one of the most popular movies made in hong kong, hong kong itself. dark knight's chris nolan hand picked hong kong for its distinctive look. >> on top of the international finance center. numerous other block busters have also made their way to the island including transformers age of extinction. >> the movie even premiering on the bang ovk overlooking victor harbor. 2013's fast and furious six. and cthe rush hour movies starring chris tucker and jackie chan as partners in comedy. also immortalized on hong kong's avenue of the stars, the walk of fame of the east. enter the dragon was shot here. enter the film industry. hong kong is almost as beautiful on the big screen as it is in person. >> yep, there's no denying hong kong has had its fair share of screen time. but you really have to be here to truly appreciate the history and culture of this city. >> china the world's most populated country with over 1.35 billion people. hong kong, a coastal island off the southern region with just over 7 million of the nation's population, a small fraction packed

. >>> it's the day of the 18th anniversary of hong kong's return to china. as with other years, a demonstration opposing some of the hong kong special administrative region and government's policies is taking place. the march always begins in victoria park. according to the organizers, 510,000 protesters participated last year. many of them gathering several hours before the start. >>> in september, 2014, the world witnessed the so-called umbrella revolution. named after the way pro democracy marchers used umbrellas to protect themselves from tear gas. students and citizens occupied the streets for 79 days, demanding true universal suffrage. not one of their demands were met. the lack of change created a sense of hopelessness. pro-democracy groups disbanded and some residents began resenting activities that disrupted daily life. ♪ >> the annual ceremony to mark hong kong's return to chinese rule was a lavish event. 1200 guests from china and overseas attended. hong kong's chief executive ying was critical of prodemocracy faction and their revised electoral b

want a million hong kong dollars because you're going to buy an apartment in hong kong. need a lot more than a million hong kong dollars to do that. >> definitely. you go to the money changer. you say i want you to transfer the money nah my account. the money changer gives you an account number in mainland china. you make a domestic transfer inside of china. the money never crosses the border but as soon as the hong kong money changer realizes the money is transferred to an account in china they transfer the equivalent amount into your bank account in hong kong. rish: very similar to the system used in muslim countries as well. does the government want to do anything about it? >> china's government is suddenly getting concerned all this outflow is going out of the country. they don't want this to happen in the record numbers it is happening. china eventually plans to allow the free convertability of the yuan but not until 2020. they want to try to keep the controls on it until then. they've started cracking down on underground banks which is another method people use so

at the final viewing day for the hong kong walks auction -- hong kong watch auction.morning at 11:00 a.m. and we are expecting some world records for watches being sold. this is what it -- this is the world's biggest watch market. we have an international head of watches, sam hinds, here to talk about it. know that the economy is hurting a little bit. china is slowing down. hong kong is also seeing fewer luxury sales. how do you have this kind of optimism that you could set a record? >> we're very optimistic because of the property we have. the market is very sophisticated today so are collectors are looking for quality, rarity. thick.book is quite you are going to have more than 350 timepieces. i was also reading that you are focusing more on quality than quantity. >> hong kong sales incidents of 600, 800 lots. -- philip's philosophy is to have quality over quantity. asia is a very big place. this is the biggest watch market for swiss timepieces. time? this your first is really leading in sort of contemporary design. we opened the watch department in may. we had a hu

in hong kong. very good to talk to you.t is critical here about the paris summit that we haven't seen ever before on a world stage? >> sure. what is critical is that first of all the climate science is much clearer today than it was a few years ago. nobody is debating the science anymore. nobody is debating the solutions to climate change anymore. and then lastly world leaders are actually coming together and setting a more positive, optimistic tone for an agreement to be struck in paris. so some very key ingredients here that gives us more hope. >> okay. well, what exactly are we going to get out of copit 1? what are the tangible deals we'll see? >> the single most important one is emissions targets that should add up to driving down global greenhouse gas emissions. what we should see is a number of countries -- china, u.s., india, europe pledging to basically drive down emissions and it is not going to be far enough unfortunately as we heard previously, looking at maybe 2.7 degree celsius because of the commitments out of

