yes, well, karishma, _ through that. yes, well, karishma, all— through that.shma, all day - through that. yes, well, karishma, all day long, | through that. yes, well, i karishma, all day long, the through that. yes, well, - karishma, all day long, the us media has been following and carry and live every step of donald trump's journey from his home in mar—a—lago here to trump tower in new york. the whole way, the secret service escorted him here. it is where he will prepare this evening to face the criminal charges against him tomorrow. even on his flight over, he was tweeting, repeating this notion that this entire case is a witchhunt against him. and i can tell you, there have been ash few supporters of the president here, not as much as in mar—a—lago and florida where they lined the streets and cheered for him as he left but here some have turned up with signs saying trump 2024, they repeated his narrative that this isn't a case worth bringing, that this is all about and influencing the upcoming presidential elections and harming him. on the other hand, the

ourtop business report, i'm karishma vaswani. ing—wen and us house speaker kevin mccarthy in california.

i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines. the speaker of the us house of representatives meets taiwan's president in california, despite threats of retaliation from china. i believe our bond is stronger now than at any time or point in my lifetime. and of course, president tsai is a great champion of that bond. western leaders are on a state visit to china as they try to get beijing to play a bigger role in ending the war in ukraine. ukraine's president gets the red—carpet treatment in poland and a pledge of fighterjets. one of the world's biggest online, crime websites online crime websites is shut down by police in seventeen countries. is shut down by police in 17 countries. live from our studio in singapore... this is bbc news. it's newsday. it's 7 in the morning in singapore and 4 o'clock in the afternoon in simi valley in california, where us house speaker kevin mccarthy greeted taiwan president tsai ing—wen at the start of a meeting that has already infuriated china. in the last hour, beijing has promised a "resolute" r

i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines. a white house report says little more could have been done to prevent the taliban takeover of afghanistan, but evacuations should have started earlier. president biden�*s choice was stark — either withdraw all our forces or resume fighting with the taliban. he chose the former. the french president urges his chinese counterpart to help stop the war in ukraine and "bring russia to its senses". london's metropolitan police diverts dozens of its serious crime officers to investigate their own colleagues as it tries to expel hundreds of corrupt officers. and buckingham palace says it's co—operating with an independent study into the british monarchy�*s links to the slave trade. live from our studio in singapore... this is bbc news. it's newsday. it's six in the morning in singapore and 6pm in washington, where the white house is releasing —— seven in the morning and 7pm. a report which says little more could have been done to prevent the taliban takeover of afghanistan. the review, commis

iam karishma welcome to asia business report. results. shares of the facebook parent are up nearly 12% in extended trading after the company reported its first sales increase in nearly a year, and forecast that second—quarter revenue would be above market expectations.

ourtop business report, i'm karishma vaswani.tory for you this morning, china has vowed a resolute response following a high level meeting between the taiwanese president tsai ing—wen and us house speaker kevin mccarthy in california. and an early—morning statement the spokesperson for the chinese ministry accused washington of colluding with taiwan especially over the issue of arms sales. earlier mr mccarthy said they must strengthen economic cooperation with the island that china has claimed as its own.— claimed as its own. whether it's out deep _ claimed as its own. whether it's out deep commercial - claimed as its own. whether. it's out deep commercial ties, strong people to people relationships or shared values, our cooperation with the people of taiwan continue to expand through dialogue and exchange. mr mccarthy is the most senior us figure to meet with a taiwanese leader on american soil since 1979, taiwanese leader on american soilsince 1979, despite taiwanese leader on american soil since 1979, despite the rhetoric, tho

i am karishma vaswani. ourtop business report. i am karishma vaswani.hina and taiwan. over the weekend china's military has been simulating attacks on the south island of taiwan. this comes after a

iam karishma out. welcome to asia business report. i am karishma vaswani. our top story. presidents of france and the european commission have wrapped up in a series of high—level meetings with the top chinese leadership. emmanuel macron has called on the chinese president to the negotiation table over ukraine. the economy it was also high on his agenda and during his three—day visit deals have been struck including on green and nuclear energy. i spoke with a professor earlier from the business school we explained the balancing act that france needs to strike with beijing. what is happening is that president or an invited ursula von der leyen to come with him and they are looking at the different speeches that have been given in beijing. micron is playing the soft parts while ursula bandar lyon is playing the hard part because has warned china several times because of the alleged meddling of china and russia or in ukraine. so president micron is playing this card in order to say we can corporate with china. we are the biggest chinese partner in the economy field so there

