hong kong's unpopular leader, cy leung, will step down next year.is no guarantee the next leader will be any better. public opinion in hong kong is split. some argue pro—democracy groups have not achieved anything, and are distracting the government from more important issues. we do notjust want to disqualify cy leung, but also we are asking for a fundamental reform of the system. but these activists say they are determined to fight on, so hong kong is likely to see more protests over the coming year. helier cheung, bbc news, hong kong. all this week bbc news is focusing on what the big global stories might be in 2017. today we're focusing on health. tulip mazumdar reports. hello, i'm the bbc‘s global health correspondent, tulip mazumder, and these are the top global health stories to look out for in 2017. it's the biggest health crisis facing the world today. some of the drugs we have taken for granted to help us get over common infections are no longer working, partly because we have over—used them. it means an estimated 700,000 people are dying f

hong kong's unpopular leader, cy leung, will step down next year. without democratic reform, there is no guarantee the next leader will be any better. we do notjust want to disqualify cy leung, but also we are asking for a fundamental reform of the system. public opinion in hong kong is split. some argue pro—democracy groups have not achieved anything, and are distracting the government from more important issues. but these activists say they are determined to fight on, so hong kong is likely to see more protests over the coming year. helier cheung, bbc news, hong kong. here in the uk, the queen's daughter princess anne has said her mother is feeling better after the monarch missed the traditional new year's day church service because of what is described as a "lingering heavy cold." queen elizabeth, who is 90, was also absent from the christmas day service. our royal correspondent peter hunt reports. for a second time during the holiday season, the royals headed to church. for a second time, the queen was a notable absentee. her 95—year—old husband

we do notjust want to disqualify cy leung.e argue that pro—democracy groups haven't achieved anything and are distracting the government from more important issues. but these activists say they are determined to fight on, so hong kong is likely to see more protests over the coming year. helier cheung, bbc news, hong kong. in just over a fortnight, the eyes of the world will be on washington, as donald trump is sworn in as us president. so what will life be like living in america under a trump presidency? our correspondent nick bryant has travelled to atlantic city where the president elect has made a number of investments — to gauge what people think the year ahead holds for american politics. donald trump promised to make atlantic city great again and in the 1980s opened a string of casinos to make it an east coast rival to las vegas. the trump taj mahal, he boasted, would become the eighth wonder of the world. but it's decay, rather than decadence, that greets you now. we are at the centre of the trump taj mahal... local gui

we do notjust want to disqualify cy leung.ong kong is split. some argue that pro—democracy groups haven't achieved anything and are distracting the government from more important issues. but these activists say they are determined to fight on, so hong kong is likely to see more protests over the coming year. hull's year as the uk city of culture started with a bang last night as thousands of people watched a fireworks display from the banks of the humber estuary. £32 million has been spent on the year—long programme, which is hoped to bring in more than one million visitors. our arts correspondent, colin paterson, was there. hull, celebrating its year as city of culture with fireworks bigger than those in london on new year's eve, to a soundtrack of the city's most famous musical exports. this is made in hull, an audiovisual spectacular across the city centre, showing hull's most famous buildings in their best light. it was the first event in a year—long £32 million cultural program. what a fantastic thing for hull. it was bri

. >> lam jumped on the idea of running when current leader leung chun-ying said he would not seek re-election. local media say she's backed by beijing. john tsang, third in charge, tendered his resignation to compete in the election. but beijing has yet to approve. 12 members of a election committee are eligible to vote. a majority of them are loyal to beijing making it easy for the chinese central government to control the outcome. >>> american officials have filed a complaint to the world trade organization. they're pointing the finger at china. what's the issue here? >> the americans are looking at aluminum. they say subsidies china provides to its aluminum industry is hurting them. >> china is subsidizing its primary aluminum industry contributing to dramatically expanded production capacity in china which is lowered global prices hurting u.s. workers and companies. >> michael accused beijing of giving what he called artificial bank loans to its industry. this is the 16th time the obama administration has taken action against china at the w.t.o. >> thii encourage the incoming administrati

it says outgoing chief executive cy leung has announced a raft of new policies, in an effort to cementories are sparking discussions online? mariko, take a look at what is popping up in museums around the world. yes, it's the donald trump waxwork. this one's been unveiled at the famous madame tussauds in london. standing imperiously in the oval office, it's all in place — the suit, the tan and of course that flowing hairstyle. grab that selfie now. the threat of global warming is getting ever more real. scientists say 2016 was the hottest year since records began over a century ago. temperatures are now 1.1 degrees higher than pre—industrial levels. the third consecutive year that record has been broken. scientists believe increasing levels of greenhouse gases are mostly to blame. our science correspondent rebecca morelle has more. our planet is warming, fast, and the latest data suggests that 2016 was a record—breaking year. this winter, parts of the arctic have had a heatwave, temperatures were above freezing, when they should have been far below. while australia's great barrier reef

it says outgoing chief executive cy leung has announced a raft of new policies, in an effort to cementline? mariko, take a look at what is popping up in museums around the world. yes it's the donald trump waxwork. this one's been unveiled at the famous madame tussauds in london. standing tall in the oval office, it's all in place. the suit, the tan and of course that flowing hairstyle. grab that selfie now! ken wyatt has been in australian politics for a while but today he's getting a lot of attention because he's becoming the country first indigenous minister. it's not the first time mr wyatt has set a precedent. he was also the first indigenous lawmaker. a big moment for him and for australian politics and we can speak to him now live from perth. welcome and congratulations. thank you very much. it is great to be with you. tell me how this feels. all the headlines and the international press are focusing on you, especially because this is a huge moment for australia to appoint an indigenous minister like yourself into a government position. can you talk me through the sense of that a

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yao wei—ching and baggio leung are separatists, arguing for independence from china.as the response from pro—beijingers when they tried to get back in. the separatists have only limited support so far, but they think they are being watched. all those applications that i can use in this phone has been hacked. they are taking us to a town where they say most are from the mainland. they believe that high levels of immigration are deliberate policy to undermine hong kong's identity. you can see that it is no longer part of hong kong, a hong king environment. this is something like a city in china. it is. i think that most of the hong kongers don't want to see this kind of situation. support for independence is not widely held, but it represents a radical shift in tone, partly because the goals of the umbrella movement have been frustrated. if the one country, two systems cannot protect hong kong people from the control, the next step is to separate from china. in happy valley, they pride themselves on being a unique institution. tonight, over100 million us dollars will be

a lack of affordable housing has been a headache for the city's chief executive, cy leung.lmost 8% last year despite new taxes and cuts on mortgages. secretarypine finance starts a visit to beijing today to discuss $15 billion worth of investment. china agreed to the deals during lastdent duda day's trip october. he is calling on beijing to help rebuild philippine infrastructure as part of the spit it away from washington -- part of his have it away from -- pivot away from washington. yvonne: thank you. president trump's inauguration speech on friday pretty much asiad up in two words, first. markets not taking it positively this morning. let's get the latest from sophie kamaruddin. >> let's start off with what is going on with the korean stock market. there is a broad risk off sentiment given what donald trump had to say on friday. investors are still not clear on his policy direction. what we are seeing on the kospi, health care shares offsetting the gains we're seeing in tech and telco counters. chipmakers on the rise today. on the samsung front, we have them set to annou