announced she would not be seeking a second term in office. election. congratulations. there was only ever one person in the running for this race. the authorities call this a closed circle election. but critics say it was just a selection process. john lee was the sole candidate. he was voted in by overwhelmingly pro—beijing representatives. having restored order from chaos, it is high time that hong kong starts a new chapter of development. the former police officer is seen as a hardliner, a beijing loyalist, who quietly rose up the ranks of the police force before becoming the city's second highest ranking official. he oversaw the implementation of the national security law and cracked down, ending the pro—democracy protest movement. with education, with prevention and with enforcement, we can turn the tide to let people know that protection and national security is everybody�*s responsibility. that advocacy for independence of hong kong is against the law. power to the people! but today, before voting began, a small group staged a protest

the current leader carrie lam oversaw the implementation of a controversial national security law thated by freelance journalist ilaria maria sala. thank you forjoining us. how is this election been viewed in hong kong by normal everyday people? i hong kong by normal everyday --eole? ., ., people? i would say with a decree people? i would say with a degree of— people? i would say with a degree of indifference - people? i would say with a degree of indifference and| people? i would say with a i degree of indifference and it's not really an election because, as you mentioned, there is only one candidate and there is very few voters, a committee of 1500 people actually come a little less, is going to approve this choice that has already been pre—made so even if the police has decided to put out a lot of security, we are here about 7000 policemen and women are out in force to make sure that nothing untoward happens. the mood in hong kong is of a certain degree of indifference because there is absolutely no say in this exercise. [30 because there is absolutely no say in this exercise.— say

john lee has been the presumptive successor to carrie lam since he became the sole candidate to win beijing's backing. he began his career in the police force, rising through the ranks of local government. as a security minister and then chief secretary he was instrumental in enforcing the national security law imposed by beijing following mass protest that disrupted the city in 2019. he secured mainland support for building isolation facilities during the worst of the city's omicron outbreak. as hong kong's leader john lee says he will focus on restoring business confidence safeguard the city's status as asia's financial hub. he says this goes hand in hand with a clear covid-19 strategy. with its border effectively closed for the past two years hong kong has seen an exodus of residents and ex-pats. john leaves challenge will be winning back the international business community trust while still sharing -- showing loyalty to beijing and its covid zero policy. >> we are watching another key election in asia today. polls open at in the philippines earlier this hour where over 18,000 positions w

these are not my words, more so than the outgoing ce carrie lam.: certainly, the election this weekend. the chief executive, doing something to perhaps mark his honeymoon as he gets on. having a horrid day on the markets. juliette: absolutely. some of the growth worries really hurting the hong kong and china markets. look at the hang seng index. down by about 3.3% in the morning session and seeing a lot of spill down in the hang seng tech index. this time last week we saw the big rally on the back of the support coming through from the politburo, which is being followed up by authorities again. it is these concerns about delisting fears in the u.s. weighing on these markets. let's have a look at what else we are seeing. watching the move coming through, particularly in terms of the british pound. it has dropped to pandemic lows. the most since we saw the bank of england with the hike and those worrying words about a recession in the u.k. from andrew bailey and double-digit inflation weighing through. weakness across the asian currency complex. the

lee helps carrie lam crackdown on democracy protests three years ago. -- demonstrators have demanded premier and his brother resigned in the midst of sri lanka's worst economic crisis since independence. prices of everything from gas -- are soaring. 20 u.s. internet providers will offer high-speed connections at essentially no cost to millions of low income households as part of a program funded by the infrastructure law passed last year. adt -- at&t and verizon are among the companies taking part. global news 24 hours a day, on air and on quicktake by bloomberg, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am ritika gupta. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> there are no red lines for the regime in moscow. we are prepared for anything. they said they are not going to attack us and they did. the question is are we prepared to do everything possible to defend our democracy and our freedom? ukraine has showed for the past 74 days we will bravely defend those values. jonathan: the ukraine ambassador to the i did states on cbs. breaking down by more than 2%. down

carrie lam says the changes will take effect may 19. cases are back at february levels and the fifth wave is under control. european union energy ministers are tempted to keep united front against russian demand to pay for its natural gas in rubles. it's calling for the bargain out -- an embargo on russian gas. the e.u. is proposing to phase out imports of russian oil but hungary may veto the move it happened -- if it happens too quickly. germany confirmed plans to invite india's prime minister modi to its g7 summit in june. as part of an effort to -- solidify alliances against russia. india's leader did not confirm his plans to attend nor mention the invitation in his statement. the european union will seek to step up cooperation with african countries to help replace its natural gas. a draft document says that countries including nigeria, senegal, and angola offer untapped potential for liquefied natural gas. it aims to reduce dependence on russian supplies by two thirds. global news 24 hours a day on air and on bloomberg quicktake po