welcome to asia business report, i am karishma vaswani. our top story president lula of brazil is expected to meet with the chinese president in the next few hours. president lula arrived in beijing late in beijing and attended in inauguration of a new bank on shanghai. the new development bank has been set up by the brix group, that's brazil, russia india and china and south africa and president lula said the new financial institution frees developing countries from established ones our business reporter has more on the significance of this trip. on the significance of this tri -. , ., ., , trip. the goal in his own words is to strengthen _ trip. the goal in his own words is to strengthen the _ is to strengthen the relationship. and at least when it comes to business ties our already pretty significant. china is brazil's biggest export market, each year buying tens of thousands of billions of dollars of natural resources and agricultural products, including soybeans, iron ore, oil and be for that while brazil according to chinese state me

i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines: the moment the fbi says it arrested a suspect, in the worst leak of secret us intelligence documents, in years. today the justice department arrested jack teixeira in connection with an investigation into alleged unauthorised removal, retention, and transmission of classified national defence information. president biden meets the irish prime minister and addresses the country's parliament on the second day of his visit to the republic. brazil's new president, lula da silva, prepares to meet his counterpart xijinping as he continues his trip in china. and we get a rare glimpse into the world of cyber operations. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news — it's newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. the fbi says it's arrested a suspect, alleged to be linked to the leak of hundreds of highly classified us intelligence documents. jack teixeira, who's 21, is an air national guardsman, and was arrested outside his home

i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines: china continues to simulate an attack on taiwan on another day of large—scale military drills. a family's grief. the funeral takes place for two british—israeli sisters killed in a shooting in the occupied west bank. an avalanche kills at least four people in the french alps. rescuers are still searching for survivors. and royal revelations. fresh details are released about the upcoming coronation of king charles iii. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news — it's newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. we start with china and taiwan because china's military has carried out another day of simulated attacks on the self ruled ireland of taiwan. chinese state media say operation joint sword is using all elements of the military to prac�*s simulated precision strikes on key targets. meanwhile, the darwin's defence ministry says it has spotted 70 fighterjets and bombers and ii fighterjets and bombers and 11 navy vessels on sunday. the drills began shortly af

ourtop business report, i'm karishma vaswani.ur top story few today, brazil's president is expected to meet the chinese president xijinping in expected to meet the chinese president xi jinping in the next two hours, president lula arrived in beijing late on wednesday and attended the inauguration of a new bank in shanghai on the staples development bag has been set up by the brexit, brazil, russia, india, south africa, because, president lula said the new financial institution frees developing countries from established ones. our business reporter has more on the significance in the strip. the goal, in his own words, is to strengthen the relationship and at least when it comes to relationships ties are already significant. china is brazil's biggest export market, each year by intensive billions of dollars of natural resources and agricultural props including soybeans, iron ore, oil, and beef, while brazil, according to chinese state media is the biggest recipient of chinese investment in latin america. president lula da silva nee

i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines: president biden arrived in belfast to mark the 25th anniversary of the good friday agreement, with a visit to northern ireland and the republic. survivors say at least 53 people have been killed in one of the deadliest air strikes by myanmar�*s military in the ongoing civil war. the imf cuts forecasts for global growth, warning the uk and germany will be among the worst performing major economies. and a pair of trainers worn by the us basketball superstar michaeljordan sells at auction for a record $2.2 million. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news — it's newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. president biden has arrived in belfast for a four—day trip to mark the 25th anniversary of the historic good friday agreement. the landmark deal largely brought to an end the 30—year conflict in northern ireland known as the troubles. president biden says he looks forward to reiterating america's commitment to preserving the peace. my colleague emma vardy has

hello and welcome to asia business report, i'm karishma vaswani.f france and the european commission have wrapped up a series of high—level meetings with the top chinese leadership. emmanuel macron has called on chinese president xi jinping to bring russia back to the

