we report from dongguan, once called the ‘workshop of the world'. on the markets, asian shares holding steady after wall street closed higher, with brent crude edging towards $80 a barrel. we start with driverless cars. they are on their way, whether we like it or not, and today the eu will unveil its plans to catch up with the us and china in this fast—developing technology. it will include investments in infrastructure as well as co—operation between member states on rules and ethics. the eu's flagship programme only got underway last year. l3pilot is operated by a consortium of car companies, led by volkswagen, which will test vehicles across ten countries. compare that to the us, where nevada became the first state to permit testing back in 2011. now, 21 states have laws governing driverless car testing. china is also investing heavily, with plans to launch 30 million vehicles with some degree of autonomy within the next decade. it is set to be the world's biggest market for autonomous vehicles by 2030. the area is not without its controversy, o

we report from dongguan, once called the ‘workshop of the world'.arm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. and you can be part of the conversation. tell us what you think. just use the hashtag #bbcthebriefing. the health minister in the democratic republic of congo has confirmed that a case of ebola has been detected in the north—western city of mbandaka. a million people live there, and its spread marks a new phase in the current outbreak of the disease. 23 people have died since the first cases were confirmed earlier this month. lebo diseko has the latest. it is the sort of help that most would hope they would never need. health workers dressed in personal protection year as an ebola isolation ward. this one is at a hospital in the town in the north—west of the democratic republic of congo where this latest outbreak was first declared just over a week ago. since then, only three people have died, and now confirmation of the disease has been found in the nearby city of mbandaka. ina found

we report from dongguan, once called the ‘workshop of the world'.