liu: nice to see you. fred: likewise. liu jianqiang is an investigative journalist. his first story about the environment was an exposÉ about illegal dam construction on the upper yangtze river. it made national headlines. his hard-hitting stories eventually got him fired, so he continued his work as the beijing editor of china dialogue, an online international journal. [liu speaking chinese] fred: but after 10 years of reporting, he was feeling burned out. [liu speaking chinese] translator: i think that our environmental activists and those who work for public welfare need more powerful spiritual support. why? every day what we do may be good deeds which give us positive energy, but meanwhile what we are facing is the darkest side of the world. every day what we see is polluted air, polluted rivers, and the slaughter of wild animals. this kind of negative energy attacks us all the time. we've been working on environmental protection for a long time, but the situation in china is getting worse every day. where do we draw our strength from? fred: liu jianqiang is one

teammate, lin dan, who beat emil holst/ lijunhui/ liu yuchen.ed to win in three. —— lin dan. thursday's action will see all of those who made it through to the round of 16 can pick and friday will be the quarter—finals with the medal matches over the weekend. chris froome has extended his lead in the vuelta a espana, following wednesday's fifth stage. the stage was won by alexey lutsenko from kazakstan. the astana rider sprinted clear to win by more than a0 seconds from eritrea's merhawi kudus. meanwhile, froome finished safely in the pack, and he's extended his overall lead to ten seconds from the american tejay van garderen. finally, to tennis, and zhang shuai is through to the quarter—finals of the connecticut open in new haven. the world number 29 from china beat the polish qualifier magda linette in three sets. zhang won 63, 6—7, 6—3, and will now play another qualifier, elise mertens of belgium, for a place in the last four. that is all from us for now. you can get all the latest sports news at our website. that's bbc.com/sport. but from m

am betty liu in new york.onne: i am yvonne man in hong kong. washington is in favor of a clean increase in the debt ceiling. the treasury market is not buying it. take a look at my bloomberg. you will see disruption in the market that shows the yield expiring in october, which is in red, and that, you are seeing traders willing to pay more for debt expiring in that month versus the october -- the november 1, i should say, in white. you will see the yield. we do get closer to more debate about this potential debt ceiling. let us bring back david kotok. do you think the market is paying enough attention to this debate? the ceiling debate? david: the market is starting to, yvonne. question is, can we look at places like you just did in that chart? can we look at the credit default swap on the u.s.? the trades in europe, up five or six basis points? that does not seem like a lot, but when there is 150 trillion in u.s. dollar denominated debt worldwide, and that google the derivatives, a basis point -- billion at a

i am betty liu in new york. 7:00: it is just after a.m. in hong kong. i am shery ahn. we are seeing geopolitical tensions being great for global markets and volatility retreating as well, but i guess the key question is whether president trump's new actions on china will in fact stoke more trade tensions. betty: we have not seen that affect the markets before, but who knows? the markets are even more jittery these days. it seems like you cannot make sense of what headlines will move what index. you may as well follow buffett. i'm pretty confident you will make money if you follow him. our sources talk more about that story. shery: with the rally here, we are setting up for a bullish trend in asia. betty: that is always good advice, isn't it? always follow buffett. out onseeing korea independence day and usually around this time, we could have further escalation of tensions. so far, as he mentioned, the market seems to be weathering all of that. new zealand is up .5% as well. story for same australia, which was u

betty: i am betty liu.lines, according to metco raising its payoff forecast for the 2017 dividend of $.45 australian. revenue came in at the ,quivalent of 8.45 u.s. dollars two hundred 30 million below expectations. but fortescue has cut its net debt in half from $42 billion to $2.6 billion. isnne: the bluecoat ceo stepping down after 10 years to be replaced by mark estella. this game as they reported their best -- this came as they reported their best since 2005. they doubled to 560 million -- the steelmaker will pay a dividend of five cents australian per share. betty: high court challenge against $269 million in taxes abandoned, saying it reached a regional -- reasonable resolution of the matter. that could struggle with -- settle a similar dispute in australia. facebook, google, ibm facing a hearing on tuesday. yvonne: shell is said to have loaded the oil from libya for the first time in five years. the cargo was 600,000 barrels in the latest evidence of recovery in the country's oil industry. they were

