thank you so much, mariko oi, sort out. thank you so much, mariko 0i, in hong kong.g change in their industries. and today we meet their industries. and today we meet the asian female entrepreneur who has made it her mission to encourage more young women is a has made it her mission to encourage more young women is a become scientists. can you name an asian scientist? how about a female scientist? how about a female scientist who isn‘t mary curie? how about a female scientist from asia? my about a female scientist from asia? my name is juliana about a female scientist from asia? my name isjuliana chang, i‘m the ceo of asia‘s latest science magazine. the reason why i left academia to focus on a new career as academia to focus on a new career as a science entrepreneur is because i really think that my calling in life is to help boost and support science coming out of asia. i think it is fairto coming out of asia. i think it is fair to say that we‘re living in an asian century. we are observing funding in the east eclipses out of the west. china publishes more patterns

mariko 0i, live, with the latest for us mariko 0i, live, with the latest for us in hong kong. through the philippine capital and out to the sea via manila bay. philippine president rodrigo duterte once claimed that he would "fatten the fish" in manila bay by dumping the bodies of drug dealers, killed as a result of his "war on drugs". so far the police say at least 6,700 drug suspects have been killed since the president came to power. now, a bbc investigation, has revealed regular sightings of bodies floating in the pasig river and an allegation by locals that the police are partly to blame. a warning: this report by our philippines correspondent howard johnson contains disturbing images. dawn on manila's pasig river, it's a calm and peaceful start of the day. but that's all about to change. it's around 8:30am in the morning here. we have just been patrolling with the coastguard here along the pasig river and they've found the body by the side here, they believe it's about two or three days old because it's rigid with rigor mortis. a forensics officer inspects the body. it's

this is mariko oi in singapore.al report about singapore's ageing population, how the city depends on its workers passed their retirement age, which is about 60. and we will have more on the protesters in hong kong, this week more than 1.7 million protesters attended. but china has warned that it "will not sit by and watch" if the hong kong government loses control of the situation. that's all for now. stay with bbc world news. hello again. well, we've seen plenty of showers around over the course of the weekend. and showers again are the name of the game as we look at the forecast for monday too. clouds like these will be bringing those showers in, we've seen plenty of those recently as well. the radar picture shows the most extensive showers across northern and western areas of the uk, there could be a few though over the next few hours running through the english channel, and perhaps sneaking onto the coastline of southern england as well. but it's across eastern areas of england, part of the midlands that will h

i'm mariko oi in singapore. the headlines: more than three weeks after a clampdown in indian—administerd kashmir, a bbc investigation uncovers allegations of brutal beatings and torture by soldiers. the british parliament prepares for a brexit showdown. mps say they'll make their move next week to stop boris johnson suspending parliament. we will be back in parliament on tuesday to challenge boris johnson against what i think is a smashing break in our democracy. i'm rico hizon in london. also in the programme: government buildings are set on fire in papua, indonesia, as protests continue over claims of racial discrimination. and this weekend marks 80 years since the start of world war two. we'll be looking at how the conflict shaped the world we live in now. voiceover: live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 7:00am in singapore, midnight in london and 4:30am in indian—administered kashmir, where a bbc investigation has uncovered allegations of brut

we'rejoined now live by the bbc‘s mariko 0i in hong kong. mariko. thank you, ben.ether people will be returning to work or whether some of the protesters might go back to the streets after those defining glasses we saw in nick's report. the street is back to normal, and here, one of the seven venues for those rallies which were held yesterday afternoon, it was jampacked yesterday, but now all we can see is some graffiti and some of those yellow posters that they were holding which said against extradition bell. well, let's bring in ourgas, extradition bell. well, let's bring in our gas, victoria simbel, from the university of notre—dame, she joins us from new york, but she is originally from here. thank you for joining us today. so we were just speaking to the union which was behind the strike yesterday that said they think that 350,000 people it is debated in the strike yesterday. —— participated, what was your reaction to what was taking place in your hometown? it is striking because hong kong people just wanted to make money and for many years whenever there was