also hong kong rebounding. because it led. certainly that rally in oil prices helping keep the long area market up by 1%. one of the quarter 1%. rising the most in three weeks. some of that has waned a little. basically every market in the region seeing very strong buying. we're seeing every sector move higher. one we been keeping our eye anything in japan. warming the most in three months and raised its price target for itself. shanghai relieving. turning investments. it derived half of its revenue from selling products to apple. a very strong gain coming in certainly a much writer picture in the region today and we are seeing a rebound coming through in equity markets. >> the atrocities in paris continue to dominate headlines. it taxes such of them planned and belgium. brussels is raise the country threat alert. yvonne the latest. isthe paris threat level three for the whole country of belgium now. let friendly as you mentioned was canceled over security concerns. in response has ramped up the last 24 hours. then arrested 23

folk on -- hong kong posts an auction of watches. have our man with all the time in the world. he is at the four seasons hotel. >> this is a hong kong watch auction. on the front cover of the catalogue is appraised -- is the prized piece. one of only two thought to been made with white gold. theyare not expected -- are not expecting that went to rid the auction until about 6:00 p.m. there will be 350 other prized timepieces. this is not necessarily considered a large catalog. sometimes, they have as many as 600 lots. today, it is 350. some of the other prized timepieces that we will be talking about are also in your pocket. there is an observatory pocket watch from 1924. the most accurate watch on the planet, expected to go as high as one million u.s. dollars. there was also a smaller pocket watch originally sold to the russian princess catherine. we cannot get much closer to them because they have security with big muscles. steve, rumors of the collapse of the chinese economy greatly exaggerated? how much of this is a test for luxur

i was born in hong kong. spent time in hong kong and macau.same time was educated in north america. i get a good sense of the best of both worlds. the formation of melco crown 10 years ago was based on that belief. how do i marry the best of the east with the best of the west? betty: it is easy to see the asian touches when you walk around his properties. the dragons. the feng shui that he incorporates into the layout. lawrence: when we first started, it was gold and iron metal bars. it resembled the bamboo, but then feng shui came in and said no, no. it has to be real. [laughter] betty: but adelson, who once called himself the richest jew in the world, says there is no monopoly on culture. sheldon: by vast majority, most of our employees are chinese. my chinese dealers and my chinese service people interact with chinese customers. what is the difference? betty: they would say they know the people. they are chinese. sheldon: oh, they know all the people? really? i can't be a successful businessman if i don't respect who and what my customer is

it's seen by many as a referendum on hong kong's political future. the chief executive cast his vote early. with the legislative council election, he and others know that this vote could reshape hong kong's political future. >> in a way, it would indicate whether or not the umbrella movement does have the support of voters in general. and also it can be a test for the degree of awakening of hong kong people. >> the pro-beijing party holds the majority in the local council at a time when people are divided over political reform, this is the toughest test yet >>> a landslide in myanmar killed 94 people, and around 100 others are missing. it happened near a jade mine in northern kachin state. emergency services are looking for survivors, it's not clear what caused the collapse. >> the 10 counties of the association of south-east asian nations, a.s.e.a.n., agreed to create a single economic community. trade barriers would be lifted and people within the block will be able to move around more freely. >> reporter: the motto is forging ahead together. the h

it is seen by many as a referendum on hong kong's political future. >> hong kong's chief executive cast his vote early. he and other lawmakers know that this vote could reshape hong kong's political future. >> in a way, it would indicate whether or not the umbrella movement does have the support of voters in general, and also, it can be a test for the degree of awakening of hong kong people. >> there's plenty of enthusiasm among voters in hong kong, but a different story in egypt. polls there opened for lon >> you can get more at aljazeera.com for all the world's news. >> this week on "talk to al jazeera", singer / songwriter and artist nona hendryx. >> taking risks, sometimes it's, you know, doing that, i find something that didn't exist for me. or i can create something that nobody else will. >> she's best know for being one third of the famed group labelle. lady marmalade was their biggest hit. but it was just one of many that topped the charts. she grew up in new jersey, influenced by gospel music. she was the creative force

