nikhil inamdar, bbc news, dhaka. china is on display again with russian leader vladimir putin meeting china's vice president han zheng, at the eastern economic forum in vladivostock. russia has turned to china to plug the gap in trade after western sanctions blocked it from traditional european suppliers just after it's invasion of ukraine in 2022. y)bilateral trade between the two countries topped now pinned its hopes on a new interim government. it has a monumental task ahead. nikhil inamdar, bbc news, dhaka. russia s growing friendship" with china is on display again with russian leader vladimir putin meeting china's vice president han zheng, at the eastern economic forum in vladivostock. russia has turned to china to plug the gap in trade after western sanctions blocked it from traditional european suppliers just after it's invasion of ukraine in 2022. y)bilateral trade between the two countries topped $240 billion last year, up 26% on a year earlier. so has the balance of power now shifted with russia relying mo

nikhil inamdar, has this special report from dhaka.unning after political turmoil roiled the world's second largest source market for ready garments. at this company, workers are in a race against time to finish up these christmas sweaters. the big concern at garment factories like these is not so much the short term monetary losses, but it's really the reputational damage that bangladesh may suffer on the international stage. and the worry now is that long—term political instability could mean cancelled orders and supply chains relocating to other parts of the world. this man, whose family founded this export unit 20 years ago, is worried. translation: bangladesh doesn't have enough dollar reserves. - how will we pay for imports of yarn from india and china if we don't have forex? customers aren't able to visit for order placements either because they aren't getting travel insurance. we might see a hit in the spring summer season if there is a loss of confidence about the economy. outside the garment factories, these students were par

nikhil inamdar, bbc news, dhaka. involving eminem's music. the lawsuit was filed by eminem's publisher eight mile style. it sought 26 million us dollars in damages. eight mile style claimed the rapper was not fully paid for billions of streams of �*lose yourself�* and �*without me' without proper licensing. 0asis has hit out at dynamic pricing from ticketmaster with fans being significantly more than expected or ticketed their shows, and there's been destruction of the week and as fines where accept the more than $300 more than advertised due to the mind. and that's it for this edition of business today. thanks for watching. hey, i'm lola with the catchup. tonight, the final report into the grenfell tower fire, two more dates for oasis, and a mediaeval knight takes on the great north run. it was the worst disaster of its kind in recent british history. on wednesday, more than seven years on, the public inquiry into the fire that destroyed grenfell tower published hey, i'm lola with the catchup. tonight, the final rep

nikhil inamdar, bbc news.rom germany, munich, we are hearing from police, munich police officers opened fire after seeing someone who appeared to be carrying a gun. that from police there. more detail on social media. munich police officers fired at and hit a suspicious person near the nazi documentation centre in the city. on social media, saying there were no indications of other suspects. they are currently working to clarify the situation and warning against speculation. so, in munich, police officers opened fire, hitting a suspicious person, no indications of any other suspects at the moment. they appeared to fire after seeing someone who appeared to be carrying a gun. as we get more details for munich in germany, we will bring them to you. shares in united states steel plunged on wednesday, following a report that the white house is preparing to formally block nippon steels $14 billion takeover bid. people familiar with the matter say a decision could be made as soon as this week. the move would be highl

the bbc�*s india business correspondent nikhil inamdar has the latest from mumbai.census was last conducted back in 2011. it was due in 2021 but was delayed by the pandemic and other technical hurdles. the modi government has drawn sharp criticism from economists and policymakers for dragging their feet on a new survey, because a census is crucial to plug key data gaps. while technically it is only an enumeration of the country's entire population, it gives policymakers information on a range of indicators, from housing and urbanisation to migration, fertility and mortality rates, among others. without it, resource allocation in the budget becomes a difficult task. the process of conducting the census is likely to begin in september, according to some reports, and it will take at least 18 months for the new survey to be completed, given how complex the task is. we just want to recap the market moves on wall street before we go. all three major indices closed the tuesday session relatively flat. investors are now focused on the fed as the central bank unveils its dec

firms, on the re—calculation of fees owed to the government. 0ur india business correspondent nikhil inamdaruge setback notjust for vodafone but the other major telecoms giants in india. the court has essentially rejected petitions filed by these companies urging it to reconsider a 2019 judgment seeking to recalculate how much money they owe the government in licence fees or adjusted cross revenues. these companies were seeking to pay a much smaller amount and had argued the government had made errors in calculating those dues. the latest order from the court quashing the police means these telecom companies must pay billions of dollars more to the government than they had previously anticipated. this is something likely to significantly affect the vodafone expansion plans in india and remain an overhang on the company's stock price. the company will now need to raise more debt because its cash flows are likely to be severely affected by the ruling according to analysts. the british vodafone group owns a 23% stake in the indian subsidiary. here in singapore, we are gearing up for a busy week

