we have the front page of china daily. this is a state—sponsored newspaper. greed to boost ties. here in the uk, a big story dominating in business, the colla pse story dominating in business, the collapse of karelian is unravelling. the financial times is saying the outsize —— outsourcing giant and assure its shares drop 47% that carillion. the daily telegraph is looking at the ongoing equal pay row at the bbc. it shows the number of my colleagues on the front page who attended a government hearing yesterday where carrie gracie, to step down as the role as china editor overpay gave evidence before politicians. then we have the sun, one of our tabloid dailies in the uk. it makes its feelings very clear over the axing of a female models at the formula one. mps in the uk will be leaving the famous houses of parliament for at least six years. we will explain why. as promised, stefa ny is back. we will explain why. as promised, stefany is back. political risk a nalyst. stefany is back. political risk analyst. lovely to see you. women are dominating the papers. we

the front page of china daily. in the uk it is all about brexit and it is all about citizens rights. in the uk, when we do leave in march 2019. china daily is more focused on trade and the relationship between the uk and china. exactly. they are looking to have partnership for china's belt and road initiative which is all about infrastructure. they want to see if london is going to keep its position as a top global financial centre. there is a lot of discussion about this. it is pretty normal that the prime minister takes the trade delegation to countries like china oi’ delegation to countries like china or india where they have big business. the processor the same thing. it is true that the united kingdom has acted this up. the uk china relationship seems to be on a better footing since 2015. she is calling it a golden era. it is her first visit as prime minister of the uk. it is very important for her. she was the message that britain is open for business to be very loud and clear in china. it is a very important

in the south china daily post, a chinese research team unveils a design for an ultra—fast plane thatfive times faster than the speed of sound. you can see it there. quite phenomenal. and finally, on the bbc website, us evangelist billy graham, one of the most influential preachers of the 20th century dies, aged 99. a p pa re ntly apparently during his lifetime, he reached some 210 million people with his message. so let's begin. with me is jane foley, senior fx strategist at rabobank. she has been busy reading these stories. lutz —— let's start with a writ of the listening session in the white house. couldn't help but be moved with all the different people and what they have to say, the pa rents, and what they have to say, the parents, the children. they had lost friends, lost children. it was awful. it is completely awful. a couple of very interesting things have emerged, and when we heard the very passionate plea by the father of one of the girls lost last week, what was interesting for him if he said he did not favour adopting new gun laws, which outside of europe, that seems quit

daily. could he rule for life? china'snping might continue as president indefinitely — under changes proposed by the communist party. live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. it is newsday. glad you could join us. it's 8am in singapore midnight in london and 7pm in washington, where the us has given a cool response to a reported offer of talks from north korea. the us state department says any talks would have to lead to the end of the regime's nuclear programme. south korea claimed pyongyang had signalled its willingness to hold talks with the us, after a meeting between a north korean general and south korea's president before the closing ceremony of the winter olympics. laura bicker now reports from pyeongyang on a games in which politics played as much of a role as the sporting action. this is the confidence side of south korea. but much of the drama was political. entering this arena is the us president's daughter ivanka trump. but no warm reception for the north korean generals sitting b

and this is the front page of the china daily.the traditional start of spring, which fell on sunday. in trentin, a celebrity has given birth. -- in trentin, a celebrity has given birth. —— trending. well, there's a new member of the kardashian klan. 20—year—old kylie jenner, here she is in may last year, has confirmed she's given birth to a baby girl, after managing to keep her pregnancy a secret. she finally spilt the beans on social media, announcing that she and boyfriend travis scott welcomed a "beautiful and healthy" daughter on february 1st. moscow has seen its heaviest snowfall in one day since records began, with thousands of trees brought down, power lines damaged and air travel disrupted. more than half the monthly average snow fell on saturday, beating the previous record set in 1957. sarah corker reports. this is what it takes to keep moscow moving. an army of snow ploughs at the city's airports trying to keep ru nways the city's airports trying to keep runways clear. but nearly 150 flights have been severely delayed a

