it is nice to see you, rico hizon. what is going on now?” it is nice to see you, rico hizon.now! it keeps on piling up, one problem after another. now it is mitsubishi, who reportedly falsified product data four years on its so—called 0 rings material. and they are used as a sealing product for industrial products like aircraft. they said the company found the issue during an investigation following data falsification at kobe steel, the third—largest steel manufacturer in japan. they have a 45% share in a joint—venture with kobe steel, including the hatano plant, the centre of whole scandal. they admitted workers tampered with product specifications, causing aircraft makers and other companies to check if their safety performance had been compromise. this is the latest involving japanese makers including automakers like nissan and subaru, who also failed to comply with procedures for decades. more problems for japanese makers. with procedures for decades. more problems for japanese makersm seems so. thank you. and now for other business stories. the us federal reserve looks s

i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: donald trump tightens the screws on north korea, declaring it "a state—sponsor of terrorism" and promises more sanctions against pyongyang. mugabe's own party decides to impeach him, accusing him of allowing his wife to usurp zimbabwe's constitution. the party has instructed the chief whip to proceed with impeachment against robert mugabe. amnesty international accuses myanmar of crimes against humanity over the plight of hundreds of thousands of rohingya muslims. concern for nepal's damaged temples more than two years after the devastating earthquake, the un warns that restoration work is not good enough. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. thank you forjoining us. it's 8am in singapore, midnight in london and 7pm in washington, where president trump has declared north korea a state sponsor of terrorism, as he increases pressure on kim jong—un over his nuclear ambitions. speaking to reporters at the white house, presiden

i am rico hizon. hello. new high. thank you forjoining us. iam rico hizon. hello. i'm ben bland.llowing north korea's latest missile test, the us ambassador to the united nations has warned the north korean leadership that it would be "utterly destroyed" if war broke out. politicians across the board have condemned president trump for re—tweeting anti—muslim videos posted by the far right group, britain first. but the white house says it's standing by the message. a man who a judge ruled had probably sexually assaulted his baby daughter before she died has been giving evidence at an inquest into her death. 13—month—old, poppi worthington, died after sustaining unexplained injuries at her home in 2012. a police investigation into her death was botched and the verdict at the first inquest quashed by the high court. today poppi's father, paul worthington, who has always denied wrongdoing, refused to answer questions sixty nine times at today's second inquest. 0ur reporter, danny savage, was there. poppi worthington's life was tragically short. the saga surrounding her unexplained de

i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm kasia madera in london.ecome the first woman to conquer one of the world's toughest climbing routes. it is called la planta de shiva and it's in spain. she went to extraordinary lengths to achieve this. well, there's been a change in the weather, and tuesday morning is going to be frost—free across the uk. monday was so cold. let's have a look at those temperatures again. we had values down to around minus six degrees in one or two areas, even in oxford there around minus four. tuesday morning, some six to perhaps 10 degrees higher, and the reason for it is this weatherfront that's moving in, drawing up some milder air. it's not necessarily going to feel all that warm during the daytime, with this cloud over us, but at least the night is nowhere near as frosty, so many of us will not have to scrape the car windows early on tuesday morning. this is the weather front by the end of the night, so you can see across scotland, just about fringing western parts of wales there, into the south—west. and those tempera

i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: 26 people have been killed in a small texas town after a mass shooting at a church. asa as a state, we are dealing with the largest mass shooting in our state's history. he's met his best friend in asia, shinzo abe, now president trump is off to meet the japanese emperor. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: a huge new leak of financial documents — known as the paradise papers — has revealed how the powerful and wealthy secretly invest vast amounts of money in offshore tax havens. the papers disclose how donald trump's commerce secretary has business links with russian allies of president putin who are subject to us sanctions. the bbc panorama programme has also discovered that millions of pounds of queen elizabeth's private money is invested in offshore funds based in the cayman islands and bermuda by her private estate, the duchy of lancaster. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. there's been another mass