i'm betty liu. it is just after 7:00 p.m..ashington steps up sanctions on north korea despite welcoming the recent restraint. appealing to his core support in arizona. >> bracing for a big one. raised,ber eight being it was not too bad. we were laughing about it. but we are seeing things escalate. we are seeing dark clouds, wind and rain that could strengthen persistently. here is why. this storm heading straight to the city. on thed to make landfall western part of hong kong. there is a chance this could be bigger than a ta. already as you mentioned, reaction to this storm. we hope you stay safe. the stock exchange canceling premarket trade. limited transport services. ordered toe been shut down. the last time the markets were closed due to a storm was october 2016. this is not a regular occurrence by any means and one to watch how the fx trading in hong kong. news onsome breaking bhp. onre has been so much focus their earnings results. some saying they need to do more. we are getting headlines, they are changing around their

betty: i'm betty liu in new york. time and again from various investors and analysts that this trial will not have pacific impact on samsung itself on the business of the stock prices. it is really more commentary on south korea. i thought i would bring up this chart. thank goodness it does not have an impact on samsung itself 45,ause look at chart 44 which shows you how stocks are reliant on samsung's performance. at the costrket cap be is at 18%, not quite near the high several months ago of 20%, so it has lost a little bit of bluster to other factors, including the note seven debacle area still a huge -- debacle. still a huge percentage of the market cap. you can see that it is not an impact on the business. do asking the international investor community who jay y. lee is, they would be like, who? they are not associating him with the company to much of it in my be original headline, but look at my chart here. where the money is going and most of the time you cables overs prefer the small-cap stocks that show here

betty: i'm betty liu. the bank of england holds steady. rising inflation. what is the majority see that the centers did not? saying it is aby six-to vote. let's hike rates now. what carney said at the press the big drop in the british pound. he also sees that along with this heightened brexit uncertainty taking a bite out of the u.k. economy. they have shaped its forecast for gdp and inflation over the next two years. here is what mark carney said about that. >> there is an element about brexit uncertainty which is affecting the weight bargains. potential material number of firms are less willing to give bigger pay rises given it is not as clear what their market asset is going to be. what you see is the squeeze on the u.k. consumer because inflation is headed up so sharply, which growth is stalling out. this is taking a bite out of consumption. also a big bite out of business investment. the monetary policy committee receives 23 business investments, 20% are not on this chart now. they wouldhe level have seen before the referendum, before

betty: i'm betty liu in new york. first word news with shery ahn. shery: thank you. south32 has reported full-year underlying profit of $1.15 billion, slightly short of estimates. a statets to start ramp-up of its coal operation in new south wales early next year. it is also reporting a 24% rise in mineral resources at its kennington silver and led mine. it's final dividends for shares is 6.4 cents. the ceo joins us first on bloomberg to discuss the company's results at 12:30 this afternoon hong kong time, 2:30 if you are watching in sydney. potential u.s. backed deregulation could add $27 billion in gross profits as the six largest names in the business. say that couldes lift their combined annual pretax income by 20%. jpmorgan and morgan stanley would benefit most from changes proposed by the trump administration. goldman sachs is seen as enjoying the smallest percentage increase. corporate japan is urging prime minister shinzo abe to use the current wrong of economic growth to tackle national debt and raise the sal

betty: and i am betty liu in new york. and earnings topped analyst estimates, revenue jumping 56%. profit nearly doubling in the june quarter. selina wang has more on this. to shine aack ma light on his core business. >> even at mass scale they are growing quickly. it was a good reminder we have distractions like digital entertainment and cloud coverage. but they are driving margins to the platform, and user engagement. increasing the average they get per customer. betty: you mentioned their grocery business and how they were ahead of the game in terms of amazon on buying a supermarket and building that out. selina: people like to see alibaba as an amazon copycat. we saw them enter cloud and original content and even buy a high-profile newspaper. but they have been investing in off-line retail for some time. they rolled out a new concept retail store. you download an app and pay with your wallet. you can get it delivered fresh from that place, the warehouse to your home, in 30 minutes. it is an interesting window into what

