thank you for watching, i am rico hizon, wife and our. “— watching, i am rico hizon, wife and our. —— china of trying to interfere in november's us mid—term elections to stop him from winning. the real identity of one of the suspects of the salisbury nerve agent poisoning is revealed to be a russian colonel, according to an investigating website. the british government has apologised to the thousands of people who contracted hiv and hepatitis from infected blood products in the 1970s and 80s. almost 3000 people died as a result. our health editor hugh pym reports. victims of the scandal have been remembered during these opening days. these images are on display in the building where the inquiry‘s based. nearly 3,000 people died after being treated with contaminated blood products. i think it's necessary... the inquiry was told of the attitude in downing street. this letter is dated 16th may, 1996, from then prime ministerjohn major. it indicates a very clear attitude of government and its perception of its duty to its most vulnerable citizens. in it, john major rejects the idea of com

i'm rico hizon. we start off with the us and japan and fresh off his trade agreement with south korea, president trump is looking for a deal when he meets japanese prime minister shinzo abe today. the two have always on the surface, as you today. the two have always on the surface, as you can today. the two have always on the surface, as you can see, appeared very friendly and getting along, but how will they get on with trade negotiations? automobiles and agriculture have always been a sticking point between the two. president trump has made it clear he is unhappy with japan's $69 billion trade surplus with the united states. nearly two thirds of that are from water exports from japan, and he says he wants to weigh a agreement to assess this. our a nalyst says agreement to assess this. our analyst says they need to agree on a broad framework to expand trade between the two countries —— two way a agreement. on automotive is, broadly speaking, japan has done everything it can do to make a fair playgro

, sport much for investing your time with us, i am rico hizon, sport today is up us, i am rico hizon,britain has named two russian intelligence officers as suspects in the novichok nerve agent attack and said moscow must be held to account. thousands of members of the religious minority, the yazidis, are still missing four years after so—called islamic state attacked them in iraq. britain and france have agreed the principles of a deal a week after violent clashes between scallop fishermen from the two countries. 0ur environment correspondent claire marshall reports from brixham in devon. heading out from brixham today, a very different boat from the huge dredgers that left from this same harbour last week and clashed with french fishermen. we were taken to a secret location with divers that gather scallops by hand. they showed us their technique. there's no large machinery involved. they select the right ones and leave the rest. there is another way to get scallops that leaves the sea bed intact, and the growing success of businesses like this shows that more and more people are cari

i'm rico hizon in london.in the programme: japanese tennis star naomi osaka opens up about that infamous tennis final with serena williams, and admits she thought the crowd were booing her. at the time, i did kind of think they were booing at me... oh, no. i couldn't tell what was going on because it was so loud in there. so it was a little bit stressful. and we meet thesouth korean artist with a unique creative ability. —— the south korean. live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, 1am in london and 8pm in the evening in the us eastern states of north and south carolina, where one million people have been told to evacuate as hurricane florence heads their way. the governor of south carolina has warned those who've been told to leave, that if they don't get out, they're on their own. this map shows the storm's probable path, which is thought to be one of the biggest in decades, but president trump insists the authorities are ready. our n

i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: south korea's president wraps up his landmark trip to the north. but is peace within a year really achievable? translation: chairman kim has reaffirmed his commitment towards denuclearisation, time after time again. treachery against clean athletes — the furious reaction from whistle—blowers as russia's three—year doping suspension is lifted. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: britain's brexit blueprint gets a resounding thumbs—down from european leaders. they tell theresa may her plan for an economic partnership won't work. and no to dictatorship. opposition groups in the philippines call for a day of protests against president duterte‘s plans to change the constitution. good morning. it is 8:00am in singapore, 1:00am in london, and 9:00am in the morning in south korea, where president moonjae—in says he has set a goal of formally ending the war on the korean peninsula by the end of the year. he made the comments after returning to seoul from the north.

i‘m rico hizon, with bbc news. trump. officials are looking into scheduling another meeting. negotiations on the denuclearisation of the korean peninsula appeared to have stalled after the two leaders‘ historic summit in singapore in june. warnings from the un that a forthcoming offensive on the syrian city of idlib could be the worst humanitarian catastrophe of the 21st century. more than 30,000 people have been forced to flee their homes. and this video is trending on bbc.com the video is from a shop in colorado where a robbery goes badly wrong for the robber. he drops his gun as he draws it on the sales person. as you can see, she then picks it up and he makes a quick exit. that‘s all. stay with bbc news.