and the final whistle may have blown on the pyeongchang games, but the china daily reports on the raceooks at the arrival of the olympic flag in beijing. its marathon tour of the country comes ahead of the games in four years' time. and those are the key stories of top publications around the world. and now on to trending. which store is sparking online? we've had men on the moon but now this time, it is about wi—fi on the moon. the moon will get its first mobile phone network next year. vodafone and nokia are working on a 4g network. it will allow lunar rovers to stream video back to earth. now there'll be no excuse at all for aliens not to get in touch. a survey of over 100 tiger conservation areas has found less than 15% meet global standards. and at least one third of them are at risk of losing their tigers. alarmingly, most of these sites are in southeast asia, where tigers have suffered the most dramatic decline in the past decade. i asked khalid pasha, a protected area specialist at wwf, why standards are so below par. this new study which we are doing, we have conducted... in s

and the final whistle may have blown on the pyeongchang games, but the china daily reports on the racee arrival of the olympic flag in beijing. its marathon tour of the country comes ahead of the games in 2022. which stories are trending online? it's an interesting story, because it's almost planetary. the moon will get its first mobile phone network next year. vodafone and nokia are working on a 4g network. it will allow lunar rovers to stream video back to earth. now there'll be no excuse for the aliens not to get in touch. investigators in the philippines say more than ten foreign nationals are suspected of paying money to a paedophile ring to watch live video streaming of children being abused. the national bureau of investigation say they are investigating the cases, following a raid of two properties in which three people were arrested and 13 children were taken into care. i spoke to our philippines correspondent, howard johnson, a short time ago, and asked him about the circumstances of the case. this story goes back to the successful prosecution of a 39—year—old british paedoph

china daily leads with general secretary xi jinping greeting residents in sanhe, south—west china.poverty reduction. shifting our attention now to the international addition —— edition of the japan times, which looks at the implications of recent air strikes by israel against iranian targets in syria. the paper asks whether this escalation heralds the start of a wider regional war. and finally, the straits times looks at a $10 million fund which offers customised support for disadvantaged people. the new empowering for life fund launched by president halimah yacob aims to help the less fortunate beyond generic schemes and programmes. goes at the top stories of key publications around the world. —— posar. online, it is all about anime. now, what stories are sparking discussions online? yes, let's look at what is trending right now. an ice skating routine at the winter olympics has proved a big hit with fans of the yuri!!! on ice anime series. miu suzaki and ryuichi kihara's routine was set to music from the tv programme, and their performance has been widely shared on social media.

we start off with the china daily. in sanhe, south—west china. he visited poor families in sichuan province, where he talked to villagers about poverty reduction. the japan times looks at the implications of recent airstrikes by israel against iranian targets in syria. the paper asks whether this escalation heralds the start of a wider regional war. and finally — the straits times looks at a $10 million fund which offers customised support for disadvantaged people. the new empowering for life fund, launched by president halimah yacob, aims to help the less fortunate beyond generic schemes and programmes. those are the top stories around the world. an ice skating routine at the winter olympics has proved a huge hit with fans of the yuri on ice anime series. miu suzaki and ryuichi kihara's routine was set to music from the tv programme, and their performance has been widely shared on social media. moving out of politics in britain's foreign secretary has held talks with myanmar‘s leader aung san suu kyiover with myanmar‘s

the china daily features some colourful images taking place as part of chinese lunar new year festivitiest temple in brazil. it all comes ahead of the lantern festival, which gets underway in march. estelle turned the page to the international edition of the new york times. and finally the new york times wonders if harry potter will manage to keep his powers on broadway? the eighth instalment of the celebrated wizarding saga cast a spell over london. now they're hoping to pull off the same trick in the big apple. when i was in london leicester, i couldn't even get the ticket. they we re couldn't even get the ticket. they were sold way in advance. now, which stories are online? it is not even about tickets. the stories all focus on toilet paper. the taiwanese obsession with toilet paper is back in the news again. last time it was because the paper was being stolen. now there's been a panic about price rises — and stores are running short — that's popular on bbc.com the leader of the uk's main opposition labour party says, he wants britain to remain in a customs union with the eu, after bre

