shanghai. ♪ at an industrial exhibition, mr.ixon views tangible evidence of china's rapid technical growth. during the farewell banquet in shanghai, president nixon eight response -- that makes in -- as we think of that future we are dedicated to the principle that we can build a new world of peace, justice, independence for all nations. [applause] >> in a joint communique you two countries reaffirm their desire to broaden contacts and normalize relations. both sides agree on -- rules of conduct. they have agreed to settle disputes without the threat or use of force. differences and poems remain. united states and china have taken a historic step together toward strengthening world peace. in may, less than three months actually trip kind, imprisonment -- the president and -- there greeted by the citizens of saulsberry. austria and dennison junior has maintained the integral johnny. it is tissue. ge's loan visa-was changing. as ms. hand began a slow nash can so consider christ see your and the role of smaller nations in an era of

the party flies onto shanghai, china's largest city and at the center of industry and culture. ♪ at anmr. nixon views tangible evidence of china's rapid technical growth. ♪ during the farewell banquet in shanghai, president nixon responds to a toast of friendship. >> our two peoples tonight hold the future of the world and our hands. as we think of that future, we are dedicated to the principle that we can build a new world. a world of peace, justice, independence for all nations. [applause] >> in a joint communique, the two countries reaffirm their desire to broaden contacts and normalize relations. both sides agree on rules of conduct designed to reduce the risks of war in asia and the pacific. they have agreed to settle disputes without the threat or use of force. both are opposed to domination of the pacific area by anyone power and to secret negotiations concerning the faith of other nations. ♪ though differences and problems remain, the united states and china have taken a historic step together toward strengthening world peace. ♪ in may, less than three months after the trip to

shanghai under pressure as well. let's look at commodities in the fray, the likes of copper and iron. iron after its recent fall, down 5.8%. china saying it will severely punish violations in this market, ratcheting up a campaign to reign in soaring prices. the government saying they will have zero tolerance for spreading fake information. oil is at $64 a barrel. bitcoin at 35,174. markets have wailed over what is going on with the cryptocurrency market. double-digit moves in either direction. haslinda: that's right, a wild ride over the weekend. let's get more with our markets live strategist. mark, let's look at commodities. what can we expect for the space, with china's clampdown? mark: obviously not good news for people in the commodity space. quite rightly, some chinese officials are getting concerned. we heard from the pboc that they are worried about rising import prices, as well. it would point fingers at the commodity space. it is understandable that there is high demand for commodities. what the chinese aut

haslinda: jason rogers in shanghai. we are also watching bitcoin as we always do.ryptocurrencies -- elon musk toyed with prices, talking about their energy usage. a commentary on china's securities says bitcoin mining is against china's rule of becoming neutral. joanna is in singapore. let's start with that meeting. take us through what came out of that. >> when musk tweeted that he was no longer enamored with it because of the energy, he did say we need to find a way to make it less consumptive of fossil fuels. he did not say i'm out forever. he did say let's see about this and of course, bitcoin was already rising when the news about this meeting came out but it looks like they have put together a bitcoin mining group and some of this might be sort of face-saving, trying to do damage control by the miners but it looks like they are going to try to report how they use renewables and where they use renewables. it might be making the industry a bit more transparent and thinking about it a little bit more. there's so many miners all around the world this looks like i

like many other women leaving in shanghai, -- living in shanghai, having a baby has been a big decision>> for us to have a child, we needed a certain financial foundation before we could consider it. now my financial resources are enough to support a baby. as for a second, i have to see if i have the energy. >> according to china's latest census, the population has grown by 72 million since 2010. that may sound a lot, but it is the slowest birthrate for decades. in the late 1970's, a one child policy was introduced to stop a population explosion. it worked so well that in 2015, it was replaced with a two child limit. but not everyone is happy with that decision. >> i am a mother of two children. although i followed the call of our country to give birth to a second child, i actually regret this decision. our finances are good, but the biggest problem is no one can help us with our children. >> many now expect beijing to change theules again in order to encourage more women to give birth. but china also has another headache. it is facing a decline in its working age population as the coun

let's get more from our shanghai bureau chief.keaways, no surprise there. >> the interesting bit is the ppi. the highest since october 2017. it is faster than 4.4%. it is quicker than the median forecast of 6.5%. it is a bit of a surprise. to our understanding, that is mainly driven by sharp increases in commodity prices. but cpi remains relatively muted. it only increased 0.9%. still slightly below market forecast of 1%. we know that is mainly because of pork prices which is a key element in the china cpi basket, well under control. so what does it mean for global inflation? china is the world's largest exporter to a lot of countries. the rising factory prices will lead to more upward pressure on global prices as manufacturers start passing on higher prices to retailers. >> we have not seen that quite yet. we are not seeing that pricing power filtering through to the consumer price right now. what does this mean in terms of the monetary policy perspective for china? what implications do we see? >> if prices keep increasing, the p