i'm mariko oi in singapore. i'm rico hizon in london.eavy rains, for hong kong's latest pro—democracy march — the 11th consecutive weekend. burials have been taking place in the afghan capital, kabul, after a bomb exploded at a wedding killing 63 people. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the south china morning post shows a sea of protestors braving torrential rain in hong kong's victoria park. the paper says after three continuous days of demonstrations, there were no physical clashes on sunday, in a break from the past few weeks. the independent leads with the aftermath of saturday's bomb attack at a wedding reception in the afghan capital, kabul. as we've been reporting, at least 63 people were killed in the attack claimed by islamic state and more than 180 were injured. and the japan times reports that prime minister shinzo abe is looking at a large—scale reshuffle of his cabinet. it says mr abe hopes the changes will make him better prepared to tackle key policy challenges such as making constitutional ame

a business correspondent mariko oi told us what we were expecting.g the biggest general strike in decades later today as seven rallies take place across hong kong. the government has been asking people not to participate. the reputation asa not to participate. the reputation as a financial hub and its economy last week. we had gdp growth for the second quarter april to june is already quite weak. we are expecting quite a lot of people not to show up to work and to take part in this general strike. joining me is carol nanograms. i know it's still a guessing game but how many people are you expecting? overnight, we received messages from the aid agency. a positive response so far. we believe quite a large amount of workers have been taking part in a strike. also engineering, catering and security services and also the outsourcing of workers as well. social services and social workers. we believe more and more coming to telus today that we will be on strike. obviously the conservative way to guess could be reached to millions. the pro- beijing union say

for more details i am joined by mariko oi.k at the pictures over the last few days of the international airport, it is looking ugly. indeed. we saw more violent clashes between protesters and police overnight, which is really worrying authorities. let's crunch some numbers. last year, 75 million passengers used hong kong airport for over 400,000 takeoffs and landings. more than 120 airlines go through the airport, to and from over 220 destinations. flight bookings have fallen by 20%, and the flagship airline has fallen to its lowest point in more than a decade. remember, carrie lam originally said that —— remember, the airline said it supported people's right to protest, but it has fired several staff who travelled from the mainland tojoin staff who travelled from the mainland to join the protests. as mariko oi was just telling us, these are indeed uncertain times for these are indeed uncertain times for the territory. a major landmark in the territory. a major landmark in the city's financial district is the mandarin oriental

we can go live to hong kong and speak with the bbc‘s mariko oi. she is there for us.ll, i am now ata think we can expect? well, i am now at a park, one of the seven locations where we expect seven rallies across hong kong today. it would affect every sector from fine and to at but as you mention, the biggest impact we have seen so far has been on the travel industry. train operators, we are as well as hundreds of flights being cancelled. we also have the city's chief executive speaking as we speak to address this strike. it is the biggest, possible, that the city has faced in decades. there is a cleaner behind me so it may be problems with people who do not want us to broadcast from this location. apologies for the sound quality. but we are hearing from carrie lam speaking to the press as the government asks people to not attend strike. as you say, carrie lam is currently speaking but, generally, what has the government response been and china's response been as we see these protest get more and more violent? indeed, the government in beijing have repeatedly condemned

i am mariko oi in singapore. the headlines this our call on president trump slaps more tariffs on chinese goods, and he threatens they will go higher depending on how trade talks go. until such time as there is a deal, we'll be taxing them. a year after the outbreak of ebola in the democratic republic of congo, 1800 people have died and neighbouring countries are worried the disease may spread. i'm lewis vaughanjones in london. also in the programme: japan's imposition of trade restrictions against south korea triggers simmering anger in seoul and a consumer boycott of japanese goods. and the outsider who galloped to victory as the first person in the uk to compete in a horse race while wearing a hijab. good morning. it is 7am here in singapore, midnight in london and 7pm in washington, where president trump has announced a new 10% tariff ona trump has announced a new 10% tariff on a further $300 billion worth of imports from china. mr trump said the levy would apply from one september. here is how he made the an

mariko oi nowjoins us from hong kong. financial markets are open. trading, although down 2% today. as far as hong kong is concerned and the authorities, they are trying to keep it is mrs usual. that is correct. we were talking about how carrie lam spoke for the first time in weeks and we also heard from the financial secretary of the city whose message was clear, this is bad for the economy. he spoke about how the growth last quarter in the three months between april and june was already 0.6%. he emphasised that that would go into negative in the third quarter if this keeps going. he spoke about how investments have fallen sharply and as you mentioned, the stock market todayis as you mentioned, the stock market today is already down by nearly 3% and it lost 7% in the last month. so if you compare that with the rest of the world, the fall is quite significant, even though the world market has been under some pressure from ongoing us china trade wars. the hong kong government has been telling people to not participate but as you can see behind me, tha