i am betty liu. last couple of hours, watching the increasing tensions between u.s. and north korea. as we get further into asia trade, we are watching inflation numbers from china. might they change the stance for the china central bank? very unlikely but certainly a very keen eye on where these numbers come in in just about an hour and a half from now. haidi: that's right, not many factors encouraging the boc to do much tightening on the other than -- tightening other than the key fallacy -- key policy focus of deleveraging. we will get another disappointment today with inflation. in terms of market reaction, a bit of a negative set up in asia following a pretty interesting session on wall street with geopolitics taking focus. let's get the open with sophie and take a look at how things are getting started. i am seeing a lot of red across the board's. sophie: the consternation we saw on wall street is transmitting through to the asian session. we do have haven buying happening, the yen trading abou

betty: and i am betty liu.ng in, another month of surpluses in japan, and later, we will be getting some singapore numbers or data coming out of singapore, as well, so there will be a lot more news on this front. that might be more market moving that what we saw in the u.s., with president trump and the war he is waging now against ceo's in the u.s.. interesting enough, as much as it has been in the headlines, it did not affect the markets at all. yes, it takes a lot to surprise markets these days, doesn't it? the threat of an all-out nuclear war. to be honest, you have to think there is not much that could be worse than that. president trump, as you mentioned, not making any impact on the equity markets, although we did see some impact on the dollar with these fomc minutes showing concern over inflation, but as you said, you mention singapore exports also gaining, the australian job mark it australian job numbers, and tons of things that investors need to digest this of how, and for a check markets are startin

betty: i'm betty liu in new york.are waiting those japan second-quarter gdp numbers in about 35 minutes. let's get back to our top story, which is north korea. to top u.s. national security officials trying to calm fears of eminent nuclear war with north korea as the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, general joseph dunford, prepares to meet with south korea's president moon on monday. joining us now from singapore is oh joon, a professor and former south korean ambassador to the united nations and a longtime expert on u.s.-south korea and north korea relations. thanks so much for joining us. first off, let's get to some of the news. on monday, you have got this meeting between the top general and the president of south korea. what do you think they need to say or do during this really contentious time? >> good morning. i think that is a very timely meeting to take place in korea. under the circumstances, i think all of the country's concerns, including the united states and south korea, should base our policies o

betty: i am betty liu in new york.bal politics are overshadowing this meeting of brics nation trade ministers and shanghai. when the term was coined in 2001 it was for a powerhouse of emerging economies. you can invest in this bloc. how has it worked out since? let's get to remy inocencio with a look at the brics and how it has fared. >> on the whole, a positive picture. let's look at it from a investors point of view. the bloomberg terminal. on a normalized basis of 21, if you in -- if you invested in the , it would have performed twice as well as the world index. this is clearly a positive. looking at gdp growth next, it is a mixed picture. 8568.is g #btv . that is at 6.9%. it is at the lowest in 25 years. but still higher than beijing's 6.5% target. notable because we are headed to the fall party congress. in purple, we only have data going back to 2012. . it is fallen from 7% to 6.1%. there is the demonetization policy. we are expecting a rba rate cut. in blue, russia down because of oil recently. bricfor brazil is

juliana liu in hong kong, thank you so much for the update.idate, hillary clinton, says donald trump made her skin crawl during a televised debate last year. the debate took place soon after a recording emerged of mr trump boasting that he could grope women with impunity because of his celebrity status. mrs clinton made the revelations in her new book. this is not ok i thought. david willis is following this story for us from washington. david, good to see you. that was one minute and 36 seconds, an excerpt from hillary clinton's book, more of that i'm sure, how is this going down in the states? hillary clinton has said, babita, that that second debate with donald trump was one of the toughest moments if not the toughest moment for her of the campaign. she said in the past that it presented her with a dilemma, whether to lash out, as she put it in the extract you just heard there, oi’ in the extract you just heard there, or to keep her calm. and she is firmly of the view, she said, in the past, that women in public life can appear irritated, t