i am rico hizon. the queen has done it again.h many have warned it was a asset bubble about to burst, it soaring to new heights. —— it is an asset bubble. it has climbed to $8,200, and gone further to $9,700. it is now approaching $10,000 us. keepin it is now approaching $10,000 us. keep in mind that in 2010, one bitcoin user famously traded 10,000 bitcoin user famously traded 10,000 bitcoin for two pizzas, which was then roughly $25. if he had those in bitcoin is, he would be a millionaire by now. earlier, i asked cedricjensen from bitspread if it would hit the milestones on.“ cedricjensen from bitspread if it would hit the milestones on. if you look at facebook, where pete market capitalisation is $140 billion, with billions of users all over the world, the bitcoin network is soon to become billions of users. —— the market. the market capitalisation is only a third of facebook fought bitcoin. if you look at bitcoin against facebook, if you look at the share price, it is based on what? earnings per share? you are talking about v

i'm rico hizon.st results have been with the least —— released in one of the biggest documents of offshore secrets. 13 million document mostly from an offshore firm called appleby. they reveal the tax affairs of rich and powerful people around the world. they have been obtained by a german newspaper and shared with international consortium of journalists including the bbc‘s panorama programme. they show how the queen's private estate invested around £10 million offshore. it is important to say that tax avoidance is not illegal at it is controversial and these latest revelations are bound to fuel the political debate around offshore tax havens and whether governments should do more to clamp down on them. what are they and why they so controversial? 0ur economic editor explains. for centuries, britain has been a centre for global finance. focused here on the city of london. that is seen by many as good for our economy and the development of global trade. to support that, we allow the companies to set u

i am rico hizon. you are watching bbc news.e of culture in the way relatives are treated in the wake of a public tragedy. that's the main conclusion of a review into the experiences of families, who lost relatives in the hillsborough disaster, when 96 liverpool fans lost their lives. our correspondent, judith moritz, has been looking at the findings. hillsborough was a disaster on many levels. 96 people died, but theirfamilies have suffered a burning injustice. many institutions, both public and private, bear responsibility, their treatment of the families making their suffering worse. "that mustn't happen again," according to this report, which recommends measures to help disaster victims like those whose loved ones died at hillsborough. it calls forfairer legal funding for such families, a voluntary charter for public bodies and for the police to be held more accountable. you can change the law as much as you want, but unless there's a cultural change, you won't make a difference because what the families found is that when t

i am rico hizon in singapore. stay with us.en as the company gets an earful on capitol hill. ii'm i i'm babita sharma here in london. --. -- i am i i'm babita sharma here in london. ——. —— i am babita sharma here in london. and before we go, let's head to hawai'i and an encounter between a diver and a whale shark. ryan wickersheim, who took this footage, says he initially thought he was seeing a school of fish and it was only when he got closer, he realised the white dots were those of a whale shark. he estimates it was ten metres long. that's all for now. stay with bbc world news. hello once again. the end of wednesday brought the opportunity for some to gaze in awe and wonder at the moon. that was certainly the case in basingstoke and hampshire. just a little further north to aberdeenshire and a difficulty in seeing the end of the road at times. the reason for the difference is an active weather front in the north. clear skies in the south. had some fog patches to start the day in southern counties. actually start a deep clea

i'm rico hizon in singapore.na, president trump will shortly be heading to vietnam for the apec summit where he'lljoin 20 other world leaders. the un issues a dire warning for yemen that a saudi blockade there could create one of the worst famines in decades. and scientists say a 6 million—year—old fossil discovered in china is from a species of otter, a third bigger than any previously known variety. they believe the animal roamed what is now south—western china, and was the size of a wolf. that story is popular on bbc.com across asia. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the china daily‘s front page is dominated by a huge picture of a beaming president xi being approached by president trump in beijing. let's pullout that picture there. there you are. it highlights the us leader's description of their meeting as "terrific" and more than $250 billion worth of trade deals, but little was said over what to do about north korea. the straits times is also leading with trump's trip to china. bu

thanks for watching, i'm rico hizon. you're watching bbc news. hopes fade as the navy says there may have been an explosion at the vesser may have been an explosion at the vessel's last known location. hundreds of thousands of rohingya muslim refugees could be sent back to myanmar after it signed a deal with bangladesh. one of the killers of the toddler, james bulger, is back in prison, suspected of having child abuse images on his computer. jon venables, who was ten when he committed the murder with robert thompson in 1993, was placed on licence for life when he was released in 2001. flood warnings remain in place in the north—west of england after heavy rain forced the evacuation of dozens heavy rain forced the evacuation of d oze ns of heavy rain forced the evacuation of dozens of homes. two inches fell in 24 hours in parts of lancashire and cumbria. danese at the reports. —— danny savage. after hours of heavy rain, the river in lancashire finally burst its banks last night, causing chaos and misery. people had realised flooding was imminentan