mariko oi is in our asia business hub in singapore with the details.ight, this is not the first time he has linked the hong kong process and the ongoing china us trade war, urging beijing not to have another tiananmen square. i guess from his point of view he could stall the trade deal while portraying himself as a human rights protector. as you mentioned, over the weekend, we saw more protests, for the 11th weekend in a row, although this time they managed to keep them largely peaceful. we heard from beijing, hinting about sending an military police in the event of clashes. but the government and investors are clashes. but the government and investors a re really clashes. but the government and investors are really starting to worry about the economic impact on the city's economy. last week, a package with $2.1; billion to help shore up growth. analysts say it was too little, too late, and that the city's economy will most likely fall into a recession. mariko oi, thank you. now let's brief you on some other business stories. president trump and white

i am mariko ooi in hong kong where the city ‘s chief executive, carrie lam, spoke for the first timeeks but offered no concessions as tens of thousands prepared to rally. iran says it's seized another oil tanker and detained its crew of seven, accusing them of smuggling fuel through the persian gulf. relief for thousands of passengers, as planned strike action at heathrow airport is called off, with talks continuing over staff pay. a warm welcome to the programme — briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. and you can be part of the conversation. tell us what you think — just use the hashtag #bbcthebriefing. the united states is reeling from two mass shootings in less than 2a hours. a gun attack which left 20 people dead in the texas city of el paso, is being described as ‘domestic terrorism' by police. in a separate shooting on sunday, nine people were killed by a gunman in dayton, ohio — the motive behind that attack remains unclear. president trump says hate has no place in america. but his opponents say his anti—immigrant rhetoric and refusal to con

i am mariko oi in singapore. the headlines: president trump imposes more tariffs on china, and he threatens they will go higher depending on how trade talks go. north korea fires another missile from its eastern coast, the third sale test in a week. —— missile test. i'm lewis vaughanjones in london. a by—election which could reduce the government's majority to one. and the teenager who galloped to history. good morning. it is 8:00am here in singapore, 1:00am in london and 8:00pm in washington, where president trump has announced a new 10% tariff on a further $300 billion worth of imports from china. mr trump said the levy would apply from 1 september. here is how he made the announcement. china eats it, because they have to pay it, because what they do is they devalue their currency and they push money out. our people haven't paid. as you know, we're also charging 25% on $250 billion, so we're taking in many billions of dollars. there's been absolutely no inflation, and frankly, it hasn't cost our consumer anythi

thank you to my colleague, mariko 0i.ustralia to do more on climate change. leaders from 18 countries are meeting for the pacific islands forum in tuvalu — a country often described as being on the front line of climate change. smaller nations are putting pressure on australia to move away from coal—powered energy and take more action on reducing emissions. here is what prime minister ardern had to say. new zealand relative to other nations has a relatively small emissions profile. however, if we all took the perspective that if you're small, it doesn't matter, we wouldn't see change. every single little bit matters and that is why new zealand has joined that international call, it is why we speak, i believe strongly, on the international stage around these issues but ultimately we have to all take responsibility ourselves. my references was to the fact that australia has to answer to the pacific, that is a matterfor them. jacinda ardern. so what's the significance of climate change for this region in particular? dr tess

mariko, we've had some new numbers out of south korea this morning. what do they tell us?right. the impact is quite severe. we saw the new numbers out of south korea for the first three weeks of august, experts were down sharply —— exports, over 13% —— 30% for chips. we saw a lot of consumers, meanwhile, in south korea boycotting japanese products as well and that has been hitting some of the country's biggest brands from japanese beers too, guess what? hello kitty. but the biggest impact is on the tourism industry, in both countries, actually, with airlines announcing cuts or a complete suspension of their face. this announcing cuts or a complete suspension of theirface. this is why good us japanese tourists to south korea make up the biggest group of visitors in the region, while south korea says the most tourist to japan after china, accounting for 24% of all foreign visitors to japan last year. there have been a number of cancellations already and it's likely this year's figures will be affected because of this dispute. and i must say, the one industry that seems unsca