iam karishma welcome to asia business report. am karishma vaswani it was that we begin the programme with meta and its surprising quarterly results. shares of the facebook parent are up nearly 12% in extended trading after the company reported its first sales increase in nearly a year, and forecast that second—quarter revenue would be above market expectations. this confirms the view that digital advertisers are betting on well—established platforms such as facebook and instagram in the face of challenging economic conditions. those concerns have led meta and other tech giants to embark on a cost—cutting campaign that has so far resulted in 150,000 lay—offs across the sector. earlier i spoke to the founder of the tech advisory firm constellation research and it told me that meta has managed told me that meta has managed to keep eyeballs on its platforms and advertisers know that. , , ., ., that. they showed the digital at winter is _ that. they showed the digital at winter is falling _ that. they showed the digital at winter is f

welcome to asia business report, i am karishma vaswani.president lula arrived in beijing late in beijing and attended in inauguration of a new bank on shanghai. the new

i am karishma vaswani. ourtop business report. i am karishma vaswani. our top story today, investors around the world waking up to the news of escalation in tensions between china and taiwan. over the weekend china's military has been simulating attacks on the south island of taiwan. this comes after a meeting between the taiwanese president and the us house speaker kevin mccarthy in california last week. tensions, as international monetary formed —— fund has warned of severe weakness in the global economy in the next half decade. the says it outlook for global economic growth the next five years is the weakest. i spoke to our correspondent earlier, the chief executive at xm australia and he told me situations like this are where they look to rebalance portfolios.- this are where they look to rebalance portfolios. look at the escalation _ rebalance portfolios. look at the escalation they - rebalance portfolios. look at the escalation they look - rebalance portfolios. look at the escalation they look at i the escalation they look at rhetoric they look at

hello and welcome to asia business report, i'm karishma vaswani.top business report, i'm karishma vaswani. our top story for you this morning. the presidents of france and the european commission have wrapped up a series of high—level meetings with the top chinese leadership. emmanuel macron has called on chinese president xi jinping to bring russia back to the negotiating table over ukraine and as part of his three—day visit deals have been struck including on green and nuclear energy. earlier i spoke with a professor from the sx business school to get his thoughts on mr macron�*s economic agenda. thoughts on mr macron's economic agenda.- thoughts on mr macron's economic agenda. there were some results. _ economic agenda. there were some results. and _ economic agenda. there were some results. and especiallyl some results. and especially another, the second empath assembly line in china and what is also interesting is that today, there will be one private dinner, if they have selection, it is of course to foster the economic relationship between c

i'm karishma vaswani. ourtop business report. i'm karishma vaswani.ur top story for you today, the international monetary fund has worn that global growth is expected to slow to levels not seen since the 1990s. in his latest report, the imf says chronic inflation and high interest rates, and banking instability have contributed to this year's gloomy economic forecast stock but it is a global recession is not likely stop business reporter katie silver has been looking into this story for us and joins me now on the programme with the details. great to get you on the show. talk through what you have seen today. 50 talk through what you have seen toda . ~ ., , talk through what you have seen toda . ~ .,, , today. so the imf has seen it has been _ today. so the imf has seen it has been a — today. so the imf has seen it has been a perilous - today. so the imf has seen it i has been a perilous combination of vulnerabilities and they are calling on central banks around the world to keep monetary policy tight and that means high interest rates in order to stav

ourtop business report, i'm karishma vaswani. our top story few today, keep the pressure on interest rates or risk a financial crisis, that was one of the ominous new warnings given by the international monetary fund to member countries as it kicks off a series of spring meetings with the world bank in washington this week stop it is also downgraded its overgrowth forecast for this year and exciting weaker performances in some leijer economies. our business reporter has been looking into this story for us and joins us now. always go to get you on the show. you have been sifting through the report, what are the projections?- report, what are the projections? they are predicting _ projections? they are predicting that - projections? they are i predicting that economic projections? they are _ predicting that economic growth this year maybe to next year 3%, that is a downgrade on what they had said injanuary about one tenth of a percentage point, in the medium term they have given the weakest forecast in more than 30 years. they say

i'm karishma vaswani. ourtop business report. i'm karishma vaswani. our top story, investors are only welder waking up to new of an escalation in tensions between china and taiwan. over the weekend china's military has been simulating attacks on the self—willed island of taiwan. this comes after a meeting between the taiwanese president and the house speaker kevin mccarthy in california last week. the sentence, as the international monetary warns of severe weakness in the global economy over the next half a decor —— have other decade. the outlook for economic growth in the next five years is the weakest in a while. earlier i spoke with peter mwai, chief executive of xm australia. he told me situations like these are when investors may look to rebalance their portfolios. well, they look at escalation, they look at rhetoric, they look at market interpretation as far as news, and they said there and they say right, are there and they say right, are there other opportunities? are there other opportunities? are there certain sectors of the market to be rem