rob mcbride has more from hong kong. >> a goalless draw here in hong kong, but you wouldn't know it frome celebrating being done by some of the hong kong fans in the streets afterwards they regard this as a victory. if this match means an end to giant rival china's world cup. the china coach is arriving here in hong kong. he needed four straight wins from his remaining qualifying matches. well, he didn't get that here in hong kong tonight. it was a fairly ill tempered affair. a number of yellow cards. of course this match comes against the backdrop of worsening relations between hong kong and mainland china. many people here feel they are being overwhelmed economically and politically by their much bigger neighbor, but on the soccer pitch they are their equals. hong kong fans were warned not to make this a political event to believe their placards at home, but there is the chapteric booing we've heard when the chinese national anthem is played. people have booed in the past. they've been warned not to do so again. a number of fans turned up. they didn't boo but they remai remained silent

same here in hong kong.ually i believe a lot of these production centers all over china, a profit warning. they're saying 55% drop for full year which ends in december. so, now, a well flagged drop in earnings. what wasn't flagged was the announcement of a special dividend. what does this mean? we're seeing shares welcomed with open arms but does it signal they don't need the cash in the coming years when it comes to building up inventory? it is the sort of industry where when top line falls you have to run through your inventory. do they not -- i mean, developing story obviously. china, oil prices up 1.5%. in australia gold prices -- a modest bid for haven assets there sending shares higher, 2%. australian agriculture an earnings outlook there. i believe we're down for a fifth straight day here. taking losses i believe close to 40% now over the last five sessions. now let me just wrap things up in japan. sharp is going the opposite way of slater & gordon up for a fourth day of gains which i believe takes th

people go to the polls in hong kong. russia stepped up its bombing campaign in syria, what activists are calling the heaviest air strikes in the area since the conflict begun. civilians are once again also being caught up in the fighting. >> reporter: people have aleppo say when the bomb fall from the sky it kills indiscriminately. for those who describe it is hard to breathe in the thick dust of the collapsed building. in another part of aleppo another one hits. the hits have intensified since russia i can't. >> translation: we heard the rockets. we were hit. a mother and a child. >> reporter: it is not clear whether these strikes in aleppo were carried out by russia or the syrian army but the russian president wants to step up the raid in syria. >> i want to thank you. it is not enough to cleanse syria of possible attacks. we face a lot of work and i hope the next phases will be conducted at the same high level. >> reporter: nearly 70 russian jets are carrying out more than 100 sortees every day in what moscow calls te

hong kong and china currently losed for lunch. we saw a broader sell off in the region today but over there singapore, tokyo, and to be looking fractionally lower we are seeing the stocks tum falling on tumbling commodity prices. back in half an hour. time now for "bloomberg west." i'm emily chang. this is bloomberg west. coming up, taking a page out of playbook, in talks to buy a stake in one of asia's most venerable newspapers. plus high speed internet access means no day of rest for holiday shoppers. walmart moves the start of cyber monday to sunday. and the two companies that once made up hewlett-packard set to report their first stand alone results tomorrow. we'll preview the numbers for th hp enterprise and hp inc. first to our lead. alibaba's founder in talks to buy a stake in the publisher of the south china morning post a hong kong based english newspaper according to people familiar with the matter. if the deal goes through he would be following in the foot steps of other tech executives getting involved in media busines