thanks, mariko oi! executive carrie lam said the protests are damaging to the economy, so what's the risk? trade makes up more than 20% of hong kong's economy and exports and imports were both down injune but that was largely down to tensions between the us and china. tourism makes up around 5% of the hong kong economy and apart from the flight cancellations we talked about, it's estimated hotel occupancy could drop by 40% this month. the realfear estimated hotel occupancy could drop by 40% this month. the real fear is that it will spruik investors and damage the status of hong kong as a globalfinancial damage the status of hong kong as a global financial sector. the financial services sector makes up about 18% of the economy. a financial expert said how the protests will affect the economy. you only need to look at the stock market because it's a pretty good barometer of how people feel about what will happen in hong kong in the future and i go by the four acronyms, sharanjit, and that is its trading,

i'm mariko oi in hong kong — who is on strike on monday and why?om our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london, and 5:00 in the afternoon in el paso, texas, where prosecutors say they're considering charges of domestic terrorism and hate crimes against the man suspected of killing twenty people in a gun attack at a walmart store. police believe 21—year—old patrick crusius who's now in custody wrote a white nationalist manifesto that was posted online before the attack. meanwhile, in a separate incident in dayton, ohio, a gunman shot dead nine people at a bar in the city centre before police killed him. in a moment we'll hearfrom ohio, but first sophie long report on the day's events in el paso. a normally busy shopping mall, cordoned off. an investigation is under way, as people come to terms with what happened here hours ago. oh, my god. a gunman opened fire in what was a packed walmart superstore, killing 20 people, injuring at least 26 others. people took cover wherever the

mariko 0i is in hong kong. china there but, as we saw last night, yet more protests a nd but, as we saw last night, yet more protests and clashes between police and protests and clashes between police a nd protesters 7 protests and clashes between police and protesters? that's ride. angry protesters surrounded the police station last night after a student was arrested, the police said he was in possession of a dangerous weapon. it turns out according to this newspaper, it was just a laser pointer. people were angry because it wasn't a weapon. but and pepper spray ended up being used. that is one of the main complaints of the demonstrators, that police have been using tear gas way too often unnecessarily, including on the residential districts of hong kong where there are people living in these high—rise apartments with their windows open or air—conditioning on, they get affected, including children and the elderly. but, i think it is far to say, despite those strong—worded warnings from beijing, i think it is f

mariko oi is in hong kong for us.there have been some more clashes between the police and protesters last night? that's road. angry protesters surrounded the police station last night after a student was arrested for what the police say was a possession of a weapon. it turns out according to the newspaper, it was just a laser pointer. but and pepper spray ended up being used. that is one of the main complaints of the demonstrators, that police have been using tear gas way too often unnecessarily, including on the streets of hong kong where there are people living in these high—rise apartments with their windows open oi’ apartments with their windows open orair apartments with their windows open or air conditioning on, they get affected, including children and the elderly. but despite that strong warning from beijing, i think it is fairto warning from beijing, i think it is fair to say that hong kong protesters are fair to say that hong kong protesters a re not fair to say that hong kong protesters are not backing down

iam mariko i am mariko ooi in hong kong where the city ‘s chief executive, carrie lam, spoke for the seized another oil tanker and detained its crew of seven, accusing them of smuggling fuel through the persian gulf. relief for thousands of passengers, as planned strike action at heathrow airport is called off, with talks continuing

thanks, mariko 0i.set to see one of the biggest investments by aramco from saudi arabia, buying 20% of the oil and chemicals business industries, valuing the business at a whopping 75 billion us dollars. at its a6m, reliance industries announced the launch of high—speed broadband services at budget prices, in addition to its booming geo— telecoms operation and a new e—commerce form that will help small stores get online. every year, asia's richest man uses the occasion of the agm of reliance industries to announce his next move and this time around there were three, by selling a 20% stake in his oil business, he has secured a steady supply of oil to his mega refinery. saudi ramco, the biggest oil producer in the world, has been in talks with reliance as it plans to secure new markets —— aramco. he talked about his booming mobile telephone business, jio. they disrupted the telecoms market with low cost calls, free handsets and appealing subscriptions. with 340 million customers, jio is india's biggest an