to individual flights from shanghai to frankfurt.t could have major implications for the future of the technology giant, apple. the case is being brought by epic games, which makes the hugely popular fortnite franchise. it accuses apple of stifling competition, by charging developers unfairfees for being on its app store. apple insists the rates are standard for the industry. here's our north america technology correspondent james clayton. apple's app store and google's google play are the dominant global app stores outside of china. if you want to make games for smartphones, you pretty much have to play by apple and google's rules. epic calls that a duopoly and that if there was more competition, those fees might be lower. their argument is a pretty simple antitrust one, that no one company should have so much market dominance in one sector. apple's argument is pretty simple, it invented the app store, so it should get to charge what it likes. it also says that a majority of apps don't pay anything at all to apple. its reasoning for

thank you very - much indeed, robin therefore us in shanghai. 1.41 billion. —— there for.heir lustre? tom cruise returns his three golden globes following growing outrage over the organization's lack of diversity. "the pope was shot, the pope will live" — that is the essence of the appalling news from rome this afternoon that, as an italian television commentator put it, terrorism has come to the vatican. the man they called the butcher of lyon, klaus barbie, went on trial today in the french town where he was the gestapo chief in the second world war. winnie mandela never looked like a woman just sentenced the judge told mrs mandela there was no indication she felt even the slightest remorse. the chinese government has called for an all—out effort. to help the victims - of a powerful earthquake — the worst to hit the i country for 30 years. the computer deep blue has tonight triumphed over the world chess champion, gary kasparov. it is the first time a machine has defeated a reigning world champion in a classical chess match. america's first legal same—sex marriages have

but many, especially in large cities like shanghai can't afford to raise several kids. so there's skepticism about the new policy. the conditions were right. we'd have more kids nowadays young people have to buy a house. there's already a lot of pressure, and then you have to consider the costs of the child's education and other things. i think this sort of policy will face difficulties. last year, only 12000000 children were born in china. that's not enough to stop the demographic trend and counter the aging population. even analysts believe paging policy shift is unlikely to achieve much success unless the government introduces really incentives. so providing a special allowances to couples who have 3 children, like, you know, reduction, fortunes, filtration, and other incentives. i don't think the chinese suppose are going to have more kids in the coming years. the chinese government has yet to announce any major incentives to bolster our rates. now let's take a look at some of the other business stories making headlines. india is economy contracts of 7.3 percent las

shanghai composite up 2 and a half percent. mornings with maria is live right now. ♪ ♪ ♪ maria: top stories this morning. group of gop senators expected to meet to discuss whether to put a counter office to president biden's slimdown $1.11 trillion spending bill. both sides still far a part on definition of basic infrastructure. republicans want to strictly focus on what they are calling hard infrastructure, that's roads, bridges and transit systems. democrats are focusing on a broader picture, like money for the elderly care. a threat made against kentucky rand paul. fox news exclusively obtaining a picture of the letter which contained a white powder in it. at the bottom it says, i will finish what your neighbor started. the sender implying death after attacked by his neighbor back in 2017. senator paul says he, quote, takes these threat immensely seriously. the fbi and capitol police are now investigating. vice president kamala harris has no plans to visit the border despite the serving new video about how bad the situation

shanghai and the green. other classes, looking at copper at the moment, it is up to record highs right now. perhaps it is accentuating the positivity surrounding the global economy, $10,227 there. we got it up 1.3 percent, second week of gains for this commodity. at that to some of the mild parts of the risk in the asian market, pmi positive numbers which did beat, they are adding to the upbeat tone which seems prevalent. let's go to the commodities complex and have a look at what is going on in the dollar index, we will check in with all of that. there we have it. the dollar is a bit lower, looking at a million jobs being created last year by the u.s. economy. 1.57% yield, bloomberg commodities powered up by what is going on with copper and the broad commodities complex. >> all-time high for copper. the federal reserve financial report is waving a flag on the increase of asset prices, stretch valuations and high deficits. kathleen hays is here with a message from the twice yearly report, why is the fed worr

greater tokyo population 38000000 followed by jakarta with around 34000000 delhi mumbai manila and shanghai each home to more than 20000000 people as are the biggest metropolises in latin america and mexico city. traffic is a major problem in megacities but there are new ideas out there on how to tackle it . we're also used to cars that we can't imagine cities without them anymore but if we were to experience that we wouldn't want to go back to cars. this is how cities might look in future if different kinds of road users were separated one road is for fast moving aleck trick where goes another for pedestrians cyclists and scooters with the 3rd a promise not reserved for pedestrians only. welcome to woven city a project under development. by japanese carmaker toyota a prototype city and living laboratory for cutting edge technologies. here all vehicles will be self driving and run on electric power or hydrogen the mini city itself will be powered by solar and geothermal energy with everything coordinated centrally by ai technology. it's been designed for a population of 2000. people off pea