and the china daily looks at rail expansion — to make travel for passengers smoother. tworks during the spring festival. which is coming very, very soon. now, what stories are sparking discussions online? rico, some professionals getting into a heated debate has captured people's attention online. these are experts who were invited into a russian studio and they did not agree, an example of what can happen when a debate gets just a little bit too heated. this is the webcam feed from the russia's komsomol skaya pravda radio station, during a debate about the former soviet leader, stalin. the disagreements led to blows. fortunately, staff from the station were able to step in to make sure that events didn't get too out of hand, and it doesn't seem that anyone was seriously hurt. no fights, please. would you want to know if you were likely to develop alzheimer's? well, australian and japanese scientists have developed a blood test that has the potential to identify early indicators of the dementia disease before people even show any noticeable symptoms. trials on nearly 40

and the china daily has the story of an 81—year—old who has finally completed her bachelor's degree.1957, but she was also working as a nurse so she had to put it on hold. until now. in trending, trump and the uk healthcare system is sparking discussions on line? yes, let's looks at what is trending right now. donald trump has sparked a backlash after tweeting that the uk's healthcare system is "going broke and not working." his comments are thought to be in response to a protest in london over the weekend demanding more nhs funding. among those who retaliated to mr trump's comments was the british health secretary, who tweeted that he's proud of the system. one of the world's leading ivory trade investigators has been killed in kenya. esmond bradley martin was found in his nairobi home on sunday with a stab wound to his neck. mr bradley—martin had spent decades risking his life to secretly photograph and document illegal sales of ivory and rhino horn. here he is in 2005 on the trade. we have about a00,000, 450,000 elephants we have about 400,000, 450,000 elephants in africa, and we

and the china daily has the story of an 81—year—old who has finally completed her bachelor's degree.egree in 1957 — but she was also working as a nurse so she had to put it on hold — until now. in trending, trump and the uk healthcare system is sparking discussions online? yes, let's looks at what is trending right now. donald trump has sparked a backlash after tweeting that the uk's healthcare system is "going broke and not working". his comments are thought to be in response to a protest in london over the weekend demanding more nhs funding. among those who retaliated to mr trump's comments was the british health secretary, who tweeted that he's proud of the system. the us vice president mike pence is starting a trip to asia aimed at showing solidarity with regional allies and also helping south korea celebrate the launch of its olympic games. but he actually has a much tougher task — mending a potential breach with the south korean government over how to deal with the north korean regime of kim jong—un. before he visits south korea he's stopping off japan. earlier i spoke to hiro

and the china daily features this photograph of a mass of travellers leaving beijing railway station last day of the spring festival holiday. it says around 11 million passenger trips were made on china's rail network on wednesday. what stories are sparking discussions online? and if you've been following the winter olympics, you'll know how the sport of curling has captured the imagination. so much so in fact that some people have been having their own go at the sport — and posting the results online. floor mops, robot vacuum cleaners — anything lying around can be pressed into service! iam sure i am sure there is a leading to a lot of very clean floors! experiments by nasa to grow wheat in space are inspiring scientists in australia to see if it'll work on earth. by changing how much light plants get, they can speed up crop cycles by over 50%. it's of massive importance since the world has to produce up to 80% more food by 2050. to feed 9 billion people. nasa experiments to grow wheat in space were the inspiration for university of queensland scientists to develop the world's first

and finally, china daily looks at xi jinping's visit to a space launch centre in sichuan province.s on boosting the country's space program. the week—long world urban forum concludes today in kuala lumpur, malaysia. this event is dedicated to the idea that managing cities properly is the key to sustainable development. it comes at a time when 54% of the world's population lives in cities — that percentage is only expected to grow. and the work done in cities make up 80% of the global economy. but the impact is not all positive. large cities also create 70% of global carbon dioxide emissions, giving urban areas a crucial role in fighting climate change. and not everyone benefits equally as more and more people move to the cities. there are nearly 900 million people still living in slums, highlighting the pressing need for affordable housing. let's go to our reporters to see what problems they're encountering in cities across the region. china has urbanised at a staggering rate over the last 30 years. it's pushed about a third of its population into megacities. this is the most mega