yes, rico hizon. just now, this is the first test by the north korean since mid—september, and it comes after this long porous in which people had started to wonder whether there was something significant in there was something significant in the fact that we had not had any missile test in such a long time. in the early hours of the morning, we gotan the early hours of the morning, we got an emphatic answer. after two months without a test, north korea is back at the top of president trump's agenda. a missile was launched a little while ago from north korea. i will only tell you that we will take care of it. this is the 23rd north korean missile test this year, the first since mid—september. it took off in the early hours of the morning from pyongsong, north of the capital pyongyang. it flew east for about 1,000 kilometres, landing after 50 minutes in the sea ofjapan. american officials believe this was an intercontinental ballistic missile and say it flew higher than any previous test. in response,

i'm rico hizon. thank you forjoining me. it is another exciting friday!e start with us president donald trump. he arrives in vietnam very soon to attend the apec summit. earlier this year, president trump pulled out of the tra ns—pacific partnership arrangement, dealing a blow to the free—trade ambitions of apec. china is trying to gain economic power in the region at the same time. we are joined from vietnam. she is right outside the summit site. it looks like it is all about trade and business. yes, indeed. as you can see, people are lining up and are getting ready to listen to many speeches from foreign leaders from the apec economies, like the japanese prime minister, the new zealand prime minister, and also, the speech everyone is waiting for, donald trump's speech, when he presents his vision of what the us‘s asia on the trade engagement in asia on the trade front and politically, frankly, will look like. there has been a lot of disappointment with the us pulling out of the tpp, but the other i! economies that decided to go ahead with the deal had s

i'm rico hizon.ology giants are coming up with more measures in response to claims russia meddled with the us election. yesterday we told you google was going to show stories from two kremlin owned newspaper is lower in search results. —— news providers. several hours ago facebook said it will show its users which russian propaganda pages or accounts they have followed in the like. i'm joined by my colleague and business reporter monica miller. monica, how big a problem was it? they believe roughly 150 million facebook and instagram users may have seen some of these fake accounts or organic posts that were created by this russian propaganda group. now, a couple of weeks ago, lawmakers on capitol hill grilled lawyers from these giant social media companies. in response, facebook says they are now creating an online tool that will basically let people see if they have been impacted by this propaganda. the company which did this is based in saint petersburg. it is called the internets research agency, w

lord rico hizon. it sounds good. and before we go, a quick look at the markets in asia.itive territory. thank you for watching. let's bring you up—to—date with all of our top stories is our. president trump has begun his second day of his visit to china. he will be holding talks about north korea later this afternoon. a senior member of the british government has resigned, the second in a week. the head of npt as england has thrown down the gauntlet to the government ahead of the in a fortnight. simon stephens says the nhs should get the money was promised during the eu referendum. waiting lists are a key nhs benchmark. ten years ago there were over 4 million people waiting for routine surgery in england. that fell to around 2.5 million, but, in the past few years, it's crept back to the 4 million mark. now the head of the nhs is warning it could hit 5 million. it was an extraordinary intervention from a senior public official head of a budget. on the current funding outlook, the nhs waiting list will grow to 5 million people by 2021. that's an extra million people on th

i'm rico hizon in singapore, the headlines. a mass shooting at a baptist church in texas leaves 26 dead. another 20 are injured. we are dealing with the largest mass shooting in our state's history. error so many families who have lost family members. —— there are. he's met his best friend in asia — shinzo abe — now president trump is off to meet the japanese emperor. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme — a huge new leak of financial documents — known as the paradise papers — has revealed how the powerful and wealthy secretly invest vast amounts of money in offshore tax havens. the papers disclose how donald trump's commerce secretary has business links with russian allies of president putin who are subject to us sanctions. live from our studios in singapore and london this is bbc world news. its newsday. there's been another mass shooting in the united states — 26 people were killed when a gunman opened fire at a church in texas. the attack happened at the first baptist church in sutherland springs. the suspect

