meantime in other news japanese prime minister shinzo abbay is in china for the first official visit in seven years against a backdrop of trade friction with the united states the asian rivals are working to build closer ties abbay was welcomed by chinese premier the key chung in beijing the two then held talks aimed at increasing economic cooperation and signed a broad range of agreements ave held it a historic turning point in the relationship between china and japan abbay is due to meet with chinese president xi jinping later today. somewhere let's bring in correspondent mathias ball into who is standing by in beijing is this indeed a historic store a turning point mathias. it certainly is for mr harvey just a few years ago he has been labeled unwelcome by beijing mr are behind the. creasing in nationalist politics and his reluctance to address the country's wartime past has made him not very welcome in beijing on the other side japan is wary of china's new assertiveness and its military expansion in the south china sea so both sides have been increasing nationalistic ties have de

bash to help japan's prime minister shinzo abbay says that his country's relationship with china has reached and historic turning point as the first japanese leaders a visit beijing on a formal business in seven years the two countries have signed a series of trade agreements they will hold talks with president xi jinping in the coming hours three journalists have been released from detention in myanmar after the country's president intervened the man who worked for the country's largest private newspaper were arrested earlier this month following the publication of a story alleging that officials in yangon that mismanaged public phones they've been facing two years in prison painted over here that he is a little over twenty five but it's on zero after one or one east thanks to. if inscribed at the west bank if a west average path couldn't touch and tell if a pipe had been set on height or if not why does this updated nafta have the kind of support that it needs we bring you the stories that are shaping the economic world we live in counting the cost on al-jazeera. there the children

talking rather than threatening each other in discussions with china's premier league a chunk shinzo abbay said he wanted to lift relations to a new level to also find out from competition which co-operation relations between japan and china is in the process of entering a new era china is japan's biggest trading partner the volume of two way trade could grow even further given the number of business deal signed here this is a relationship marked by historical hostility and rivalry.

japanese prime minister shinzo abbay is in china for the first official visit in seven years against a backdrop of trade friction with the united states the asian rivals are working to build closer ties now all of it was welcomed by the chinese premier the key young in beijing the two then held talks aimed at increasing economic cooperation abbay hailed it a historic turning point in the relationship between china and japan. is due to meet with chinese president xi jinping later today. for more or less burgundy w. correspondent mathias ballinger who is standing by with the latest from beijing is this indeed mathias as a historic turning point as it has been classified. well that is our correspondent there in beijing as you can see we're having a little bit of trouble communicating with him we'll try and get him either later in this program or in later bulletins here on news meantime let's turn to some other news because in ireland blasphemy is still considered a serious crime that carries heavy heavy penalties but like many of the country's religious traditions that could be about to

now of some other stories that have been making news around the world japanese prime minister shinzo abbay has reshuffled his cabinet but he left the key foreign finance economy and trade ministers in place the changes come as the country faces tough trade talks be united states there was only one woman appointed to the new cabinet. u.s. first lady maloney a trump has touched down in ghana at the beginning of a four nation trip to africa it is her first major international trip without the president and she will be promoting her the best initiative her tour will also take her to malawi kenya and egypt. soccer star christian or and aldo is being sued in the united states by a woman who claims that the portuguese player raped her nine years ago she says she was assaulted at the los vegas palms hotel and that she was tricked into keeping quiet were naldo has dismissed the allegation as fake news. british prime minister theresa may says that her country's immigration rules after brags it will favor of skilled migrants over low skilled migrants and that no preferential treatment will be given t

people were rescued after helicopters and divers were dispatched to help japan's prime minister shinzo abbay says that his country's relationship with china has reached and historic turning point as the first japanese leaders a visit beijing on a formal business in seven years the two countries have signed a series of trade agreements they will hold talks with president xi jinping in the coming hours three journalists have been released from detention in myanmar after the country's president intervened the man who worked for the country's largest private newspaper were arrested earlier this month following the publication of a story alleging that officials in yangon that mismanaged public phones they've been facing two years in prison painted over here that he is a little over twenty five but it's on zero after one or one east thanks to. if things go up to the wild west previously where the average person couldn't actually tell if a pipe had been set on height or in some way does this updated nafta have the kind of support that it needs we bring you the stories that are shaping the economic

japan's prime minister shinzo abbay says his country's relationship with china has reached a historic turning point in beijing the first japanese leader to visit in seven years the two countries have signed a series of trade agreements they will hold talks with china's president xi jinping in the coming hours despite growing trade ties in recent decades japan and china have had a strained relationship since the end of the second world war more now from our beijing correspondent adrian brown. the leaders of asia's two largest economies have agreed to basically put their differences aside to sit down and talk to one another as opposed to threatening each other which is what was happening not so long ago i think what has changed think what has changed the dynamic in the relationship is the election of president donald trump because both tokyo and beijing have been feeling the heat from the white house president from pursue also been threatening japan over its trade practices and of course tokyo is worried that president trumps america first policy could lead to a scaling back of the u.s.

talking rather than threatening each other in discussions with china's premier league a chunk shinzo abbay said he wanted to lift relations to a new level. to also find out from competition to cooperation relations between japan and china that is in the process of entering a new era china is japan's biggest trading partner the volume of two way trade could grow even further given the number of business deal signed here this is a relationship marked by historical hostility and rivalry but both sides agreed to work towards easing tensions in the east china sea where japan and china claim sovereignty over a cluster of tiny uninhabited islands. that dispute led to a wave of anti japanese riots in china six years ago but on friday all that was forgotten. china is awaiting to further strengthen the positive interactions as to pan yan she learn from history and the face forward to was the future. the present was also on our mind during his talks he said japan was paying close attention to human rights in china increasing uncertainties in the two countries respective ties with the united states ar