i'm rico hizon in london.o in the programme: we meet some of the 100 indonesian boys suing australia's government over claims they were wronglyjailed as adults on people smuggling charges. and naomi osaka has becomejapan‘s first tennis grand slam singles winner, but her victory at the us open is overshadowed by a sexism row. i know for sure if i was in the crowd i would have been pulling for serena too. it's really good they we re serena too. it's really good they were so serena too. it's really good they were so kind to me, and it was my first grand slam, so i was very thankfulfor first grand slam, so i was very thankful for that. live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. gets newsday. —— it's newsday. good morning. it's 7 am in singapore, midnight in london and iam in the morning in sweden where the election results show that the far right anti—immigration and anti—eu party, the sweden democrats, have made significant gains. that's according to the latest figures from sweden's pu

i'm rico hizon, in london.lso in the programme: almost ten years after the end end of sri lanka's civil war, families of the missing are still searching for answers. and what doctors have called a miracle — the baby girl born with her heart outside her body. this is bbc world news — it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am here in singapore, 1o‘clock in london, and 8:00 in the evening in washington, where the white house says the north korean leader, kim jong—un, has requested a second meeting with president trump and that officials are looking into scheduling one. negotiations on the topic appeared to have stalled after the two leaders‘ historic summit in singapore injune, leading the us secretary of state mike pompeo to cancel a scheduled trip to north korea last month. the white house spokeswoman has told reporters the letter shows a continued commitment on the part of pyongyang to the denuclearisation of the korean peninsula. the president has received the letter from kim jong—un. it was a very warm, very posit

i'm rico hizon.rward its vision of how farming in england will work after brexit. a key part of it is how the current european subsidies to farmers will be replaced. at the moment, uk farmers receive £3.1 billion from brussels every year. in england, those payments make up 61% of farming income. the new system would see automatic payments phased out and farmers receiving cash for performing duties that benefit the environment. 0ur rural affairs correspondent claire marshall reports from dorset. welcome to a very modern farm, where glamping and animals exist in harmony. guests are happy to pay for this view over the cheddar gorge. but this is the core of james small‘s business. he farms livestock. currently, 40% of his income comes from eu subsidies. today's agriculture bill means this will go. for any business to start losing 40% of its income is a huge hit. we need to ensure that as individual businesses we are doing everything we can to make sure that our businesses remain viable and vibrant into t

, sport summit for investing your time with us, i am rico hizon, sport today is coming up next. —— thankories this hour: japan is hit by the strongest typhoon in 25 years. more than a million people have been told to leave their homes. an explosive new book about life in this white house. thejournalist, bob woodward, who helped bring down president nixon, now turns his sights on donald trump. the metropolitan police commissioner, cressida dick, says social media companies should hand over vital evidence connected to criminal investigations within minutes of it being requested. it comes after hampshire police were unable to access the facebook account of the man suspected of murdering a 13 year old girl in southampton in july, because he wouldn't give them his password. duncan kennedy reports. it's ok to grieve. it's ok to be upset. for pupils at lucy mchugh‘s school in southampton, the excitement of the first day of term was mingled with the sadness of her death. in a special assembly, they remembered her and listened as the head teacher spoke of lucy's irrepressible personality, and how

i'm rico hizon in singapore. our top stories: donald trump's supreme court choice, brett kava naugh, says he won't step aside after another allegation of sexual misconduct. i'm not going to let false accusations drive us out of this process, and we're looking for a fair process, where i can be heard defending my integrity and my lifelong record. hopes for a second summit between north korea's leader kim jong—un and the us. the white house says details to be announced "pretty soon". i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: the threatened tigers of nepal. the country says it's increased its tiger population by nearly a fifth. and a lucky rescue. the indian yachtsman picked up over 3000 kilometres off the australian coast during the golden globe race. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. glad you could join us. it's 8am in singapore, 1am in the morning in london and 8pm in washington dc, where the us supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh has said he will not

i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: western countries condemn myanmar‘s jailing ofjournalists, but there's silence from china and the rest of asia. "cruel and unjust", say rights groups after two malaysian lesbian women are caned in an islamic court. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: a nation's heritage up in flames. a lack of funding is blamed for the disaster at brazil's national museum. and they are drowning in plastic. will find out what the japanese experience tells us about the harsh realities of recycling. —— we will find out. going forward into the future, it is expected that because of greenhouse gas emissions and global warming, —— the same cannot be said about household waste. it is dirty and has little value. good morning. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 5:30 in the morning in myanmar, where there's been condemnation following the sentencing of two journalists to seven years in jail. wa lone and kyaw soe oo are accused of violating state secrets while investigat

