thanks very much, karishma vaswani. because there are warnings it could be about to rise further, piling more pressure on consumers and businesses around the world. on friday, the international energy agency said a current lull in price rises could be be only temporary as tough new us sanctions on iran loom within weeks. later today the oil producers' cartel opec will release their monthly report, which will be closely watched. so, let's show you some of the details. over the past year, brent crude has soared from around $50 a barrel last august to as much as $80 a barrel. as you can see it has eased back a bit in recent weeks. that's partly down to a deal agreed injune by opec, together with non member russia. they are increasing oil production by around a million barrels a day, roughly 1% of global supply, in order to relieve the pressure on prices. but that effect could soon be wiped out. iran currently produces almost 3.8 million barrels of oil a day, almost 4% of global supply. the us has pledged to choke that sour

thank you very much, karishma.t look from there? well, there were low level officials that were sent. there was not the economic adviser to president xi jinping. he doesn't feature in the contingent in washington, dc for a second day of talks. they have been received by low—level officials as well. the expectations are not particularly high. but further down the horizon, there is an eye on november when donald trump and president xi jinping art due to meet at bilateral summits and maybe, just maybe, they can reach some kind of resolution and announce an end to the trade war. “— and announce an end to the trade war. “ are and announce an end to the trade war. —— are due. as matt ryan said, ca rys are war. —— are due. as matt ryan said, carys are now in place. washington is leading to look at $200 billion worth of trade further with more tariffs. china is an expanding in its retaliation. here is a list of what will be affected today: ed brown to about 30 items. the first is fish meal for feed, manganese slack, produc

thank you, karishma vaswani, pa rt world.n singapore. in a moment we'll get a view from the us on why some companies are pro—tariffs — but first some of the other day's stories. saudi arabia has denied reports it has called off plans to sell shares in state oil giant aramco. in a statement it says the government remains committed to the ipo of the company at a when conditions are optimum. profits at qantas have surged despite a rise in the price of fuel. net profit at australia's national airline was up 15% to more than $700 million over the past year. aggressive restructuring has seen the airline slash jobs, reduce its fleet and cut loss—making routes. policy makers at the federal reserve are considering raising interest rates again soon, despite concerns over global trade disputes. the minutes from the us central bank's last meeting will add to expectations of another increase next month. the fed left rates unchanged in august after raising them twice this year. as promised, more on our top story 110w. many us companies are

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. the headlines: torrential rain and flooding across much of china, a dramatic rescue in the city of xi'an, as a sinkhole opens up in the street grief in yemen ahead of the funerals of children killed in a saudi air strike, the worst attack involving children in three years of war. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: tight security in the us capital, washington, where a handful of white supremacists have held a brief rally. they were expecting up to 400 people to turn up. on its way to the sun. nasa's space probe begins its ambitious 7—year journey to reveal more about the solar atmosphere than ever before. from our studios in and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday this is bbc world news. it's newsday good morning. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 7am in the shanghai region which is being battered by a tropical storm. it's the third storm of the season to hit the shanghai area and will bring more heavy rain. already major rainfalls in different par

, karishma, our very own asia business correspondent. with china has caught the attention of officials from the us central bank. according to minutes from the latest policy meeting, the federal reserve officials have warned that the escalation in trade disputes could potentially have consequential downside risks for real activity. and even though many companies are 110w and even though many companies are now sounding the alarm bells about what the tariffs will do to their business, some companies are in favour of trump's tariffs, especially true for those in the industries which have struggled with unfair chinese competition long before mr trump took office. paul blake sent this report from cincinnati. trade wars are fought on factory floors and this assembly line in cincinnati has become a frontline in the trade war of 2018. they manufacture some 70,000 tyres each year, sending down the edges and adding new trade. i have been doing it for sa years and this is probably the last five that have been the toughest. he says the business is be

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. the headlines: an airstrike carried out by the saudi—led coalition in yemen hits a school bus, killing dozens of children. the number of people killed in last week's earthquake on the indonesian island of lombok, has risen sharply to over 250. more than 150,000 are now homeless. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: america's vice president sets a goal of 2020 for creating a new space force as the sixth branch of the us military. and portraits of lgbt activists in malaysia are removed from a public photo exhibition on the orders of a government minister. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 8 am in singapore, 1 am in london, and 3 in the morning in yemen, where an air strike on a school bus in the rebel—held north of the country has killed at least 30 children. the saudi—led coalition which carried out the attack has said it was a "legitimate military action" — aimed at missile launchers. with 8 million ye