the us—based lawyerfor the widow of late nobel laureate liu xiaobo's has filed a formal complaint tos her "enforced disappearance". poet liu xia has been "held incommunicado in an unknown location by chinese government authorities" sincejuly 15th, the day of her husband's funeral, the lawyer said in a statement. dozens of firefighters have battled a blaze at tokyo's tsu—kiji fish market, the world's largest and one of the capital's most popular tourist sites. the fire was in the outer part of the market — which is packed with informal restaurants. the inner part of the market — where most seafood wholesalers are located and tuna auctions are carried out at dawn — was not affected. any italian ships approaching libyan waters without permission will be blocked. that order came from this man — khalifa haftar — head of the libyan national army, who controls most of eastern libya. he was responding to italy's decision to send boats to libyan waters to stop migrants crossing the mediterranean. it has had a mixed reception from libya's two governments. the one based in tobruk in the east wh

betty: i am betty liu in new york where it is just past 7:00 p.m. the president visits texas and says the flooding is epic. initial estimates, damage could top $100 billion. uber picks up scrutiny from the justice department. the ride hail are make -- the r may have violated laws on bribery. ♪ betty: it is like deja vu, only we do not have a missile tests, but more headlines from north intermediate there range missile was a prelude to more action in the pacific. in particular, in containing guam. stern words, saying they are watching the u.s. and their demeanor. i want to bring up this chart that shows how things seem to be changing quickly in north korea. look at the number of missile tests that have been fired within the last 12 months. in this report since president trump was elected, we are at near what seems like record highs. at least when you go all the way back to the early 2000's. look at how quiet it was during period.-- geopolitical tensions at top of mind for investors. yvonne: you see north korea continuing to flex their muscle when it

a gunman ambushed and killed, liu and his partner in december of 2014.u's wife welcomed their baby girl last week. she shared her story with our jeff glor. >> newlyweds, married three months. when she got the call her husband was shot. they had been planning to start a family. she thought of the plan during that awful time when she saw her husband at the hospital. >> when i was sitting there, and i -- and he >> reporter: just after the death of her husband on that horrible night, when he was assassinated inside a police cruiser, she says she knew this day would come. >> i had a dream. i had a baby's cry, and handing me the baby. baby, here's the baby. here's the girl. >> you dreamed about him handing you a baby that night? >> the same night. >> it was a girl. >> right. >> nypd commissioner james o'neal was at the hospital. he remembers her asking if doctors could preserve her husband's sperm. >> they didn't know if it was going to work. they didn't know if it was, going to be a possibility. and here it is, 2 1/2 years later, and it is, a miracle. >> this

i am betty liu here in new york. shery: you are watching "daybreak asia."dt trump the flames in charlottesville, blaine both sides -- blaming both sides for the violence. hadaid that liberals violently attacked of the right-wing side. third the president's attempted to address the controversy over his initial reaction. president trump: that was a horrible day. it very closely, much more closely than you people watched it. you had a group on one side that was there and a group on the other side that was also very violent. and nobody once to say it, but i will say it right now. press conference, president trump attacked business leaders leaving his advisory team, saying, there are plenty more where they came from. he accused them of grandstanding. it followed three other leading ceos after the -- out the door. another urged to quit the business council because of trump's comments over charlotte bill. the president of iran is warning the country's nuclear program could be ramped up if the u.s. continues to trenton sanction. rouhani said the most direct attack

i am betty liu in new york. in sydney.di lun the third quarter gdp growth above 2.5%, but the question is is it enough to translate to inflation and support another fed rate hike. we are here with analysis. does this mean that wage growth, does this mean inflation? >> i have all of the answers right here. i will start by giving you the numbers. 200-9000 on payroll was above the forecast of 109,000. july headline, stronger when you add in the jobs and provision. job unemployment down. people are coming back into the labor force, that shows confidence. they are seeing signs there are jobs available. are 209. bars the three-month living average upthe green line, 195,000, 15,000 from where it was. this is the u.s. unemployment rate dropping to 4.3%. bloomberg intelligence is looking for 2.5% growth in the second half. it is still far from the 3% or 4% donald trump said he would hit in his administration. the man who might be the next fed chair was on bloomberg television. >> we need to get rid of the regulation that is bogging

