our correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes sent this report from taiwan.he huge fish thrashing around in su gou—zhen's ponds are called grouper. on the tables of beijing and shanghai, each one can fetch up to us$2,000. 80% of taiwan's grouper used to go to china. now, it's zero. beijing's import bans are hitting taiwan where it hurts the most. so, is it working? "older fishermen like me are nervous," he says, "but the younger generation, they're not worried. "they think, �*fine, if china doesn't want to buy our fish, "�*we'll sell to other markets all over the world." china isn'tjust threatening taiwan's economy. since august, it's made repeated threats to take the island by force, test—firing dozens of missiles across the taiwan strait. but if taiwan people are scared, they're not showing much sign of it. it's election season here, and at nightly rallies, candidates are on stage appealing to voters. unlike in china, people here get to choose who rules them, and they're not about to give that up. taiwan is justifiably proud of its democracy — there is noth

rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in taipei.ories making headlines. north korea says recent missile test were part of a tactical nuclear drill. two ballistic missiles were fired in the direction of the sea of japan flying around 350 km. they launch came after the end of joint military exercises between the united states and south korea. nigeria's president has ordered a review of safety measures on the countries waterways after a boat capsized among heavy flooding in the iran state on friday. at least 76 people are confirmed to have died in the accident pulled up most of them were women and children trying to escape rising waters. 0fficials to escape rising waters. officials say the boat suffered from engine failure and hit a bridge. us broadcaster cnn has apologised forfilming bridge. us broadcaster cnn has apologised for filming inside a tight nursery which was a scene of a mass killing on thursday. a reporter and cameraman from cnn had had their visas revoked but face further charges put up a spokesperson for the broadcaster

rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in taipei.s, good evening. max verstappen sealed a second successive formula one title with four races left after winning a dramatic japanese grand prix in terrible weather conditions. but once again, his championship—winning moment was marred by confusion over the rules — as olly foster reports. lex verstappen has retained his world title fair and square, and with plenty to spare, no final lap dramas like last year when formula one veered away from its own rules, but there was still confusion. torrential rain had shortened the japanese grand prix and he presumed as most did that despite taking the chequered flag his winning points would be halved as well. he was wrong, and when charles leclerc was bumped down to third for cutting a corner, verstappen was told mid—interview the title was his once again. mid-interview the title was his once aaain. ~ . mid-interview the title was his once aainr ., mid-interview the title was his once auain.~ ., , mid-interview the title was his once auain.~ ., . ,

rupert wingfield—hayes bbc news in taipei.elebration. it is being run a little bit like a duo here. but look what they are launching a eurovision song contest, really. the point is there's plenty of opportunity, as you can see here, for taiwan to show itself off as its own independent mike hussey. —— democracy. ever since russia invaded ukraine, the cost of energy has been a concern for many across europe. in berlin, there had been calls for the annual festival of lights to be cancelled. it has gone ahead but organisers say energy consumption has been dramatically reduced. the bbc�*s tim allman explains. one of europe's great capitals. looking even more spectacular than normal. this festival only dates back to 2005, but it has become an annual fixture. all across the city, dozens of buildings lit up, a spectacle of colour and light. # oh, you look so beautiful tonight. but this year, things are a little different. # in the city of blinding lights. how much power does it take to illuminate floodlights, laser beams and thousands

rupert wingfield—hayes bbc news in taipei.here had been calls for the annual festival of lights to be cancelled. it has gone ahead, but organisers say energy consumption has been dramatically reduced. the bbc�*s tim allman explains. one of europe�*s great capitals. looking even more spectacular than normal. this festival only dates back to 2005, but it has become an annual fixture. all across the city, dozens of buildings lit up, a spectacle of colour and light. # oh, you look so beautiful tonight. but this year, things are a little different. # in the city of blinding lights. how much power does it take to illuminate floodlights, laser beams and thousands upon thousands of led bulbs? in an age of sky—high fuel costs, the organisers have cut their cloth accordingly. the number of venues where the lights are on display have been more than halved. organisers say the energy consumption will drop by 75%, and it will all come from renewable sources. they�*re even turning the lights off an hour earlier. # what happened to the beauty

rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in taipei.'s president tsai ing—wen will pledge to bolster the island's defence capabilities, in a major speech later on monday. it'll come less than a week before china's ruling communist party's congress opens in beijing, where president xi jinping is widely expected to win an unprecedented third five—year term. i'm joined now by steve goldstein at cape cod in massachusetts. he is the director of the taiwan studies workshop at harvard university. what can we expect president tsai—ing wen to say about china in her speech later today? i think we expect to hear from her, the affirmation of taiwan's democratic system that you just heard and its importance in asia as a model or an example. heard and its importance in asia as a model oran example. i heard and its importance in asia as a model or an example. i think we can expect to hear from her the accomplishments of her administration during her time in office and what it's done for the taiwan economy. and it's place in the world. and finally, i e