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines. the first two flights —— bringing hundreds of british nationals from sudan via cyprus —— have landed in the uk. there was overwhelming relief among the reunited families —— and there'll be more flights in the days to come. first direct contact since the ukraine invasion — president zelensky says he had a �*long and meaningful�* conversation with the chinese leader xijinping. and britain's king and queen consort set foot on liverpool's eurovision stage as it's revealed for the first time. it's seven in the morning in singapore, and one in the morning in sudan where the rescue operation to bring british nationals out of the country has made progress — the latest official figure is that 536 people have been rescued so far. tens of thousands of sudanese and foreign nationals have left sudan in the past week, fleeing the violence that's erupted between two military factions. we'll have a report by our special correspondent lucy manning on those arriving back in the uk, but we start with th

i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines. hopes the fragile ceasefire in sudan may be extended, as thousands try to escape. for those who make it out, enormous relief. terrifying. made us lie on the ground. there were so many children and everything. they shot two people. on a state visit to washington a warning from south korea's president that his country will respond firmly to provocations by north korea. as thousands of us and philippine troops take part in one of the largest ever military exercises carried out by both countries we'll take a look at how china's influence is growing in south east asia. marquis says he's scared the truth will get him in big trouble. and the controversial american tv talk show hostjerry springer, has died, at the age of 79. it's 7 in the morning in singapore, and 1 in the morning in sudan, where in the last hour a 3—day truce expired and a new one lasting a further 72 hours has been agreed by the sudanese army and the rival rapid support forces. almost two weeks of clashes bet

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines: one of russia's most influential pro—kremlin bloggers is killed in an explosion at a cafe in st petersburg. vladlen tatarsky wrote on the telegram platform from the frontline — supporting the russian invasion of ukraine. finland turns right. the opposition claims victory in the general election. prime minister sanna marin concedes. and paris says �*non�*. the french capital votes by a huge margin to end on—street rentals of e—scooters. in the new york times twitter account is among those to lose verified status. the publishers there is a will not pay for the privilege. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it's newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. we start today with russia — it says a pro—kremlin military blogger has been killed in a blast at a cafe in st petersburg, which is the second largest city after the capital, moscow. police say several others have been injured in the incident. vladlen tatarsky was one of a handful of reporters writing bl

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines... two men are arrested in new york for allegedly operating a chinese "secret police" station. life under military rule — we have a special report from inside myanmar. one of president putin's most prominent critics is jailed for 25 years. almost 200 thousand hospital appointments cancelled — the impact of last week's strike byjunior doctors in england. it's seven in the morning in singapore, and 7pm in new york city where two men have appeared in court charged with operating a chinese "secret police station" in manhattan. lujianwang and chenjinping are accused of acting on behalf of china's ministry of public security, to monitor and intimidate dissidents. breon peace is the federal district attorney in brooklyn. unlike typical officers, the mps officers who have been charged today are not focused on preventing crime. rather, the complaints charge these mps officers with engaging in transnational repression schemes, targeting members of the chinese diaspora community in new york city an

reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines: after a difficult few months, elon musk talks exclusively to the bbc about troubled times at twitter. the pain level of twitter has been extremely high. this hasn't been some sort of party. so it's been really quite a stressful situation. presidentjoe biden arrives in dublin after re—committing us support for the good friday agreement. the pentagon grapples with the fallout of a massive leak of classified documents, many of them linked to the war in ukraine. and this year is expected to be the first ever year the planet has used less coal, oil and gas for energy — because of the rise of renewables. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it's newsday. it's 7am here in singapore and 4pm in san francisco, where the bbc�*s technology correspondent sat down in an unexpected interview with elon musk. the billionaire telsa car boss and new owner of twitter said running the social media site has been "painful" and "a roller—coaster". it's one of his first intervie

during their time in prison, 18—year—old karishma told of repeated abuse by the taliban guards.the three weeks they were being held, their mother tried to track them down. eventually, the taliban released the four women in february 2022, but not without a final warning. they were banned from leaving the country and had their passports taken away. they were also threatened that if they spoke with the media, theirfather and brother would be arrested. in total, there were 32 women arrested in a series of raids on female activists in january across the country. since then, tamana has moved from house to house, relying on the good will of others to keep her hidden. tamana wore a full niqab to stay hidden when changing location. the car in front is what tamana is using to get to the next location. we're going through multiple taliban checkpoints and i can imagine it's quite nerve—racking for her. the safe house was on the other side of town. the owner did not want to be identified for his safety, but agreed to speak with me. we've just arrived here with tamana. she's crossed kabul to