china daily looks at the end of president xi jinping's new year tour.o make poverty alleviation a priority during a four—day visit to sichuan province. and finally, france's le figaro looks at baghdad's appeal for reconstruction investment. iraq says its needs $88 billion to repair damage to cities, towns and infrastructure in the north and west of the country. now, sharanjit, what stories are sparking discussions online? quite a disturbing one, rico. four men in pakistan have been arrested for stealing spinal fluid from women. the suspects reportedly told the victims that they needed blood samples in order to qualify forfinancial support from the government. police say that the men then attempted to sell the spinal fluid on the black market. it's day five at the winter olympics in pyeongchang and the action begins in just about an hour. medals are up for grabs in six events, but aside from the sport, the weather has also been getting a fair share of attention. strong winds have forced the men's downhill and the women's giant slalom to be rescheduled fo

the china daily reports that beijing will boost ties with the united kingdom in fields such as nuclearst visit of british prime minister theresa may to the country, the paper says premier li keqiang believes both countries should open up more to each other and align development strategies. the japan times leads on president trump's state of the union address. it says that while mr trump touted his pushback against "unfair trade deals", he had little new to say about key issues concerning japan. and the straits times here reports on the heavy rain continuing to blanket several parts of singapore. it publishes this dramatic front page picture of a tree crashing down across marine parade road, almost completely blocking traffic in both directions. now, what stories are sparking discussions online? the duke and duchess of cambridge are in sweden on the second leg of their tour of scandinavia and they received a very warm welcome from this group of schoolchildren. prince william seemed to enjoy it so much he switched from his usual handshakes to a rather less formal high five technique. and

and the china daily says chinese authorities will send a cultural relics expert to the us to fix a terracottaadelphia museum. the expert, who specialises in restoring relics which are more than 2,000 years old, says it will take three to five months to fix. now, if you're like me, you've been tuning in to all the action at the winter olympics. well, did you know that out of around 3,000 athletes, 178 are competing for a country they weren't born in? host nation south korea is using the most non—native athletes. it naturalised 18 in the run—up to 2018, most of them in the men's ice hockey team, who were originally from the us and canada. and it's actually the us and canada that have lost most athletes to other countries at these winter olympics. 37 american—born athletes are competing under different flags. so, which sports feature the most non—native athletes? ice hockey is indeed there, as is figure skating, but it's alpine skiing that tops the list. earlier i spoke with michael heine, head of the international centre for olympic studies, and asked him if these athletes make the switch becau

by pushing for more background checks and raising the minimum age of buyers to 21. and and the china daily dajing celebrating a victory after winning the men's 500—metre final of short—track speed skating at the winter games. the paper reports that his win, which gives china their first gold medal of the games, triggered a standing ovation from hundreds of chinese spectators. now, what stories are sparking discussions online? rico, canada's prime minister, justin trudeau, has caught people's attention online. he's on a visit to india and his locally inspired outfits have got people taking. here are the trudeaus at the golden temple in amritsar. now mr trudeau is no stranger to wearing traditional indian dress. he has regularly worn it at home during official celebrations of diwali, the hindu festival of lights. now to the philippines, where it's estimated that more than 21 million people live under the poverty line. in the capital manila, many struggle to find work and the money to buy food. that's led to the rise of a trade of "pagpag", that's food scavenged from rubbish tips, then cooked