tourism board. >> want to know hong kong's most are magic spot? i will show you. i love an evening stroll. it is the perfect stunning backdrop for making romantic moments utterly unforgettable. i have lived in the city for years but hong kong still mix me fall in love with it time and again. ♪ >> and now, "bbc world news." areor: more than 20 people believed dead. the rest of the hostages are now free. one week after the pair's attacks the city mourns the 130 people killed. a third body is found. catching new york through a different lens area did photographers are helping the homeless tell their story through images. welcome to our viewers in public television and around the globe. a fresh terror attack has taken place, this time in the west african nation of molly. gunmen stormed hotel popular with foreigners. it is not than more than 20 people have been killed. after several hours it was hostages at all the had been freed. the clerk -- a group linked to al qaeda is coming responsibility. reporter: terrified guests fleeing the radisson blu hotel

tourism board. >> one to know hong kong's most romantic spot? i will show you. i love heading to the bay for an evening stroll. stunning perfect, backdrop for making romantic moments utterly unforgettable. i have lived in the city for years, but hong kong takes me fall in love with it time and again. and now, "bbc world news america." babita: this is "bbc world news america." reporting from washington, i am babita sharma. raids in paris. authorities say they have prevented terrorists from carrying out rush assaults. eight are arrested into are killed. rugby has lost one of its grades. fans in new zealand and around the world are mourning the sudden death of jonah lomu. ♪ babita: welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. tonight, french authorities are trying to figure out if there's suspected organizer of last friday's attack is among those killed in a major police operation carried out this morning. -- abdelhamid abaaoud was not among those arrested. the police raided an apartment in saint-denis in northern pa

. >>> the plight of thousands of refugees is sunday scrutiny in hong kong. a record number of people are facing years of living in limbo and refuse the basic rights of asylum seekers the approval right is less than 6%. >> a long way from her home, the philippines, but susan nollentino was forced today flee when her husband was killed and a bounty was put on her head. her identity is being hidden for her protection? >> it's horrific ific. it's not easy to leave your friends and family: especially my kids 4iers later, she remained safe but unhappy. her status as a ref uming e was recognized but hong kong won't allow her to work or volunteer and her future allowance is the equivalents of 1 usd per immediately. >> we experience being homeless. homelessness. we don't know where to go and we experience to sleep at the park. you can feel that sometimes the whole world is against you. >> there are now more than 10,000 refugees in hong kong. that's an increase of more than 70% over the last two years. in a city where accomodation is expensive, many are forced to live

tourism board. ♪ >> want to know hong kong's most romantic spot?ill show you. i love heading to the pay for an -- i love heading to repost they were an evening stroll. it is the perfect, stunning backdrop for making romantic moments utterly unforgettable. i've lived in this city for years, but hong kong makes me fall in love with it time and again. >> and now, "bbc world news america." >> this is "bbc world news america." reporting from washington, i am babita sharma. down onside is backing who to blame after the turkish shooting of a russian airplane. >> there were no warnings, not on the radio or visually. no contact. babita: avoidable human error. that is what the u.s. military says caused a hospital in afghanistan to be bombed, killing at least 30 people. ♪ and "oliver" with a modern twist. dicken's classic comes to the stage with a modern twist. ♪ welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. the downing of a russian jet by turkey has sparked a war of countries.en the neither is backing down. russian state televi

unlike most other nations hong kong is not a signatory for the convention on the status of refugees,but has not been extended here and the u.n. convention against torture which prohibits deporting them and face prosecution approval rate is 1% and 11 out of 13,000 cases accepted here since 1993. that compares to a global average of around 27%. even if they are successful and recognized as a refugee, the government in hong kong doesn't offer most of them the rights they would have under refugee convention including the right to work. >> best they can get is a temporary permission to work and that is only after years of misery and delay and there is no proper status. >> reporter: for the increasing number of refugees now living in the city some who fled persecution, the situation offers little hope to those wanting a new start, sarah clark, al jazeera, hong kong >>> dubai air show usually makes the headlines for the billions worth of aircraft sold but many airlines are keeping their checkbooks closed at this year's show and using 3d printers are in the spotlight and we explain from the