before he takes office on july 1st transitioning from the lam government, he held a meeting with carrie lam. she will render all necessary assistance and support to ensure he will have success in forming his government john lee, 64 years old a career police officer. former national security chief and also the former chief secretary for administration hong kong will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the hand over on july 1st that is the day he will be sworn into office as the next chief executive. reporting from hong kong, i'm emily tan. >>> if you thought the week would bring respite, that's not the case so far. european technology stocks are getting hit hard this morning. the tech index has lost about 2.3% we were down 2.6% just moments ago. now down nearly 30% this year. it looks, rosanna, we are in for another bumpy trading week >> more ahead. >>> still to come, u.s. futures are pointing lower ahead of the weak inflation data. we will have the latest after the break. if you're a small business, there are lots of choices when it comes to your internet and technology needs. but when you ch

carrie lam said those changes will take effect on may 19. beaches and swimming pools can also reopen from this. new virus cases are back at february levels. the fifth wave of covid is under control. this is bloomberg. ♪ rishaad: we are just about 16 minute plus from the reserve bank of australia's decision on monetary policy. we are looking for an interest rate hike and it would be the person's 2010. that and more on the way. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ >> we think you will see 3%, 3.5% in 10-year. >> we expect to see 3.1% in the first quarter. >> it will be interesting to see if it can go above 3.24%. >> how do you get to 325 and the cycle. >> enough to begin slowing growth and start raising concerns about recession into 2023. >> looks like the 10-year has priced in this expected nine year hike and we are pretty close. >> we have more inflation to fight this. >> the economy starts the weekend and the fed will be less hawkish. >> i don't think we are at the peak yet. we have impact often the market and profit capitulation yet. yvonne: bloomberg e

. >>> in hong kong chief executive carrie lam just met with her newly chosen successor john li chosen by members of a chinese government vetted committee. in a short statement li said there are major tasks that need to be accomplished before he takes office july 1st including finalizing plans of government reorganizations and covid-19 policies. he did not provide specific details about those changes. >>> on sunday china reported more than 4,200 new covid-19 cases. the majority were in the hard hit city of shanghai which has been coping with a crippling lockdown which officials are now tightening even further. for more on that i'm joined by cnn's steven jang. authorities plan to tighten those restrictions even more. what does that mean and what more are you learning about more mass testing that's now expected in beijing where you are? >> reporter: rosemary, things in shanghai took a rather ominous turn after the country's supreme court leader president xi jinping made clear last week he was not only sticking to a strict covid policy and in his words to resolutely fight with any doubts,

was backed by beijing and was the only candidate in a controlled, tight circle vote to replace carrie lamef executive. kristie lu, tell us about john lee and what his leadership might bring. >> reporter: yeah, well john lee, the sole contender, the ex-security chief who represents security and stability, law and order. he was, as expected, selected as the next leader of hong kong. i'm standing in the hong kong convention exhibition center where something called the 2022 chief executive election took place. but this was not a popular vote. not a popularity contest. the 7.4 million residents of hong kong had no say in who their next leader is. rather, under electoral overall rules you had a less than 1,500-member election committee consisting of 15ly pro-beijing patriots who are eligible to vote and select the next leader of hong kong. that individual is john lee. it's been almost 25 years since china assumed sovereignty over hong kong and the sole contender for the city's top job would be the first security official to run it since the handover. >> this new chapter will be a new symphony.

john lee was the only candidate to replace carrie lam.unday paper review coming up, but first let's catch up with the sport from holly. hello, hello to you at home. let's start with football. liverpool are top of the english premier league but their hopes of winning the title have suffered a big setback. that's after they drew 1—1 at home to tottenham. luis diaz equalised for liverpool after son heung min had given tottenham the lead. the point moves liverpool top on goal difference but manchester city can move three points clear — if they beat newcastle later. i'm not happy, but i'm not as sad as the players are at the moment. and now it's myjob to explain them exactly why something happened — what was always possible to happen — but that will not stop us. ralf rangnick�*s spell as manchester united's interim manager is coming to a miserable end — they were beaten 4—0 at brighton. and brighton, who haven't won at home this year, took the lead early on and they made it look easy by the second half — scoring three more as united succumbed