the china daily looks ahead to the beijing olympics 2022 saying that, along with their nine medals fromiles of notes, video footage and extensive know—how about the winter games operation, to be ready to facilitate their own delivery of the games in four years time. and the straits times features this photo of the us president's daughter ivanka trump standing near to north korean general, kim yong chol at the pyeongchang closing ceremony on sunday. the paper says that they did not appear to interact. the indian actress sridevi, who starred in nearly 300 bollywood films, has died of a heart attack at the age of 5a. she started acting in childhood and went on to be one of the first female stars to command box office success whether or not she had a prominent male co—star. rajini vaidya nathan looks back at her life. for decades, she was bollywood's leading lady. sridevi captivated audiences with her charisma and comic timing. in a male—dominated film industry, she was one of the first woman to become a megastar in her own right. you know, the audience just wants a good film. that's what m

and finally, china daily looks at xi jinping's visit to a space launch centre in sichuan province.us on boosting the country's space program. those are the top stories in key publications around the world. let's look at what is happening on the winter games. the winter olympics is dominating. north korea's cheerleading squad has found itself in the middle of a propaganda row after unveiling masks said to resemble kim il—sung during a women's hockey game. kim il—sung is considered to be the founder of north korea. south korean's unification ministry has refuted the claims, however, adding that the mask was "simply of a good looking man." the week—long world urban forum concludes today in kuala lumpur, malaysia. this event is dedicated to the idea that managing cities properly is the key to sustainable development. it comes at a time when 54% of the world's population lives in cities — that percentage is only expected to grow. and the work done in cities make up 80% of the global economy. but the impact is not all positive. large cities also create 70% of global carbon dioxide emissi

and the china daily features this photograph of a mass of travellers leaving beijing railway stationstival holiday. it says around 11 million passenger trips were made on china‘s rail network on wednesday. let‘s stay in china now, where celebrations for the lunar new year are still taking place. it‘s an opportunity for families to spend time together and enjoy themselves. but in the province of hebei, not farfrom beijing, that enjoyment was for hardier souls only, as the bbc‘s tim allman reports. snaking through the mountains of northern china, for some people, this is there idea of fun. the world‘s longest glass suspension bridge has only been open a matter of weeks. this is the first time it welcomed guests for the lunar new year. a vertical drop of more than 200 metres. it is supposed to represent a dragon flying through the valley. translation: it is like an adventure jimmy. you the valley. translation: it is like an adventurejimmy. you look down and you see such a beautiful landscape —— to me. and you see such a beautiful landscape -- to me. translation: it is scary, very scary.

and the china daily is featuring a picture of the country's olympic competitor wu dajing celebratingrt track speed skating at the winter games. —— 500m final of short track speed skating at the winter games. the paper reports that his win, which gives china their first gold medal of the games, triggered a standing ovation from hundreds of chinese spectators. turning to the philippines now. it's estimated that more than 21 million people live under the poverty line. in the capital manila, many struggle to find work and the money to buy food. that's led to the rise of a trade of ‘pagpag' — that's food scavenged from rubbish tips, then cooked and sold in poor communities. our philippines correspondent howard johnson visited happyland barangay to meet the people involved in the trade. renato digs through bags of rubbish, looking for scraps of meat thrown away by fast food restaurants in manila. he became a pagpag collector after he lost his job in the nearby docks. translation: my boss gives me around $6 per week after he has sold the pagpag. somehow, it is ok because it helps with house

shifting now the page to the china daily and it features some colourful images taking place as part ofstivities. that includes of this snap of a fire dragon dance performed at a buddhist temple in brazil. it all comes ahead of the lantern festival which gets underway this march. finally, we have the international edition of the new york times and its wonders if harry potter will manage to keep his powers on broadway. the eighth instalment of the celebrated it was casts a spell over london. now they are hoping to pull off the same trick in the big apple. those of the top stories of major publications around the world. sharon, which stores are shy sparking discussions on broadway. the eighth instalment of isa is a rather unusual story because in taiwan, there is a bit of this and obsession with toilet paper. last time it was because the paper was being stolen. now, though, there is a pennycook price rises in stores running short. that is a story proven popular on bbc news .com. the leader of the uk's main opposition labour party says he wants britain to remain in a customs union with the