i'm betty liu. the market we have been watching the lower dollar, oil prices struggling at that $50 a barrel level. one brightsia, the spot, apple leading the way in stocks in the u.s.. yvonne: for the past hour, talking about washington, a political shape up in japan today.e happppening a cabinet reshuffle. we've beee hearing it will be some familiar faces. find out if -- it does anything to improve his up approval rating. let's get the latest on the market open. abe should give up that means investors may give up on japanese equities mark ets. we have the nikkei 225 coming out the gate lower by 1/10 of a sercent, even as the eyyen i on the back foot. the cost be falling 2/10 of a percent. keep in mind, we have got the current account surplus of narrowing. that data coming out of seoul. ahead of australia, aussie stocks flat, but we have the dollar falling 2/10 of a percent along with bond yields. and keeping an eye on the forex space. some of the moves we have seen in the euro. it was moving towar

. ♪ ♪ betty: i am betty liu in new york. haidi: i am haidi lun in sydney.e business flash headlines. paul o'malley is setting down toer 10 years in charge 3 -- be replaced by marcella. his best year -- net income doubled from a year ago. it was almost $11 billion australian. chevron's australian subsidiary has abandon a high court challenge of $269 million in tax to reach a reasonable revolution -- resolution of the matter. committee in tax avoidance called apple, facebook, google and ibm to face a hearing on tuesday. haidi: shell is said to have loaded oil from libya for the first time in 10 years. 600,000 barrels, the latest sign of recovery. libya is exempt from opec's production curve after years of central -- civil war. they will not be restricted on to levels reach 1.2 5 million. thisis just about it to morning. we have yvonne and betty up next. looking at this perfect storm when it comes to yen strength. rishaad: there is a bit -- yvonne: there is a bit of a pause with abandon -- the steve bannon exit. there are military exercises with south korea an

betty: i am betty liu, you are watching daybreak australia.alk about the fed, jackson hole, boj. the fed, the ecb and the bank of japan are on diverging policy cap. -- paths. i want to discuss with with stephen england. good to see you tonight. you are listening in on what kathleen was saying and her interview and governor kuroda's stance that the fed doing what it is doing, he had his what to the panel and is -- foot to the pedal and is staying on stimulus. stephen: he was not scheduled to speak. he was not participating in the panel. his comments were pretty ambiguous. they were saying we would not we have to a sickly keep pushing. it does not matter what anyone else is doing. , the door wasng open to buying fewer jgb, but the market will let them do it. the main take away from the market will be get he is tying himself to the dovish path and saying we are in here for the long run. betty: and sort of reiterating that message. it is not a surprise, but also an affirmation that the boj is on this stimulus stance. what about the fed and janet y

juliana liu has been finding out why.ofessional assistance is needed to help a new man achieve that perfect latch. yes. lactation co nsulta nt that perfect latch. yes. lactation consultant christine lam has been teaching breast—feeding for 20 yea rs. teaching breast—feeding for 20 years. it's still an uphill battle. quite a lot of mothers in hospital. the breast—feeding rate on discharge is very high that when they go home it will drop. nearly all mothers are breast—feeding on discharge from hospital in hong kong but that rate falls to a third when their babies are four months old, one of the lowest rates in the world. locally, this is the average for babies under six months old. 0ne this is the average for babies under six months old. one of the reasons for the low rates in hong kong is the ubiquitous advertising artificial baby milk. two years ago, formula makers spent $370 million on advertising, nearly as much as the health department spent on disease prevention for all ages, according toa group prevention for all age

in newi am betty liu york, where it is just after 7:00 p.m. on monday. the turmoil on washington beginning to worry investors. a hedge fund investors as he is tactically reducing risk, and the president will be addressing military strategy in afghanistan, shortly. in u.s.dy the largest history. ♪ betty: good morning, folks. it has been another busy news day, not least because half the country was watching the solar eclipse. in the meantime, as we are awaiting the president and his speech on afghanistan, we had many lieutenants are talking again about policy. was one, the treasury secretary at an event in kentucky with mitch mcconnell, and he was talking about tax reform, and one of the most contentious areas of tax reform is the carried interest, which president trump had noted is a carried interest break for the 1%. he noted on the trail "i am going to pull it." a little bit of a turnaround for mnuchin. they said they would that to continue the carried interest for funds that create jobs. the hedge funds are evil. get rid of them before the other funds