karishma vaswani, bbc news, singapore.e first time in more than half a century this morning. the high—speed boat arrived on the isle of bute for tests yesterday. a team of enthusiasts has spent the past seventeen years restoring the craft, which crashed at more than 300 miles per hour in the lake district in 1967, killing its pilot donald campbell. 0ur correspondent catriona renton is on the isle of bute and has been taking a closer look at bluebird... well here she is, bluebird. we are right up close to her and 98% of what you see here was the original bluebird salvage from coniston water is after that crash in 1967 when donald campbell was breaking his own water speed records. he was going out over 300 mph when bluebird flipped and crashed. 0f out over 300 mph when bluebird flipped and crashed. of course, sadly, he lost his life but bluebird has been lovingly restored and i'm joined by donald campbell's daughter, jena. jena, tel is all about what this means to you. it is huge emotional. the me walking in here this mornin

karishma vaswani reports. summit which took place in singapore, the americans are back. the us secretary of state mike pompeo is here to meet with his counterparts at the association of southeast asian nations. and while he acknowledged the process to denuclearise north korea will take time, he also stressed how vital it is to keep up the pressure on pyongyang. i've also emphasised the importance of maintaining diplomatic and economic pressure on north korea to achieve the final, fully—verified denuclearisation of the dprk, as agreed to by chairman kim. it is worth remembering, this isn't just an american security goal. it is clear our partners and allies within asean know how important the neutralisation of north korea is for their own security. mr pompeo's comments come as a report commissioned by the un security council says north korea has not stopped its nuclear and missile programmes, violating un sanctions. mr pompeo didn't directly address that but did say that russia has reportedly started issuing wor

karishma vaswani is in singapore. how serious is this?t the indonesian rupiah has effectively become a victim, and frankly it is not just the rupiah, become a victim, and frankly it is notjust the rupiah, it is the indian rupee, despite the fact that we may get strong growth figures later today. all of these countries are being seen as risky assets in what is being called emerging market contagion, very fancy phrase but what does it mean? investors are getting worried about the deteriorating scenario in countries like argentina and turkey. so they have decided they are going to avoid risk altogether. they are pulling their funds out of other emerging markets like india and indonesia, for instance, where they see some kind of risk, things like political risk in indonesia with an election coming up next year, india as well, and there are concerns that on the turkish lira and the argentinian peso, as they get weaker versus a stronger us dollar, many investors are worried about whether companies and governments will be able to pay off their u

karishma vaswani, bbc news, singapore. diplomat handed a letter for the north korean leader, kimjong un, from president trump, to north korea's foreign minister at the meeting today. joinging me now to discuss us and north korea diplomacy is scott lucas, professor of international politics at the university of birmingham. thank you for being with us. there are presumably no great surprises in this un report but does it complicate the us government's diplomatic plan for engaging with north korea to think? that would be the case if the trump administration had a diplomatic plan that we can see at this point and by that i mean it has been clear since the summit, indeed before the summit, what the north korea play would be. that is to flatter donald trump, sent him down letters telling how nice it is and then continue with their nuclear programme and at the same time tried to get some type of easing of international sanctions. and that is what they are doing. the us strategy, at least at the upper level, appears to be you must

let's get the view from asia now — our asia business correspondent karishma vaswani is at the port of arrived. what next? these tariffs have long been signalled. —— the tariffs. $16 billion of carys go into effect today. this follows 3a that came into effect injuly. —— tariffs. but it is the big figure, whether the trump administration goes through with its threat to put on a 25% tariff on $200 billion of chinese goods. and this is all on the backdrop of talks between beijing and washington to some respects trying to solve what is a bit of an impasse. but i spoken to some people in china and they said the delegation that has been said to have these negations and is —— that has been sent out these negotiations is fairly low—level. and that is because they are not expecting to get much out of the talks. so they are sending a low—level delegation to sit down across the table from the american counterparts, so when they walk away without the much, it won't be a matter of losing face with the chinese. the chinese are positioning themselves as victims in all of this, only retaliating, and a

further afield, like south korea, taiwan or singapore, from where our asia business correspondent karishmat us this report. in the 50 years he has run this business, this man hasn't seen anything quite like this. he and his daughter, joyce, are trying to figure out how their family business can avoid becoming a potential casualty of the us—china trade war. they make speakers in this factory in singapore, and also have factories in vietnam and china. the worst case is you impose a 25% tariff... now they have found out that the equipment they make in their chinese factory is on the latest list of chinese goods the us is targeting. if these tariffs come into effect, their chinese—made speakers could be up to 25% more expensive for american customers. we are sandwiched. we have a little voice, like, our voices will drown out. hopefully it finds its way to somewhere, and this threat will cease, but we're not sure. anything can happen, so as a business we have to be prepared for the worst. the predictions are dire. singapore alone could see up to a percentage point of its economic growth shaved