mariko 0i nowjoins us from hong kong. she has been there for us throughout. again, and what are people saying today in the light of the huge demonstrations that turned violent? sally, things are now back to normal now here in hong kong after seeing those violent clashes between the protesters and the police overnight. yesterday, when we spoke, this place was full of tens of thousands of protesters all dressed in black, which has of course become somewhat of their uniform. according to the union, which supported the strike yesterday, some 350,000 people participated, from teachers to construction workers to security officers, they were all on strike. today they are back to work, but the question remains on what happens next. neither side is backing down, and uncertainty is starting to worry economists. we heard from the city's financial secretary yesterday, which said that hong kong's economic growth would turn negative if this continues to happen, especially with the us china trade war continuing. 0thers the us china trade war continuing. others are starting

morning and welcome to this friday edition of asia business report, live from singapore, with me, marikort with the trade war. as you have been hearing on newsday, the us president has announced fresh 10% ta riffs president has announced fresh 10% tariffs on another $300 billion of chinese products from the start of next month. it is the latest move in the escalating conflict between the world's two august economies and comes world's two august economies and co m es after world's two august economies and comes after a new round of talks this week showed no signs of a significant breakthrough. the announcement is hitting financial markets hard. check this out. wall street reacted negatively, and japan's nikkei opened almost 2% lower as the us dollar fell. the bbc‘s michelle fleury has more. lower as the us dollar fell. the bbc's michelle fleury has more. he began his talk with praise for negotiations in china. he described this week's talks in shanghai as positive and constructive. that was before he went on to escalate the trade rift between the two countries by threatening more tariffs.

thank you mariko oi.reporting earnings on thursday as the trade war continues. investors will be continuing to see how the growing cost of chinese imports will impact walmart‘s profitability. it is also a unique focus on walmart‘s position as the leading gun retailer in the us in the wake of recent mass shootings. for a retail company like walmart, these tariffs are not good for business. two walmart‘s credit, it has been able to protect itself from big hits to the bottom line by planning ahead and stockpiling inventory. investors will want to hear how the country will continue to deal with a trade war that won‘t end anytime soon —— company. these walmart shoppers in newjersey are concerned about another issue altogether. i heard they are taking away violent video games but they won‘t stop selling guns, which is something that doesn‘t make sense to me. it is a family shopping place. maybe if they opened a second store for the guns that's different, but not ina for the guns that's different, but not in a w

mariko oi explains. complaints, listing hong kong as a country. other fashion brands started facing a backlash as well. within 24 hours, coach and all of these brands came under attack from chinese netizens. this china ambassador ended her relationship with the company and apologise for the damage caused as a result of her less careful choice of brand. here is the apology from givenchy. a chinese boy band member also quit as its spokesperson. this is not the first time chinese netizens have complained about fashion brands. last year gap apologised for making t—shirts accused of showing an incorrect map of china. chinese companies like huawei are not exempt, under pressure for listing taipei, taiwan is a time zone. britain has a rich maritime history and is hoping to lead the development of autonomous ships. the bbc's development of autonomous ships. the bbc‘s adrian bradley has been to south—west england to see how poor towns are planning to become part of a so—called coastal powerhouse. plymouth is a ci

live now to mariko who is following this for us. how big an impact is this happening?a big an impact is this happening?m is a significant impact. us china trade war was putting a lot of pressure on asian shares and this adds extra pressure. the us did try to intervene, telling the two key allies, japan and south korea, not to escalate this but in return the japanese government chose to go ahead with it and remove south korea from its so—called white list. that is basically japan's list of trusted trading partners that currently has 27 countries including germany, the uk and the united states. the removal of south korea will take effect on august 28 and after that japanese exporters will have to apply for clearance in order to export a wide range of goods to its neighbouring country. decision, of course, comes one month afterjapan tightened rules on the export of materials that are crucial for south korean technology manufacturers and that rattled the electronics industry globally because of potential threats to the supply chain. it feels like the attention is escalatin