i'm rico hizon, in singapore. i'm kasia madera, in london.ew of a missing argentine submarine but hopes fade as the navy says there may have been an explosion at the vessel's last—known location. zimbabwe prepares for the post—mugabe era — the incoming—president, emmerson mnangagwa, is to be sworn in later. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world: the philippine star is headlining president duterte trying to step up the government's war on illegal drugs by bring the police back into the fight. the philippine drug enforcement agency had been in charge of the violent crackdown, but the paper reports that duterte is not satisfied with its performance. the financial times from the uk, reports on a booming eurozone economy, saying that the region's jobs growth and factory orders are at a 17—year high. exports are powering the surge and the zone's business performance is at its best for more than six years this november, according to one index. and finally, the china daily has a heart—warming tale — two young pandas being releas

i'm rico hizon, in singapore. the headlines: a blow for families of those missing on an argentine submarine — the navy says it believes there was an explosion at the time the vessel disappeared. a new era set to begin for zimbabwe with just hours before emmerson mnangagwa is sworn in as president. i'm kasia madira in london. also in the programme: hundreds of thousands of rohingya muslim refugees — might be able to return home — after a deal is signed by bangladesh and myanmar. and, if you're just waking up, go ahead, help yourself to another cup of coffee — new research suggests it can seriously benefit your health. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. it's 8am in singapore, midnight in london and 9 o'clock in the evening in argentina, where relatives of the 44 crew members of the missing submarine say they've lost any hope of seeing them alive again. earlier, the argentine navy said it believed the vessel had exploded hours after it went missing last wednesday off

i'm rico hizon in singapore. this is news day on the bbc. —— newsday. headlines: ecstatic crowds welcome the return of former vice president, emmerson mnangagwa, to harare. he will be sworn in as zimbabwe's new president on friday. the us calls myanmar‘s military operation against the rohingya "ethnic cleansing" and threatens sanctions. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: the so—called "butcher of bosnia" is brought to justice. ratko mladic is sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of war crimes. and the amazing nasa timelapse that promises a new perspective on climate change and how our planet's evolved over the past 20 years. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, midnight in london, and 2am in zimbabwe, where ecstatic crowds, cheering and singing, have greeted emmerson mnangagwa returning from south africa. he's expected to be sworn in as zimbabwe's new president later this week. he's promised what he called a new democracy. our africa editor,

i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm kasia madera in london.rs leak. the formula i champion lewis hamilton avoided vat on a luxuryjet he had bought by registering it in the isle of man. donald trump's marathon asia tour has ended injapan. he now moves to south korea, another key ally in the struggle with nuclear—armed north korea. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world, starting with the japan times, which hailed ties between the us and tokyo as being the closest ever. its headline characterised donald trump taking a lightjab at trade after the us president said he was unhappy with the trade surplus. he suggested japan should buy more us weapons. of course, after he visits south korea, donald trump will be in china, and state—run newspaper the china daily expects talks to bolster trust. but chinese—american relations have been increasingly fraught, and the paper says beijing is ready to exchange views in a candid manner. and the south china morning post reports that the former hong kong leader donald tsang won't be put on t

i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines. charged with terrorism, the uzbek suspect in the new york truck attack appears in court. sayfullo saipov entered the us on a lottery visa. president trump calls for the programme to be scrapped. what we have right now is a joke. it's a laughing stock, and no wonder that so much of this stuff takes place. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: australia's new asylum location is deemed not fit for use by the un. doing his bit for brexit britain on a trip to singapore, prince charles meets an orchid with a familiar name. live from our studios in singapore and london, you're watching bbc world news. it's newsday. it's 9am in singapore, 1am in london, and 9pm in new york, where police say a man who drove into cyclists and pedestrians on tuesday killing eight people had been planning the attack for several weeks and was influenced by so—called islamic state. the suspect, an immigrant from uzbekistan, has appeared in court in a wheelchair, after being shot by police. president t

i am rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: president trump prepares for key talks in china but will his tough message on north korea actually work? when you push too far, the chinese ultimate concern is regime and stability. the two leaders do appear friendly. they even watched a video of trump's daughter speaking mandarin. fine kasha madeira in london. also in this programme, the british government loses its second cabinet ona government loses its second cabinet on a stick in a week. priti patel quits over unofficial meetings in israel. and the louvre comes to the middle east, the french president opening a new museum in abu dhabi. glad you could join us. it is midnight in london and atm in singapore, and also in beijing. —— 8am. president trump is beginning the second day of his visit to china. his counterpart, president xi jinping, rolled out the red carpet for his visitor, who wants beijing to ta ke for his visitor, who wants beijing to take more decisive action to rein in north korea. that aside, the two me