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. across much of china, a dramatic rescue in the city of xi'an, as a sinkhole opens up in the street grief in yemen ahead of the funerals of children killed in a saudi air strike, the worst attack involving children in three years of war. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: tight security in the us capital, washington, where a handful of white supremacists have held a brief rally. they were expecting up to 400 people to turn up. on its way to the sun. nasa's space probe begins its ambitious 7—year journey to reveal more about the solar

let's go to our asia business hub, where karishma vaswani is following the story. important talks.o far about how they have been going? well, not very much, to be honest. what we do know is that two sides are discussing the very important trade tariffs and the threat of those tariffs, that the us has said it might impose on car parts and car imports of 25% or so. and of course, japan being an exporter, it is something that it is very concerned about. for its part, japan is looking to discuss the multilateral trade deal that washington wants to continue to deal by laterally, from what we understand. all of this coming against the backdrop of japan's economic growth figures. we have seen some positive numbers, japan bouncing back to growth following its first contraction in two years, according to official figures this friday. but nevertheless, the fears of the us trade war have consistently clouded the outlook for japan. just trade war have consistently clouded the outlook forjapan. just give you the outlook forjapan. just give you the figures of how the economy grew by 0.5% quarter

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the bbc‘s karishma vaswani is at the meeting in singapore.hat was clear in the press conference was that the us secretary of state mike pompeo held today with reporters on the sidelines of the asean summit here in singapore is that he said it was very clear that the north korean leader had committed to denuclearise. he made that statement, that agreement, with president trump, back in singapore, injune. two months on and we still have very little detail or specifics as to how that is going to happen. now, secretary pompeo, mr pompeo, has also said he urged his asean counterparts to maintain the economic and diplomatic pressure on pyongyang, and what that means is to enforce sanctions on the country, economic sanctions, until we see some movement towards denuclearisation. but in an interesting statement to the state broadcaster here in singapore, to a singaporean broadcaster, i should add, he did also say that the north would decide its own timeline of denuclearisation. that has cast a little bit of doubt about how this process will continue a

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore.ns of children. the number of people killed in last week's earthquake on the indonesian island of lombok, has risen sharply to over 250. more than 150,000 are now homeless. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: america's vice president sets a goal of 2020 for creating a new space force as the sixth branch of the us military. and portraits of lgbt activists in malaysia are removed from a public photo exhibition on the orders of a government minister.

first karishma vaswani is in singapore.ecoms giant thatis this is a massive new telecoms giant that is effectively being created, all born in australia, as you were saying. vodafone's australian operations and tpg telecom will create a brand—new mobile, fixed line and broadband provider. $11 billion, the merger is worth that much. effectively it will be big enough, according to analysts, to match the scale of the rivals in the country, telstra and optus. the new entity, which is called tpg, has already been given a thumbs up, as shares soar across australia. analysts say that it should result in better service and lower prices. it is one of the biggest complaints over there, broadband, many it is one of the biggest complaints overthere, broadband, many say it is one of the biggest complaints over there, broadband, many say it is too slow and equality is not good enough. the move comes as australia's telco sector faces uncertainty because of a from the government of a government owned broadband wholesaler which has impacted

from singapore, our correspondent karishma vaswani sent this report.less than two months since the historic trump— kim summit in singapore, the americans are back. us secretary of state is here to meet with his counterparts at the association of southeast asian nations. and while he acknowledged the process to denuclearise north korea will take time, he also stressed how vital it is to keep up the pressure on pyongyang.” stressed how vital it is to keep up the pressure on pyongyang. i them to size the importance of keeping of diplomatic and economic pressure on north korea to achieve a final fully verified denuclearisation that they have agreed to. it is worth remembering this is notjust an american security goal. it is clear oui’ american security goal. it is clear our partners and allies know how important the denuclearise ishant of north korea is for their own safety. mike pompeo's comments come as a report commissioned by the un security council says north korea has not stop its nuclear and missile programmes, violating the un sanctions. mike pompe

karishma vaswani reports.ck. the us secretary of state mike pompeo are here to meet with their cou nterpa rts pompeo are here to meet with their counterparts at the association of southeast nations. and while they acknowledged the process to deal nuclear north korea will take time, he also stressed how vital it is to keep up the pressure on pyongyang. he also stressed how vital it is to keep up the pressure on pyongyanglj have keep up the pressure on pyongyang.” have also emphasised the importance —— importance of making economic pressure on north korea. it is worth remembering this isn't just pressure on north korea. it is worth remembering this isn'tjust an american security goal. it is clear our partners and allies knows how important the denuclearisation of north korea is for their own security. mr pompeo's statements come after reports that north korea hasn't stopped its programmes, violating the un sanctions. he didn't do address it that said russia has started issuing work permits which they have denied