jinping has been delivering a new year's message which has appeared in the holiday edition of the china daily newspaper he's vowing to lift thirty million people out of poverty within the next three years an incredible challenge but for most people fully this is a time to you know forget about politics and to focus on their one holiday of the year. it stop time of year when china becomes a nation in motion few places busier than beijing's railway station during the last lunar new year holiday around four hundred million travel by train that's more than the population of the united states some are migrant workers unsure if they'll return a campaign of demolitions has made life here impossible for them my child is in school here we lived in beijing for many years but now he trying to kick us out of cause and what about that. much of the world's second largest economy is coming to a halt throughout the country people are on the move in what is the walls largest annual human migration people heading home for celebrations that will last for two weeks as the chinese are sure in the year of the dog

to show further militarization of the spratly islands in the disputed south china sea that was released by the philippine daily inquirer shows china has filled several multistory concrete buildings on one of the artificial islands military transport ships are also docked china has previously said the construction is intended to improve peace and maritime security. rex tillerson is in argentina seeking support for tough action against venezuela. venezuelan president nicolas maduro for economic and political crisis that have led to violent protests and shortages of food and medicine and live reports from. washington regards latin america as its backyard that's why secretary of state rex tillerson is here with the u.s. believes it should have an influence but it's a region that often feels neglected by or is in conflict with the superpowers of the north. a few years ago argentina like many of its neighbors was governed by left of center leaders adults with washington and sympathetic to venice whalers them president. not anymore who wants an end of the crisis in venezuela the question is how one of the aspects of

to show further militarization of the spratly islands and the disputed south china sea photos released by the philippine daily inquirer show china has built several multistory kong create buildings on one of the artificial islands china has previously said that construction is intended to improve peace and maritime security. headed for a presidential runoff in april after candidates fail to get enough votes to win sunday's election the campaign has been dominated by the issue of same sex marriage a christian evangelist opposed to it has the most votes so far. those are the headlines the news continues keep it here on al-jazeera front is next. it's one of the most violent places on earth but just how democratic is the democratic republic of congo given its president was supposed to have left office back in twenty sixteen the country's controversial minister of communications and will also debate the future of germany's angela merkel. also on the show she's been called the new leader of the free world but german chancellor angela merkel has grown increasingly unpopular at home struggle to form a governing coali

to show further militarization of the spratly islands in the disputed south china sea photos released by the philippine daily inquirer show china has built several multistory concrete buildings on one of the artificial islands military transport ships are also talked china had previously said the construction is intended to improve peace and maritime security richard branson churchill insists on skype from singapore he's a senior fellow at the military transformation program at the s. rajaratnam on the school of international studies thank you very much for joining us what do you see when you see these pictures what do they tell you. well there's certainly a general. development of violence it was pretty intense a lot who says if you're going to the movies just in. great forward little settlements that look at bombs that are construction or a large building. on the turbines all solar powered animals. once he is the large number where you don't suppose a large golf ball shaped objects and shoes will not protect radar systems there is way too many in there who are all basically every day condo law on air traff

to show further militarization of the spratly islands in the disputed south china sea it was released by the philippine daily inquirer show china has built several multistory concrete buildings on one of the artificial islands on terry transport ships are also docked richard been singer is a senior fellow at the military transformation program at the s. rajaratnam school of international studies he says china continues to militarize the islands because it doesn't fear repercussions. development of the sirens is pretty intense a lot it is just the one that is just a. very vulgar little settlements that look at mom's construction a large building. turbines all solar powered animals generally were strikes me is the large number wait don't suppose a large dog ball shaped objects and shoes will not protect radar systems there's way too many in there for basic every day flaw on air traffic control the limbs that load these things are paid to closely is in this blow up the news of the time in a plot everybody got upset about the senate when he said you shouldn't do that the chinese just ignored went on and doing wh

