shinzo abe has become japan's longest serving leader.er serving as prime minister for just leader. after serving as prime ministerforjust one leader. after serving as prime minister forjust one year in 2007, he came back in 2012 and has remained in power then. that's all from me, bye bye. as always, we have lots more on all of our stories on a website, you can even try the bbc news app, but now let's go to singapore for asia business report. shinzo abe becomes japan's longest serving perimeter, has his economic programme been a success? how the boss of mozilla, the company behind the firefox web browser, is taking on big tech. it's wednesday! good morning asia, hello world. glad you could join us for an action packed edition of asia business report. i'm rico hizon, let's kickoff the programme with japan because this morning we had that exports flipped by 9.2% in the month of october compared to a year ago levels. and this comes on the same day that shinzo abe passes the milestone of becoming the country's longest serving prime minister.

it has been about seven years since shinzo abe came back to power.e that the three hours -- arrows of his economics, haveble physical spending lifted japan's economy. it was see that japan's economy has been on a modest expansion. the unemployment rate is at a low of 2.4%. that's down from 2012. the japanese yen was weaker compared to levels in 2012. however, there are several challenges. there are some challenges in the structural reforms. whether japan's labor market has been tightening, it has been quite disappointing. it is been grappling with the sluggish with growth for many years. they are likely to be hampered by some structural barriers in the system. are barriers as well for the first arrow of monetary policy easing. let's look at the bloomberg chart. this demonstrates how long it has had these ultralong rates, it predates shinzo abe. >> looking at the risks by the bank of japan, it has not quite -- sticking to its playbook of verbal interventions. the recent stabilization's and the market that provide the bank of japan with; room. the u.s.

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japanese prime minister shinzo abe referred to them as ballistic missiles, which represents a serious threat to the entire world. on monday, state media reported that north korean troops had conducted artillery drills near the country's sea boundary with the south. in recent weeks, north korea has ramped up its displays of military force, while warning the united states that a crisis could be at hand if a new nuclear deal isn't reached by december 31st. north korea's economy has been struggling since the u.s. imposed sanctions over the country's nuclear program, but talks between the two countries have been stalled since february when president trump rejected north korea's demands that u.s. imposed sanctions be removed. since then, the messages sent from pyongyang have been loud and clear. the trump administration has yet to respond to north korea's december 31st deadline, but the state department is aware of this latest launch and is monitoring the situation with its regional allies. david? ramy. >>> we will take you to italy to tell you how a changing climate to burst the bubble of

shinzo abe and held secretary fired richard spencer over how he handled a case of a navy seal convictedsconduct. edward gallagher one the support of the u.s. president. donald trump intervened in the case. james wilson reports. richard s spencer andnd donald trump seemed to agree on one edward gallagher should not be fired from the elite force after a military jury acquitted him of killing a fighter in iraq. he was convicted of posing with .he dead man c corpse he was accusused of trying to negotiate a deal too help gallllher at the whihite house behind the back of his boss. when the dealings became public, he was asked to resign. in a statement, esper said i am troubled by this conduct shown by a senior depapartment of defense official. determined, i have secretary spencer has no longer my confidence to continue in his position. became agallagher celebrity for trump. trump tweeted the case was settled and this month overturned his demotion. review this, a navy board was scheduled to determine if he could remain a navy seal. in another twist, secretary review wasnced the canceled and ga

we're are at that point. -- the security of the wider region, prime minister shinzo abe a is entitled to our opinion. we should be rather clear about what our interests are. are activeether we and clear enough bazaar. so are other parties in ethiopia. with ethiopia,ng given our with a degree of kid disserviceh does a to ethiopia and also to our own interests, time to be fairly open, direct in private discussions. this is a country that is so important. and breaks, all the discussions about the horn of africa are moved. this is not yugoslavia which imploded. ethiopia straddles every other country around. it will be infected by that. that is the core strategic question. itre again, i think we owe to ourselves and the ethiopians ine active, more vocal conveying how we see things. debt. you are asking someone who can only -- can't own checkbook. -- can't keep his own checkbook. [laughter] was the famous jubilee campaign to eliminate debt and everything. on. now, we find ourselves with a lehigh debt ratios. we have worked on how we got there. so this group of under our noses? up under ourr