i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines... president trump declares north korea a state sponsor of terrorism — and promises more sanctions. president mugabe's own party decides to impeach him — saying he let his wife usurp power in zimbabwe. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: a new report from amnesty international is expected to accuse the myanmar military of crimes against humanity in rakhine state. more than two years after nepal's devastating earthquake, the un ways temple restoration work is just not good enough. it's 9am in singapore, 1am in london and 8pm in washington where president trump has declared north korea a state sponsor of terrorism — as he increases pressure on kim jong—un over his nuclear ambitions. speaking to reporters at the white house, president trump said the move would trigger further sanctions against pyongyang to be announced on tuesday. this designation will impose further sanctions on penalties in north korea and related persons, and supports our maximum—pressure campaign to isol

i'm rico hizon in singapore. this is newsday on the bbc. the headlines: after north korea's latest missile test, the us ambassador to the un issues another blunt warning to kim jong—un. if war comes, make no mistake, the north korean regime will be utterly destroyed. britain rebukes donald trump for sharing inflammatory anti—muslim videos posted on line by the far—right group, britain first. i'm ben bland in london. also in the programme: a convicted bosnian war criminal kills himself by drinking poison in court after his sentence is upheld. who are you? and we'll be speaking to the director of the oscar—winning film, "elizabeth," shekhar kapoor, ahead of the 28th singapore international film festival. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. glad you could join us. it's 9am in singapore, 1am in london, and 8pm in the evening in new york, where an emergency meeting of the united nations security council is taking place. it follows the latest launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile by north

i'm rico hizon in singapore.lines: indonesia braces itself for the fury of mount agung. this is the volcano live from bali. it could erupt at any moment, as authorities race to move everyone to safety and halt flights. pope francis is on a visit to myanmar, a country accused of ethnic cleansing. how will he broach the plight of the rohingya muslims? i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: it's on — britain prepares for a royal wedding, as prince harry and the american actress meghan markle announce their marriage plans. the fact i fell in love so quickly was confirmation to me that the stars were aligned, everything was perfect. actress, charity supporter and now prince harry's fiancee. we ask, who is meghan markle? live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. it's 8:00am in singapore, midnight in london and also 8:00am in bali, where indonesia's largest volcano, mount agung, could be about to erupt, but nobody knows exactly when. on monday, the international air

i'm rico hizon, in singapore. the headlines: eight dead in new york and at least twelve others injured after a truck strikes people on a bike path in lower manhattan. a man is shot by police and is now in custody. police say the suspect moved to the us in 2010. the mayor of new york says the attack is being seen as deliberate but that there's no evidence so far of a wider plot. let me be clear, based on the information we have, at this moment, this was an act of terror and a particularly cowardly act of terror. i'm babita sharma, in london. also in the programme: president trump takes to twitter to address the events in manhattan, describing the attacker as "sick and deranged". this is the scene live in manhattan, where the investigation into what happened is getting under way amid a heavy police presence. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. it's 9am in singapore, 1am in london, and 9:00 in the evening in new york, where eight people have been killed and a dozen in

i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: britain rebukes donald trump for sharing inflammatory, anti—muslim videos posted online by the far—right group britain first. look, again, whether it's a real video, the threat is real, and that is what the president is talking about. after north korea's latest missile test, the us ambassador to the un issues another blunt warning to kim jong—un. if war comes, make no mistake. the north korean regime will be utterly destroyed. i'm ben bland in london. also in the programme: a convicted bosnian war criminal kills himself by drinking poison in court, after his sentence is upheld. who are you? walter raleigh. and we will be speaking to the director of the oscar—winning film elizabeth, shekhar kapoor, ahead of the 28th singapore international film festival. it is 7:00am in singapore, 11:00pm in london, and 6:00pm in washington, where president trump has again angered the muslim world by retweeting three inflammatory, anti—muslim videos posted by a far—right group. the video