rupert wingfield—hayes bbc news in taipei.sung, a political scientist who teaches in the anu taiwan studies program. hejoins us from changhua in taiwan. welcome to the programme. what exactly should we expect resident the president to stay in a speech later today? likely to assert that _ in a speech later today? likely to assert that the _ in a speech later today? likely to assert that the taiwanese i to assert that the taiwanese will remain assertive and defiant in their ability to defend themselves and they will try to focus on how taiwan through its democratic values, that taiwan has enough friends and partners internationally who are sympathetic to taiwan's cause and who will be willing to play a role in terms of helping taiwan to remain viable nationally and play a positive role in terms of helping taiwan and china to find ways to get along and to avoid the military tension in the taiwan strait from getting out of hand. lie from getting out of hand. us house leader nancy pelosi, when she visited the island in august china

rupert wingfield—hayes bbc news in taipei.ti, which is suffering a nationwide security crisis. mr guterres was responding to a request from the haitian government for military assistance as protests and armed gangs tighten their grip on the country. a coalition of gangs has blockaded the main fuel port, paralysing the country, and stopping the delivery of bottled water amidst an outbreak of cholera. the secretary—general said a force involving one or more countries would help secure free movement of humanitarian supplies. the venezuelan government says torrential rains have caused 22 deaths after six more people were killed by landslides on sunday. the country�*s vice president delcy rodriguez has been visiting one of the worst—affected areas, las tejerias, where 52 people are missing. the el pato river, south of caracas, burst its banks and floodwaters swept away several houses and shops. 1,000 emergency personnel are taking part in search and rescue operations. let�*s cross to maracay now and speak to localjournalist carla c

rupert wingfield-hayes sent this report from taiwan. : it may not look like it, but these ponds in southern taiwan are filled with gold. the huge fish thrhing around in the ponds are grouper. on the tables of beijing and shanghai, each one can fetch up to $2000 u.s. 81% of groer used to go to china, now it is the rope. beijing's important bands are hitting taiwan where it hurts. is it working? older fishermen like me are nervous, he says, but the younger generation are not worried. they think if china doesn't want to buy our fish, we will sell to other markets all over the world. china isn't just threatening taiwan's economy. it has made threats to take the island by force, test firing dozens of missiles against the taiwan strait. if taiwan people are scared, they are not showing much sign of it. it's election season here and at nightly rallies, candidates are onstage appealing to voters. unlike china, people here get to choose who rules them and they are not about to give that up. taiwan is justifiably proud of its democracy. there is n

our correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes has been to front—line taiwanese island ofjinmen, a few kilometres the chinese coast, to assess the growing threat. tannoy the island ofjinmen is so close to china, they used to blast anti—communist propaganda from these giant speakers to people living on the chinese coast. it all looks peaceful today, a tourist curiosity. but twice in the last 70 years, china has tried to cross these narrow straits. the island is still a fortress covered in tunnels, bunkers and lookouts. so the main island of taiwan is 150 kilometres away across the taiwan strait, but this is the real frontline between taiwan and mainland china. across there is a chinese city, one of the wealthiest in china, and this behind me is the taiwanese military outpost lion rock, and it's from here that a chinese drone drone flew over the top of the outpost on september 1st and they shot it down. the last time chinese troops tried to come up these beaches, they were no match for taiwan's forces, but this retired colonel says today it would be completely different. translation: now it's the o

rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, taipei. the course of the afternoon. that's your latest. goodbye. hello this is bbc news. the headlines. the ukrainian capital kyiv has been targeted by missile strikes for the first time in months, with central areas struck. the strike unfolded live in air on bbc news. a spokesperson for the ukranian emergency services says at least 8 people have been killed in the blasts on the capital. ukraine's president, volodymyr zelenskiy, has reacted to the blasts in kyiv and other cities across the country. the russian president vladimir putin said ukraine had carried out "terrorist acts" against russia and that there would be a "harsh response" from moscow. chancellor kwasi kwarteng has agreed to bring forward the publication of his economic plans to october 31st. criminal barristers in england and wales have voted to suspend strike action after accepting a government pay offer. dozens of councils across the uk tell the bbc they're setting up 'warm spaces' — to help people during the winter as the c