and i'm rico hizon in singapore.on capitol hill. we will take a closer look at what the social media giants are doing to stop political meddling. now, you might be a scooter man, but i prefer the beautiful game with a beautiful view. football freestyler tobias becs has taken his passion to a whole new level. the daredevil was filmed doing tricks and keepie—uppies while suspended from a crane above the city of oslo in norway. he makes it look pretty easy. maybe you shouldn't try this if you are at home. stay with us. backward the headlines next. —— back with. hello there. we are ending this week on something what more unsettled than how we started it, that is because we are replacing high pressure with an area of low pressure. at the moment we are still in between systems, there is a developing area of low pressure out across the north sea, but we have got high pressure dominating much of thursday morning, a couple of weather fronts around too topic they are going to bring outbreaks of rain to the northern isles, this

i'm rico hizon in london. also in the programme: india's supreme court dismisses an appeal to stop forest rangers killing a tiger blamed for the deaths of several people. and cooking up a storm. singapore's bid to seek unesco recognition for its street food culture stirs up the fury of some malaysian chefs. good morning. it is 7:00am in singapore, midnight in london, and 6:00am in siberia, where russia claims to have launched what it says is the largest military exercise in its history, and for the first time china isjoining in. previously they have posed as enemies in drills, but their troops will now be partners. china's xijinping said the relationship with russia was more important than ever, at a time of global uncertainty. richard galpin reports. these are military exercises on an epic scale. russia is claiming more than 30,000 tanks and other armoured vehicles are taking part, along with 300,000 troops. it is also claiming 1000 aircraft are involved, and a large part of the navy. the kremlin has not put

and i'm rico hizon in singapore. stay with us.illings on capitol hill. we will take a close look at what these social media giants are doing to stop political meddling. and next time you see rico, he will be where i am, in london. and next time you see rico, he will be where i am, in londonlj and next time you see rico, he will be where i am, in london. i will miss not getting to see you in london. before we go, the beautiful game with a beautiful view. football freestyler tobias becs has taken his passion to a whole new level. the daredevil was filmed doing tricks and keepie—uppies while suspended from a crane above the city of oslo in norway. becs hopes his impressive feat will inspire the country's young football talent. hello there. we're ending this week on something a lot more unsettled than how we started it, that's because we're replacing high pressure with an area of low pressure. at the moment we're still in between systems. there is a developing area of low pressure out across the north sea. but we've got high pressure

i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: the un warns migrants crossing the mediterranean sea to europe face an ever more deadlyjourney. i'm babita sharma, in london. also in the programme: australia's population soars to 25 million people, hitting the milestone a quarter of a century earlier than predicted. and in singapore, the government comes up with a novel way of tackling its low birth rate — subsidised—speed dating. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, 8:00am in london it's 8am in singapore, 1:00am in london and 6:30 in the morning in myanmar, where within the next few hours, two journalists are expected to hear whether they've been convicted of breaching the country's official secrets law. the pair, kyaw soe 0o and wa lone had been investigating reports of a massacre of ten rohingya men in rakhine state, allegedly at the hands of buddhist villagers and the army. if convicted, they could face up to m years injail. 0ur

i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: president trump accuses china of trying to interfere in the upcoming us midterm elections. they do not want me or us to win because i am the first president ever to challenge china on trade. one of the men accused of the salisbury nerve agent attack has been identified by an investigative website as a high ranking russian intelligence officer. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: a new blood test that can warn of heart attacks years in advance rolls out across europe. and going green in india: how plastic waste is being used to build affordable, eco—friendly homes. good morning. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london, and 7pm in new york, where president trump has accused china of trying to interfere in the us congressional elections in november. he said beijing did not want his republican party to do well because of his position on trade. he made the claim at a meeting of the united nations security council, which he chaired for the first time. china

and i'm rico hizon in singapore.ng property market. and before we go, we'll leave you with the scenes injakarta for the closing ceremony for the 18th asian games, which finished a few hours ago. despite the rain, the stunning firework display did not disappoint. 11,000 athletes from 45 countries took part in the games, with china topping the medal table. stay with us, we'll be back with the headlines next. hello. that wasn't bad for the first weekend of september. summer warmth continuing for many of us, especially where you had the sunshine. temperatures into the mid—20s in the warmest places but it's turning cooler this week as this weather front, a it's turning cooler this week as this weatherfront, a cold it's turning cooler this week as this weather front, a cold front pushes south across the country in the next 48 hours. already as monday begins, northern ireland and north—west scotland in the cooler airand under north—west scotland in the cooler air and under clearer skies some spots will be four or five degre

i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: a powerful testimony from the woman who is accusing president trump's supreme court nominee of assaulting her 36 years ago. i believed he was going to rape me. i tried to yell for help. when i did, brett put his hand over my mouth to stop me from yelling. in an angry and emotional response, brett kavanaugh denied any assault, saying the accusations are politically motivated. i swear today, under oath, before the senate and the nation, will before my family and god, i am innocent of this charge. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: at the un, china and russia call for sanctions against north korea to be eased. and the invisible threat that could wipe out half the population of killer whales in the world. good morning. it is 8:00am in singapore, 1:00am in london and 8:00pm in washington, where it has been a day of impassioned testimony at the us senate as president trump's nominee for the supreme court, brett kavanaugh, repeatedly denied allegations that he

i‘m rico hizon in singapore. and i‘m babita sharma in london.comedian‘s conviction for drugging and molesting a woman. president trump addresses the un on everything from iran to north korea. he also says he rejects globalism in favour of the doctrine of patriotism. let‘s take a look at some front pages from around the world. a photo of donald trump speaking at the united nation‘s general assembly appears on the front page of the south china morning post. but it‘s america‘s decision to sell $330 million of fighter aircraft parts to taiwan that the paper looks at in more detail. according to analysts, unless rescinded, the arms deal could further risk damage to ties with beijing. the new york times international edition leads with china‘s recent deal with the vatican. the paper says that beijing‘s goal in the agreement is to eliminate china‘s underground churches and gain control over the rapid spread of christianity. how president duterte deals with his opponents is reported by the philippine star. it quotes arrested opposition senator antonio s

i'm rico hizon in singapore. our top stories: a million people are forced to leave their homes as 200 kilometres an hour winds batter japan, in the worst storms to hit the islands in 25 years. explosive revelations about president trump's white house. veteran journalist bob woodward says even trump's closest aides saw him as a danger to national security. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: we'll have the latest on a bridge collapse in kolkata, where many are feared to be trapped under the rubble. and they're crazy, rich, and asian. it had box office success in america. now the blockbuster movie comes to the uk. we do so people feel represented and heard, understood and valued. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. glad you could join us. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 8 am injapan, which has been hit by the strongest typhoon in 25 years. winds have been gusting over 200 kilometres per hour. at least six people have been killed, and mor

and i'm rico hizon in singapore bye for now. hello.al areas of low pressure moving through. the first on tuesday, the remnants of ex—hurricane helene. so storm helene is coming in and the winds at the south and centre of this will be strengthening as tuesday begins. another area of low pressure into wednesday too so voer the next few days, some strong, possibly disruptive wids as well so keep in touch with the situation in your part of the world through bbc local radio because there could well be some impact on travel, for example. the yellow, a met office warning area here, you need to be aware of some impacts during tuesday. some of the strongest winds through coastal and hilly areas to the west of wales and western england but it is going to be a very blowy we start off the day in that part of the world. some rain, heavy rain around parts of scotland in particular as tuesday begins with a mild, even warm start for some because the air is coming in from the south, south—west and there is some warmth associated with that. outbreaks of

i‘m rico hizon. goodbye for now. this is bbc news.ing reports of atrocities in myanmar are to find out in the next few hours whether they‘ve been convicted of breaching the country‘s official secrets law. the un refugee agency has said that migrants trying to cross the mediterranean sea to reach europe are facing ever more deadlyjourneys. hundreds of prison staff have been caught smuggling drugs, weapons and other banned items into jails in england and wales over the last six years. the new figures, obtained through a freedom of information request by the observer newspaper, show an 50% increase since 2012. ben ando reports. drugs, mobile phones, weapons, tobacco — all considered contraband in prison. friends, relatives, even drones used to be to blame, but increasingly the smuggling is by prison staff. figures from the ministry ofjustice show that, over the last six years, the number of prison officers found taking contraband into prisons in england and wales has gone up by more than half. in 2012, a5 prison staff were caught smuggli

i'm rico hizon.art with china/ africa business nations and leaders from more than 50 african nations are in beijing to talk trade with their chinese counterparts —— business relations. the government on the mainland isn't underselling it. the foreign minister has called it. the foreign minister has called it the biggest summit of that's quite a it the biggest summit of that's quitea claim, it the biggest summit of that's quite a claim, but when you consider the extent of trade between the two sides, you can see the importance. let's look at the numbers, trade came to 170 billion us dollars last year, with africa selling commodities and buying chinese goods. that's up on the previous year. but most african countries run large trade deficits with beijing, meaning they buy more from the chinese than they buy more from the chinese than they sell. and there are concerns about the $130 billion african countries have borrowed from china since the year 2000, with fears that some could actually default on the

i'm rico hizon.outh korea and the us have signed the first major trade agreement of the trump administration, described as a very big deal by president trump. he says the revised arrangement will reduce the revised arrangement will reduce the trade deficit between the two countries. south korean president moonjae—in says it will offer more stability between seoul and washington, especially at a time when both sides are negotiating with north korea. at the bbc‘s business correspondent says the changes are cosmetic. the changes are largely cosmetic. the changes are largely cosmetic. there are not many significant differences compared with the 2012 free trade agreement that had been negotiated between the us and south korea. the key differences have to do with the number of us cars that can be sold into the south korean market, as well as the fact that south korea agreed to a quota when it comes to the amount of steel that it can sell into the us market. as a result, it won't be subject to those steel t

i rico hizon. the smarthome concept, the idea that almost your entire home is connected to the internet and devices are boys controlled or work via an application. for now, amazon's alexa is the biggest selling homeboys assisted on the market. but rivals, in particular google, abbey catching up. amazon revealed in its latest range of devices overnight in seattle, and dave lee was there to see what they have cooked up. literally. one potato. starting potato. six minutes, 34 seconds. laughter. it is really for one big reason, which is a large number of devices, not only in your kitchen, but throughout the house, not yet connected to the great thing of the internet. why would i want to, in the case of a microwave? what is the point of having that on the internet?” microwave? what is the point of having that on the internet? i asked myself that when we first thought about the product, but after having used a couple of months, you would be surprised at how complicated they are. what happens is you end u

i'm rico hizon. you're watching bbc news.us says it's ready to restart negotiations on completely denuclearising north korea after north korea promised to close a key missile test site. the us senate has given the woman who accuses supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh of sexual assault until friday to decide if she will testify. two people have died after storm ali swept across ireland and parts of the uk with winds gusting to over 90 miles an hour. scotland and the north—east of england have also been affected as our correspondent emma vardy reports. a casualty of the extreme weather which lashed the west coast of ireland. early this morning, police received reports of a caravan blown onto a beach in county galway. the body of a woman in her 50s was recovered, believed to be a tourist visiting from switzerland who'd been asleep inside. as the storm ravaged northern ireland, a near miss for this driver in lisburn, just south of belfast. the treacherous conditions, forcing more quick thinking, this time from a ryanair pilot,

i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: lack of equipment hinders the search for survivors in indonesia, after the earthquake and tsunami that left more than 800 people dead. as aid supplies trickle in, many desperate residents resort to looting. i'm kasia madera in london. also coming up in the programme: switching on in style. spectacular celebrations commemorate the birth of modern china. and unlocking the secret life of the geisha: a new film lifts the lid on one ofjapan‘s most misunderstood traditions. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc news. it's newsday. glad you could join us. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london, and also 7am on the indonesian island of sulawesi, where authorities are digging mass graves for hundreds of victims of the earthquake and tsunami which struck on friday. the number of people killed currently stands at over 800, but there's a warning that thousands may have perished. presidentjoko widodo visited one of the worst affected areas on sunday. he said

i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm babita sharma in london.o close a key missile test site, the us says it's ready to restart negotiations on completely denuclearising north korea. the us senate gives the woman who accuses supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh of sexual assault until friday to decide if she will testify. and the hunt for the final resting place of captainjames cook's hms endeavour may soon be over, in time for the 250th anniversary of her voyage to new zealand and australia. following a 25—year archaeological study of the area, the search has been narrowed to just one or two sites. more on that story on our website. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the straits times leads with the koreas summit in pyongyang, it reports president moonjae—in offering the north to permanently dismantle its main nuclear test site if the us takes corresponding measures. the philippine star once again has typhoon mangkhut on its front page. —— typhoon mangkhut. it says the presidential palace wants the mayors who were mis

i'm rico hizon in london.lso in the programme: china is carrying out a systematic campaign against muslims in xinjiang according to human rights watch. we speak to the report's authors. and naomi osaka has becomejapan‘s first tennis grand slam singles winner, but her victory at the us open is overshadowed by a sexism row. i know for sure, if i was in the crowd, i would have been pulling for serena too. i'm really grateful they were so kind to me, and it was my first grand slam, so i was very thankful for that. live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, iam in london and 2am in the morning in sweden, where election results are showing the far—right anti—immigration and anti—eu party, the sweden democrats, have made some gains. according to the latest figures from sweden's public broadcaster the centre—left social democrats, led by the prime minister, stefan lofven, are in first place with 28.4% of the vote. the moderates, led by ulf

i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm babita sharma in london.ses another $60 billion of tariffs on us imports, a day after president trump announces more taxes on some chinese goods. south korea's president, moonjae—in, continues talks with kim jong—un on denuclearisation in pyongyang. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the south china morning post has the south and north korean summit on its front page. it features a picure of president moonjae—in and kim jong—un waving at a crowd during a parade in pyongyang. the international edition of the new york times has a picture from typhoon mangkhut in the philippines. it says rescue workers dug through the mud, sometimes with their bare hands, looking for bodies of mine workers and their families, after dozens were killed in a landslide in itogon. the japan times covers elon musk‘s company spacex sending the first private passenger to fly around the moon in 2023. the japanese billionaire, tycoon and art collector yusaku maezawa will be the first lunar traveler since the last

and i'm rico hizon in singapore. stay with us.hy china has come under fire for pledging billions in investment and aid. and, before we go, how about being married for 80 years? a japanese man and woman have entered into the guiness world records books for being the oldest living married couple by combined age. miyako matsumoto is 100 years old and her husband, masao, is 108. hello again. well, if you're heading outside over the next few hours in england and wales, chances are it's going to be pretty cloudy, and that cloud will be thick enough for some rain from this weak weather front we've got sat across the far east. weatherwise, a few showers into western scotland from time to time over the next few hours, that rain mostly focused towards the eastern coast of norfolk and suffolk. that's where it's going to be at its heaviest. a lot of cloud for inland and wales, but it is keeping temperatures up. for the early rises, double figure temperatures, not too cold a start to the day. for scotland and northern ireland, chillier air her

i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: rescue workers in the philippines search for dozens of miners and their families buried by landslides during typhoon mangkhut. translation: my hopes are that they are fine and someone finds an. even if they are dead, at least we can retrieve them and make our peace. south korea's president crosses the border into pyongyang hoping to restart denuclearisation talks with kim jong—un. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: storm florence continues to cause disruption in america — further evacuation orders are in force as it stalls over the eastern seaboard. and america's biggest television awards ceremony gets underway soon. we'll bring you the latest from los angeles. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. it's midnight in london and 7am in singapore and the philippines where 29 people, mostly miners and their families, are still missing after a landslide buried their shelter during typhoon mangkhut. three bodies h

let's go to our asia business hub where rico hizon is following the story. s interest in north korea? experts say there is a lot of tension in north korea but part of this delegation, including samsung, will be setting up shop in north korea any time soon but you are talking about the air of the same sum empire and other business leaders arejoining this sum empire and other business leaders are joining this delegation, hoping to find other business opportunities. president moon laid out ambitious plans on what he hopes will transform the two economies and this could open up lucrative trade in infrastructure lines. such plans could develop the smartphone electronics including engineering, construction and shipbuilding. 0ther executives including the heads of sam day, lg and south korean conglomerates have been pushed to improve corporate governance. jy lee of samsung, who was convicted last year of bribery but was released from prison in february. that's it for the business briefing this hour and i'll be back soon. social media sites and the internet have caus

rico hizon is following the story in singapore face—off. anotherface—off! face—off.f! laughter we are not talking about the recent complaint china has made about the us about this ongoing tariff wall. december 2013, beijing disagreed with the way washington assessed whether certain chinese exports had been dumped at unfairly low prices on to us markets. china has suffered more than $7 billion in duties annually and is seeking permission from the wto to impose the same sanctions as allowed under the rules. the global trading body is reviewing the complaint and the decision is coming very soon. the world trade organisation has pledged to mediate between the us and china as trade conflicts escalate. it is dedicated to force washington and beijing into a dialogue, a dispute that could lead to a full—scale global trading while. it could hurt global trading while. it could hurt global economic growth. thank you very much. lovely to see it in singapore. it is victoria here. my apologies. nice to see you. have a lovely weekend. let's talk about amazon now and alexa. she is t

let's go to our asia business hub and join rico hizon, who's been following the story. e are at the point when we expect tariffs on more goods coming out of china headed to the us. that's right, sally, getting very serious because the countries have already slapped ta riffs the countries have already slapped tariffs on $50 billion of each others' goods, that's a total of $100 billion of products from the united states and china, and it could get worse as the end of this week. and trump is even considering imposing tariffs on all chinese imports that could total $500 billion, but researchers and former government officials from keeping tanks, sally, from china and the us, meeting in beijing and washington, have urged both countries to remain rational and keep communicating and stop slapping tariffs on each other, so stop slapping tariffs on each other, so to de— escalate the trade friction, and they agree that bilateral relations are one of the most important in the world, the first time think tanks have had conversations, since earlier this year when the top two economie

rico hizon is in singapore. know if i pronounce that company name right or wrong, you can correct me and tell me what is going on. haidilao. williams. is a beijing —based restaurant chain, it has outlets from the us to japan and has a reputation for keeping patient customers waiting for more than two hours for table because of their famous hotpot. so have you ever heard of a hotpot? absolutely, we love hotpots in the uk. we love it, imean it love hotpots in the uk. we love it, i mean it is pretty common here in singapore, china, and other parts of asia. a very big part pot of hot pot which is usually situated in the middle of the table, to which meets, vegetables, tofu are added, it makes it so delicious. in fact, here in singapore, it has been known for entertaining customers while they wait to eat, you have manicurists being employed for a company during naval service, you have children's play areas, masseuses offering their clu bs, play areas, masseuses offering their clubs, and even some places offering is s

i am rico hizon. this is bbc news.mports a day after president trump announces more taxes on some chinese goods. south korea's president moonjae—in continues talks with kim jong—un on denuclearisation in pyongyang. two men who were in charge of an sas exercise in the brecon beacons in which 3 reservists died have been cleared of negligence. the men died trying to complete the 16—mile march on one of the hottest days of 2013. duncan kennedy reports. this is the gruelling route that shows the unforgiving terrain of the brecon beacons — the testing ground for the sas. injuly 2013, lance corporal craig roberts, trooper edward maher and corporaljames dunsby collapsed on the march and died from heat stroke and organ failure. the two military organisers — known to the court as 1a and 1b — were charged with negligence. but today the judge stopped the court martial and ordered that the two men be found not guilty. he said they were not negligent as individuals, that the real fault lay with what he called the systematic failures

let's go to our asia business hub where rico hizon is following the story. victoria!e you. nice to see you. nice to see you as well. a billion us dollars... huge for asian standards. the social media giant says it will look at other regional candidates because it provides infrastructure and a deep talent pool. the size of those facilities will open in about four yea rs' facilities will open in about four years' time and it will support hundreds ofjobs. years' time and it will support hundreds of jobs. facebook years' time and it will support hundreds ofjobs. facebook also break that this building will be environmentally friendly. in terms of the use of water, energy and land. it will for instant incorporating a cooling technique which can reduce the amount of groundwater used by 20%. apart from the us, facebook ready has a number of data centres. the huge investment indeed. now let's brief you on some other business stories: uk fruit and vegetable growers will be able to recruit non—eu migrants as seasonal workers after brexit under a new pilot scheme. ministers say t

i'm rico hizon in singapore.arch for survivors in indonesia, after the earthquake and tsunami that left more than 800 people dead. as aid supplies trickle in, many desperate residents resort to looting.

i'm rico hizon in singapore.ent trump's supreme court nominee of assaulting her 36 years ago. i believed he was going to rape me. i tried to yell for help. when i did, brett put his hand over my mouth to stop me from yelling. in an angry and emotional response, brett kavanaugh denies any assault, saying the accusations are politically motivated. i swear today, under oath, i sweartoday, under oath, before the senate and the nation, before my family and god, i am the senate and the nation, before my family and god, lam innocent the senate and the nation, before my family and god, i am innocent of