welcome to asia business report, i am sharanjit leyl asia business report, i am sharanjit leyl.a business report, i am sharanjit leyl. we are on china watch and the semi— annual report that investigates trading partners manipulating currency. that is due out this week. we are looking at whether the us treasury will name china currency manipulator. china is one of six countries on the list along with japan, south korea, germany, switzerland and india. for a come true to be named to currency manipulator, there are three boxes to tick. —— country. a trade surplus, current accounts surplus and a persistent one—sided intervention. what are the implications? here is an analysis from julian evans prichard. it would have political significance, suggesting the trump administration are keen to push hard on china regarding trade but practical implications, not many. the process of formal negotiations with china but it seems likely to hear that china will deny the accusation is given they are not even true and that would leave the us side with little recourse apart from the trade actions it

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: hurricane michael, the most powerful storm in a century to hit the southwest coast of america, slams the florida shore. as new evidence emerges surrounding the fate of the missing saudi journalist jamal kashoggi, president trump says he's asked top saudi officials for answers we cannot let this happen — to reporters, to anybody, we cannot let this happen. and we are going to get to the bottom of it. i'm ben bland in london. also in the programme: rebuilding palu. two weeks after indonesia's devastating earthquake and tsunami, the authorities say they're ending search and rescue operations and police in nepal smash a major smuggling ring trading in baby chimpanzees stolen from their mothers in the wild. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, 1am in london and eight in the evening in florida, where hurricane michael is battering the us coast. the state's governor has warned it's could be t

i am sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: tributes for leicester city chairman and thai billionaire vichai srivaddhanaprabha, who's died in a helicopter crash outside the club's stadium. you can see behind me of course there is this extraordinary outpouring of grief, these tributes have been laid, pouring in throughout the course of the day. and this is the scene live in rio, as supporters of the far right candidate jair bolsonaro celebrate his victory in a highly divisive presidential campaign. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: authorities in pittsburgh name the 11 victims of a shooting at a synagogue in the worst anti—semitic attack in recent us history. and crowdfunding on a massive scale in pakistan — the government is trying to raise $17 billion to build two hydroelectric dams. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, 7am in bangkok, and midnight in leicester, where the football club have confirmed that their

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: president trump praises nikki hailey after her shock resignation as us ambassador to the un. but is she after his job? we're all happy for you in one way, but we hate to lose you. hopefully you will be back at some point, maybe in a different capacity, you can have your pick. controversy over bangladesh's plan to resettle rohingya refugees to an uninhabited island in the bay of bengal. translation: i left everything behind, my house, my cattle, and faced a lot of hardship. now we've just about settled down and they're talking about moving us to that island 7 i am really scared. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: hurricane michael bears down on america's gulf coast, bringing hundred mile an hour winds and life—threatening storm surges. alabama, florida and georgia declare states of emergency. and jumping for joy — how one swiss teenager perfected his parkour challenge at the 53rd attempt. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world ne

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: as indonesian investigators search through the wreckage of flightjt610, the bbc obtains a technical log showing the jet had instrument problems the day before it crashed with 189 people on board. search and rescue teams say they will work through the night to recover the debris as well as search for survivors. relatives wait for news of their loved ones — although its feared all those on board have died. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme. sri lanka's unfolding political crisis — as the president sacks his cabinet and suspends parliament. and how football diplomacy has helped with the thaw in relations between north and south korea. new live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 9 am in singapore, 1am in london and 8 am in indonesia where it's now thought a technical problem may have been responsible for the crash of a passenger plane with 189 people on board. a log obtained by the bbc says the

