i'm mariko oi in singapore. our headlines...e use of coal — but major producers — including the us, india and china are not signed up. in britain — a conservative mp who broke lobbying rules has resigned — following an angry backlash after the government sought to review the disciplinary system. tigray�*s rebel forces currently have the upper hand in the war that erupted a year ago in northern ethiopia. as rebels advance towards the capital, the government has asked residents of addis ababa to mobilise and protect their neighbourhoods. rebels have seized two key towns in recent days. speaking to the bbc, a spokesman for the tigray people's liberation front denied that the group wanted power. he said the tplf was defending the tigrayan people from the forces of ethiopian prime minister abiy ahmed. we are not interested in territorial admissions. our interest and our only objective is to make sure that abiy does not continue to threaten our people anymore. if marching on addis is what it takes to make sure the threat from abiy is

i'm mariko oi in singapore. our headlines...da, after the party suffers a shock defeat in the state of virginia. global financial institutions — controlling trillions of dollars of assets — have signed up to help meet climate goals, with the uk aiming to become the world's first net—zero financial centre. a top—ranked chinese tennis player has accused a retired communist party official of sexual assault — the first time an allegation of this kind has been leveled against the very top of china's leadership structure. pung shwai once dominated the tennis doubles world — winning wimbledon and the french open. she was also in an extramartial relationship with this man, jung gao—li, he was at the very top of china's ruling communist party. but in this lengthy post on the chinese social media site weibo, pung shwai says he forced her into unconsensual sex at his home. the post was immediately taken down. here's our china media analyst kerry allen. there was a post yesterday that was made on pung shwai's weibo account, weibo being chin

i'm mariko oi in singapore. in glasgow make progress in the race to limit global warming. the cop26 host, boris johnson, says that so far he is cautiously optimistic about the advances being made. let's stay with events at cop26 and talk about what president biden is calling a �*game—changing commitment�* — world leaders have pledged to cut methane emission levels by 30% by 2030. dan lashof is a director at the us branch of world resources institute, a global environmental think tank. thank you so much forjoining us. what do you make of these new rules? is mr biden right to call them game changing? i think it is. methane is the second most important heat trapping pollutant in the atmosphere and this concerted effort both globally and through a set of rules announced in the united states todayis announced in the united states today is taking the biggest step yet to curb emissions and that can have a rapid effect on curbing global warming because of the relatively short lifespan of methane in the atmosphere. lip l

that is of course mariko oi.rate founded by thomas edison, is splitting into three separate companies. the firm's shares rose 3% on the news. michelle fleury has more from new york. general electric has long been a symbol of american industrial might. the 129 year old company invented thousands of adducts and in the process changed american life. going to any kitchen in the us and you might find a ge fridge or microwave. but the company wasn't just begin appliances. it helped reinvent transportation and healthcare and the leadership aspect under the leadership of jack welch in the 80s and 90s, it enjoyed two decades of prosperity. revenuejumped prosperity. revenue jumped fivefold during prosperity. revenuejumped fivefold during his tenure. he was credited for making the company more nimble and competitive after cutting its workforce, but a moving to finance it turned into a massive weakness during the 20 08 financial crisis and the conglomerate model favoured by mr welch is now out of fashion, underlined by ge's

mariko oi, thank you for that update.1.5% against the us dollar on thursday, its biggest fall since the beginning of the pandemic in march 2020. that's after the bank of england left interest rates at a record low, despite signalling for weeks that they would have to rise because of soaring inflation. central banks are having to balance concerns about inflation with a need to support the economic recovery. on wednesday, us federal reserve chairjerome powell said he was in no hurry to raise borrowing costs. and european central bank chief christine lagarde told investors this week, euro rates were "very unlikely to rise" next year. here's what bank of england govenor andrew bailey had to say. this was a very close call, we have got much higher inflation than we would want to see. the causes of it, quite a few of them, are global, quite a few are to do with bottlenecks and the world economy affecting us. which actually, rising interest rates went directly salt ash thatis rates went directly salt ash that is the question — b

mariko oi takes a look.rent from his predecessors. yoshihide suga and shinzo abe. they focused on the economy by creating more and creating inflation. a policy known as abenomics. the stock market doubled in value during their tenure. but critics argue those policies only made the rich richer. here is why. japan's average salary has partly grown in the next three decades compared to other developed economies. fumio kishida wants to narrow the wealth gap by raising the capital gains tax which is a tax on profits made on investments. i didn't go down well with investors. right after fumio kishida was chosen as his party's new leader, the nikkei 225 suffered an eight a losing streak in what became known as fumio kishida shock. the prime minister backtracked on raising the capital gains tax. some investors say it should be looking at other taxes. �* ,, �* should be looking at other taxes. �* ,, ~ , taxes. translation: japanese companies — taxes. translation: japanese companies have _ taxes. translation: japanese