this weekend will mark the 13th week in a row of protests there —— mariko oi.e been pressures to stop workers from taking part in the demonstrations. the biggest because of the so far has been cathay pacific. two bosses have resigned and some of its staff has been fired. for some, this has been the event that has changed the landscape of businesses in hong kong. i'm corresponded reports. because this is guaranteed by the basic law! what can you do when your personal beliefs can get you fired? in hong kong, they come out to the streets. today, no gas mask saltia masks —— gas masks or tear gas masks here. just ordinary workers trying to make their voices heard. like rebecca tsai, who was fired from herjob at cathay dragon airlines, she says, for supporting pro—democracy protests on her over at social media profile. we should consider our background, our qualifications, not oui’ background, our qualifications, not our political stands are what we say oi’ our political stands are what we say or what we post on social media. it's not fair at all. but more than that

morning and welcome to this monday's edition of asia business report live from singapore with me, marikoi. let's start with hong kong because as you heard on newsday, the city has seen the 11th weekend in a row of pro—democracy rallies. the protest organisers say the crowd was 1.7 million strong other police have said it was much smaller. this comes amid warnings of the economic impact of the unrest on the economic impact of the unrest on the asian financial hub. in just two days after airline cathay pacific saw the departure of it chief executive. the bbc‘s stephen mcdonnell sent this report from the demonstration. in terms of the impact ona demonstration. in terms of the impact on a city, you couldn't avoid it today. it was everywhere. four kilometres in that direction, the road was just jammed with kilometres in that direction, the road was justjammed with protesters despite the heavy driving rain and of course there is going to have an impact on the city. the people we spoke to today think any economic pain in the short term is worth the long—term effort. we also spoke to people toda

i'm mariko oi in singapore, the headlines: despite severe warnings from beijing — hundreds of thousandsf backing down. burials take place in kabul for the victims of a suicide bombing that killed 63 people — the islamic state group says it carried out the attack. i'm rico hizo in london. also in the programme: malaysia's former prime minister najib razak is due in court later over alleged corruption. he denies the charges. and, iceland bids farewell to its first glacier lost to climate change — with a warning ‘there's no time to lose'.

for more on this our business reporter mariko 0i is here.spute. it certainly led to an escalation. indeed. this pact was something the us pushed for three yea rs something the us pushed for three years ago, in part to monitor north korea's missile and nuclear activities and that's why many experts didn't expect south korea to cancel it because its relationship with the us is very important. they did, sparking protest. japan's foreign minister calling it a com plete foreign minister calling it a complete misjudgment of the current regional security environment. we heard from us secretary of state mike pompeo expressing disappointment. of course, the tensions have been tense somewhat for the last couple of months after tokyo imposed those export controls which really hit south korea's tech industry. showing that ship exports, computer chips. down 30% over the three weeks to august. we saw south korean consumers boycotting japanese product. affecting japan's economy as well. president trump says he is considering officially designating the anti

i'm mariko 0i in singapore.l beatings and torture by soldiers. the british parliament prepares for a brexit showdown. mps say they'll make their move next week to stop boris johnson suspending parliament. we will be back in parliament on tuesday to challenge boris johnson against what i think is a smashing break in our democracy. i'm rico hizon in london. also in the programme:

i am mariko oi in singapore.threatens they will go higher depending on how trade talks go. until such time as there is a deal, we'll be taxing them. a year after the outbreak of ebola in the democratic republic of congo, 1800 people have died and neighbouring countries are worried the disease may spread. i'm lewis vaughanjones in london. also in the programme: japan's imposition of trade restrictions against south korea triggers simmering anger in seoul and a consumer

i am mariko 0i in singapore. they will go higher depending on how trade talks go. north korea fires another missile from its eastern coast, the third sale test in a week. —— missile test. i'm lewis vaughanjones in london. a by—election which could reduce the government's majority to one. and the teenager who galloped

mariko oi has the latest from hong kong. of protesters are gathering at tomahawk here in hong kong. this is one of seven venues for this afternoon's rally. many of them dressed in black, which has become somewhat of their uniform, holding that yellow banner extent against extradition to china. that's how it started, if you remember, against that controversial bill. now they are asking for a lot more democratic reforms. and that's despite the government's request not to participate in today's strike. when the government held a press conference earlier today, that message was clear. this strike is bad for the economy. the financial secretary said, the economic growth would go into negative with these ongoing protests continuing. and yet, that has really not stopped these people from gathering and as a result, we are seeing the stock market, the hang seng index, down almost 3% after losing 7% over the past month. of course, the global market has been under a lot of pressure because of the ongoing trade war between the usa and c

our correspondent mariko oi joins us now from hong kong. how is it looking from there right now?sters are warning from ageing, hong kong protesters a re not warning from ageing, hong kong protesters are not backing down. just last night, angry protesters surrounded a police station after a student was arrested for what the police say was possession of a dangerous weapon. it turns out, according to the newspaper, it was a laser pointer. people got angry that he should not have been arrested but police ended up in teargas, pepper spray yet again. that has been one of the main complaints of the protesters here in hong kong, police have been using a lot of teargas including in the residential area and people living upstairs of these high—rise apartments with their windows open or conditioning on are affected by teargas, including children and the elderly. despite all these clashes, despite the warning from china, but people are not breaking down. how did the protesters feel about the real possibility that the government in beijing will send in troops? that is the extreme way that bei

controversial extradition bill, which has now been suspended, but as our correspondent in hong kong, marikoe government to meet their demands on a range of other issues. there are four other demands. stop calling these protests riots as well as the unconditional release of all the protesters who have been arrested over the last nine weekends as well as universal suffrage. one person, one vote to elect their own lawmakers and also an investigation, an independent investigation into the police‘s use of force. people have been quite angry at how the police have been handling these protests over the last several weekends. especially two weekends ago when it appears that gang members attacked some protesters as well as the general public members so later today, we are expecting seven rallies to be taking place across hong kong. we have seen protesters actually saying last night, save energy for tomorrow, telling the public to join night, save energy for tomorrow, telling the public tojoin in night, save energy for tomorrow, telling the public to join in with some very creative, colourful posters

i'm mariko 0i in singapore, the headlines: despite severe warnings from beijing, hundreds of thousands in kabul for the victims of a suicide bombing that killed 63 people. the islamic state group says it carried out the attack. i'm rico hizo in london. also in the programme: malaysia's former prime minister najib razak is due in court later over alleged corruption. he denies the charges. and, iceland bids farewell to its first glacier lost to climate

and i am mariko ooi in hong kong where carrie lam is about to hold a press c0 nfe re nce where carrie decades. and monday's strike at heathrow is suspended as the airport

mariko oi is in singapore... good to see you. what more do we know about what's going on?e amounts of aluminium were disguised as pallets in order to avoid customs duties so that's rather creative, isn't it? it is to do with one of the earlier tariffs that the us imposed on steel and aluminium over a year ago if you remember. the trade war between the countries of course is ongoing and this indictment comes at a rather testing time as negotiators just wrapped up another round of high—level talks without any meaningful progress. the company he founded did not respond when the bbc contacted them for comment but according to the wall streetjournal a comment but according to the wall street journal a warrant comment but according to the wall streetjournal a warrant has been drawn up for his arrest. although he is believed to be in china which doesn't have an extradition treaty with the us so it's highly unlikely he will get arrested in the us u nless he will get arrested in the us unless he visits in the movies rather symbolic but still, it's very significant because it is bel

i'm mariko oi, live in hong kong, where a new day is just beginning, but it's not clear what will happenred two unidentified projectiles into the sea. i'm ben bland in london. also in the programme: pakistan accuses india of playing a dangerous game after it strips the disputed region of kashmir of its special status.

i'm mariko oi in singapore.allegations of brutal beatings and torture by soldiers. the british parliament prepares for a brexit showdown. mps say they'll make their move next week to stop borisjohnson suspending parliament. we will be back in parliament on tuesday to challenge borisjohnson on what i think is a smash—and—grab raid against our democracy. i'm rico hizon in london.

i'm mariko 0i live in hong kong, where a new day is just beginning, but it's not clear what will happenonducts its fourth weapons test in two weeks. reports say it's fired two unidentified projectiles into the sea. i'm ben bland in london. also in the programme: pakistan accuses india of playing a dangerous game after it strips the disputed region of kashmir of its special status. as the us mourns those who died in two mass shootings.