i am rico hizon in singapore. —— this is newsday on the bbc. headlines: the bbc speaks to young rohingya girls who've become victims of sexual exploitation as refugees in bangladesh. pope francis is on a visit to myanmar, a country accused of ethnic cleansing. so how will he address the plight of the rohingya muslims? i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: indonesia braces itself for the fury of mount agung. this is the volcano live from bali. it could erupt at any moment, as authorities race to move everyone to safety. and it's on — britain prepares for a royal wedding in the spring, as prince harry and the american actress meghan markle announce their engagement. glad you tojoin us. glad you to join us. it's glad you tojoin us. it's 9am in singapore, 1am in the morning in london, and 7am in cox's bazaar, bangladesh, where more than 600,000 rohingya muslims have now fled from their homes over the border from myanmar because of violence. but for many, it has not been the escape to safety they had hoped for. they are extremely vulner

i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm kasia madera in london.his visit to china. he will be holding talks about north korea later this afternoon. a senior member of the british government has resigned — the second in a week. and look who has turned up forjury duty in chicago. president obama arrived at the courthouse on wednesday, waiting to see if he is chosen to serve on a trial. he will earn the standard $17 a day for his time. that story is popular on bbc.com. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. as you might imagine, lots of the papers are closely following president trump's arrival in beijing. here is china daily, which has a huge front—page photo of mrtrump with xi jinping and their wives in the forbidden city. the paper describes the trip as a state visit—plus. the south china morning post warns that, despite president trump's red—carpet treatment, tough tests are still to come. it reports that difficult talks on pyongyang's nuclear programme are expected to dominate discussions on thursday afternoon. and the japa

i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: north korea test—fires another ballistic missile, triggering condemnations from washington, tokyo, and seoul. the pope is in myanmar and so far hasn't referred directly to the plight of the rohingyas. he's celebrating mass in a few hours: will he speak out then? i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme. we hearfrom families in bali forced to leave their homes in the shadow of the volcano, mount agung. and could this galactic garbage collector help grab our rubbish in space? live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. it's 9am in singapore, 1am in london and 9.30am in north korea, where pyongyang has fired an unidentified ballistic missile — the first since mid—september. south korean military officials say the missile flew east from a launch site near the capital, pyongyang. it reportedly travelled a distance of about 1000 kilometres before falling into the sea of japan. president trump told reporters the us can handle t

i'm rico hizon in singapore.l texas town after a mass shooting at a church. asa as a state, we are dealing with the largest mass shooting in our state's history. he's met his best friend in asia, shinzo abe, now president trump is off to meet the japanese emperor. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: a huge new leak of financial documents — known as the paradise papers — has revealed how the powerful and wealthy secretly invest vast amounts of money in offshore tax havens. the papers disclose how donald trump's commerce secretary has business links with russian allies of president putin

let's go to our asia business hub where rico hizon is following the story.rmation about this? it is so important to bali, especially this time of year. absolutely. tourism is the backbone of this popular indonesian resort island. last year, the local economy posted a growth of more than x % and that was even stronger than the rest of the country, —— 6%. 300 million strong. since the threat of the eruption over the past few months, it has already cost the island about 110 million us dollars in lost tourism and productivity for stopping 2016 alone, more than 4.9 million international travellers visited the island will stop australians make up the biggest group, coming to bali, followed closely by mainland chinese. for this volcanic activity, bali has been on an upswing. last year's totals were up 23% from the previous year and represents more people than those actually live in bali. if mount agung erupts, this could have a devastating effect on the balinese economy. thanks a lot. we will close at close —— we will keep a close eye. vietnam, south—east asia's fa

let's go to our asia business hub where rico hizon is following this story. big business and trade.d since 1951. pakistan was one of the first nations to recognise china and it goes to show the close relationship between the two countries. trade amounts to almost $13 billion a year and most of it is chinese exports to pakistan. pakistan has always —— also been roped into the one. one road initiative which sees the mainland investing up to $55 billion over the next five years. at hull china's aid towards a hydroelectric dam has been rejected. is the relationship facing challenges? we spoke earlier with an honest it is said the issue is a little more com placated. the situation was a lot more nuanced than that. number one, if you look at the nature of the project, the solar projects are always controversial. there are issues with the impact on local population and local environments. these have been reason enough to derail these project. more importantly, this project is specifically occurring on a piece of disputed territory between pakistan and india. and despite some issues, the ch