to show further militarization of the spratly islands in the disputed south china sea photos released by the philippine dailyinquirer show china has built several multistory concrete buildings and one of the artificial islands china has previously said the construction is intended to improve peace and maritime security general allen dogon reports from manila these are aerial photographs of detained by the philippine daily inquirer newspaper it shows that china will soon finish its military zation of seven reefs in the south china sea an international tribunal in the hague in two thousand and sixteen rejected china's argument that it enjoys historic rights over most of the south china sea but the pictures clearly show that china has built a massive runway on mischief reef which the tribe you know ruled it was in philippine waters including control towers and radio meters often used in milot she communication small the reefs now have wind turbines help pads and observation towers transport ships designed to carry are more details and up to eight hundred troops have also been spotted according to security exper

to show further militarization of the spratly islands in the disputed south china sea photos released by the philippine daily inquirer show china has built several multistory concrete buildings on one of the artificial islands military transport ships are also docked there china has previously said the construction is intended to improve peace and maritime security richard bit singo is a senior fellow at the military transformation program at the s. rajaratnam school of international studies he says china continues to militarize the islands because it doesn't fear of repercussions. development of the sirens is pretty intense a lot pretty sophisticated is there one that is just simply a. very vulgar little settlements that look at mounds of construction large buildings. turbines all solar powered animals generally word strikes me is the large number wait don't suppose a large dog ball shaped objects will choose will not protect radar systems there's way too many in there for basic every day kind of law air traffic control rooms that learn these things are afraid to call gleeson's the up the chinese are done i

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philippine inquirer shield china has but naval docks one ways wind turbines in several multi story buildings. or. these are aerial photographs of detained by the philippine daily inquirer newspaper it shows that china will soon finish its military zation of seven reefs in the south china sea an international tribunal in the hague in two thousand and sixteen rejected china's argument that it enjoys historic rights over most of the south china sea but the pictures clearly show that china has built a massive runway on mischief reef which the tribe you know ruled it was in philippine waters including control towers and radio meters often used in milot she communication small the reefs now have wind turbines help pads and observation towers transport ships designed to carry are more details and up to eight hundred troops have also been spotted according to security experts three of these reefs now have three kilometer long runways making them as effective as aircraft carriers china has also built a harbor facilities extending the reach of its maritime assets not only in the south china sea but also the central pacific i don't think the philippines can do anything a

daily brief. president's attitude to china changed as soon as he became the president because he had a very businessman-like attitude.the investment must be good for america he now understands. takes to those briefings there is only one strategic threat america faces. isis is not a strategic threats, nor is north korea, nor is russia. they are losing half a million people per year. these are not strategic level threats. the only one we face is china. already at war with us with its economic warfare, it's political warfare. look what australia has gone through with the purchasing of politician with chinese cash to distort their democracy. these are facts. has turned the world around, not only american understanding inside the administration, but our friends in that asia-pacific region realize we are not going to war with china, but we will not allow them to execute their one belt, one road plan for domination. not going to happen under donald trump swatch. mr. batchelor: this is the john batchelor show. we are at cpac 2018. discussing the frame of the republican party in 2018. it is not something you will se

daily mail. china'sverseas shipments have held up despite the strong you want and rising trade tensions with the u.s.. import growth surged reflecting calendar effective exports rose by 11.1% in january from your earlier while imports increased 36.9%. at that the trade surplus of billions. global news, 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. find more stories on the volatile at top in the asian markets but supportive coming through japan. the nikkei on the close of by 1.1%. and a solid session in india today. weakness in the large-cap stocks china for third consecutive section and the chinese shares listed hong kong set for a correction, down 10% from its peak. terms of other stocks we been watching, when macau rising as the chairman steve wynn resigns. our analyst saying that the ip businesses remain very strong. warning incern offshore drilling contractor and there are concerns. upie profit grew, net income -- quarterly profit grew, bad loan a