nikhil inamdar there. finishing on china's economic struggles.it comes to electric vehicles. the us have announced 100% tariffs on chinese made ev�*s and the european union is proposing its own 35% tariff. that's due to go to an eu vote next week. today china's commerce minister is in brussels hoping for a last minute reprieve. varg folkman is policy analyst at the think tank the european policy centre. they will be hoping to peel off some leaders of member states that might side with them next week and not make the tariffs permanent. week and not make the tariffs permanent-— permanent. how will the boat work for those _ permanent. how will the boat work for those watching - permanent. how will the boat i work for those watching another word? is it majority that will be improved? talk as to how it works next week. the be improved? talk as to how it works next week.— works next week. the ma'ority of inhabitants i works next week. the ma'ority of inhabitants of i works next week. the ma'ority of inhabitants of the h works next week. the ma'ority of

our india business correspondent, nikhil inamdar, has the latest from mumbai. was due in 2021, but was delayed by the pandemic and other hurdles. the government has drawn sharp criticism from economists and policymakers for dragging their feet on a new survey. a census is crucial to plug key data gaps, while it gives policymakers information on a range of indicators from housing and urbanisation and mortality rates among others. without it, resource allocation in the budget becomes a difficult task. the process of conducting the census is likely to begin in september, according to some reports, and it will take at least 18 months for the new survey to be completed, given how complex the task is. in other news: the food container firm tupperware has filed for bankruptcy as it struggles to survive in the face of sliding sales. the us brand said it will ask for court permission to start a sale of the business and that it aimed to continue operating. the company's shares have fallen by more 50% this week after reports that it was planning to file for bankruptcy. tu

in the meantime nikhil inamdar has been to india to see a bike powered by compressed natural gas. 215on. that is the number of two—wheelers on india's roads, emitting harmful pollutants that are adding to the worsening air quality of its cities. but one company now claims it has a solution. this is bajaj auto's freedom, the world's first motorbike that runs on compressed natural gas, or cng. it is basically a gas that is compressed and stored in a cylinder. and it is both cleaner and cheaper than other automobile fuels like petrol or diesel. but cars, trucks and even tuk—tuks have used cng for long but mounting this tank on a two—wheeler has taken years of trial and error. what have been the challenges of this bike? the motorcycle has a very little space. a cng cylinder big, it is heavy and it is of a certain shape. so that has to be integrated and designed to take care of that. just to quickly show you, this is a 2kg cng cylinder weighs 15 kg, which has been packed into this bike. so you can see how large this is. along with this, to give the customer reassurance that the customer wi

nikhil inamdar, bbc news, dhaka. taking bonuses and sent to jail under new legislation. increased powers to regulate us to act when companies pollute water and it should make it easier to give out fines. here is our environment correspondent. for decades, both profits and sewage have flowed from england's privatised water companies. dividends have been paid to shareholders and multi—million—pound pay packages to company bosses. last year, the sewage spilled for 3.6 million hours. but could things be about to change? this new legislation makes it easierfor the environment agency to take enforcement action and introduces tougher penalties for executives. if they obstruct an investigation, they could now face up to two years in jail. bonuses for bosses will only be allowed if their companies arejudged by the regulator to have met both environmental and financial standards. what these new laws are doing is it's bringing back accountability into a system where the public feel there has been no accountability whatsoever, d

our india business correspondent nikhil inamdar has the latest from mumbai.ves on wall street the government has drawn some criticism from economies and policymakers for dragging their feet on a new survey. the censusis feet on a new survey. the census is crucial to plucky data gaps. while technically it is only in numeration of the country �*s entire population. it gives policymakers information on a range of indicators from housing and urbanisation to migration, fertility and mortality rates among others. without it, resource allocation in the budget becomes a difficult task. the process of conducting the census is likely to begin in september according to some reports and will take at least 18 months for the new survey to be completed given how complex the task is. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. this now a major energy conference is taking place in texas this in texas this week, where energy ministers and business leaders are gathering to discuss the role of natural gas in the transition to decarbonising energy sources. it's called g