now we take you to china, heavy puppet of rain for shanghai on friday. that swings into the peninsula. honey thousand rain head into bhutan reports a saturday. that disturbance, we have been watching and are starting to see some proper circulation on it. it could develop into a tropical cyclone in the next little bit. it is likely to impact areas of mumbai. it could change quickly. >> what happens when an island built for tourists as no visitors? one -- goes to find out. >> al jazeera, wherever you are. >> a reminder of the top stories. israel is continuing its bombardment of gaza. hundreds have fled to escape. since monday, 109 palestinians including 20 children and seven people in israel, at least one child have been killed. the tactics of israeli crude -- police have also been questioned. bun security council will now meet on sunday to discuss the proposal after the -- the meeting on friday was rejected by the united states. biden says there has not been an overreaction in the israeli results. pres. biden: one of the things i have seen thus far is the

jane, shanghai sh engine. that's where the big money is money. it's part of the chinese dream to live and work in the big dazzling cities. but most of the former rural residents looking for work can't afford to do so. millions of them are constantly on the move as migrant workers. this is my 1st language you said because there's not just a few of them at several 100 millions and i think it wouldn't have me on. i don't know the exact number sizes, even about 2 or 300000000 people, maybe more constantly wandering them from one place to the next to make money because they can't at home. going to a dog. and i get a 50 to hold. you can get for the that guns in there, they could only work in the fields, is i don't even that isn't so easy anymore because so much land is so contaminated . it's become completely in fertile and the rural exit as has led to rapidly increasing rents in cities. in 2017 an apartment in beijing cost about $620.00 euros in rent. whereas the average salary of the aging official was around $1400.00 euros, barely twice the rent, ah

it's over in shanghai, china.y actually broke the guinness world record by using 3,281 drones to put on a light show in the night sky. check it out. it looks like, as andrew mentions, holograms, right? >> they fly around and rotate. this is awesome. >> it was for the guinness light show for the guinness genesis, i'm sorry. genesis 680 car. g-80 car. and yeah. >> and with the city lights in the background, too. >> we all win, even if you don't buy a genesis. >>> okay, this also happened. a parrot was rescued off of a window ledge here. firefighters in chicago rescued an escaped pet parrot that was spotted perching precariously on a building's window ledge. that's pretty high up. i mean, it's higher than it looks. >> wants a cracker. >> the crew was returning to the station when they got an ems call and they were flagged down help get the pet down. a witness recorded this video. they used a pole to reach the bird and the bird is okay. >> i wonder what its first words were? >>> okay, so there are times during "this h

in hong kong and shanghai, 10:29 p.m. in new york city. addition to the china bill remedies that. schumer calls the measure a very big deal. >> this legislation will now include a historic and immediate infusion up federal money in the semiconductor industry to boost domestic production and shore up critical supply chains. this is a very big deal. haslinda: china's central bank says cryptocurrencies should not and cannot be used in the market as money since they are not real currencies. the pboc posted the announcement on its official wechat account as it warned about a rebound in virtual currency speculation. large parts of india continue to struggle. the financial center of mumbai has reported fewer casualties. it has reported just under 2800 deaths. that is about one quarter of the 10,000 deaths in new delhi. global news 24 hours a day on air and on bloomberg quicktake powered by more than 27 hundred journalists and analysts in more than one hundred 20 countries. i'm vonnie quinn. this is bloomberg. haslinda: tracking losses on wall str

in a violent storm in china strong winds and large hail stones battered towns and cities close to shanghai and friday night officials said most of those killed were hit by falling trees and power lines. the united states begins the withdrawal of its troops from afghanistan today bringing its 20 year presence to an end it will be matched by the pullout of all remaining nato forces it's a big turning point for afghans the past 2 decades have brought a lot of change especially for afghan women girls can now go to school and women have enter the political arena and the work force but with the taliban becoming more powerful they worry that these gains could be lost after foreign troops leave . so harley zada is very proud she's had a job for 2 years now the 40 year old works at a tailor shop for women in afghanistan carrying out a profession is a privilege one that many are denied. i'm so incredibly happy and also grateful that i'm allowed to work here i've learned tailoring here and i've gained self-confidence and i can earn money that means i can help support my family. son who works here at