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2017 with double digit growth we are optimistic about 2018 as china keeps deploying those priorities across the years. >>> here's your dailyose of bitcoin price action the cryptocurrency fought its way back above $9,000. it had sunk below 6,000 after soaring to all-time highs just a few weeks ago. it goes up, it goes down not everyone is bullish on bitcoin. charlie munger called the currency asinine and a noxious poison for more on his understated comments, head to cnbc.com >>> time for winter olympics the focus today was on the ice rink as the unified korean women's hockey team faced off against japan. it was a disappointing result for the unifying team as they lost 4-1 the game did make history as the first ever goal was scored for a north/south team in the olympics. >>> germany defended their double luge title. athletes from germany have won 11 out of 15 of double golds in luge dating back to the innsbruck games in 1964. that gold helped team germany to the top of the medal standing. norway have elbowed their way past the united states into third place. but the netherlands are still hanging in there in second this episo

president xi jinping extra time critics in china's plan to allow president xijinping extra time in office have found there, and censored. russia says there'll be a dailyyria from tuesday. monday has been one of the coldest days of the winter so far for much of the uk, and weather experts say the freezing conditions will continue for the rest of the week. there are yellow and amber warnings of snow in scotland, wales and central, eastern and southern parts of england. our science editor david shukman has the latest. the first wave of the storm. norwich this afternoon, blanketed in white. not enough to stop the postmen or the rubbish collection, but this is just the beginning of what is forecast. london had an icy start this morning, and the bands of dark clouds are a hint of heavy snow to come, along with plummeting temperatures. already, some areas have felt a wind chill of minus 15. would you like soup? so, busy times at the largest emergency shelter in london. the charity glass door has decided that it's too cold to turn anyone away tonight. the homeless are at greatest risk. you feel more vulnerable. you've got to have two sleeping bags, or... this

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allegations before the white house was approached by the daily mail with details of an interview with one of the former wives. a senior british official said china is wary of providing trade commitments until it sees how brexit plays out. the u.k. hopes to negotiate a new deal with raising during its implementation p eriod. >> we are not implementing until we have left the eu. it has been clearly endorsed by both sides. global news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. guy: thank you. let's stay in asia. is arriving in south korea. let's watch what is happening. the latest surroundings the olympics and negotiations with north korea. they are not meeting with high-level u.s. visitors and the vice president fits the bill. the latest report seems to suggest there is a high level delegation attending the games and the south korean president will meet with north korean officials we understand on february 10. have turnedutures around indicating a positive open overseas. the major indexes dropped in wednesday's trading but it looks the emotions have called down. asian equities

daily non-stops in california. alaska airlines. that's how we fly. >>> shanghai china 18 people were hurt after a minivan caught fire and plowed into pedestrians. the driver was transporting gas tanks inside his van. he was also smoking at the time. police say he accidentally ignited the tanks and lost control of the van. the accident happened in the hearts of the financial district in shanghai. the driver was among those injured. he is now under investigation for illegally transporting hazardous materials.>>> this man is drinking alcohol from a bottle. allowing his dog to urinate in the carpet. and rifling through the cabinets. it is not his home. a couple from half moon bay caught the site on their security cameras.>> the man in the video. he is their landlord. when nobody would help them they turn to 2 investigates.>> reporter: paula and liner thought they found their dream home in half moon bay.>>> we like running over here. he started picking up fishing again.>> reporter: this one- bedroom cost $2700 a month including utilities and cable. something of a steel thes

china. what the secret service is saying about it now all on the daily briefing. ♪ ♪ >> arthel: welcome backice president joe biden may not be ready to give up politics just yet. the associated press reporting that biden told long time policy aide that he is keeping the door open for a 2020 presidential run. back now with our power panel amy holmes and david bernstein. i will go with you first since amy started the other segment. listen, if vice president biden were to run and win, he would be 78 years old on inauguration day. does he have a valid shot. >> look, i started an organization which is dedicated to getting more young people to run for office. i think we need more young people to run for office. i also think the former vice president is extremely qualified guy. he has been a leader in the party for a long time. i think he would have a credible shot at running. i don't think it's his numerical age that would be been around so long. i think those are two different things. that's just a number. people are either too young or too old in the abstract what they have done it would help a