betty: i am betty liu here in new york.ne of 10 companies in the s&p have reported earnings. it is retailers in the spotlight. here to talk more about what to march -- what the watches mark sergeant -- matt sergeant. the focus has been on department stores. macy's come untoward, their sales continue to fall -- , their salestrom continue to fall. it is an ice age-- matt: pretty bleak. it is. two cities. of you have macy's, kohl's, and dillards, that are struggling. we have the physical side of apparel in department stores struggling. the one big surprise is what we saw from nordstrom today. they came about with very strong earnings. the big news is an increase in sales. they attributed that to their e-commerce mark -- market. if you can grow your e-commerce and drive customers in store, they have a chance. nordstrom's is able to do that. we have seen a from macy's. dillards struggling horribly and kohl's has been somewhat stagnant. betty: you go to any mall and you can see that in action. i want to pull up a chart i am sure

from bloomberg's global headquarters, i am betty liu in new york. it is just after 7:00 p.m.his wednesday. we look at uber with new, core principles and a possible ipo in 2019. warren buffett has a warning for central bankers, saying it is fraught with risk. ♪ betty: we are getting breaking industrialth korea production for the month of july, coming in better than 1.9%, year on year. estimates, they expected a decline of 2/10 of 1%, but we see a rebound of 1/10 of 1%. the prior month was revised lower, that is what you see a bigger rebound. nonetheless, it speaks to the same conclusion among economists in south korea that the economy continues to grow in the second half, fueled by exports as well as domestic consumption, despite all these headlines we had the last 48 hours on north korea. yvonne: that is right. the economy is still on solid footing. but you wonder, we have heard hawkish rhetoric from the bank of korea governor. can they continue this type of language if this north korea issue is not going away? it could start riling up markets and consumer sentiment, delay in

liu: it is so beautiful. in our country we cannot see such things.nd because we're on our honeymoon -- i think it's one of the best places to spend honeymoon. reporter: santorini is wasting no time catering to its new guests. the lunchtime entertainment might still be traditional, but these days, the restaurants' menus are often in chinese. santorini's main town, fira, has famously spectacular views. many chinese couples come here to get married. 1500 euros and upwards for a picture-perfect wedding. all that's missing are the wedding guests. antonia veskou and dimitra bratika are wedding planners who specialize in chinese clients. at the moment, they say, chinese couples come by themselves. but they predict that greece will soon be playing host to huge chinese wedding parties. antonia: they're very open to other cultures, and they're really keen to learn about greek history. but in many respects, they lack experience. they'd still prefer to eat chinese food, and when we organize trips, they like to do things their way. reporter: and that explains why

liu: it is so beautiful. in our country we cannot see such things.nd because we're on our honeymoon -- i think it's one of the best places to spend honeymoon. reporter: santorini is wasting no time catering to its new guests. the lunchtime entertainment might still be traditional, but these days, the restaurants' menus are often in chinese. santorini's main town, fira, has famously spectacular views. many chinese couples come here to get married. 1500 euros and upwards for a picture-perfect wedding. all that's missing are the wedding guests. antonia veskou and dimitra bratika are wedding planners who specialize in chinese clients. at the moment, they say, chinese couples come by themselves. but they predict that greece will soon be playing host to huge chinese wedding parties. antonia: they're very open to other cultures, and they're really keen to learn about greek history. but in many respects, they lack experience. they'd still prefer to eat chinese food, and when we organize trips, they like to do things their way. reporter: and that explains why