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm mariko oi. the headlines.s ahead with his agenda after the party suffers a shock defeat in the state of virginia. people want to get things done. that one is to get things done. and that's why i'm to push very hard for the democratic party to move along and pass my infrastructure bill and my build back better bill. global financial institutions — controlling trillions of dollars of assets — sign up to help meet climate goals. jeering. accusations of corruption, as british mps back a review of misconduct procedures

our asia business correspondent mariko oi explains. >> for all the happy family pictures, some a petbers are not happy with each other. that u.s. china rivalries, traded tiffs between australia and china and geopolitical sensitivities surrounding taiwan and china, who both want to join a regional trade agreement. so, over three decades, aipac has been a neutral space for regional leaders to find consensus. is year all meetings are virtual, taking away one of the biggest attractions, to get leaders in the same location. for the groups most important work has always be done -- been done out of the limelight. >> authorities in parts of germany has banned unvaccinated people fro bars, restaurants, and leisure facilities. in recent days germany recorded its highest infection rates since the pandemic began. doctors warn some hospitals will soon reach capacity as the cup -- the country battles a fourth wave of covid. there are fears it could be the wot yet. jenny hill has been to the state of saxony,hich has the lowest vaccine take up in the country and the highest rate of infection. >> the

i'm mariko oi in singapore.fter the covid—i9 dip, rising by almost the same amount that they dropped in 2020. president biden urges democrats to press ahead with his agenda after the party suffers a shock defeat in the state of virginia. as sea levels rise and volatile weather becomes increasingly common, we're also seeing a rise in climate change migration. the issue is not on the agenda at cop26, cutting emissions is the main topic on the agenda there. but, with 31 million people displaced last year in internal migrations linked to climate change, some are warning this will only grow in scale. professorjane mcadam from the university of new south wales in sydney, is an expert on the legal aspects of climate migration, she told me more about this ongoing displacement. this is something that is happening around the world now and there is really no part of the globe that is untouched. in the globe that is untouched. in the asia—pacific region in the last decade or so we've seen about 80% of internal displacement

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm mariko oi. the headlines. leaders at the climate change summit in glasgow, make some progress — in the race to limit global warming. the cop26 host borisjohnson, says it's up to the remaining negotiators to deliver more progress over the next two weeks the eyes of the populations of the world are on you, - and the eyes of the british i government and all the other governments that care about this are on our negotiators. i and we have your numbers. mark carney — the former governor of the bank of england, speaks exclusively to the bbc about the debt right—offs, international finance, will have to make — to obtain net zero. what is needed to get us to 1.5 degrees is companies are going to have to notjust say theoretically this is what's going to happen, the actually i do have to write off some of those. immense relief as a four year old girl, missing in australia for more than a fortnight, is found alive and well. and — we'll be talking to one family about we've been driving less and walking _ we've been driving

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm mariko oi. the headlines. president biden urges democrats to press ahead with his agenda after the party suffers a shock defeat in the state of virginia. people want to get things done. that one is to get things done. and that's why i'm to push very hard for the democratic party to move along and pass my infrastructure bill and my build back better bill. global financial institutions — controlling trillions of dollars of assets — sign up to help meet climate goals. jeering. accusations of corruption, as british mps back a review of misconduct procedures and put the suspension of a colleague on hold. australian police release footage of the moment a girl was rescued from a house — more than two weeks after vanishing from a campsite. it's 7am in singapore and 7pm in washington where president biden has admitted people are "upset and uncertain about a lot of things". it follows a surprise defeat for his democratic party in the race for governor of virginia. in another strongly democratic state — newjersey — the s

