i'm celia hatton, in london. a long list of american imports that will be hit by tarrifs, if its steel and aluminium are targeted by the us. the white house says that's going to happen this week. uk police say a nerve agent poisoned a former russian spy and his daughter in what they're calling attempted murder. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world: let's start with the new york times where north korean leader kim jong—un is shaking hands with the south's national security director. the story says this week's north—south diplomacy has left president trump on the sidelines. staying with that story in thejapan times where the diplomatic breakthrough is reportedly prompting "jitters in tokyo" about the us prioritising its homeland security over japan's, when discussing denuclearisation with north korea. and in the south china morning post, ‘trade entourage downsized after us 0bjections'. the paper says the us played hardball with china when it restricted a washington—bound delegation from a0 to

i'm celia hatton in london. also in the programme: a nerve agent was used in a deliberate attempt to murder a former russian spy and his daughter. the two remain critically ill in a hospital. and hanim hamza is one of malaysia's top lawyers. the story of how she rose to the top as we mark international women's live £17 7 7 live é our| good morning. it's 9am in singapore, 1am in london, and 8pm in the evening in washington, where donald trump is stepping up pressure on china to reduce its trade imbalance with the united states by $1 billion. the white house says mr trump is ready to impose tariffs on steel and aluminium imports. he's expected to sign them off today. china has already raised concerns at the world trade organisation, along with 17 other wto members. earlier, i got the latest from our correspondent, chris buckler, in washington. donald trump wants to put in place these measures to try and protect american industry, despite the concerns of some of his own advisers inside the white house. but it looks

i'm celia hatton. our top stories.ls. the trump administration takes the first step towards banning bomb stocks, the deadly device which turns arrival into a machine gun. former white house strategist steve bannon tells frances's national front to prepare for victory, promising a new wave of european populism. you are part of a worldwide movement which is bigger than france, bigger than italy, bigger than hungary, bigger than all of it. police in the uk say they have identified more than 200 witnesses

i'm joined by celia hatton, the world service asia—pacific editor. great to have year.idn't agree, some have said, just how brave was it for them to do that? what reaction has there been on the streets of it has been fascinating. xi jin it has been fascinating. xijin ping isa it has been fascinating. xijin ping is a popularfigure, a man whom many think has really restored china or is in the process of doing so, to what chinese people believe is china's vital place in the world. he has a lot of grand projects eliciting national pride — establishing new global trading routes, about two eradicate poverty in the next three years, even the fa ct in the next three years, even the fact that china is hosting another winter olympics is seen as an important step for them to take. there is that. however, the fact that he is abolishing term limits, oi’ that he is abolishing term limits, or they have been abolished, has had an interesting reaction, because we've seen internet censorship go into overdrive, so comments that we re into overdrive, so comments that were made were quickly

i'm celia hatton. our top stories. syrian government forces make gains in ghouta, splitting the territory held by rebels. the trump administration takes the first step towards banning bomb stocks, the deadly device which turns arrival into a machine gun. former white house strategist steve bannon tells frances's national front to prepare for victory, promising a new wave of european populism. you are part of a worldwide movement which is bigger than france, bigger than italy, bigger than hungary, bigger than all of it. police in the uk say they have identified more than 200 witnesses investigating case of a suspected poison attack on a russian spy. and a jewel of gothic architecture — but for how much longer? parts of notre—dame cathedral in paris are in danger of falling apart. hello and welcome to world news today. syrian government forces have advanced further in the rebel—held enclave of eastern ghouta. the territory's city of douma is reportedly surrounded. as bombardments continue, the casualties keep rising — at

celia hatton, the world service asia—pacific editor.re, a man whom many think has really restored china or is in the process of doing so, to what chinese people believe is china's vital place in the world. he has a lot of grand projects eliciting national pride — establishing new global trading routes, about two eradicate poverty in the next three years, even the fact that china is hosting another winter olympics is seen as an important step for them to take. there is that. however, the fact that he is abolishing term limits, or they have been abolished, has had an interesting reaction, because we've seen internet censorship go into overdrive, so comments that were made were quickly wiped away. we've also seen the chinese state media really try to downplay this news. i have chinese friends living in the centre of china. i asked what they thought about this, and these are educated people, and they didn't know anything about it, and this was three days ago. i had friends checking the internet to double—check what i was saying was true, an

here's celia hatton our asia pacific editor with her take on the story.ee. if you want to go with what the chinese government is telling you, 6.5%, i am sure they will hit that target. the economy will hit that target. the economy will try to remain at a stable pace, growth will be a bit slower, but they will try to manage that. but if you are one of the economists who are worrying and want to question those numbers, there is a lot to question. the main thing that hasn't been achieved is economic reform. the president pledged early on they would try to retract the government's role in the economy and let market forces take over. but he has committed more money to infrastructure spending. he has invested more government money in the economy and that is what economists have been saying all along that he has got to stop doing. burger—flipping — its hot, smelly and repetitive. so is this the perfect task for a machine? today, a burgerflipping robot debuts at the california—based chain caliburger. this is the robot that can replace one of life's basic unskille

celia hatton is our asia pacific editor — and says authorities want to send a message.sitions the way anbang was we re big acquisitions the way anbang was were applauded, the heroes of chinese business but that has changed and the government is really using the trial of wu xiaohui and the public takeover and shaming of anbang to signal to other chinese companies that the era of financial stability is here. that's what beijing wants to emphasise. in new york, google's self—driving unit waymo has launched its new jaguar, which is billed as the first "premium" autonomous car. waymo's chief executive has been talking to our north america technology correspondent dave lee. our focus has always been on safety, it is how we founded the project nine years ago at google as a self driving car project and we've driven 5 million miles autonomously on public roads in the us, testing in 25 different cities, we have exercised the software in over £5 billion of situations. the perception of self driving took a hit with the uber incident. we'll have to see. ourjob is to get out and to b

i'm celia hatton with bbc world news. our top story. fears of a trade war are running high as the white house confirms that new import tariffs are just days away. the white house says the american president is ready to move forward with his plans to impose tariffs on steel and aluminium imports. mrtrump wants china to reduce its trade imbalance with the united states by $1 billion. diplomatic envoys from south korea are expected to bring a private message to the us president from north korea when they visit washington later this week. the undisclosed communication was given to them by kim jong—un during rare talks between the north and south on monday. and the story in britain of what looks like a murder attempt on a former russian spy is trending on bbc.dom. british police say a nerve agent was used in a deliberate attempt to kill sergei skripal and his daughter. they were found collapsed on a bench in a public park on sunday. that's all from me now. stay with bbc world news.