hello and welcome to asia business report, i am karishma vaswani.re slowing down, that pmi declined to 49.2 in april below the 50 point mark, that indicates an contraction in activity. the weather max second largest economy grew faster and

i karishma vaswani.the next five years, that's according to the head of the international monetary fund. the comments were made ahead of the imf and world bank spring meetings, which could lead that kicked

i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines: dozens are killed as fighting between rival armed factions continues to spread in sudan. a mass shooting at a teenage birthday party in alabama les four dead and 28 injured. appeals for calm after a former indian politician and his brother are shot dead on live tv. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news — it's newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in sudan, where rival military factions are fighting for control of the capital khartoum. fighting has continued into the night, with dozens killed. earlier, the sudanese army and the paramilitary rapid support forces announced a temporary humanitarian pause, but it's not clear how well it was observed. the world food programme halted its operations in sudan after three of its members were among nearly 70 people reported to have been killed. international efforts to end the fighting are ramping up — with the head of the african union commission planning to g

hello and welcome to asia business report, i'm karishma vaswani.two yea rs. lowest level for nearly two years. consumer prices rose by 5% in the year to march, that's a far cry from the 9%

i'm karishma vaswani. ourtop business report. i'm karishma vaswani.. in his latest report, the imf says chronic inflation and high interest rates, and banking

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani.eement, the uk prime minister calls for power sharing to return to northern ireland — as president biden prepares to fly out to visit. but there are appeals for calm in londonderry — as missiles are hurled at the police during an illegal republican parade. china finishes three days of military drills around taiwan — using jets carrying live ammunition. the us investigates the leaking of dozens of intelligence documents, including details of training and weaponry for ukraine. and — the new super mario film breaks box—office records, despite a series of

i am karishma vaswani. we begin the programme with meta and its surprising quarterly results.hares of the facebook parent are up nearly 12% in extended trading, after the company reported its first sales increase in nearly a year, and forecast that second—quarter revenue would be above market expectations. this confirms the view that digital advertisers are betting on well—established platforms, such as facebook and instagram, in the face of challenging economic conditions. those concerns have led meta and other tech giants to embark on a cost—cutting campaign that has so far resulted in 150,000 lay—offs across the sector. earlier i spoke with ray wang, the founder of the tech advisory firm constellation research and he told me that meta has managed to keep eyeballs on its platforms and advertisers know that. yeah, they showed the digital ad winter is thawing and that is a really important piece. what you mentioned earlier was important, advertisers are flocking to the big platforms. if you don't have the users and the eyeballs, they are not going to be there and what meta sho

i'm karishma vaswani.t, in the worst leak of secret us intelligence documents, in years. today the justice department arrested jack teixeira in connection with an investigation into alleged unauthorised removal, retention, and transmission of classified national defence information. president biden meets the irish prime minister and addresses the country's parliament on the second day of his visit to the republic. brazil's new president, lula da silva, prepares to meet his counterpart xijinping as he continues his trip in china.

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines.a ceasefire so thousands can escape. it's a moment of relief for these people. but also for the sudanese, a very bittersweet moment, because many wonder if they will ever come back. with just a week to go until the king's coronation, preparations for street parties across the uk are well under way. nurses at some hospitals in england have begun a 28—hour strike. nhs leaders warn the public to use health services wisely.

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani.000 try to restrict the conflict. ——as thousands. on a state visit to washington, a warning from south korea's president that his country will respond firmly to provocations by north korea. as thousands of us and philippine troops take part in one of the largest ever military exercises carried out by both countries. we'll take a look at how china's influence is growing in south east asia. marquise says he is scared the truth will get him in big trouble. and the controversial american tv talk show host