tourism board. ♪ to know hong kong's most romantic spot?ill show you. down for anng evening stroll. it is the perfect, stunning backdrop for making romantic moments utterly unforgettable. i have lived in this city for years, but hong kong still makes me fall in love with it time and again. and now, "bbc world news america." babita: this is "bbc world news america." reporting from washington, i am babita sharma. continue to look for two suspects in paris. the full search of the hotel room they may have rented. in germany, officials evacuate a stadium citing concrete evidence of a planned attack. this attack on islamic state targets in syria, after confirming a ball brought down a passenger plane over egypt. a former firefighter has undergone the most extensive face transplant ever. the details of his surgery. ♪ babita: welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. active investigation is underway in paris looking for anyone connected to the attacks on friday that killed 129 people. the police have carried out r

tourism board. >> want to know hong kong's most romantic spots? i will show you. i love heading down to a cool space for an evening stroll. it's a perfect, stunning backdrop for making romantic moments utterly unforgettable. i have lived in the city for years, but hong kong still makes me fall in love with it time and again. >> and now, "bbc world news america." >> this is bbc world news america. reporting from london, i am gavin gray. paris remembers the 130 people killed in the attacks two weeks ago. we report on the efforts to tackle homegrown radicalization. and the nasa rocket fragment which ended up in the catch of the day off the southwest coast of england. welcome to world news america. a memorial service is being held in paris to remember those killed in the attacks two weeks ago. 1000 people gathered, among them survivors and victims' families. the names of the 130 people who died were read out. the french president francois hollande his country would do all i could do destroy what he called the army of fanatics who attacked the city. ou

nhk world, hong kong. >> and that's it for business news.'m going to leave you with the markets. >>> a u.n. committee doomadopte resolution denouncing the human rights violations, referring to the situation in the country to the international criminal court. japan and the european union cotabled the resolution to the third committee of the u.n. general assembly, composed of all states, expressing serious concerns on torture, public executions, and other inhuman punishments. it says that human rights violations in north korea may constitute crimes against humanity and calls for sanctions against those responsible. the committee adopted the resolution with 112myÑ votes in favor. north korea and 18 other countries voted against it. >> to draft a resolution, it remits a product of political and military confrontation as well as plot and conspiracy of the united states and other hostile forces-x+gainst the dpr. >> japanese foreign minister welcomed the adoption of the resolution. >> translator: i earnestly hope it will lead to an early resolution

tourism board. ♪ want to know hong kong's most romantic spot? will show you. i love heading to repulse bay for an evening stroll. it is the perfect, stunning backdrop for making romantic moments utterly unforgettable. i've lived in this city for years, but hong kong still makes me fall in love with it time and again. and now, "bbc world news america." this is "bbc world news america." reporting from washington, i am babita sharma. turkey shoots down a russian jet saying it flew into its airspace. the consequences. the incident comes as the french and u.s. president met in washington to talk about strengthening the coalition against the islamic state. >> make no mistake. we will win and groups like isil will lose. babita: on the other trip by pope francis to africa we go to one of his stops in the central african republic. ♪ babita: welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. today, the fight against the islamic state got more complicated after a russian fighter jet was shot down by the turkish military near the t

nejra: that is what we have seen in hong kong. chart for you. ,his is over the past year trading in hong kong, standard chartered shares down 31%. down 26% in london trading. is half the seen value of the bank in the past two years. investors have really been punishing this stock. this is something that bill winters is trying to reverse. as well as the moves that peter sands made. expansion, emerging markets like india. drop., we have seen that we will see if we can see that continue in london trading. guy: manus cranny has been talking to sergio ermotti about the numbers we have had out from ubs this morning, dublin third-quarter net income to more than 2 billion swiss friends. what did he have to say? what were the highlights of the conversation? i think it is going to be a push and they pull for the market. , no doubtne is a beat about that. that was driven by tax credit. the investment bank towering ahead. the return on equity is 33%. wealth management came under a little bit of pressure. we caught up. he said it was challengi