rico hizon is following the story in singapore. what is happening?nvestors are continuing to be jittery about fresh market measures which will incur financial risks in the market. these new policies are aimed at curbing lending and tightening regulations of asset management businesses. and both of these initiatives are seen as potentially shrinking market liquidity. at this hour, if you look at the major indices, it has been a rollercoaster ride. the benchmark opening in negative territory and rising into positive territory before sinking back into the red. despite all of this volatility, stocks have been on the rise in the second half of this year. analysts say some investors are also selling to lock in profits before thursday's fall. the blue—chip index has already risen since early may while the shanghai composite index was up 13%. those are the markets in china. enjoy your black friday shopping. 13%. those are the markets in china. enjoy your black friday shoppinglj wheel. thank you. —— will. now, let's brief you some other business stories. shar

i am a rico hizon and we kick off the programme with some breaking news from america and the departmentas filed a suit to block a megamerger between at&t and time warner. over one year ago, at&t offered a billion dollars to take over time warner. that would create a giant with vast content and services. at&t ditto press c0 nfe re nce content and services. at&t ditto press conference and said the company is prepared to go to trial as soon as possible. —— at&tjust held a press conference. we are surprised to be here. we entered this deal with decades of clear legal precedent demonstrating how this merger would alternately be evaluated. we and this deal and the best legal minds in the country agreed it would be a proved and said these companies don't even need to compete with each other. reporters in new york explains the background. at the time the deal was announced, we we re at the time the deal was announced, we were in the midst of a presidential election. and then candidate donald trump that if he became president he would try and block that deal. fast forward to now. in fact, block

live now to our asia hub and rico hizon. lovely to see you. what can you tell us?l waiting for the reaction of the chinese government. but it seems that the last, the afterglow of us president donald trump's trip to china is quickly fading. unimpressed by beijing's progress in north korea and by their market moving initiatives, the us is rolling out an investigation into this aluminium sheet imports, were hundreds of millions of dollars each year. and this enquiry will examine whether aluminium alloy sheet is being sold below cost or with the help of government subsidies. the us imported more than 600 million us dollars in aluminium alloy sheets from china last year and the us called it an historic probe, intended to advance president trump off tough on trade agenda. and if there indeed was an issue, added duties will be imposed and, according to analysts, it could be as high as 60%. the us commerce secretary says we stand in constant vigilance in support of free, fair, and reciprocal trade. and this was basically the message that president trump had with all of th

we will speak to rico hizon. what has china announced ahead of his arrival? days to go before donald trump arrives in beijing. china is making some moves to appease donald trump! beijing will be lowering tariffs when importing consumer products and stepping up banking finance for imports. details of what products are affected are not provided. by china, as everyone knows, it has a vast trade surplus and has been accused of countries like the us of protecting domestic companies with unfair trade practices like high import tariffs. today, donald trump called the trade deficit between the two countries embarrassing. he also described the trade gap as horrible. official figures reveal america described the trade gap as horrible. officialfigures reveal america has imported four times the amount of goods from china banned exports, so far this year at least the pit hopefully. —— hopefully he will be appeased. thank you. now, let's brief you some other business stories. the bank of england is set to deliver one of the most closely watched interest rate decisions sinc

rico hizon is following this for us in singapore. what more can you tell us?alls for a royal commission into misconduct and that it would be a waste of money at their worst mounting political pressure. the big banks previously we re pressure. the big banks previously were also against any enquiry but in a letter to the treasurer shortly before mr turnbull‘s announcement, the big format, anz, commonwealth, national australia bank and westpac, admitted it was now in the national interest. —— let the big four. asked if the year—long enquiry on the banks could undermine the australian economy. confidence in the banks have an undermined by their actions and the scandals in the last couple of years. i think the ceos of the big four banks and mcquarrie would hope that this would draw line under that lack of confidence that were starting to build. —— macquarie. our economy is doing well so on balance, i don't think it will. and after the news broke, the share price dropped roughly 1.5%. currently, national australia bank and westpac shares are trading in positive terr

i'm rico hizon, in singapore. missing on an argentine submarine — the navy says it believes there was an explosion at the time the vessel disappeared. a new era set to begin for zimbabwe with just hours before emmerson mnangagwa is sworn in as president. i'm kasia madira in london. also in the programme: hundreds of thousands of rohingya muslim refugees — might be able to return home — after a deal is signed by bangladesh and myanmar. and, if you're just waking up, go ahead, help yourself to another cup of coffee — new research suggests it can seriously

i'm rico hizon, in singapore.least twelve others injured after a truck strikes people on a bike path in lower manhattan. a man is shot by police and is now in custody. police say the suspect moved to the us in 2010. the mayor of new york says the attack is being seen as deliberate but that there's no evidence so far of a wider plot. let me be clear, based on the information we have, at this moment, this was an act of terror and a particularly cowardly act of terror. i'm babita sharma, in london. also in the programme: president trump takes to twitter to address the events in manhattan, describing the attacker as "sick and deranged".