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juliana liu is in hong kong, and she's been following the typhoon for us.t is in china? that's right. the latest according to a news agency there is that the storm is centred in south—west china, bringing lots of wind and rain to that region. every day life has been disrupted, certainly in terms of transport and business. we understand about the storm on a whole has weakened since making la ndfall whole has weakened since making landfall in china. it counted hong kong, macau and the city in mainland china before sweeping west. this was the most powerful storm to hit his entire region in five years. there have been a number of fatalities, at least five people died as a result of the storm in macau and four ian guangdong prominence. there was a question as to whether there was a fatality in guangdong province. a man fell into the sea, however they said it was a suicide case and it was intentional and not directly related to the storm —— in. at least nine people have died and numbers may go up as we get more information from macau and china. let mejust share w

for this show, we sent producers lance liu and joakim studio to give us a behind the scenes look at ramenaijin in the north bay town of sebastopol. as we said earlier, it's known for sourcing the majority of its ingredients from local farmers, so have a taste. male announcer: you can find a number of ramen shops around the bay area, but there's one shop in particular, 55 miles north of the golden gate, that serves up a hot bowl that's worth the drive. a trip up highway 101 takes you to the small town of sebastopol, where you'll find ramen gaijin, a restaurant that is said to connect the community by sourcing most of its ingredients straight from the local farmers. gaijin, a japanese word meaning foreigner, also tells patrons not to expect authentic ramen. rather, it's a bowl that truly represents the agricultural culture of sonoma county. matthew williams: it never quite felt right, you know? myself, my partner are not japanese. we don't have extensive training in japan. but we are gaijin to the japanese. announcer: chef/owner matthew williams takes us to the kitchen, where his team is pr

juliana liu is in hong kong.t is correct. hong kong is still reeling from the news that the three leaders of the umbrella movement have beenjailed. this is after being tried, convicted, and sentenced last year. they have served out their sentences. but the government of hong kong decided the sentences were too lenient. they took their appeal too lenient. they took their appeal to the high court where a panel of threejudges agreed with to the high court where a panel of three judges agreed with them. the hong kong government has been saying all along this is not politically motivated, but certainly human rights groups say it is meant to be a message of deterrence to other young protesters. let me share with young protesters. let me share with you how the story is being reported in newspapers. this is the south china morning post. a quick look at the front page. let me review how it is being covered. here is a large splash photo of justin is being covered. here is a large splash photo ofjustin wong, one of the thre

juliana liu is in hong kong.rella movement have been jailed, this after they had already been tried, convicted, and sentenced last year. they have served out their sentences. but the government of hong kong decided the sentences were too lenient. they took their appeal to the high court, where a panel of three judges agreed with them. now, the hong kong government has been saying all along this is not politically motivated, but certainly human rights groups say that it's meant to send out a message of deterrence to other young protesters. let me just share with you how the story is being reported in newspapers here. this is the south china morning post. i think you had a quick look at the front page earlier on, but let me review how it is being covered. here is a large splash photo ofjustin wong, one of the three activists. he is being taken from a police car to start his life in prison for the next three years. he was very defiant until the very end. he was still punching the air and asking hong kong to not give

bloomberg's global headquarters, i am betty liu in new york, where it is past 7:00 p.m. on this monday evening. texas bracing for more chaos as harvey gathers more strength. trump promising billions in federal aid. refiners are facing a renewed threat to their production. good morning to you, yvonne. ye on japan e and korea. trade was focused on hurricane harvey. i want to bring up a function. . are -- hurr you at the red dot, showing some of the refineries that have been closed. you can see that there are more red than blues. the reds meaning the refineries that have been shut down. that has left the markets uncertain today, particularly as this destruction is only going to get worse. the flooding is supposed to peak on wednesday and thursday, so this is not over yet. this is going to be the entire week the houston area will be dealing with the devastation. it seems like it has reignited the storm and flooding , moving over to the louisiana side. definitely, our hearts go out to everybody in the u.s.. we had to take a look at the headlines. in the last 90 minutes or