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: the mystery of the saudi journalist — now turkish investigators enter the consulate where he was allegedly killed. uk prime minister theresa may calls for calm ahead of crucial brexit negotiations but concerns in her party are growing. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: australia welcomes the expectant royal couple meghan and harry. we're live in sydney with the latest. and introducing the keruru — new zealand's alcohol—loving bird of the year. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, 1am in london and 3am in istanbul, turkey where a team of investigators has been searching the consulate of saudi arabia. they're looking for evidence the journalist jamal khashoggi was killed there. the saudis have officially denied the allegation. but there are claims in us media that riyadh is preparing to admit that khashoggi died in an interrogation that went wrong. mark lowen reports. th

i am sharanjit leyl asia business report. i am sharanjit leyl. thanks for watching.op stories this hour: donald trump has accepted the resignation of his ambassador to the united nations, nikki haley. she's dismissed speculation she's planning to run for president in 2020. hurricane michael is bearing down on america's gulf coast, bringing 100 mile an hour winds and life—threatening storm surges. alabama, florida and georgia have declared states of emergency. after one of the hottest summers on record the mining industry is reaping the rewards of what promises to be the best ever great harvest. there has been a steady increase in wine production in the uk over the past few years. 0ur correspondentjon kay reports from devon. 0n the banks of the river dart, it is a vintage year. today alone they picked six tons of grapes on the sharpham estate. that's four times more than normal. anna's secateurs hardly stop. filling as many boxes as she can in these last few days of the season. between 20 and 28 crates. a day? a day. i'm not a very fast picker, either. some of the oth

i am sharanjit leyl. thanks for watching.ent trump has visited the scene of the massacre in pittsburgh and faced some protestors saying he was not welcome. bangladesh and myanmar have agreed to begin the repatriation of rohingya refugees next month, despite a warning from the un that conditions are not right for their return. when the people of warwickshire decided to honour the war dead from their local regiment, they set themselves a task of making 11,610 poppies — one for each soldier who died in the first world war. what came next was quite remarkable. word spread and tens of thousands of poppies arrived from all over the world. the spectacular tribute is on display at st mary's church in warwick. kevin reide went to see it. the idea was to get 11,610 copies and put them on display in st mary's church in warwick, each one representing each soldier of the royal warwick regiment who die during the first world war, but they had been inundated with well over 60,000 being sent in. it isjust, wow, people walk in and that is the

and i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore.e speak to entrepreneurs there on what this will mean for business. and before we go, here's some free running for you, robot style. atlas, as it's known, is a creation of boston dynamics lab and is capable ofjumping over logs, and leaping up steps, although it still has to master the challenge of leaping. but the 40 centimetre high steps prove no obstacle. that's all for now — stay with bbc world news. hello there. we saw a top temperature of 21 celsius across the south—east of england yesterday. today is looking a little bit cooler, and that's because we've lost that warm southerly wind off the near continent. we'll also have a few showers, as well. it's not going to be completely dry today. that's because we've got these weather fronts moving very slowly south—eastwards. now, this one is going to bring a band of cloud to portions of england and wales first thing this morning. some spots of rain, in fact, on its southern edge in towards the west country there. it'll very slowly move

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: tributes from around the world for leicester city chairman and thai billionaire vichai srivaddhanaprabha, who's died in a helicopter crash outside the club's stadium. this is the scene live in rio, as supporters of the far—right candidate, jair bolsonaro, celebrate his victory in brazil's highly divisive presidential campaign. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: authorities in pittsburgh name the 11 victims of a shooting at a synagogue in the worst anti—semitic attack in recent us history. and crowdfunding on a massive scale in pakistan. the government tries to raise $17 billion to build two hydroelectric dams. live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. its newsday. —— it's. good morning. it's 9am in singapore, 8am in bangkok and iam in the british city of leicester where the football club have confirmed that their chairman, vichai srivaddhanaprabha, was among those killed on saturday evening when the helicopter carrying him a

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. i'm kasia madera in london.ina confirms the head of interpol, meng hongwei, is being investigated for suspected violations of the law. as indonesia plans to end the search for earthquake survivors on thursday, there are fears there could be thousands of bodies in the city of palu. around 5,000 people are still unaccounted for. in formula 1, lewis hamilton won the japanese grand prix and extends his lead in the drivers championship. there are nowjust four races to go. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the front page of the new york times international edition shows the devastation in indonesia. this is what remains of a mosque in palu, on sulawesi island, what they call "an island in disaster‘s grip". japan's prime minister shinzo abe is on the front of the the financial times, after he made an announcement on brexit. he's told the paper he'd welcome the uk into the trans—pacific partnership with "open arms" after it leaves the eu. and trade is also on the front page of the south china

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: president trump visits the scene of the massacre of 11 jewish people in pittsburgh despite some protestors saying he is not welcome. bangladesh and myanmar agree on the return of some rohingya refugees, but the un warns that it's not safe for them yet. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: indonesia orders inspections of all boeing 737 max 8 planes as the lion air recovery operation continues. this is now the grim ritual that's taking place here at the port. these coastguard boats coming in, bringing back what they have been able to recover from the wreckage. let's get to work. and we talk to the football star wayne rooney about his new life and success in america. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 9am in singapore, 1am in london and 9pm in the evening in the us city of pittsburgh. that's where president trump has landed to meet the families of victims of the deadly mass shooting at a sy

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: scrambling for aid after indonesia's earthquake and tsunami — our correspondent mariko oi is with rescuers as they prepare to end their search operation. here in the city of palu electricity is back up and the economy is starting to move again. us senators have the fbi report on supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh who's been accused of sexual misconduct — key democrats say it's incomplete. we have many fears that this was a very limited process that would constrain the fbi from getting all the facts. having received a thorough briefing on the documents, those fears have been realised. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: western nations accuse russian cyber spies of hacking into governments and institutions around the world. and we visit vietnam to find out why it's so vulnerable to climate change and rising sea levels. it's iam in london, 8am here in singapore and also in palu in indonesia, where the death toll from last weeks 7.5 magnitude earthquake a

it edition of asia business report, and sharanjit leyl. brand—new week and inflation seems to be the big theme for investors and central bankers all week. —— i am. on tuesday, china post investment and inflation numbers, and we will see whether the trade war has begun to bite the chinese manufacturers. on thursday, the federal reserve releases the minutes of its last policy meeting, and investors will be reading that for clues on how strong the reserve bank thinks the us economy is and whether they will be more rate hikes than anticipated. on friday, third—quarter gdp numbers come in from china. also on friday, just how much progress has japan's central bank made on boosting inflation? we will find out the release of september information numbers. the head of fixed income trading at scotiabank came into the studio early on to give me his assessment. this is probably going to sharpen inflation accounts, some of those public going to be these more expensive imports, prices up, accounting for more than 3% of chinese consumer inflation. and al

i am sharanjit leyl business report. i am sharanjit leyl.rices has slipped this morning, dragged down by ongoing wea kness morning, dragged down by ongoing weakness in global stock markets and signs of rising global supplies, despite days before us sanctions on iranian oil come into effect with some of iran's biggest crude customers in the region, including the likes of india and china as well as turkey, and they are feeling the heat and resisting washington calls to end buying iranian oil, they say there are not sufficient supplies worldwide to replace the oil they buy from tehran. john smith served for ii buy from tehran. john smith served for 11 years as a top official in the us treasury department's offers and explains why america is taking and explains why america is taking an aggressive approach to these actions. from the beginning trump said it was not a good deal because it didn't include ballistic missile is, it had time limitations and he believes the iranians continue to foment discord in the region which he is wanting to end. mos

and i‘m sharanjit leyl in singapore. stay with us. the national holiday. some images from the netherlands before we go. this was an abandoned lion cub and this cub was found in a small cage by someone outjogging. it is thought to be four or five—month—old. vets say it was very stressed by the ordeal, but otherwise it is healthy and i‘m happy to say that the cub is now being cared for at a wildlife park —— five months old. dutch police are looking for the owners. they‘re not sure what happened but they‘re interested in. the most important thing is that the little cub is ok —— there in investigating. that is good to hear! —— they are investigating. from both of us, goodbye! good morning. some autumn warmth to come in the week ahead, but before that, i just want to concentrate on the rain. it was a pretty miserable sunday across the far north—west of scotland, a lot of low cloud, it was windy at times and there was some rain, some of it persistent. a couple of inches of rain has already fallen in parts of the north—west of scotland alrea

and i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. stay with us.nd before we go, take a look at this happy couple — it's the wedding of japan's princess ayako to commoner kei moriya. the 28—year—old princess was married in a traditional ceremony at tokyo's famed meiji shrine. the shrine is dedicated to the princess's great—grandfather, emperor meiji. hundreds of guests and well—wishers queued up outside hoping to catch a glimpse of the couple. they were arriving at the shrine in traditional court clothing, with the kimono road at her hair is tied in the ancient style of noble women. she smiled at moria, who was waiting for her in a suit. and the princess has lost her royal status after the marriage of the 32—year—old employee ofa marriage of the 32—year—old employee of a shipping company, but we understand that members of the imperial household agency will retain honorary positions at two organisations even after leaving the imperialfamily, organisations even after leaving the imperial family, in what would be the first such instance over fears of

the headlines: —— sharanjit leyl.e in the city of palu, one week on from the earthquake, electricity is back up and things are moving again. us senators have the report into brett kavanaugh. key democrat said is incomplete. we have many fears that this was a very limited process that would constrain the fbi from getting all the facts. having received a thorough briefing on the documents, those fears have been realised. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: western nations attack what they claim are russian spies hacking into governments and institutions around the world. and we travel to vietnam to find out why it's so vulnerable to climate change and rising sea levels. it's midnight in london, 7am here in singapore, and also in palu in indonesia, where the death toll from last weeks 7.5 magnitude earthquake and tsunami currently stands at 1,424. the fear is that figure will rise further as most of the dead accounted for have been from the main city of palu, while figures for some remote areas remain part

and i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. stay with us.rawing from a deal that gave chinese companies cheap postal rates. that's on asia business report. and before we go, let's head to canada and the first legal sale of cannabis. there were long queues outside stores which opened their doors at midnight, to sell marijuana for recreational purposes. canada has become only the second country in the world — after uruguay — to allow cannabis to be legally sold in shops across the country. and a reminder of our top story — donald trump has said he would not stand in the way of investigations into the disappearance of the saudi arabianjournalist into the disappearance of the saudi arabian journalist who went missing in istanbul, jamal khashoggi, as turkish investigators are continuing to gain access to the building where he disappeared, that's a story that we are following very closely and of course we will bring you any further developments here on bbc world news newsday. stay with us, we will be back with headlines:. hello there. the last cou

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: saudi arabia's king discusses the investigation into the missing journalist jamal khashoggi with the turkish president, as international pressure mounts on the saudis, including this from the uk. if they've got nothing to hide, then they will and should co—operate. nepal's worst climbing accident for two years claims the lives of five south korean climbers and four local guides. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: could malaysia be about to get rid of the death penalty? lawmakers are due to debate new government proposals. game, set, and match, djokovic. 6-3, 6-4. back on top. the winning streak continues for novak djokovic, as he cruises to victory in the shanghai masters. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am here in singapore and 1am in london. as international pressure increases on saudi arabia over the disappearance of journalist jamal khashoggi, king salman has discussed the inve

hello and welcome to asia business report, i am sharanjit leyl asia business report, i am sharanjit leylstart with trade — donald trump is turning up the heat on beijing, withdrawing from a iaa—year—old un postal treaty that gives chinese companies discounted shipping rates for small packages sent to american customers. american shoppers seeking deals online for foreign goods have benefited from the arrangement. well the trump administration is also beginning the process of negotiating three separate bilateral trade agreements with japan, the uk separate bilateral trade agreements withjapan, the uk and separate bilateral trade agreements with japan, the uk and the european union, so let's run through the numbers. among the three, us trade with the eu bloc has passed $1 trillion in 2017, in exchange for goods and services between the us and the uk was estimated at $332 billion last year. meanwhile us trade with japan came up to $283 billion in 2018 and earlier this month president trump finalised a trade deal with counterparts in canada and mexico after several months back forth negotiati

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: all smiles as saudi's crown prince meets the us secretary of state — but international pressure mounts over the disappearance of journalist jamal khashoggi. day two of the duke and duchess down under. harry and meghan‘s royal roadshow hits rural australia. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: searching for foods of the future. is this lab—grown nugget the answer? it is really tasty. it takes like chicken. it is chicken. and northern irish writer wins the man booker prize for her novel the milkman. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 7pm in washington where president trump says the saudi crown prince has told him that a full investigation is underway over disappearance of the saudi journalist, jamal khashoggi. mr trump said the prince denied any knowledge of what happened in the saudi consulate in turkey two weeks ago, after which the journalist has

i am sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: nearly two weeks after a saudi journalist disappeared in istanbul, turkish investigators gain access to the saudi consulate in istanbul. uk prime minister theresa may calls for calm ahead of crucial brexit negotiations, but concerns in her party are growing. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: australia welcomes the expected royal couple, meghan and harry. we are live in sydney with the latest. and introducing new zealand's alcohol loving bird of the year. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london, and 7pm in the evening in washington, where president trump has suggested that rogue killers could be responsible for the disappearance of jamal khashoggi. the saudi journalist went missing after entering the saudi consulate in istanbul two weeks ago. the us secretary of state, mike pompeo, is on his way to saudi arabia before stopping in istanbul, where a joint

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore, welcome to newsday. the headlines: president trump denies he's covering up for saudi arabia and says he wants answers over the disappearance of jamal khashoggi. i want to find out what happened, where is the fault, and we will probably know that by the end of the week. crimea declares three days of mourning — after a gun and bomb attack at a college left at least 19 dead. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: no breakthrough for britain, brexit and the irish border. theresa may meets eu leaders but they say she's offering nothing new. running battles with police in the indian state of kerala as hindu protesters try to stop women entering a temple for the first time. live from our studios in singapore in london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, 1 in the morning in london and 8 in the evening in washington where president trump has denied covering up for saudi arabia over the suspected murder of the saudi journalist jamal khashoggi. but he said the us

sharanjit leyl is in our asia business hub in singapore. u, sharanjit, just tell us about what the two discussed. that's right, sally, japanese prime minister shinzo abe and indian counterpart narendra modi are having talks on monday to wrap up are having talks on monday to wrap upa summit are having talks on monday to wrap up a summit in tokyo after a very scenic weekend tour through japan's autumn colours where mr modi became the first leader to be invited to mr abe home in the country. the leaders wa nt to abe home in the country. the leaders want to enhance security cooperation and enhance the economic alliance between the nations, and thrashing out a security cooperation pact which will essentially see joint military drills betweenjapan‘s self defence forces and the indian military, the aim of course of being to keep the indian and pacific ocea ns to keep the indian and pacific oceans free and open and counter china's rising claims over some of those areas. japan — india, together with the us, they have been boosting defence cooperation

i'm sharanjit leyl with bbc news. our top story: the far—right candidate, jair bolsonaro, has claimed victory in brazil's presidential election. bolsonaro pledged to defend the constitution, democracy and freedom. with almost all of the votes counted, he has secured 55% of the votes against 45% for fernando haddad from the left—wing workers‘ party. leicester city football club have confirmed that their chairman, thai businessman vichai srivaddhanaprabha, was among those killed on saturday evening when the helicopter carrying him and four others crashed outside the stadium. no—one on—board survived. and this video is trending on bbc.com: a new zealander has won his fourth world scrabble championship title at the finals in london. nigel richards clinched victory when he played the word "groutier," scoring 68 points. you are up—to—date. stay with us. just gone 12:30am here on bbc news and now it's time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. injust five months‘ time, britain will be out of the european uni

hello and welcome to asia business report, i'm sharanjit leyl.welcomed the election of far right candidate jair bolsonaro in brazil's presidential election. tokyo listed brazilian shares have jumped by election. tokyo listed brazilian shares havejumped by more than 10% this morning on the news. despite his hardline stance on china, his policies are seen as being positive for the brazilian economy. our south america business correspondent daniel gallas said the country is heading ina daniel gallas said the country is heading in a radically different direction. jair bolsonaro is promising to privatise state—owned companies. he's promising budget cuts and a lot of the things markets want to see happening in brazil. we've seen the stock market in brazil rally a lot, even stocks in new york trade also rallying up as jair bolsonaro was approaching this big win. he's getting 55% of the votes. there's already 95% of ballots counted in brazil. he's been nicknamed the trump of the tropics, as you said, this push towards the right wing, so will he upset the

sharanjit leyl is following this for us in singapore. lovely to see you, sharanjit.ey have not been named and shamed as a currency manipulator. but relations are far from good. absolutely right, sally. the irony of ironies, china escapes being slapped with the label currency manipulator and guess what has to happen, but the chinese yuan hitting a 20 month low against us dollar. the currency slid as much a 0.3% against the greenback. no big surprise china remains on a watchlist that us treasury officials monitor. the exchange rate practices and the declines are according to them particular concern. the trump administration has, as you said, it has long argued that china keeps it artificially low. it raises particular concerns. it has strengthened relative to where it had been. economists now say it is more in line with china's economic fundamentals. the story is a little more about the us dollar's strengthening, particularly this year as us interest rates have risen. the dollar is up about 6.6% against the yuan this year. the stronger dollar makes american exports mor

sharanjit leyl is following the story for us in singapore. and better, doesn‘t it, in terms of the profit numbers for samsung. that's right, you said it. samsung electronics seemed to keep on doing this, their profits set to surge 20% toa this, their profits set to surge 20% to a record high. we know samsung, of course, for its mobile phones, but its chip division has been bolstered by a robust demand from things like data centres, and this firm‘s estimates show that their quarterly profits will be coming in at $15.5 billion. chips account for nearly 80% of samsung‘s operating profit and they benefited from this huge surge in data centres for cloud computing, which spurred a big surge in prices for things like dram chips, which allow devices to perform multiple tasks. but it continues to underperform with the galaxy nine underperforming, and there are legal challenges as well. top company executives keep getting into trouble. the chairman has been indicted by prosecutors in seoul for alleged involvement in sabotaging labour union activities a

sharanjit leyl is in singapore for us. it is really turbulent right now in asia.d. a sickly, stocks being sold off from across—the—board here, stocks being sold off from across—the—boa rd here, billions potentially being wiped out. japan's market falling as much as 4.4%, its biggest since march. we have the likes of the shanghai composite is down over 4%, really having its worst day since the euro 2016. in fa ct, worst day since the euro 2016. in fact, it it is at its lowest level since 2014. we haven't seen these rates for a couple of years. it is all due to those higher us interest rates, pumping investors to sell locally. very much taking their cue from wall street, suffering their sharpest one—day falls in mum on wednesday. certainly not looking great for these markets. hang sang is another that has been falling. essentially taking a big hit, worries about ongoing trade tensions between the us and china. remember, us and in this season is about to begin as well and it wasn't helped by those comments you just heard from president donald trump. —— marquetry. tha

latest inflation figures for september are out, and we can go to our asia business hub where sharanjit leylthe story. bring us up—to—date. yes, there has been some impact from the trade tensions on chinese inflation, of course we have been reporting on the us trade war with china for several months now. but it is now starting to filter into chinese numbers that are coming out, the data, today we saw the producer prices, profitability, it is calling for a third month, which is pointing to potentially ebbing domestic demand as chinese lock in the intensifying trade war with the us. we saw consumer inflation as well, it has picked up slightly in septemberfrom it has picked up slightly in september from the previous it has picked up slightly in septemberfrom the previous month, which has led to higherfood prices, pork prices for instance, these for the moment in china seem contained and it is authority is the flexibility to ease monetary policy to try to shore up slowing growth and it has in fact prompted the central bank to try to an ounce —— to announce another cut to the reserve requirement

i am sharanjit leyl in singapore.chai srivaddhanaprabha, who's died in a helicopter crash outside the club's stadium. you can see behind me of course there is this extraordinary outpouring of grief, these tributes have been laid, pouring in throughout the course of the day. and this is the scene live in rio, as supporters of the far right candidate jair bolsonaro celebrate his victory in a highly divisive presidential campaign. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: authorities in pittsburgh name the 11 victims of a shooting at a synagogue in the worst anti—semitic attack in recent us history.

sharanjit leyl is in our asia business hub in singapore., bhp is a company that will feel it, won't it? that is what they are saying, and essentially as you said, they have there expectations the global growth. they are at calling it a lose—lose outcome. it is all according to the chief commercial officer who was speaking at a conference today saying that the trade row between the us and china will cut the growth rate of both countries, making neither of them immune to it affects. though he did go on to acknowledge that there has been no in —— material impact on bhp's been no in —— material impact on bhp‘s business so far. we know china's economy grew by 6.5% in the quarter's weakest pace since the globalfinancial quarter's weakest pace since the global financial crisis of 2008 and 2009, an analyst believe business conditions will only get worse before they get better. at the moment, the us and china have slapped billions of dollars worth of ta riffs slapped billions of dollars worth of tariffs on each others' goods. all of this is being br

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore.the investigation into the missing journalist jamal khashoggi with the turkish president, as international pressure mounts on the saudis. including this in the uk. if they have got nothing to hide, then they will and should co—operate. nepal's worst climbing accident for two years claims the lives of five south korean climbers and four local guides. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: could malaysia be about to get rid of the death penalty? lawmakers are due to debate new government proposals. game, set and match.

sharanjit leyl is in singpore.ulators have put this freeze on new releases from video game makers earlier this year and tencent, and others, who are game makers and cater to the world's largest gaming market, they're expecting that frees to remain in place until at least next year. we know tencent has lost $200 billion in market capitalisation this year largely due to a stagnant growth in games sales, which make up most of its revenues, and the reason for freeze in new video game titles. there's a reason, i'm sure, sadly any perry parent of kids who play for hours on end would sympathise with, the chinese call for it to be strictly controlled hash any parent. pa rt strictly controlled hash any parent. part of a drive from xi jingping himself to combat shortsightedness in children —— any parent. there's a mr undercurrent in that regulators stop approving lots of commercial licenses for games as a result of a shakeup licenses for games as a result of a sha keup that put licenses for games as a result of a shakeup tha

welcome to this friday edition of asia business report, i'm sharanjit leyl. start with india where the central bank is widely expected to hike rates for the third time sincejune. the country is grappling with a weakening currency, the rupiah, surging oil prices, and market instability —— rupee. overnight the government cut taxes on fuel to help people cope with rising prices, and against all of this background, an economist explains why he thinks they will again raise the cost of borrowing. yes, i think they will raise rates, last week we had this external deficit as interest rates in america go up. there is a lot of market focus on the countries that need to raise funds from overseas. india isa need to raise funds from overseas. india is a similar case and as a result they will probably need to raise rates to give some defence to their currency which has been terribly weak this year. that's right, you say the rupee has been weakening and this is all part of a contagion directed at emerging economies. how much more can they do to stabilise that? well, i don't

i‘m sharanjit leyl in singapore, the headlines: china breaks its silence and confirms the interpol heade could be thousands of bodies still in the city of palu i‘m kasia madera in london — also in the programme: a tense time for brazil: exit polls suggest that far—right candidate, jair bolsonaro, has done best in the first round of the presidential election. tackling climate change. scientists may finally have the answer. we report from south korea as a landmark report is set for release.

sharanjit leyl joins us from singapore with the details. that is right.stry seems to be the next big thing especially for japanese car—makers because toyota and honda have separately hit the headlines for separately investing in this along with softbank. honda are investing 2.7 five billion and taking a stake in general motors. honda wanting to develop self driving cars that could be manufactured at high volumes. japan's softbank invested just over 2 billion in gm cruisers well. toyota has created a joint—venture to provide autonomous vehicles, as much as 100 million will be pumped into that. a commitment to ensure they have a leading edge when it comes to self driving technology. stocks trading in the asia—pacific region were mixed. lingering worries about us—china trade relations are dampening market optimism. in the bond markets, the us treasury market staged one of its steepest sell—offs of the trump presidency. strong economic data has stoked expectations for additional interest rate rises. as a result, bond yields are now at their highest level for

i‘m sharanjit leyl in singapore.e. pakistan‘s prime minister calls for calm after widespread protests after a court overturns a christian women‘s blasphemy sentence. i‘m babita sharma in london. also in the programme: campaigning in the us for the crucial mid—terms enters the final week, in what‘s being seen as referendum on president trump. and the men told they would never walk again, but thanks to a revolutionary spinal technique, they now can. i think you‘ve got to try to do the impossible to make the possible possible. i think we‘re doing that, and it feels good.

i am sharanjit leyl in singapore.y calls for calm ahead of crucial brexit negotiations, but concerns in her party are growing. i‘m babita sharma in london. also in the programme: australia welcomes the expected royal couple, meghan and harry. we are live in sydney with the latest. and introducing new zealand‘s alcohol loving bird of the year. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's and london, this is bbc world news. it‘s newsday.

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore.he turkish president, as international pressure mounts on the saudis, including this from the uk. if they've got nothing to hide, then they will and should co—operate. nepal's worst climbing accident for two years claims the lives of five south korean climbers and four local guides. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: could malaysia be about to get rid of the death penalty? lawmakers are due to debate new government proposals. game, set, and match, djokovic. 6-3, 6-4. back on top. the winning streak continues for novak djokovic, as he cruises to victory in the shanghai masters.

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore.acre of 11 jewish people in pittsburgh despite some protestors saying he is not welcome. bangladesh and myanmar agree on the return of some rohingya refugees, but the un warns that it's not safe for them yet. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: indonesia orders inspections of all boeing 737 max 8 planes as the lion air recovery operation continues. this is now the grim ritual that's taking place here at the port. these coastguard boats coming in, bringing back what they have been able to recover from the wreckage.

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore, welcome to newsday.ng up for saudi arabia and says he wants answers over the disappearance of jamal khashoggi. i want to find out what happened, where is the fault, and we will probably know that by the end of the week. crimea declares three days of mourning — after a gun and bomb attack at a college left at least 19 dead. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: no breakthrough for britain, brexit and the irish border. theresa may meets eu leaders but they say she's offering nothing new. running battles with police in the indian state of kerala as hindu protesters try to stop women entering a temple

sharanjit leyl is in our asia business hub in singapore. to show that any progress in these talks between the us and china are nowhere near at the moment. absolutely. essentially it all moment. absolutely. essentially it a ll started moment. absolutely. essentially it all started when us secretary of state mike pompeo said china is engaging in what he calls predatory economic activity in re reference to china's one belt, one road programme. he said in latin america last week while meeting heads of state ‘s in panama and mexico, he said when china comes calling its not always good for your citizens, and he said when beijing shows up with deals that are too good to be true, they often are. it has prompted chinese media to lash out at him with several editorials in chinese state dailies calling the comments disrespectful and not based on truth orfax. comments disrespectful and not based on truth or fax. all of this, taking place during these tensions, and has taken those tensions up several notches. they are both embroiled in a tit—for—tat tra

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. state — but international pressure mounts over the disappearance of journalist jamal khashoggi. day two of the duke and duchess down under. harry and meghan's royal roadshow hits rural australia. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: searching for foods of the future. is this lab—grown nugget the answer? it is really tasty. it takes like chicken. it is chicken. and northern irish writer wins the man booker

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. shock resignation as us ambassador to the un. but is she after his job? we're all happy for you in one way, but we hate to lose you. hopefully you will be back at some point, maybe in a different capacity, you can have your pick. controversy over bangladesh's plan to resettle rohingya refugees to an uninhabited island in the bay of bengal. translation: i left everything behind, my house, my cattle, and faced a lot of hardship. now we've just about settled down and they're talking about moving us to that island ? i am really scared. i'm kasia madera in london.