he is involved with the china security association of hong kong did this development-- hong kong. regulator ats citic securities in the top fund manager have been, and investigations in china. we will keep watching this and let you know as this happens. rishad: we're having a look now at some of the other stories we are following. the reverberations of events of friday th13 continue. juliett: belgium has kept the terror threat in brussels at highest levels following the attacks. brussels is a ghost town with all schools closed. there is evidence of an imminent major attack. multiple venues could be targeted, with bars and public transport a likely target. since it been on alert emerged that several paris attackers headed to brussels. salah abdeslam is said to have been the organizer. he has not been found. stagedto stage raise-- raids and captured 16 people, but salah abdeslam has not been found. there may be relief insight for emerging market investors. goldman sachs and bank of assets strategists said are bottoming out. stocks are so depressed that even a marginal outlook could

rishaad: the consul general for hong kong.al coverage continues right after this break. rishaad: our mid-today, french is stepping up against -- our main headline today, france is stepping up its fight against islamic state today in the city of raqqa. soldiers are storming paris. the focus of the investigation is on belgium. driver of the car that took ataclanrorists to bthe b was based in brussels. one suspect was stopped new the belgian border but allowed it to go. --allowed to go. we have deepening losses. nikkei 225 had a loss of 1%. a loss on the asx 200 as well. fis is the worst attack on rench soil since world war ii. they remain somber but defiant. ♪ in french] ♪ they're standing between two restaurants hit in the friday night attacks. people have come to pay their respects. there are a lot of people out. it is somber. it is incredibly quiet. you can almost hear a pin drop. are alsoar, there cafes and restaurants where people are going to drink coffee and have meals with their friends. there is determination to continu

islands in hong kong. i just love photographing this place because it was a time capsule perfectly preserved. >> like the old way of living. >> yeah. a mountain called malosun and they just have wild monkeys roaming the place. >> and do they try to steal stuff? >> yes they do. if your backpack has a zipper they will open it if they smell food. >> they look cute but they're pretty aggressen. >> they know how to look cute so you go up to them so you're within striking zone. [laughs] exactly. just a monkey just chilling, they are all like that. and this is tantow. >> these are like junk boats, do people actually live on these boats? >> some people do, it's just amazing they still use these boats to fish. so on this island it is as if, they are living as if they have always been for many beautiful sun-set on chanto. and this is i conic hong kong skyline, this is where my family is from. >> it is so crowded there. oh, my goodness, rightment everywhere you go. but because of that you have amazing food. >> what i

kong. i will leave it there. back to you. rishaad: we get a look at china's corruption hunters, they have turned their focus to the city of shanghai. they have netted the most important tiger yet from that city. the director of the free trade zone is under investigation, the second official to be questioned in less than a year. we are looking at this developing story. they did promise to track down tigers and flies. wonder howou have to many senior officials are left that have not been touched by this purge. one, the critical economic development zone was one of the prized projects of the central government, it was meant to be the pilot pad. rishaad: it started with a lot of pizzazz but it fizzled away. guest: exactly, i think there was a recent survey that said not a lot of these policies have been implemented or taken up by the companies involved or within the zone. that aside, he was in charge of it,. andas a lot of enthusiasm support from the operation lines of the party for everything he had done to push for the project.

tourism board. >> want to know hong kong's most romantic spots?l show you. i love heading to repulse bay for an evening stroll. it's a perfect, stunning backdrop for making romantic moments unforgettable. i have lived in the city for years, but hong kong still makes me fall in love with it time and again. click and now, "bbc world news america." ♪ newsr: this is "bbc world america." the ringleader of the paris attacks is dead. officials say abdelhamid abaaoud was linked to numerous terror plots, and was about to lead another assault. the debate over accepting syrian refugees heats up in the u.s., with lawmakers taking science. and, he was partially paralyzed after an encounter with police in alabama. tonight, we's it exclusively to the indian grandfather whose case has grabbed international attention. ♪ ♪ welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. french authorities confirmed the suspected ringleader of friday's attacks in paris is dead. was killed inaoud a massive police offensive north of the city on wednesday.

