hong kong's former leader donald tsang is about to stand trialfor corruption.erritory to face such charges. mr tsang faces two counts of misconduct in public office and one count of bribery, both relating to a luxury flat he was renting in southern china. the bbc‘s helier cheung is at the court in hong kong. i asked her how significant the charges facing mr tsang are. this is a very significant case because, as you say, donald tsang is the highest—level official in the territory to ever be charged with corruption. hong kong generally has a reputation for clean government so this case has raised a lot of questions about the relationship between tycoons and government officials. now, mr tsang faces three charges, two charges of misconduct in public office and one charge of accepting a bribe. and they all relate to the luxury flat he was renting in shenzhen, in southern china. prosecutors allege he rented a flat at below market rate from a tycoon who was a major shareholder in a media company. and prosecutors say that at the time he was negotiating on the rent and

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hong kong's former leader, donald tsang, has pleaded not guilty to charges of corruption.icial to face such charges. mr tsang is accused of two counts of misconduct in public office and one count of bribery — both relating to a luxury flat he was renting in southern china. and sally is here with all the business news. we are focused on oil today and what this you will mean for the price of the black stuff. we had a very tricky year in 2016. the number of uk oil and gas companies going bust has reached an all—time high following the slump in prices of crude. that's according to accountancy firm moore stephens who say a total of 16 businesses became insolvent last year, an 8—fold increase on 2015. despite the recent increase in the price of the black stuff, atjust under $60 a barrel it's stilljust over half what it was in the summer of 2014. so could this be a year of recovery for the industry? given the fact that opec given the fact that 0pec and non— opec oil given the fact that 0pec and non— 0pec oil producers have agreed on cuts to production to kick in this months of th

hong kong's former leader donald tsang has pleaded not guilty to charges of corruption.hest—ranking official to face such charges. he is accused of two counts of misconduct in public office and one of bribery, both relating to a luxury flat he was renting in southern china. for the first time in more than half a century, the bestselling car in sweden last year was not a volvo. the brand, which is now owned by the chinese group zhejiang geely, saw its v70 and v90 models knocked off the top slot by the latest volkswagen golf. the last time volvo lost to foreign competition was in 1962, when the volkswagen beetle was the number one seller. brazilian officials say 56 inmates have been killed in a prison riot. the fighting broke out between rival drug gangs at the jail in manaus, in the north of the country. a warning — this report from our south america correspondent wyre davies contains some flashing images. local television pictures showed women and family members crying, screaming, outside the jail, as the riot broke out apparently during visiting hours on new year's day.

the south china morning post leads with the news that hong kong's former chief executive donald tsangon trail. also on its front page, an agreement between hong kong and shenzhen to jointly develop an innovation and technology park — ending a long—running dispute over the land. good news from singapore on the front page of the straits times. the economy grew at 1.8% in the final quarter of 2016 — the fastest growth for three years. that boost means that the papers are already looking ahead to the budget — due to to be delivered by finance minister heng swee keat on february the 20th. the china daily reports on the continued problem of air quality, with officials saying that more needs to be done in the long term to solve the problem of smog. its main picture story is the news that young golfing talent is being rewarded with a big increase in sporting scholarships to the us for chinese boys and girls. that brings you up to date with the papers. now, babita, what stories are sparking discussions online? take a look a this, sharanjit. this shocking video is the most watched online. it sh

and former chief executive of hong kong donald tsang goes on trial on corruption charges.

hong kong's former leader, donald tsang, is about to stand trialfor corruption.st—ranking official to face such charges. mr tsang faces two counts of misconduct in public office and one count of bribery — both relating to a luxury flat he was renting in southern china. brazilian officials say 56 inmates have been killed in a prison riot. the fighting broke out between rival drug gangs at the jail in manaus in the north of the country. a warning — this report from our south america correspondent, wyre davies, contains some flashing images. local television pictures showed women and family members crying, screaming, outside the jail, as the riot broke out apparently during visiting hours on new year's day. the violence at the largestjail, in the northern city of manaus, involved rival gangs attacking each other with guns and other weapons smuggled into the prison. there were horrific reports of many rival gang members being tortured, and even being decapitated, after being taken hostage. as night fell and armed police tried to regain control of the jail, reports em