airing from huawei's chief officer, meng wanzhou, start ata canadian chief officer, meng wanzhou, startcanadian court in vancouver later today. remember, she was arrested in december of 2018 and the request —— at the request of the us and she has been accused of misleading banks about why we's dealing with iran. we have all the details. potential villain or political pawn. that is when meng wanzhou arrives political pawn. that is when meng wa nzhou arrives her extradition trial on monday. authorities allege the 47—year—old lied to us banks to help assess —— subsidiary of huawei to sell to around, violating us sanctions. the us has since labelled huawei security risk and banned the sale of its products. huawei has used —— called that politically motivated and vowed to fight back but the hearing comes as relations between the us and china are showing signs of improving. last week, the countryside phase one of a trade deal but the dispute over meng wanzhou has the potential to derail progress. while we's founder and meng wanzhou's father told the bbc the arrest of his daughter had been pai

meng wanzhou, a top huawei executive, has appeared in court to fight an attempt to extradite her from canada to the us. she's wanted there on charges including fraud and breaching sanctions against iran. and video from a part of the new south wales coastline is doing well on our website. it's glowing bright blue in a natural phenomenon caused by algae. they light up when they're disturbed, creating this beautiful effect. that's all. stay with bbc world news. and the top story in the uk: the cost of high speed rail link hs2 from london to manchester and leeds could rise to as much as £106 billion, that's triple the original budget. the figures come from a leaked review into the project. more on our website bbc.co.uk/news and the news app. now on bbc news, live to singapore for asia business report. huawei's meng wa nzhou huawei's meng wanzhou is in court, but will she be extradited from canada or not? climate change dominates talks at the world economic forum in davos. good morning, asia and hello, world. it is tuesday and glad you could join us for another exciting addition of asia bu

last week, the country signed phase one of a trade deal but the dispute over meng wanzhou has the potentialil progress. huawei's founder and ms meng's father told the bbc the arrest of his daughter had been painful. translation: when she was detained, as herfather, my heart broke. how could i watch my child suffer like this? but what happened has happened. what can one do? we can only depend on the law to solve this problem. to mark the 1—year anniversary of his arrest, —— her arrest, she released a letter, praising the kindness of the people here in canada. the case has put canada in the middle of the dispute between the world's two biggest economies. prime ministerjustin trudeau said canadian politicians would not overrule the courts. but whatever they decide, the trial will have an international impact. zoe thomas, bbc news, vancouver. the global economy is failing to adequately reward those who carry out care work, so says oxfam in a report published today. the charity says it's a situation which exacerbates the gap between rich and poor, and that extreme inequality is trapping millions

meng wanzhou is accused of violating sanctions against iran. in may, the chinese tech giant was put on a us government blacklist, effectively banning american companies from doing business with huawei. our business reporter zoe thomas, sent us this report from vancouver. lawyers for meng wanzhou spent most of the day focused on a legal principle called double criminality. they argued she should not be extradited to the us because the charges against her are not crimes here in canada. she is accused of violating us sanctions by helping a subsidiary of huawei cell technologies to around. this case has been highly political since her arrest more than a year ago. it is nearly impossible to separate the trailfrom nearly impossible to separate the trail from the political tensions between the us and china. earlier in the day the chinese government issued a statement vowing to protect the rights of chinese citizens. arguments are expected to last the rest of the week but a decision will likely take several more months. shares in chinese drug makers ha

meng wanzhou, who is also the daughter of the company's founder, appeared behind bullet proof glass atn vancouver. the us wants ms meng to be handed overforfraud and sanctions busting. —— sanctions breaches against iran. she says the charges are politically motivated. zoe thomas is covering this from vancouver for us. give us the background to the case. what happened in court today? she has been late 2018, remind us of the background of this case. she was arrested over a year ago now while ina arrested over a year ago now while in a layover in vancouver airport. us at 33 shot to canada and ask she be arrested because they want her on charges of bank fraud and violating us sanctions saying she lie to us banks to sell technology from huawei to iran... she has been here off on baylor in one of her vancouver homes for most of that time, she was held in prison temporarily. now she is having her first day of the hearing, it has just wrapped up having her first day of the hearing, it hasjust wrapped up behind me and her lawyers have finally gotten the chance to make their case about why she s

canadian lawyers representing the huawei executive meng wanzhou at her extradition hearing have arguedstates has accused her off would not be considered against the law in canada. they say that ms meng should not be extradited to the us to face charges of fraud and violating american sanctions on iran. more on that in business briefing. the head of google has called for artificial intelligence to be regulated. writing in the financial times, sundar pichai said it was "too important not to" impose regulation but argued for "a sensible approach". last week it was revealed that the european commission is considering a five—year ban on facial recognition. priya lakhani is the founder and ceo of century tech, she's with me now. it seems that the head of a big tech company, trying to seize the initiative and suggest elation before regulation is imposed. there are some states in the us that have banned facial recognition and there isa banned facial recognition and there is a general public perception that business technology safe unregulated? business technology safe unregulated ? we business