was backed by beijing and was the only candidate in a controlled, tight circle vote to replace carrie lamief executive. kristie lu stout joins from us hong kong. tell us more about john lee and what his leadership might bring. >> reporter: i'm standing outside the hong kong convention and exhibition center, where in the last few hours john lee was selected by a small circle group of election city patriots to become the next top leader of hong kong. john lee represents security and stability, law and order. he was a career police officer and the former security chief of hong kong. in fact, he oversaw security during the very destabilizing 2019 pro-democracy protests, as well as during the implementation and enforcement of the very controversial national security law imposed by beijing upon hong kong in the following years. but arguably, his greatest challenges right now are all economic issues. hong kong needs to restore its international reputation as a world-class aviation hub, logistics hub, business and finance hub. it needs to restore business confidence. affordability of housing is a

kong's former security chief john lee has been formally picked to head the city after chf executive carrie lam'serm ends xt month. lee's election is expected to further solidify china's control over hong kong. on sunday, he received 99% of the vote from hong kong's election committee. he was the only candidate in the running. as hong kong's security chief, lee oversaw the crackdown of protesters who were demanding more autonomy from beijing. sri lanka's prime minister has resigned, clearing the way for the formation of a new cabinet as sri lanka looks for way to end this devastating economic crisis. the brother of the president, who has faced of nepotism and corruption since he installed three siblings and a high-level government post, large antigovernment protests in recent weeks have demanded the ouster of all members of the family. earlier today, supporters of the ruling party stormed a major protest site in the capital, attacking protesters and prompting clashes with police who fired tear gas and water cannons most of dozens were injured. authorities have ordered a nationwide curfew across s

it does explain the pivot, we had an announcement yesterday from carrie lam that some internal restrictionsthan expected. it's a city that realizes when tour is consumer spending -- we are seeing gains in hong kong, the sec investigation may have an impact on sentiment, but it's not a surprise. this company faced a lawsuit from investors that said the company misled them. an investigation into the ipo and preceding is not a surprise, this is a company that is under investigation on the chinese side which is where the concern is. haidi: lots of complications when it comes to the listing. what does this mean in terms of broader implications when we get the reopening of trade, particular for china tech? there is no alleviation yet. >> there is still some confusion over exactly what regulators plan to do. it was announced last week that we saw the huge gain on friday. it's a likes of alibaba, tencent, jd.com, these big firms will play a significant role in boosting economic growth this year. this should be read positively, we need to see a follow-through. what does this mean? there have been so

carrie lam says there will be no more relaxation before then, but positive movement at least from a lobbyingvernment response, john they just back from beijing, says it is going to be challenging to open the border with china. haidi: our chief north asia correspondent stephen engle, perhaps not much of when it comes to the return of tourism to hong kong and china. but singapore airlines is committing to a strategy of working with international partners and operating overseas hubs as it plots a path out of the pandemic. covid exposed financial dangers of not having a domestic aviation market the ceo tells us exclusively that the carrier is now trying to tie up opportunities. >> when singapore announced further easing of restrictions, opening the lane to all vaccinated travelers and removing all cash requirements, that is another big jump. in april itself, we carried close to 1.5 million. looking forward, we see very strong momentum. we are quite confident. >> how much clarity do you have beyond this year? 61 percent capacity for june, what are you looking at for the rest of the year and perha

carrie lam said the city may not confirm its third stage of easing for june. stocks, those which benefit from, well, should say, the cases in shanghai and china, the financial hub, which was formerly the epicenter of china's outbreak. it reopens, and as a consequence we are seeing money flow into some of those companies which do benefit. consumers amongst them, airlines too. that's a look at reopening stocks outperforming as we head to the hong kong lunch break. there you go. juliette: yeah. let's have a broader look at market action. it is the final trading day of the month. certainly seeing upside in china but the pmi's beat. as we see fewer covid cases as well, that could set the regional benchmark index up for its first monthly gain of the year, but only a very slight gain for may. still a bit of weakness coming through in australian equities and treasuries selloff across the curve as oil jumps, adding to worries about how aggressive central banks will be to reign in inflation without derailing growth. daybreak middle east live from dubai is next. stay wit

carrie lam said this week.are pushing ahead with the next phase of the reopening, which will ease restrictions on gyms and extend restaurant opening hours. and in line with the opening you are seeing all around the world. japan also moving ahead to dismantle some of those barriers to tourism and entry. and that is what you are seeing in most places, with the exception of china. haidi: emma o'brien there. coming up next, we are live from panama city where we we would joined by uber's head of latin america to discuss rising fuel costs and the challenges that poses for drivers. that big interview is next. this is bloomberg. ♪ haidi: let's take a look at the selloff that is really being extended. a horror show of a session for u.s. equity bulls overnight. the s&p 500, a bad day away from a bear market. also close to a bear market when it comes to trading in asia, including new zealand, where we are seeing further downside now on budget day. in australia we are seeing pretty much session lows, close to 2% lower, bei

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