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore.bus — killing dozens of children the number of people killed in last week's earthquake on the indonesian island of lombok, has risen sharply to over 250. more than 150,000 are now homeless. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme. america's vice—president sets a goal of 2020 for creating a new space force as the sixth branch of the military. and portraits of lgbt activists in malaysia are removed from a public photo exhibition on the orders of a government minister.

karishma vaswani is there and joins us now.y is the us hoping to gain from this summit?” what exactly is the us hoping to gain from this summit? i think it is very much about demonstrating the us's commitment to this part of the world. remember, head of the gathering here in singapore, mike pompeo was in malaysia today, meeting with the new prime minister there. they spoke about trade, they talked about counterterrorism. in fa ct, talked about counterterrorism. in fact, head of the entire trip, mr pompeo talked about the us commitment to this region. what he showed by doing this, or certainly what he pledged to the asia—pacific region was $130 million worth of new investments in things like technology, digital infrastructure and energy. the us is saying, do business with us, asia. the other partner that you have out in the region, which is china, spending billions of dollars on building roads, ports and highways through the one belt, one road programme, it is raising this issue of can you really trust them? mr pompeo was not ex

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore.a dramatic rescue in the city of xi'an, as a sinkhole opens up in the street. grief in yemen ahead of the funerals of children killed in a saudi air strike, the worst attack involving children in three years of war. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: tight security in washington, as anti—fascist demonstrators, outnumber a handful of white supremacists who held a brief rally near the white house. on its way to the sun — nasa's space probe begins its ambitious 7—year journey to reveal more about the solar atmosphere than ever before.

karishma vaswani has been following the asean summit today and told us more about the discussions.at helps asean and china used to help define how they should interact with one another in the south china sea. what they've agreed on today is on a single draft document that frankly, after years of disagreeing with each other on the terms of this agreement, should be seen as a relatively remarkable step. it's important to note that we don't know what this agreement looks like, no one's seen it, and analysts that i've been talking to have said that's probably because there's not that much in it. but the fact that asean has managed to get an agreement at all is significant. remember, this is an organisation that works by consensus, so everyone has to agree on something before they can go ahead. and singapore as the host is very keen to position this as a remarkable achievement. so in some senses, it's a very important step forward. but it's also not the big deal that you might think it is. it doesn't solve the main issue in the south china sea, which is who owns what parts of it. . 74,

karishma vaswani has the details. australian operations and tpg telecom will create this brand—new mobile fixed line and broadband provider. $11 billion, the mergers we re provider. $11 billion, the mergers were that much. effectively it will be big enough according to analysts to match the scale of their rivals in the country. telstra and optus. the new entity which will be called tpg is already being given a thumbs—up by investors. shares from both the companies stored in australia. an analyst saying that consumers in theory should get better service and hopefully lower prices, too. broadband service in australia is one of the biggest complaints for people over there. many have said that it is far too slow and the quality is just not good enough. the move comes of course as australia's telco sector has been facing uncertainty because of the roll—out from the government —— a government owned broadband wholesale which has impacted if done that internet profitability. and from china. coffee was big business and most co

that includes singapore, as our asia business correspondent karishma vaswani has been finding out.is daughter trying to find out how the family business can avoid becoming a potential casualty of the trade war. they make speakers in this factory and have factories in vietnam and china. 2596 tariff... they found that the equipment in a chinese factory is on the latest list of chinese goods that the us targeting. if these tariffs come into effect with their chinese made speakers, it could be up to 25% more expensive for american customers. we have very little voice, our voices will probably be drowned out. and the trade might cease. we are not sure, anything can happen so we have to be prepared for the worst. the predictions are dire, singapore could see up to their economic growth fall due to the trade war and the other regions are just as bad. but as the minister says, the biggest threat is lurking in the background. in global competence, it is shaken. it is impacted negatively and people could and hope that he met withhold their investment, for their entire economy. international

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