to trade in hong kong this morning.an $.10 so far today. at $10.28. plan to use the money to expand equity sales and trading. , whichs also jumbo jumped as much as 58% on its debut today. it raised more than 28 million u.s. dollars. it is the biggest share sale in singapore so far this year. some cornerstone investors include capital management. shares are taking a hit afternoon as it is suing five former executives in connection with the former accounting scandal. toshiba said it was investigating accounting rate -- accounting irregularities back in april and has lost about a third of its market value since then. earnings at the weekend showed 38% in the three months into september. toshiba's consolidated forecast four 2015 has-- not been released. that income is now expected to come in at ¥91 billion, about $750 million. this is under investigation because of the building that is tilting over. it accounted for 40% of the operating profit loss last year. last week, it was found falsified data from the supervisor that h

. >> reporter: hong kong hosts china for the world cup qualifier later on tuesday and hong kong shotn september to holding them to a goal of straw and ranked 145th in the world and currently second in group c and china is third and defeat for china would leave them on the brink of failing to progress to the qualification stage and china only ever reached the world cup finals once and for more on this we are joined by al jazeera rob mcbride who is outside the stadium in hong kong and rob a lot of tension in the lead up to this match, tell us about that. >> well, there has been an incredible build up to the match and a real feeling of tension in what might happen in a few hours or so and comes after a couple of years and has seen a deteriorating relationship between hong kong and bay land china and with last year and animosity to people and they have a status and meant to enjoy a certain amount of autonomy in china but people here are increasingly feeling overwhelmed by the might of china and the political power and diplomatic influence here but except and in sport and soccer in partic

once against to hong kong, it can go anywhere in the world. -- once it goes to hong kong.s is why property purpose -- property prices are searching. chinese buyers are becoming the biggest foreign buyers of real estate in the u.s. they are buying 1/4 of nerw homes. they had inflated puppy prices in vancouver, london, everywhere around the world. -- property prices. ♪ scarlett: welcome back to "bloomberg best." billions of dollars changed hands in mergers and acquisitions. value of the mess transactions for 2015 now approaching $5 trillion. let's look at some of the weeks notable deals end of the analysis that followed. >> francine, bring us in on this europe angle. that is a big deal, isn't it? >> 22 billion euro deal. visa basically said it has acquired or in the process of acquiring its former subsidiary, visa europe. this means they would get control of 3000 out letters -- banks. it is putting more pressure on its competitors. visa announcing this as part of reported an it also $85 billion buyback. this was expected. but the valuation is surprising because it's a huge n

tourism board. >> want to know hong kong's most romantic spots? i will show you. i love heading to repulse bay for an evening stroll. it's a perfect, stunning backdrop for making romantic moments utterly unforgettable. i have lived in the city for years, but hong kong still makes me fall in love with it time and again. >> and now, "bbc world news america." babita: this is "bbc world news america."reporting from washington, i am babita sharma. brussels remains on high alert. the city is to be shut down for a fourth day over fears of its terror attack. inside the mali hotel were 19 people were killed. and free after more than two decades in prison. robert jones is released in louisiana after being convicted for murder most say he did not commit. babita: welcome to our viewers on public television in america and also around the globe. a fourth dayacing of lock down with the city on the highest alert level over fears of a terror attack by islamic state militants. morean police arrested people, including a man charged with involvement in the paris atta