i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines. suspect in the new york truck attack appears in court. sayfullo saipov entered the us on a lottery visa. president trump calls for the programme to be scrapped. what we have right now is a joke. it's a laughing stock, and no wonder that so much of this stuff takes place. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: australia's new asylum location is deemed not fit for use by the un. doing his bit for brexit britain on a trip to singapore,

i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines...t mugabe's own party decides to impeach him — saying he let his wife usurp power in zimbabwe. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: a new report from amnesty international is expected to accuse the myanmar military of crimes against humanity in rakhine state. more than two years after nepal's devastating earthquake, the un ways temple restoration work is just not good enough.

i'm rico hizon in singapore.p vietnam, and the opening of the apec summit. yemen faces the worst famine the world has seen for several decades. that's according to the united nations. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: you have two days to move. authorities in papua new guinea warn detainees in the manus island detention centre. and for the third day, delhi is covered in smog. they have declared a pollution emergency.

i'm rico hizon in singapore, the headlines.istory. error so many families who have lost family members. —— there are. he's met his best friend in asia — shinzo abe — now president trump is off to meet the japanese emperor. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme — a huge new leak of financial documents — known as the paradise papers — has revealed how the powerful and wealthy secretly invest vast amounts of money in offshore tax havens.

i'm rico hizon in singapore, the headlines: a blow for families of those missing on an argentine submarine explosion at the time the vessel disappeared. a new era set to begin for zimbabwe, with just hours before emmerson mnangagwa is sworn in as president. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: hundreds of thousands of rohingya muslim refugees could be sent back to myanmar after it signs a deal with bangladesh. and, if you're just waking up, go ahead, help yourself to another cup of coffee, new research suggests it can seriously benefit your health.

i'm rico hizon in singapore. welcome to the bbc. the headlines: the man set to take over as zimbabwe's president says his priority is rebuilding the country's economy. papua new guinea police move into the manus detention centre, where 400 migrants have been refusing to leave. also in the programme, ratko mladic — known as the butcher of bosnia — convicted of genocide and crimes against humanity. and nasa's amazing time—lapse video promising a new perspective on climate change, and how the planet's evolved over the past 20 years. good morning. it's 9:00am in singapore, 1:00am in london and 3:00am the morning in zimbabwe, where ecstatic crowds have greeted emmerson mnangagwa, returning from south africa. he's expected to be sworn in as zimbabwe's new president later this week and promised what he called a new democracy. our africa editor fergal keane reports from harare on the return of the man they call "the crocodile". this was a man who owned the moment, in front of a crowd that greeted him as a conquering hero and with a message

i'm rico hizon in singapore, the headlines: the latest revelations from the paradise papers.on avoided vat on a luxuryjet he'd bought, by registering it i'm kasia madera in london. —— in the isle of man. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: donald trump bids farewell to japan, the first leg of his marathon asia tour.

i am rico hizon in singapore. —— this is newsday on the bbc.speaks to young rohingya girls who've become victims of sexual exploitation as refugees in bangladesh. pope francis is on a visit to myanmar, a country accused of ethnic cleansing. so how will he address the plight of the rohingya muslims? i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: indonesia braces itself for the fury of mount agung. this is the volcano live from bali. it could erupt at any moment, as authorities race to move everyone to safety. and it's on — britain prepares for a royal wedding in the spring,

i'm rico hizon in singapore. this is newsday on the bbc.the un issues another blunt warning to kim jong—un. if war comes, make no mistake, the north korean regime will be utterly destroyed. britain rebukes donald trump for sharing inflammatory anti—muslim videos posted on line by the far—right group, britain first. i'm ben bland in london. also in the programme: a convicted bosnian war criminal kills himself by drinking poison in court after his sentence is upheld.