we have sean callow with us.alia is instituting its biggest investment reform since 1975. we discussed the prospects for foreign investment as well as m&a and dealmaking in the age of increased australia-china tensions. sandy mak will be with us. lots more ahead in the next hour. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> welcome to daybreak: asia. we are counting you down to japan,open in australia, and south korea. here are some of the top stories. asia-pacific stocks looking for modest gains after the s&p 500 wiped out losses for the year. the dollar falls for an eighth day, the longest slide in a decade. little change in oil trading after