so without further ado let me now call on thomas liu. really deserves a round of applause. [applause] >> thank you, paula, for such a warm introduction to good afternoon, everyone. on behalf of of sustainable development committee and the rest of una nca chapter i would like to personally welcome all of you to united states capital to discuss such an important issue. the sustainable development goals also known as sdgs with congressman don beyer and george ingram for the brookings institution. my name is thomas and on a rising senior at langley high school located in mclean virginia, a proud member of the una nca sustainable development committee and above al all the event lead for today's program. before i start i'd like to thank my parents for encouraging and guiding me to become the person who i am today. and through all the dads here today, happy father's day. >> i would also like to thank an individual to whom if i do not know i wouldn't have the courage and ability to organize this event. and that individual is no one other than mr. edward elmendorf. mr. elmendorf was

juliana liu is in hong kong, and she's been following the typhoon for us. safe and well. what has it been like experiencing this storm? well, as you say, this was a category ten maximum kind of storm. the last time i experienced something like this was five years ago. i remember a something like this was five years ago. i remembera gust something like this was five years ago. i remember a gust of wind lifting me up from the sidewalk, and i was struggling to find a tree or a lamppost, struggling to hold on to something to prevent myself from being swept over. this storm was just as strong. at the moment it has moved west from hong kong. it is centred in the south—western province of wong chau. according to chinese news agencies it has brought a lot of wind and rain. trust bought and businesses have been disrupted. —— transport. the storm has lost a lot of its strength after making landfall. that is because of the science of typhoons. they get a lot of their energy from warm, tropical waters, and when they hit land they become less powerful. but of course the

from bloomberg's global headquarters, i am betty liu in new york. it is just after 7:00 p.m.new, core principles and a possible ipo in 2019. warren buffett has a warning for central

i am betty liu in new york just after 7:00 p.m. hongst after 7:00 a.m. in kong. positive note in asia. pretty incredible that we can monthins of 200000 and given how tight the market is. we had a guest in the last hour who said it looks like it is short covering. in the dollar. we will have to see how the dollar trades this week to tell if we have seen a reversal in the declines in the dollar. if you are looking at the boards right now, we closed higher. the dow up 66 point. the s&p and nasdaq closing in the grain. president donald trump in the white house, absolutely 100% right away tweeted these numbers on friday saying "we have created one million jobs" since the president was elected. taking no time to take credit for the job gains. that is lifting some of the stocks in asia. yvonne: we have only just begun putting the carpenters who are about to break out into song. the dollar.jump in we did not see it move in chairs premarket, expectations for more tightening from the fed or another rate hike premarket. this could keep that year rally in asia going a little

i'm joined today by several of our team is colluding super hopkins, thomas liu, and dave husband.i would also like to give special thanks to patrick and the unc a for allowing us to speak. the youth collaboration of foreign affairs is a truly revolutionary movement. when the first foreign-policy think tank comprised of passion high school and college students. 60 strong and growing. young people don't have a say in foreign-policy process. this void led to us because we understand that we are the ones who are inheriting this world that it is left to us. as tomorrow sleet we help our generation can play a crucial role in shaping today's policy. thithis is a notion. >> the organization and with his we aspire to petition and grasp policymakers, the public and the world. thank you for your time. [applause] >> thank you, brett. in closing i just have a few thoughts to relate to you. i would like to reiterate the worst that representative don beyer said on the boards of keeping our international commitment to global climate change. i believe it is indeed a global -- aspect international

i'm betty liu. it is just after 7:00 p.m.. washington steps up sanctions on north korea despite

. >> that was blackberry chairman and ceo john chen speaking with bloomberg's, betty liu.tedtween states and north korea are not the only political issues on the minds of investors this week. global trade policies are a matter of concern, and so is the economic future of europe. we spoke to a top government officials who addressed these topics of -- on bloomberg television. here is an exclusive conversation with the french economic minister. taxes, theyo reduce are too high, and they are a burden on all companies, and we went to put some stabilization, and more stable rules for everybody as far as taxes are concerned. these are the two decisions that we have taken. we will lower the corporate tax 2022,3% to 25%, till then, the second step, we would like to have tax harmonization, among the members of the eurozone. in thee 19 members eurozone, one currency, the euro. and you have 19 levels of taxes. 19 different economic policies. we cannot go this way anymore. that is why we are advocating for tax harmonization. the first step of that, will be a tax harmonization between f