i'm karishma vaswani. our top story is 90.hina has a resolute response between a high—level meeting between the taiwanese president and house speaker kevin mccarthy. a sports person for the chinese foreign ministry accused washington of colluding with taiwan especially over the heat sue of arms sales. mr mccarthy said us must strengthen economic situations with the island. whether it's our deep commercial ties, strong people to people relationships and shared values. our cooperation with the people of taiwan continue to expand through dialogue and exchange. mr mccarthy is the most senior us figurative meet with the time leader on us soil since 1979. despite the rhetoric, taiwanese plans to do big business with china and the united states. china and the united states. china is taiwan's largest trading partner. ispoke earlier and got an explosion about the complicated ties between the two.- between the two. china is usually important - between the two. china is usually important for - between the two. china is usually important

i'm karishma vaswani. another day of large—scale military drills. a family's grief. the funeral takes place for two british—israeli sisters killed in a shooting in the occupied west bank. an avalanche kills at least four people in the french alps. rescuers are still searching for survivors. and royal revelations. fresh details are released about the upcoming coronation of king charles iii. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news — it's newsday.

i karishma vaswani. top story today, the global economy is expected to grow a paltry 3% over the next five years, that's according to the head of the international monetary fund. the comments were made ahead of the imf and world bank spring meetings, which could lead that kicked off on monday in washington. our north america correspondent is there and has a preview of those meetings. high inflation continues to plague countries around the world. central bankers are raising interest rates to try and slow down those price increases. as a result however, we have some of the weakest growth projections by the international monetary fund since the 1990s. with the worlds finance ministers and central bankers all meeting in washington this week the increasingly fragile global economy will certainly be the focus along with ways for countries to try and mitigate some of the negative impacts of those interest rate rises. the high inflation however is already having an impact on poorer countries, pushing them furthe

newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani, the headlines: after a difficult few months, , twitter. the level has been extremely _ twitter. the level has been extremely high, _ twitter. the level has been extremely high, this - twitter. the level has been extremely high, this hasn'tj extremely high, this hasn't been some sort of party, so it has been really quite a stressful situation. president joe biden arrives _ stressful situation. president joe biden arrives in - stressful situation. president joe biden arrives in dublin i joe biden arrives in dublin after recommitting us support for the good friday agreement. and this year is expected to be the first ever year the planet has used less coal, oil and gas for energy because of the rise of renewable energy.

i'm karishma vaswani.e begin with amazon because the us tech giant has just reported results confirming that the technology sector is firing on all cylinders. shares in the the e—commerce and cloud computing giant ——it continues a trend in big tech set out this week by the likes of meta, microsoft and alphabet whose latest results show that they're all doing surprising well. this has lifted markets across the board. lisa -- lisa —— we saw similar on wall street. here's the bbc�*s samira hussain. over the last year, amazon has been aggressively cutting costs to help boost profitability. it's laid off 18,000 people and is currently about to eliminate another 9000 jobs. is currently about to eliminate another 9000jobs. it is currently about to eliminate another 9000 jobs. it would appear that some of those measures are already paying off, as the retail giant posted earnings that beat investor expectations. amazon's cloud computing business which didn't go as much as expected last quarter did very well in the

i'm karishma vaswani.biden arrived in belfast to mark the 25th anniversary of the good friday agreement, with a visit to northern ireland and the republic. survivors say at least 53 people have been killed in one of the deadliest air strikes by myanmar�*s military in the ongoing civil war. the imf cuts forecasts for global growth, warning the uk and germany will be among the worst performing major economies. and a pair of trainers worn by the us basketball superstar michaeljordan sells at auction for a record $2.2 million.

hello and welcome to asia business report, i am karishma vaswani. we begin today with china where factories are slowing down, that pmi declined to 49.2 in april below the 50 point mark, that indicates an contraction in activity. the weather max second largest economy grew faster and expected in the first quarter, thanks to robust consumer spending after lockdowns were lifted, but factory output has lagged due to weak global growth and this raises questions about the sustainability of china's recovery. we have a market strategist here, she says the numbers show how uneven china's recovery has been. it is numbers show how uneven china's recovery has been.— recovery has been. it is a recovery has been. it is a pretty dire _ recovery has been. it is a pretty dire set _ recovery has been. it is a pretty dire set of - recovery has been. it is a l pretty dire set of numbers. recovery has been. it is a - pretty dire set of numbers. it has against come down below expectations but the bigger shockis expectations but the bigger shock is on the manufacturing si

i'm karishma vaswani.inues to spread in sudan. a mass shooting at a teenage birthday party in alabama les four dead and 28 injured. appeals for calm after a former indian politician and his brother are shot dead on live tv. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news — it's newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers