mariko there in hong kong., as she was suggesting, authorities are hoping there will be no repeat of those protests that have been taking place as china is celebrating that 70th anniversary of the communist in all russia's turmoil, it has never quite come to this. president yeltsin said the day would decide the nation's destiny. the nightmare that so many people had feared for so long is playing out its final act here. russians are killing russians in front of a grandstand audience. it was his humility which produced affection from catholics throughout the world. but his departure is a tragedy for the catholic church. this man, israel's right winger, ariel sharon, visited the religious compound and that started the trouble. he wants israel alone to have sovereignty over the holy sites, an idea that's unthinkable to palestinians. after 45 years of division, germany is one. in berlin, a million germans celebrate the rebirth of europe's biggest and richest nation. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm kasia madera in lo

mariko oi let's go live to hong kong. mariko 0i was there. when hong kong is facing a number of challenges. carrie lam was therefore the parade in beijing but a previous fireworks display was cancelled. the parade in beijing but a previous fireworks display was cancelledlj am fireworks display was cancelled.” am standing in a popular shopping district causeway bay but in the last ten or 15 minutes, many shops around here are shut today, despite being a public holiday and usually people will be coming here to shop and that's because we are expecting more democracy protests in a few hours' time. the authorities didn't give permission for the marchers to go ahead but some protesters still took to the street and over the weekend, hearing causeway bay, we saw violent clashes the protesters and the police and that is why many shops are shut ahead of it. we were talking about the strength of the military show in beijing. hearing over the weekend that the numbers of chinese military in hong kong had been step up. 0ut chinese military in hong kong had

i'm mariko oi in singapore. the headlines: social networking giant twitter announces a global ban on all political advertising, beginning next month. as uk police investigate the deaths of 39 migrants found in a lorry, we have a special report into the vietnam to france smuggling routes and the business of human trafficking. france is a bottleneck for the smuggler networks. it is seen as a springboard to london, which is why so springboard to london, which is why so many migrants end up here. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: the us military publishes the first images of the raid in which the leader of the islamic state group was killed. raging wildfires in california as a new blaze in the south of the state threatens the ronald reagan presidential library. good morning. it is 8:00am in singapore and midnight in london. twitter has announced a global ban on all political advertising on its site. the social media company says it wants to prevent potential problems with unchecked information and f

thank you mariko oi the detail on that story. accused boeing of engaging in a "pattern of deliberate concealment" as it sought approval for its 737 max 8 plane to fly. was quizzed by the senate commerce committee. the accusation came as boeing chief executive dennis muilenburg was quizzed by the senate commerce committee. in october last year, a boeing 737 max operated by lion air crashed, killing all 189 people on board. five months later, an ethiopian airlines plane crashed, killing all 157 people on board and leading to the grounding of the entire 737 max fleet. issues with the plane's computer—controlled flight stabilisation system were linked to both crashes with questions being asked about how much boeing knew about the fact that it could push a plane into a nosedive. let's get more on this story from david madden, market analyst at cmc markets. good morning, david. from your perspective, how did he do? not great, to be honest, he was accused of having a cosy relationship with the federal aviation administration. he denied

i'm mariko oi in hong kong. many shops and stations are being shut down as large—scale pro—democracy demonstrations are expected to get under way very soon. the british government says it has drawn up an updated brexit deal and is getting ready to put it to the eu. president trump's personal lawyer is ordered to handover documents on ukraine as part of the impeachment inquiry. from financial minnow to economic powerhouse in 70 years, but how did they do it, and what's next? we look at the chinese economy — past, present and future. a warm welcome to the programme — briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. and a controversial new study suggests cutting down red and processed meat is a ‘waste of time‘ for most people, despite widespread advice to the contrary. so i'd like to know — do you adjust your habits according to such studies or ignore them? what changes do you make? get in touch — just use the hashtag #bbcthebriefing. beijing is hosting enormously lavish events to mark the 7

mariko 0i is in hong kong.de hundreds of arrests, after protestors defied a ban and took to the streets of hong kong on tuesday. meanwhile, china has celebrated 70 years of communist party rule. president xi jinping says nothing can stop his country's onward march. welcome back to hong kong, where the police have been defending their action after shooting an 18—year—old protester. this was the first incident in which a protester has been injured by live ammunition, and not surprisingly, that is dominating the newspapers here in hong kong. let me start with apple's daily, which has the picture of that exact moment where the police officer is pointing a gun at the protester and the fact is only 18 is in the headline. also, the paper talking about 180 arrest, which is the biggest number of arrest in one day. meanwhile, the south china morning post has a bit of a different take with the picture of that celebration in china, with the picture of president xijinping. i also in china, with the picture of president xi j

—— mariko 0i has been in hong kong.and protesters have been calling on each other to show their support. the term rioting is one of the demands by the protesters not to categorise them as such. other demands include universal suffrage as well as the unconditional release of those who have been arrested. but at the same time, after witnessing one of the worst valences yesterday, there is no end in sight —— some of the worst violence, there seems no way to calm down the division in society. think you mariko 0i for your coverage in hong kong. we will give you an update on those people who will face charges. we will see you very soon. goodbye for now. good morning. we've all had our fair share of rain, haven't we, just recently? in fact, tuesday, i'm sure you're now well aware of the flooding rains that we had through the isle of man and the north of england. but they have gradually drifted their way south and east over the last few hours and we are seeing a slow improvement. so the sharp, thundery downpours easing as well

mariko 0i is looking at this for us. mariko, these figures were worse than expected. not good news.ly. anything below 50 is bad news, and the october anything below 50 is bad news, and the 0ctoberfigure anything below 50 is bad news, and the october figure came anything below 50 is bad news, and the 0ctoberfigure came in anything below 50 is bad news, and the october figure came in at 49.3, which is a lot worse than what economists had been expecting. and you can probably guess the reason for the weakness. the trade war between the us and china that vivian was just talking about as well. new export orders for example, for china, fell for the 17th month in a row, and we already know that the economic growth is at its weakest in three decades, at 6% —— vivienne. they are still hoping that the us and china could sign an initial trade agreement next month, but we learned that chile has decided to pull out of hosting the apec forum because of protests and that is where presidents trump and xi had been hoping to meet. we still don't know where those two leaders will meet to discuss the tr

joining me now is our correspondent mariko 0i in tokyo.. took us through the day. indeed. this is a significant day forjapan. for many of our viewers who were watching us back in may when he did become the new emperor ofjapan, the 126th emperor, you may be one very if we had a ceremony already. —— you may be wondering. but there are still some events to take place and it is not uncommon for these events to happen over several years. we now start to see some live pictures from the imperial palace but the event todayis the imperial palace but the event today is about introducing emperor naruhito and his empress to the world. so some 2000 guests are here to attend the event including several hundred guests who have flown in from abroad to attend including prince charles of the uk. there has been speculation about who will be coming to the event. whether 01’ will be coming to the event. whether or not some politics would affect. a lot of talk about who south korea would send, for example, as the two countries are now locked in a trade war. sou

thank you for that update, my colleague and business reporter mariko oi.ong kong is now on its fifth month of protest which have hit the economy hard. and one of the city's most prominent banks unveils its quarterly numbers in a few hours time. they broke their silence on the demonstrations in august calling for a peaceful resolution. peter mcguire talked about how the hong kong protest and the ongoing us china trade while will impact the bottom line of hsbc. we're looking ata bottom line of hsbc. we're looking at a pre— tax of ii% washout in virus but a washout in revenue. it hasn't been a strong quarter and moving forward it will be tougher, i think probably going into the next quarter into quarters and three quarters out. it will certainly have an impact in the long run. tough next quarter and the following quarters and you have chairman mike tucker and acting ceo noel quinn under pressure to basically show investors how the bank plans to manage these issues while still boasting growth in asia which makes up boasting growth in asia which makes up more t

thank you forjoining us, mariko 0i.nment has finally published the eu withdrawal agreement bill that would ratify boris johnson's brexit deal. ministers are hoping it will make its way through parliament this week, allowing britain to leave the eu at the end of the month, without an extension. 0ur political correspondent, jonathan blake, has the latest details. we're into a period where the government is trying to get through parliament what is called as you say the withdrawal agreement bill. and that is the 110 page piece of legislation which translates the brexit deal reached by the prime minister with the european union into uk law. and if it is passed, it is a big if at the stage, that will count as the uk's ratification of the brexit deal. it would then be over to the european parliament to do the same. but as you say, there was no straight yes or no vote in the house of commons on the overall substance of the deal. that is something the prime minister would have wanted, so he could demonstrate to the eu that there

that's the ceo of world rugby brett gosper, talking to mariko 0i. you have been watching newsday. in a semifinal match up. stay with us. ina hurry? soon there could be help from above as singapore's first air taxis take their maiden flights. who are you supporting for the rugby semifinals? just like you, the previous hour i'm sure all teams really have a chance at that rugby world cup trophy. it will be exciting i'm sure between new zealand and england. what match i will be going to watch. we will see. and before we go, we'd like to leave you with these pictures of the us gymnast sensation and olympic champion simone biles bringing a touch of acrobatic magic ahead of game two of the mlb world series. four—time olympic gold medallist biles performed a memorable backflip before she threw out the first pitch in the second game of the world series contest, between the houston astros and the washington nationals at minute maid park, in houston, texas. and in skinnyjeans. you can do that, ben. see you soon. goodbye. hello. a battle between cold and mild air taking place across the uk at

i'm mariko oi in hong kong. 18—year—old's injuries are not expected to be life—threatening, but there is real anger here at the latest escalation in violence. south korea investigates north korea's missile launch in the last couple of hours as a possible test of a submarine—fired weapon. pompeo under pressure. the us secretary of state's issued a subpoena, the latest twist in the trump impeachment inquiry. harry and meghan sue the mail on sunday newspaper — the prince says the press are vilifying his wife. police in hong kong have defended the shooting of an 18—year—old protestor in the chest. it's the first time in months of demonstrations that a protestor has been injured by live ammunition. police say the officer opened fire because he felt his life was under threat. we can go live to mariko oi in hong kong. how does this look from there now? as you can see behind me on the streets of hong kong it is now back to normal. almost unimaginable how violent it was last night but this has become somewhat of a new no

mariko oi, thank you very much indeed for that.ri, has announced a set of reforms he hoped would calm public anger. the reforms being proposed will see politicians' salaries halved, no new taxes rises in next year's budget and a contribution from the banking sector contribute towards deficit reduction. demonstrators say it's too little too late. the number of people killed in protests against rising living a state of emergency — already in place in the capital, santiago — is to be extended to other cities. the unrest, which was sparked by a hike in metro fares, now—suspended, has widened to reflect anger over living costs and inequality. protesters are calling on the president to resign. a large wildfire has quickly spread across a hillside in the upmarket pacific palisades area of los angeles. about 200 homes are threatened by the flames. authorities have urged local people to leave their homes but some have been trying to hold back the flames with firehoses. two people are reported hurt. thailand's king vajiralongkorn has abruptl

my colleague mariko oi is in tokyo for us. he became japan's new emperor in may?day's ceremony about? that is right. he became the 126 emperor of japan on the 1st that is right. he became the 126 emperor ofjapan on the 1st of may in the new era started then. it is not unusual though for these events to ta ke not unusual though for these events to take place over several years actually, especially because a new emperor usually takes to the throne after the passing of the previous emperor, of course this time it is different. father stepped down in the first abdication in over two centuries and i guess that is why it feels a bit odd that to have a century ceremony back in may and we are having another one today. but today's event isn't really about introducing emperor naruhito and his wife to the world as you mention about 2000 guests are attending the event including several hundred foreign guests who have flown in to japan to attend the event, including britain's prince charles. a parade was scheduled for this afternoon but it has been proposed. what is the reason

ascending to the throne. 2000 delegates from all over the world are there for this incredible event as marikothe sun is out now, it was pouring with rain earlier, so japan's emperor, naruhito, has formally proclaimed his ascension to the throne in this elaborate ceremony. 59 years old, his reign officially began on may one after the abdication of his father, the then emperor, aki kitto. -- akihito father, the then emperor, aki kitto. —— akihito was that his ascension comes as japan tries to recover from typhoon hagibis, which has impacted today's ceremony. they have scaled it down because 80 people died not so long ago at all injapan, and in tokyo as well. so events today have been changed because of that. you can see some of the delegate there who are enjoying this event, among them, prince charles representing them, prince charles representing the united kingdom. you are with the briefing here on bbc news. now let's brief you on some other business stories: justin trudeau is expected to be returned to office, but his liberal party may have to form a minority government. and japan's new empe

i'm mariko 0i in hong kong. lots of shops being shut down ahead of expected protests.ments on ukraine as part of the impeachment inquiry. and we've a special report from madagascar

i'm mariko 0i in hong kong.ife—threatening, but there is real anger here at the latest escalation in violence. south korea investigates north korea's missile launch in the last couple of hours as a possible test of a submarine—fired weapon. pompeo under pressure. the us secretary of state's issued a subpoena, the latest twist in the trump impeachment inquiry.

mariko 0i takes a closer look at the role of the new empress.is married to him, the new emperor. naruhito. japan's imperial family is very old and very traditional. and the empress as a very important role, so the pressure on her has been really high and it has taken a really taking a huge personal toll on her. masako was only the second commoner to become an empress and people called her the career woman princess. why? because unusual for a japanese imperial woman, she had career goals and was on her way to be a successful diplomat. straightaway, masako was under enormous pressure to produce a male heir because only men can inherit the japanese throne. this was a very hard and public challenge for the couple. masako had a miscarriage in 1999 and 2001, the couple had their first and only child, but it was a girl. japan nearly changed its laws to allow women to inherit the throne but then, the emperor naruhito's younger brother had a son. her husband announced that she was having difficulties adjusting to the imperial life. it is a huge taboo to

all i'm mariko oi in singapore — the headlines. advertising — beginning next month. as uk police investigate the deaths of 39 migrants found in a lorry, we have a special report into the vietnam—to—france smuggling routes — and the business of human trafficking. france is a bottleneck for the smuggler networks. it is seen as a springboard to london, which is why so many migrants end up here. i'm kasia madera in london.

mariko 0i has been speakingt to brett gosper — the ceo of world rugby.s been a fabulous tournament, fantastic atmosphere, and all the stadia really being embraced by the japanese people. the japanese teams played its role in hosting the tournament and playing so brilliantly and the brilliant brand of rugby they have been playing. it has been very exciting. as you said, japan's brave blossoms played incredibly well. but this is a country where baseball and football are more popular. were you at all concerned about having the rugby world cup injapan in asia for the first time? i think it's been a long time coming. it's been planned for ten years. it was a bold decision, taken ten years ago, to come here. although it turned out amazingly, at the time, there were some questions. it has truly exceeded our expectations for a world cup. indeed, none of my friends knew anything about rugby and now they are all experts. i've also noticed "fickle fans" trending online on social media. new and fickle fans of rugby. you said it is up tojapan to sustain these or its

mariko oi is in hong kong and gave this update.om yesterday where an 18—year—old protester was shot by a police officer. police said the officer felt his life was under threat, but as you can imagine, a lot of debate whether that was really the case, whether live ammunition was really necessary. as you can imagine, that is dominating the newspapers here in hong kong. this is the picture of the exact moment when a police officer is pointing a gun at the protester. the fact that he is a teenager is also in the headline. 180 arrests were made yesterday, which is the largest number in one day. meanwhile, a different take. this picture of a celebration in beijing with a picture of xi jinping there. i want to show you this one, an interesting paid advert wrap around with the national anthem. yesterday as well the paper had a paid advert. congratulating china for the 70th anniversary since the foundation of the people's republic of china. today we are expecting someone hundred people who were arrested on sunday to appear in court and prot

i'm mariko 0i outside the imperial palace in tokyo — where thousands of guests — including foreign royalsand's royalfamily. the king strips his royal consort of her titles — for being too ambitious. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme. canada at the crossroads: will liberal prime ministerjustin trudeau see off challenges from right and left —

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i'm mariko oi in singapore. police investigate the deaths of 39 migrants found in a lorry, we have a special report into the vietnam to france smuggling routes and the business of human trafficking. france is a bottleneck for the smuggler networks. it is seen as a springboard to london, which is why so springboard to london, which is why so many migrants end up here. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: the us military publishes the first images of the raid

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i'm mariko 0i in hong kong. the headlines: violence here escalates.zens in hospital. here come the riot police. here come the water cannon. they are about to start clearing this street. this is only one of at least six different protests taking place here. meanwhile, in beijing, china celebrates 70 years of communist rule. xijinping says nothing can stop its onward march. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: borisjohnson says he will make his brexit proposals public

the bbc‘s mariko oi is in hong kong.to the streets? indeed, i guess if you were watching the pictures from last night of the violent clashes we saw in the city of hong kong, you may be wondering how is it possible that the streets of hong kong have returned to normal. but this has become something of a new normal now with violent clashes on the weekend or on special occasions like today when china was celebrating the 70th anniversary since the foundation of the people's republic of china. of course, after the 18—year—old protester was shot in the chest it has really started a discussion about how the police use live ammunition. protesters have been sitting outside his school to show support. some students are saying that they should boycott school as well today. joining me now as a hong kong—based writer who has been following these protest closely. thank you forjoining us today. so the shooting last night, we are now starting to see a lot of forensic analysis of what happened. it is good news that he is now in a stable

i‘m mariko oi in hong kong.andover documents on ukraine as part of the impeachment inquiry. from financial minnow to economic powerhouse in 70 years, but how did they do it, and what‘s next?

i'm mariko 0i outside the imperial palace in tokyo — where thousands of guests — including foreign royalswill liberal prime ministerjustin trudeau see off challenges from right and left — to win a second term in office? i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme... ructions in thailand's royalfamily.

i‘m mariko 0i in hong kong. the headlines: violence here escalates.e. meanwhile, in beijing, china celebrates 70 years of communist rule.

our correspondent, mariko oi, is in tokyo. despite the weather it is a significant day forjapan.tching us back in may, you might be wondering "didn't they have this ceremony for emperor naruhito to take the throne?" and it did happen. on the first of may, he took the throne and, of course, the new era, reiwa, started then as well. it's not uncommon, i have to say, for these events to take place over several years, in fact, because usually a new emperor takes the throne after the passing of the previous emperor. of course this time it's different. his father stepped down in the first abdication in more than two centuries. and that's why it feels a bit odd that there are was a ceremony then and there is a ceremony later today. but today's event is really to introduce emperor naruhito and empress masako to the world. and that's why, as you mentioned, 2000 guests are expected to attend the event later today, starting at 1:00pm local time, including many foreign guests who have flown in just to attend this event. there was a lot of speculation who might attend the event, even as late

mariko oi is in hong kong.rday where an 18—year—old protester was shot by a police officer. police say the officer felt that his life was under threat, but as you can imagine, a lot of debate whether that was really the case, whether live ammunition was really necessary. and as you can imagine, that's been dominating the newspapers here in hong kong. this is apple daily, which has the picture of that exact moment when a police officer is pointing a gun at the protester. the fact that he's a teenager is in the headline, and the paper also talks about 180 arrests made yesterday, which is the largest number of arrests made in one day. meanwhile, the south china morning post has a bit of a different take. the picture of the celebration in beijing with a picture of xijinping there. of course, the south china morning post is owned by chinese tech giant alibaba, founded byjack ma, who's a communist party member. but i also want to show you this one — and, interesting, a paid advert wraparound with the national anthem