tourism board. >> want to know hong kong's most romantic spots? i will show you. i love heading to repulse bay for an evening stroll. it's a perfect, stunning backdrop for making romantic moments unforgettable. i have lived in the city for years, but hong kong still makes me fall in love with it time and again. >> and now, "bbc world news america." katty: this is "bbc world news america." reporting from washington, i am katty kay. world leaders meet in paris to try to succeed where previous climate conferences have failed. there are signs of optimism and urgency. president obama: for all the challenges we face, the growing threat of climate change could define the contours of this century more dramatically than any other. katty: the man accused of shooting at a family planning clinic in colorado is in court. three people died in that attack. we will have the latest. and the phenomenal power of yoga . a famed photographer turns his lens to the moves which helped him heal. katty: welcome to our viewers on public television in america and also around

. >>> hong kong's pro democracy movement has been given a boost. several young candidates inspired by last year's protest have won seats in district council elections. the election committee announced the results of sunday's vote for 431 cities -- seat local media report tt eight young candidates who were involved in the pro democracy protests were winners. >> translator: i hope the candidates inspired by the protests were stay true to their objectives and contribute to hong kong society. >> the protests caused problems for traffic and business. i don't want the candidates to be elected because i'm afraid it will happen again. >> the turn out rate was 47% up six points from the previous election. it marked the highest voter turnout on record. experts say the young candidates inspired by the protests have won more support than expected and now face the challenge of having their voices heard. >>> leaders of 21 economies have agreed to work together. the agreement would see tariffs fall across the board. moves to establish other issues have leftnited

sarah clerk reports fer hong kong-- from hong kong >> reporter: with hours until the polling booths close candidates were still campaigning in a bid to-- campaigning in a secure to get votes. a record number of people are voting in the wake of last year's protests that brought hong kong to a standstill. it's the younger generation turning up in high numbers to vote. >> people are more concerned about the political situation in hong kong. so they're more active in par tar patenting. >> -- participating. >> more people are this time, so it encouraging young people. >> reporter: not only voting younger, but more candidates challenging. donald chow is just 23 years old. dissolutiond he formed the party and his supporters wants change at a local level. >> people want a new choice. the choice is for the people, fight for our own benefits >> reporter: this may be a local event dealing with the likes of traffic and the dated complaints of local residents, but the importance of this election should not be underestimated. it has been seen as many as a referendum on hong kong's political future. the

stocks trade a little softer in hong kong.d to its that's still declining and the world's second-largest economy. estimates from a rating at 50 and mark a third straight month of contraction. -- is set for your earnings will be at the top end at the forecast range. anna: for a closer look of those numbers of ryanair, current i had a comes issue with michael o'leary. what you make? that ryanairaying will be the fasting growing airline in the world this winter . i think that gives you a sense of what this winter is going to be like. there's a lot of growth coming from ryanair, lower fuel prices. battleground,be a but ryanair seems quite confident. . guy: there's going to be a lot of capacity coming on. that is there because of the lower oil price and it is going to get competitive. ryanair says it is looking for to that. what is it going to do to the how much visibility do we actually have. >> fuel costs will be down but can they keep the other cost down? labor cost? airport cost? one question i was asking michael was, are you g

the shenzhen hong kong stock connector should start this year. getting back to the japan post ipo, more than satisfied expectations, much anticipated debut. they are soaring. it was worth it if you were invested. absolutely. shares and all three subsidiaries soaring. let's look at the parent company, japan post, shares rose 17%. ¥1631. the banking unit also doing ¥1680 -- also debuted well, ¥1680. over an hour for the insurance unit to start trading. it is currently up almost 43% ofher from its offer price ¥2200. japan's government raised $12 billion from the three-pronged ipo. it was oversold -- oversubscribed. almost 80% went to japanese retail investors, part of prime to urge shinzo abe push people to invest more savings. the ipo is the largest sense i'll went public. it is japan's biggest privatization since 1987. shares soaring today. as wellto have patience if you're going to invest in a japanese ipo. we can see most of the companies -- have debuted have done incredibly well and their first year good the only one that did not do well was a

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