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is seeking extradition of meng wanzhou, arrested in december of 2018 during a flag flight stopover inlet's go there now for an update from bloomberg's natalie pearson. can you remind us again how we got to this point, what the case is about, what the trial hinges on? natalie: this is the first round of extradition hearings for meng wanzhou since she was arrested 14 months ago. this initial set of hearings was focused on a core principle of canadian extradition law called double criminality. essentially asking, can the alleged crime she committed also be considered a crime in canada? the pillar of her defense has been that no, it doesn't meet that test because the alleged conduct rests upon a violation of u.s. sanctions. canada doesn't have sanctions on iran. so therefore, they are saying she should be freed. the prosecution has argued that no, her case is about fraud, that she lied to hsbc bank, tricking it into conducting transactions that violated sanctions and so therefore, she should be extradited. the judge reserved the decision today as expected and that will come in a written f

coming up: the highly anticipated extradition hearing of meng wanzhou is set to begin later today in he telecoms founder, is accused of fraud in the us. that's all for now. stay with bbc world news. for much of england, wales and southern scotland, a cold and frosty start to monday. also some problem with fog particularly across wales, north—west england and the midlands. we have already seen poor visibility in places through the first part of the night. the pressure reading across parts of wales has exceeded thousand and 50 millibars and is continuing to rise. the highest since 1957. the high—pressure bringing a lot of dry weather. this frontal system bringing outbreaks of rain into northern scotland later on monday. we start monday, cold, frosty, temperatures low. close to prison for northern england, southern scotland and northern ireland. and for scotland and northern ireland, monday is a cloudy day. cloud extending to northern england and some of them mist and fog will be slow to clear. further spells of sunshine across a large sway of england and wales. light went for many. away

meng wanzhou was arrested on suspicion of fraud and breaking sanctions on iran.he's now wanted in the united stepes. a virusted in china is causing worries around the bglobe. that'secau the new strain of coronavirus can be transmitted from person person. the number of cases in china tripled at the weekend to more than 200 and three people have died. the virus has been traced back to a seafood market. singer and songwriter has died onstage during a performance at a festivalfl iida. olney, who was 71, was in the middle of a son h when apologized, closed his eyes and fell silent. he apparently suffered a heart attack. you're watching "bbc world news erica." tonight's e on program -- the death tolles continu to rise in iraq's protests. s youngore were killed iraqis called for new elections. the bbc believes that princ harry in route to canada. he's understood to be joining his wife, meghan, who is already ere with their infant son. this comes after harry said the pair had no other option but to pull back from their royal duties. the very latest on this story for us n

. >> reporter: meng wanzhou, wearing an ankle bracelet, has spent the last year under house arrest inside her vancouver mansion amid allegations her employer the chinese tech giant huawei, founded by her father, is engaged in espionage. the company makes telecom devices and last may the u.s. government banned huawei from bidding on government contracts. >> we don't want to do business with huawei for national security reasons. >> reporter: the 47 year old meng, the c.f.o. of huawei, was arrested a year ago at the request of the u.s. government and under the scrutiny of worldwide media. her life of luxury, mansions, art collections, contrast against allegations of crime and has made the case one of international intrigue. the "washington post" likened the severity of the move to china arresting president trump's daughter ivanka. u.s. prosecutors allege meng knowingly breached american sanctions against iran by fraudulently selling equipment to the middle eastern country through a subsidiary. they want her brought to america to face charges. many see this as canada caught in the middle. >>

meng wanzhou, a top huawei executive, has appeared in court to fight an attempt to extradite her fromada to the us. she's wanted there on charges including fraud and breaching sanctions against iran. and video from a part of the new south wales coastline is doing well on our website. it's glowing bright blue in a natural phenomenon caused by algae. they light up when they're disturbed, creating this beautiful effect. that's all. now on bbc news, it's time for hardtalk. welcome to a special edition of hardtalk from the workshop studio of britain's best known, most successful sculptor, sir antony gormley. now even if you don't know his name, you may well have seen his work, because his monumental pieces, put in prominent positions in outdoor spaces, have become some of the world's most famous examples of public art. his inspiration is the human body, in fact, his own body. so what is his work telling us about his relationship with the world around him? antony gormley, thank you so much for inviting us into your studio. i said studio, but it actually feels like a workshop, doesn't it? i

between the us and china continues, as a extradition hearing for huawei's chief financial officer meng wanzhouegins in vancouver. a warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. and today, it's said to be blue monday — the third monday injanuary is apparently the gloomiest day of the year. it may be just a sales and marketing gimmick — but i'd still like to know, what do you do to lift your mood when it's cold, dark and grey? share your tips with me. just use the hashtag #bbcthebriefing. prince harry says it has brought him great sadness that he is leaving his royal duties — after he agreed a deal with the queen that allowed him and his wife meghan to stop their official roles. he's been speaking for the first time since news emerged of his desire to quit. the duke of sussex said the couple felt they had no other option but to leave the royal family behind. he expressed his wish to have a ‘more peaceful‘ life as a family, but said the uk would always be his home. here's our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. they had hoped, they sai