after is also developing take off and landing pads with various cities paris shanghai dubai or perhaps tokyo could soon after the electric air taxi service the time line is firming up. election. after the initial services in the coming 2 to 3 years we won't just manufacture the air taxis will also operate them so we'll also have an app for them like the ones from my taxi or car to go in which the customer tells the out i'd like to take a sightseeing flight in the city from the airport and then books it. when the time does come passengers can rest assured there even will not be operated remotely or fly autonomously to begin with at least the large amount of volatile city be flown by a pilot. away nice to business with. trencher it's. a lot of flashy wigs and glitter and glitter glitter their fight against prejudice and on cold cable life and recognition. little stores on the big stage. 3 kids stores may 17th on t.w. in mexico many portions of lots are thrown out in the uk right now climate change to fend off the story. faces life less the way from just one week. how much worse can reall

shanghai and here in hong kong.his is bloomberg markets: china open. ♪ ♪ >> any spikes we see and inflation are likely to be temporary. >> the highest inflation numbers are ahead of us, and i do think that it is going to be more temporary. >> inflation is likely to go higher for a time, but there have also been reasons that we think those factors are transitory. >> it is not transitory. we will continue to have what i call inflation and that is the valuation of currencies. >> short-term rates is not going to happen until the economy is passed unemployment, and there'll be a big gap to keep the economy from overheating. >> some big names weighing in on the inflation debate. let's bring in the asia-pacific cio of credit suisse. good morning. i am sure you have been getting this a lot more. what is the advice he -- the advice? >> it is funny you should ask. we had quite an extended global equity meeting where inflation was front and center. we tilts very much towards the fed to take on what is happening in the united s

cnn's david culver is joining us from shanghai.what have we learned about the potential birthplace of this pandemic? >> well, wolf, we knew going back to the state department fact sheet that these three wuhan workers had been sickened and had flu-like symptoms. what we are hearing is they were so sick they had to be hospitalized. the white house was asked about this. they didn't get into details on the intel. instead they said that the w.h.o. needs better access so as to learn the facts. the w.h.o. has been here in china. they had a field team in wuhan earlier this year. we were down in wuhan in january as that field team was under way going through the sites, and the seafood market as well as the institute of virology. they claim it is extremely unlikely that the origin of this virus is a leak from the lab is that many of the members on the team were concerned with the amount of transparency and just how much access to the crucial data they were getting. in fact, they claimed that the chinese were limiting them in many ways. >> i

cnn's david culver has the latest from shanghai. >> reporter: what goes up must come down. the question is, where? scientists say they will not know the exact entry point of the 22-ton chinese rocket until it's so close, it's only hours away from re-entry. experts say don't panic. this is not like a hollywood blockbuster where the impact of something from outer space threatens to end the world. but uncontrolled space junk crashing back to earth is a growing concern. what's expected to hit earth this weekend is the empty core of a rocket that's been losing orbit its since launch much of which should burn up in the atmosphere but some pieces could get through, like last year, when the largest piece of space debris in 30 years landed in the atlantic ocean and over parts of africa, remnants of a similar chinese rocket. >> the chinese have this new type of rocket called the long mark 5-b, and unlike other big rockets, it litters space by leaving its big 20-ton core stage in orbit, and american rockets, russian rockets, european rockets don't do that. >> chinese state media says

cnn's david culver is live for us in shanghai. david, good evening to you. thanks for joining.u know, this report raises so many critical questions about the origins of this pandemic. what else can you tell us? >> reporter: it is really disturbing, don, to think not only that these researchers who worked within the wuhan institute of virology, that high-level lab within the city in which this outbreak was first detected, were sickened but also now through this intel, the severity of their illnesses. just how sick they were, suggesting that they had to go to the hospital. so we don't know exactly what they had, and part of that could be because just going back to that time, november of 2019, we didn't have the testing for covid-19. and the chinese likely did not have the testing at that time. however, what it does do is it challenges the timeline and the narrative that have come out from chinese officials here, suggesting that the virus didn't really start until december 2019 in wuhan and spread not from a lab but rather in the seafood market. that was, if you remember, the init

david culver, cnn, shanghai. >>> so, while the u.s. digs for answers about how the virus started, it's making big strides a emerging from the pandemic. coming up, how travel is surging across the nation ahead of a holiday weekend. >>> plus, despite europe's slow-vaccine rollout, the eu-drug regulator just approved lowering the age for getting a shot. we will go to london for details, just ahead. stay with us. needles. essential for sewing, but maybe not for people with certain inflammatory conditions. because there are options. like an “unjection.” xeljanz. the first and only pill of its kind that treats moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, or moderate to severe ulcerative colitis when other medicines have not helped enough. xeljanz can lower your ability to fight infections. before and during treatment, your doctor should check for infections, like tb and do blood tests. tell your doctor if you've had hepatitis b or c, have flu-like symptoms, or are prone to infections. serious, sometimes fatal infections, can

in beijing and shanghai. welcome, i'm tom kinsey. >> let's get your top stories today. pboc sending a warning shot on the chinese currency, saying the exchange rate cannot be used as a tool to offset

they had a lot of headaches and protests in shanghai after some accidents that scars -- accidents withthe chinese market at risk for tesla? >> china is going to favorites local producers like neo and others, xpeng, and i think they are granting subsidies to neo, the battery swap company, even on its very high-end cars, which they are not granting to tesla. it has always been obvious that china would favor a local producer, but what we are seeing from china and particularly tesla is exports into europe where it does not yet have a plant. what we are hearing is especially in germany, but all over europe, where their standards are extremely high for cars in terms of design and performance, that they would prefer cars from shanghai, which is a much newer plant and much more productive, much more efficient in terms of these designs, than is fremont. so i think we are seeing much more develop it, -- more development, and i think china wants that. they want to be known not for exporting cheap goods, but also high-end goods, so this could be the beginning of a trend. carol: so is china at risk

will have a high of 27 degrees for shanghai on your friday. that day like no other we will never give up we will never conceive that shook us politics to its core you reacted. faultlines examines the fallout i don't know what the hell happened to the republican party and asks what next for the grand old party everything i think or everything is prevent this is trumps party with the fire overtake the party will overtake the country faultlines capital attack the republican party off to trump on al-jazeera the. al-jazeera. hello i'm barbara sarah this is the al-jazeera news hour live from london thank you for joining us coming up in the next 60 minutes. israeli air strikes flash in another high rise presidential building in the tightly packed the gaza strip where at least 65 people have now been killed. more bad.

those photos today of a 787 in shanghai. the company loepded it with medical supplies. ox general concentrators, and it will take over distribution. >>> just as they are looking for covid vaccine in children, we have seen a jump in weeks. it comes as some parents are trying to figure out whether they would or won't vac nate their kinchth as more and more adults continue to get their rates, the numbers continue to plummet. infection rates amons children continue to beer is sis tantly constant. at the park in santa clara, flights are flying and families are working their dog. among the adults i talked with here say they have a first dose of the vaccine. but not everyone here is on the same page about whether they want their kids to get shots. >> i think it's safe for the kids as well, and we are want everyone to get it. >> if by the american academy of pete yat ricks. ep deem yol cyst grace lee says if vaccines are approved for kids, the infection plummet. >> having a vaccine again above and beyond masking and social distancing, et the rera. >> the infection rates could d

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this moving closer to shanghai, so we will watch for deteriorating conditions. ♪ >> in 1985, four anti-apartheidre murdered. >> if you solve the problem that way, then -- >> the quest for justice reveal systemic prosecution. and exposes the influence the former establishment still wielded in the new south africa. my father died for this, an investigation on "al jazeera." ♪ ♪ anchor: a reminder of our top stories on "al jazeera." the u.s. government has supported a plan to lift patent protections on coronavirus vaccines. it would make them cheaper to make for low income nations. the who says half of the world coronavirus infections during the past week have been in india. meanwhile, hospits under extreme stress with shortages of beds, oxygen, and staff. donald trump will remain banne from facebookd -- banned from facebook. he has culled the decision of total grace. benjamin netanyahu's run as prime minister could be over, after he asked his political rival to form a new government. he says that the person who heads the centrist party secured the support of 56 of the 120 members. it is the latest

delhi mumbai manila and shanghai each home to more than $20000000.00 people as are the biggest metropolis is in latin america sao paolo and mexico city. traffic is a major problem in megacities but there are new ideas out there on how to tackle it . we're also used to cars that we can't imagine cities without them anymore but if we were to experience that we wouldn't want to go back to cars. this is how cities might look in future if different kinds of road users were separated one road is for fast moving electric vehicles another for pedestrians cyclists and scooters. with the 3rd a prominent reserved for pedestrians only. welcome to the woven city a project under development by japanese carmaker toyota a prototype city and living laboratory for cutting edge technologies. here all vehicles will be self driving and run on electric power or hydrogen the many city itself will be powered by solar and geothermal energy with everything coordinated centrally by ai technology. it's being designed for a population of 2000. people off a clue go look we need it smarter ideas about how people can mo

in a violent storm in china strong winds and large hail stones battered towns and cities close to shanghai on friday night officials said most of those killed were hit by falling trees and power lines. a car bomb in afghanistan has killed at least 24 people and wounded more than 100 others including children most of the victims were students staying at a guest house while preparing for exams no one has yet claimed responsibility for the blast in logar province which struck as people broke their fast during the islamic holy month of ramadan the attack comes as u.s. and nato troops begin withdrawing after a 20 year war with the taliban. western military involvement in afghanistan began nearly 20 years ago when u.s. led forces went in just days after the september 11th 2001 terror attacks. the mission of the u.s. and its allies to make the world safe from terrorism by removing the taliban which had allowed osama bin laden and his al qaeda network to operate from afghan territory. the taliban regime was quickly overthrown but achieving peace in afghanistan has approved the elusive. with intern

chen chen is 7 months pregnant and like many other women living here in shanghai having a baby has been a big decision. the only thing that is useful for us to have a child we needed a certain financial foundation before we could consider it now my financial resources are enough to support a baby as for a 2nd i have to see if i have the energy to meet with him. according to china's latest census its population has grown by 72000000 since 2010. that may sound a lot but it's the slowest birth rate for decades. in the late 1970 s. a one child policy was introduced to stop a population explosion which works so well that in 2015 it was replaced with a 2 child limit. but not everyone is happy with that decision. that year for all the other a mother of 2 children although i followed the call of our country to give birth to a 2nd child i actually regret this decision our finances a good but the biggest problem is that no one can help us with our children but there are. many now expect beijing to change the rules again in order to encourage more women to give birth. but china also has another he

greater tokyo population 38000000 followed by jakarta with around 34000000 delhi mumbai manila and shanghai each home to more than 20000000 people as are the biggest metropolises in latin america sao paolo and mexico city. traffic is a major problem in megacities but there are new ideas out there on how to tackle it . we're also used to cars that we can't imagine cities without them anymore but if we were to experience that we wouldn't want to go back to cars that's an obstacle and. this is how cities might look in future if different kinds of road users were separated one road is so fast moving aleck trickery eccles another for pedestrians cyclists and scooters with the 3rd a prominent reserved for pedestrians only. welcome to the overton city a project under development by japanese carmaker toyota a prototype city and living laboratory for cutting edge technologies. here all vehicles will be self driving and run on electric power or hydrogen the mini city itself will be powered by solar and geothermal energy with everything coordinated central. by ai technology. it's been designed for a p

we have rainfall that is going to bring a lot of rain to shanghai, extending up into japan.head of that, tokyo seeing mild weather, 26 celsius there, plenty of sunshine breaking through for japan. ♪ >> the europa hotel is the most bombed hotel i have ever stayed in in a conflict zone. >> this was a hub of journalism. >> we loved it when it was booked and we loved it even when it was bombed. >> a major target of the conflict in northern ireland, belfast, europa, on al jazeera. ♪ lauren: a reminder of the top stories on al jazeera. secretary of state antony blinken says the u.s. is reopening its consulate in occupied jerusalem after meeting with the palestinian authority president, mahmoud abbas. he pledged aid to gaza but insisted hamas should not benefit from it. a journalists arrested in belarus after a commercial jet was diverted and forced to land there on sunday. european airlines are now rerouting flights to avoid the russian airspace. the international community is calling for the immediate release of the president and prime minister of mali after a coup ousted them. i

chen chen is 7 months pregnant and like many other women living here in shanghai having a baby has been a big decision. the only thing that is useful for us to have a child we needed a certain financial foundation before we could consider it now my financial resources are enough to support a baby as for a 2nd i have to see if i have the energy. which. according to china's latest census its population has grown by 72000000 since 2010. that may sound a lot but it's the slowest birth rate for decades. in the late 1970 s. a one child policy was introduced to stop a population explosion it works so well that in 2015 it was replaced with a 2 child limit but not everyone is happy with that decision. that or the other mother of 2 children although i followed the call of our country to give birth to a 2nd child i actually regret this decision of finance is a good but the biggest problem is that no one can help us with our children but there are. many now expect beijing to change the rules again in order to encourage more women to give birth. but china also has another headache it's facing a decl

in singapore and shanghai. i'm haslinda amin. rishaad: i'm rishaad salamat it.op stories, asian equities up, investors looking ahead to this week's key inflation figures from china and the u.s. the asx 200 set to close at a record high, as iron ore prices go red hot. haslinda: no end in sight to a shutdown of the biggest u.s. gasoline pipeline as fuel suppliers seek alternatives ahead of the summer driving season. rishaad: the outlook for india's two wheeler market, as export prospects, we are joined by an auto executive. haslinda: asian markets trending higher on the back of gains in the u.s., reaching another record. one market is australia, the asx poised to hit a record high to close a record high on the back of that commodities rally. one index is up by 0.5 percent. we are tracking gasoline and oil, both higher after a key u.s. pipeline was shut because of -- and the current won, among the biggest gainers versus the u.s. dollar. rishaad: let's have a look at what is going on with bangkok as we get the open there. falling on what we have been witnessing with

gentian is 7 months pregnant and like many other women living here in shanghai having a baby has been a big decision. and it is useful for us to have a child we needed a certain financial foundation before we could consider it now my financial resources are enough to support a baby as for a 2nd i have to see if i have the energy. here. according to china's latest census its population has grown by 72000000 since 2010. that may sound a lot but it's the slowest birth rate for decades. in the late 1970 s. a one child policy was introduced to stop a population explosion. it works so well that in 2015 it was replaced with a 2 child limit but not everyone is happy with that decision. that here all the other a mother of 2 children although i followed the call of our country to give birth to a 2nd child i actually regret this decision or finances it good but the biggest problem is that no one can help us with our children there are. many now expect beijing to change the rules again in order to encourage more women to give birth. but china also has another headache. it's facing a decline in it

so i told my guide, i wanted to get down quickly to the shanghai made it down to base camp safely. he said he knows why he was successful and has some advice. others in his position. the time you a whole know if you're disabled or able bodied, whether you have lost your, i don't have no legs or hands. it doesn't matter as long as you have a strong mind. you can always complete a thing that other people can. yourself release him. and his case, this is certainly turned out to be true. that's it for today. follow us on social media on facebook and twitter. thanks for watching and see you back here tomorrow with is who's the news? it's been ongoing quest for the spring began in 2011 people stood up against corrupt, rulers and dictatorship. all these moments have left the boston my memory. the me they had hoped for more security, more freedom, more dignity, have their hopes for many years after the arab spring. rebellion starts june 7th on d. w. i welcome to art and culture coming up, nigeria prepares to take back some of its greatest cultural treasures stolen during colonialism. and la

jane, shanghai sh engine. that's where the big money is money. it's part of the chinese dream to live and work in the big dazzling cities. but most of the former rural residents looking for work can't afford to do so. millions of them are constantly on the move as migrant workers. this is my 1st one. would you accept because there's not just a few of them at several 100 millions in new york. i don't know the exact number sizes even about 2 or 300000000 people. maybe more than constantly wandering from one place to the next to make money because they can't at home can dog. and i get a hold of they can get that guns in there. they could only work in the fields. it's i don't even that isn't so easy anymore because so much land is so contaminated. it's become completely and fertile. when i went on to the rural exit, as has led to rapidly increasing rents in cities in 2017 an apartment in beijing cost about $620.00 euros in rent. whereas the average salary of the paging official was around 1400 years, barely twice the rent. ah, lie comparison, a migra

jane, shanghai sh engine, that's where the big money is. money. it's part of the chinese dream to live and work in the big dazzling cities. but most of the former rural residents looking for work can't afford to do so. millions of them are constantly on the move as migrant workers. this is my 1st. why would you accept because there is not just a few of them at several 100 millions and i think a 100000000 as well. i don't know the exact number sizes, even about 2 or 300000000 people, maybe more constantly wandering from one place to the next to make money because they can't at home, can have a dog. and i gets a phony. how's it going? i can get for them that comes in there, they could only work in the fields is i don't even that isn't so easy anymore because so much land is so contaminated, it's become completely infer tile. and then the liberal exodus has led to rapidly increasing rents in cities. in 2017 an apartment in beijing cost about $620.00 euros in rent. whereas the average salary of the paging official was around $1400.00 euros. barely twi

direct investment funds does it has an efficacy of 79.4 percent and will cost less than $10.00 but shanghai composite is down losing 2.5 percent for the week despite the drop china's exports were more than expected at over 32 percent in april fueled by global stimulus but services sector also grew at its fastest pace in 4 months the hong saying is in the red this week after a slight loss on friday pushed hong kong just engine negative territory tech took a big hit as tensions between china and the west continue to weigh on the sector costing 4.3 percent in japan the nikkei is up despite concerns over the government's plan to extend the state of emergency until the end of may video game maker nintendo also lost 3 percent on friday as it confirmed the demand for its switch console is expected to decline a lot in percent this year now over to india where the sun sex is in the green even as the nation continues to see a massive outbreak of code cases new daily infections were above 300-0042 weeks straight but the lack of a widespread lockdown is keeping the surge from weighing on stocks banks a

course of 12 months, the measure would save the equivalent of 48 individual flights from frankfurt to shanghai been killed and dozens injured in mexico city after a railway bridge carrying a metro train collapsed onto a busy road. foreign ministers from the g7 group of industrialised nations are meeting in london, it is the first face—to—face talks for more than two years. and the prime minister has announced new trade and investment deals with india worth £1 billion. it is safe to say after the year we have had, people have a lot to think about before heading to the polls on thursday. my heart stopped twice, so they had to cpr me, twice. in march last year, scott howell became the first coronavirus patient that needed intensive care treatment at the royal gwent hospital in newport, south wales. my wife had two calls to say that was it, i wasn't going to pull through. the advice they got from italy was suggesting that if people had not come out of a coma within two weeks, if they did come out, they were going to have major failures of organs, and i took two and a half weeks. but yeah, it wasn'

so i told my guide, i wanted to get down quickly to the shanghai made it down to base camp safely. he said, he knows why he was successful and has some advice. others in his position. the time you a whole know much if you're disabled or able bodied, whether you have lost your ice, i don't have no legs or hands. it doesn't matter as long as you have a strong mind. you can always complete a thing that other people cannot leave yourself releasing. in his case, this is certainly turned out to be true. that's it for today. follow us on social media on facebook and twitter. thanks for watching and see you back here tomorrow. ah, the news the fight against the corolla virus pandemic. how has the rate of infection in developing? what does the latest research say? information and contact the corona virus. 19 special next on dw, in the climate change, the africa what's the people who hear what ideas do they have for their future? d, w, african megacity. the main thing that you can click and answer me . ah, was for me. oh, on mounting for us to climb is, are aiming for the top of the world. b

we're getting these heavy pulses of rain along the gang see river lot of rain in the forecast for shanghai on friday we will watch that backs of moisture sling into the korean peninsula and key issue island in japan so osaka what day ahead for you on saturday 27 degrees and heavy pockets of rain for beijing in the forecast as well on saturday to southeast asia we're getting some thundery downpours across indochina but bangkok you're in the clear some sunshine hoshi mon city thunderstorms however for you heavy pocket of rain toward northern areas of sumatra across borneo in particular brunei and drenching rain for southern areas of the philippines that will continue for saturday as well take it to the arabian sea where we're watching this disturbance now starting to form proper circulation it looks like it could develop into a tropical cyclone over the next little bit and impact go up to mumbai but our computer models are keeping this offshore but it will still have an impact toward western areas of india across the middle east we've got high heat a high of $42.00 in doha on friday. sponsor

pearl river valley hong kong you're going to stay dry on friday with a high of 31 and same goes for shanghai but we watch this batch of rain move out toward the east china sea i do think it's going to steer out toward the pacific maybe just clip the eastern edge of honshu off to southeast asia on our heaviest rain can be found across borneo sue the way z. and also toward the southern philippines and we're getting a bit of a break from the heavier rain into indochina however bangkok thunderstorms in the picture for you on friday we will talk about the storm risk in india and just one sec but 1st i want to put this on your radar we have some dust storms a threat of dust storms moving across southern areas of pakistan into raja stan as for those storms in india they'll be around carola province into west bengal for your friday across the middle east where dialing up temperatures around the gulf kuwait at $42.00 degrees and we can also find a lot of heat around the eastern mediterranean istanbul up to $25.00 on friday. qatar airways. well time of the past that journey by you feel your holiday ha

in shanghai, the rank keeps coming down, cross southern parts of china. so further flooding, concerns going on if flooding concerns stevens through parts over in the china. some heavy examples coming through here could see some heavy rain just pushing towards the philippines as we go on through saturday. and the usual rational showers across a good part of south east asia by his showers tearing to the south west of india, road tropical sites, and now bringing some very heavy rain to singles ah, sponsored cattle airways. the roper hotel is the hotel that i've ever stated and the biggest box you have ever seen. how did explode taken out the hotel? this was the church. we loved it when it was built and read even when it was a major town it or the conflict in northern ireland in the late 20th century belfast europa. a new episode of war hotels on al jazeera. ah, ah. the me go back to watching out, is there a time to recap our headlines now? germany has acknowledged that committed genocide in the movie or in the early 20th century. german settler forces killed

you where this is we're getting some pretty good downpours along the yangtze river heavy rain for shanghai in the forecast on friday and because water levels are up in the yang sea we do have to watch for the risk of flooding now this batch of boisterous flings into south korea and key issue island on japan as we head toward saturday's so some soaking rain there and beijing getting into some downpours for the for you on saturday with a high of 23 degrees ok take you to the arabian sea now where we are starting to get a proper circulation on this disturbance very likely to form into a tropical cyclone over the next few days looks to impact go up to mumbai but it's our computer models are showing that it stays offshore for bangladesh some pretty intense thunderstorms in the forecast on friday so we're going to have to watch for intense lightning hail and those winds to whip up across areas of pakistan into raja stan and punjab state in india we do have to watch for some dust being kicked up so some hazy sunshine for new delhi in the forecast on friday and we've got plenty of heat across the

just by making declaration of concrete measures needed president alexander lucas shanghai claimed victory and the lecture last summer, which opponents said was clearly raked. supporters of the opposition status series of unprecedented mass brutus, the we're going to be disrupted. shanker is sort of testing the, the tolerance of the you showing that he can get along with, even at the, at the background of the strange relations with the west and being under sanctions . and condemnation kid legitimacy is not recognized by you literature. he can still make this powerful move, prosecuted his opponents, even those who managed to escape route human rights could say since last august, around 35000 people have been detained with dolphins receiving jail terms, protest, which is now among them. nor about money, al jazeera sled here and al jazeera volcanic tremors continue in democratic republic of congress. fucking fresh fears of lava flag, and brazil president gets on his bike and draws crowds in defiance. grain criticism, and falling popularity. ah oh, hello. nice to see. you know, that weather ma