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore with me mariko oi. and me christian fraser, live in glasgow. measured positivity is in the air — as world leaders prepare to leave the climate change summit - cop 26. i can't think of any two days when more has been accomplished dealing with climate than these two days. with national leaders now on their way home, the host borisjohnson, said it was up to the remaining negotiators to deliver more progress. the eyes of the populations of the world are on you, - and the eyes of the british i government and all the other governments that care about this are on our negotiators. _ and we have your numbers. earlier there was a deal to slash methane emissions — a majorfactor in global warming — in an initiative led by the eu and the us. also on newsday: at least 25 people are killed in kabul in an attack on afghanistan's biggest military hospital — the islamic state group says it did it. and immense relief as a fouryear old girl, missing in australia for more than a fortnight, is found "alive and well". it's 7p

let's go to our asia business correspondent mariko oi who's following the story. of this split and how will it work and why is it required? if and how will it work and why is it required?— and how will it work and why is it required? if you remember a coule it required? if you remember a counle of _ it required? if you remember a counle of days _ it required? if you remember a couple of days ago, _ it required? if you remember a couple of days ago, japan's - couple of days ago, japan's nick eight newspaper reported the company was considering splitting itself up into three. the company has sent confirmed it was one of the options on the table and announces its latest results later today we are expecting it to its strategy and whether or it would be the split remains to be seen. it may split into devices company and infrastructure group and a business focusing solely on semiconductors and memory chips. splitting or historic company is a common strategy. just this week ge announced something similar that it is farfrom common injapan and it would mark the end of an e

bbc�*s mariko oi has more. the kaiser group hasjust become the latest development in this.mbined ——banking debt of the property sector is estimated to be more than $5 trillion. that's almost the size of japan's economy. now beijing has sense restricted how much these developers can borrow and it's also proposed introducing a local property tax. governments rely on land sales for their revenues but investors and economists are really worried that these financial issues faced by these developers may make consumers even more reluctant to buy property. the un security council has expressed deep concern about the intensifying clashes in ethiopia. it comes as nine rebel groups formed a new alliance, aimed at removing the current government of prime minister abiy ahmed. the year—long civil war in the north of the country has left over 400 thousand people facing famine—like conditions. our africa correspondent, catherine bee—yaru—hunga has this report from neighbouring kenya. in washington, dc a coalition of armed groups and political movements announce they want to remove ethiopia

i'm mariko oi in singapore. our headlines...amid warnings over a rapidly—spreading new coronavirus variant. the united nations says the deaths of 27 people who drowned trying to cross the english channel on wednesday could have been avoided if more legal routes were provided. with just a few months to go to the winter olympics, china is holding test events for ski and snowboard cross. but despite repeated calls from the olympic committee not to politicise the event — some countries are considering boycotting the games, in light of china's human rights violations and the recent concerns over the well—being of chinese tennis star, peng shuai. our china correspondent stephen mcdonnell has been to the venue, to see how the country is getting ready to the olympics — despite all the controversies. the way to see if you're ready to host the olympics is with test events. and beijing is holding them right now. beijing wants spectators at the games and has already tried this out at the sliding centre. but tennis star peng shuai sent shock

welcome to newsday, on pbs and around the globe, reporting live from singapore, i'm mariko oi.it in glasgow make progress in the race to limit global warming. the cop26 host, borisjohnson, says it's up to the remaining negotiators to deliver more change over the next two weeks. the eyes of the population of the world are on you and the eyes of the british government and all the other governments that care about these are all negotiators and we have your numbers. mark carney , the former governor of the bank of england, speaks to the bbc about the debt right—offs, international finance will have to make

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our asia business correspondent mariko oi reports. we have covered this ground before. are battling the consequences of our way of life. he is seeing the impact of climate change, making it harder to predict how much his crops can produce. translation:— translation: the rain will sometimes _ translation: the rain will sometimes come _ translation: the rain will sometimes come for - translation: the rain will sometimes come for weeks j translation: the rain will. sometimes come for weeks and months. ., , , ~ months. for places like singapore. _ months. for places like singapore, it _ months. for places like singapore, it is - months. for places like singapore, it is not - months. for places like - singapore, it is not farming that provides millions in livelihoods, it is finance and businesses. the very foundations of singapore's economy lies in the city centre but if the global average temperature rises just 1.5 degrees, more than 50 office buildings around here could start getting flooded regularly and that is already showing up on companies' balance sheet. the requirem

welcome to newsday — reporting live from singapore — i'm mariko oi. the headlines.ative mp who broke lobbying rules resigns — following an angry backlash after the government sought to change the disciplinary system. owen paterson announced he was leaving what he called the "cruel world of politics". also on the programme. a year on from the start of the war in ethiopia,