japanese prime minister shinzo abe referred to them as ballistic missiles, which presents a serious threatthe entire world. on monday, state media reported that north korean troops had conducted artillery drills near the country's sea boundary with the south. in recent weeks, north korea has ramped up its displays of military force, while warning the united states that a crisis could be at hand if a new nuclear deal isn't reached by december 31. north korea's economy has been struggling since the u.s. imposed sanctions over the country's nuclear program. but talks between the two countries have been stalled since february, when president trump rejected north korea's demands that u.s.-imposed sanctions be removed. since then, the messages sent from pyongyang have been loud and clear. the trump administration has yet to respond to north korea's december 31 deadline. but the state department is aware of this latest launch and is monitoring the situation with its regional allies. david. >> begnaud: thank you, ramy. more to come on the "cbs evening news." we will take you to italy to show you h

the japan times is wondering what's next for the record breaker, shinzo abe?s longest serving prime minister. over the next two years he plans to focus on constitution reform and supporting the elderly. and, the new york times is looking at the tropical plants growing into an obsession for some collectors. aroids, as they're known, have blossomed in popularity in recent years and their green fingered fans can't wait to get their hands on the most exotic foliage. let's return to the situation in hong kong, where some of the last protesters remaining at the besieged polytechnic university have tried to escape. here's aaron mc nicholas, the social media editor for bloomberg in hong kong, with an update on how many people are still inside. those still there have said in some cases they are determined to hold out for as long as possible. because despite the fact that the conditions there in terms of hygiene and in terms of food supply are getting quite bad, those who are still there are quite fearful of the reaction and the way they will be handled by the police on

he will also meet with prime minister shinzo abe this morning. >>> it was an exciting night at the americanmusic awards. taylor swift took home six honors including artist of the decade. >> now she has more ama's than michael jackson. abc news reporter elena gomez has the highlights from l.a. >> reporter: the ama showcased the best muizationsmusicians an decade and was a night of nonstop performances. >> i would like to thank the fans. >> the night showcased a decade in music from toni braxton, shania twain and green day. ♪ the big honor of the night was for taylor swift who took home artist of the decade after performing some of hir greer gr hits. >> it's a performance that fans at home would have been proud of. >> so many thoughts, guys. >> any of them good? >> i was happy to see toni braxton. >> for sure. >> she looks so good. >> so did lizzo. rasberry is what you would call that color. >> and her tiny purse this big. that won. that could carry all her ama's because she won none. >> ow. >> i don't understand how that happened. >> ouch. >> taylor swift has them all. >> wow. you went there

we then moved on to tokyo to meet with emperor naruhito and the prime minister shinzo abe and survivors busy couple of days in a country where he wanted to become a missionary as a young priest, although his health wouldn't allow him to do so but he spent a very busy few days there. we are seeing live pictures of pope francis at sophia university in japan live pictures of pope francis at sophia university injapan and the last visit of a catholic pope was 38 yea rs last visit of a catholic pope was 38 years ago and that was popejohn paul ii. how is the pope perceived ina paul ii. how is the pope perceived in a country where catholicism is a minority religion? if we look at the local reaction to his visit, even though as you said, christianity isn't a major religion in the country, he's been very much welcomed and he also raised other issues when he met with victims of the tsunami, he talked about nuclear energy, a controversial subject, and also highlighted the history of christianity and japan. then japanese government tried to the religion so he highlighted that visiting some of the mu

then prime minister shinzo abe paid his tribute.d, "the japanese citizens and i, would like to once again celebrate the enthronement of the emperor." there was a special orchestral performance, including a new piece of music called ray of water, especially composed for the event. the climax of the weekend's festivities, the emperor and empress in an open—topped car travelling through tokyo. the final event, the final celebration, the new imperial age begins. gail maclellan, bbc news. services have been held across the uk to commemorate those who lost their lives in conflict, as the uk marks remembrance sunday. jack mortimer, who's 96, was part of the allied invasion of nazi—occupied europe on d—day in 19aa. bbc yorkshire arranged for him to meet with sinar, a ten—year—old schoolboy, to talk about the meaning of remembrance day. i had quite a few bad experiences during the war i don't like to talk about. in contrary on the job, maybe sometimes they forgot how scared they were. if i was in the war, i would be scared because i find non

then prime minister shinzo abe paid his tribute., including a new piece of music called ray of water, specially composed for the event. on sunday, the emperor and empress will travel in an open—topped car through tokyo. the final event, the final celebration. the new imperial age begins. tim allman, bbc news. that is it from me. i am back with the headlines in a couple of minutes. in the meantime, get me on twitter. this is bbc news. goodbye. hello. the weekend got off to a cold, frosty start. more rain followed for many of us on saturday. notjust rain, more of the uk had its first snow of the season into the welsh hills, the higher parts of shropshire. but it‘s the effect of recent rain which is still causing major flooding, particularly into parts of south yorkshire and derbyshire. there are many flood warnings still in force. do head to our website for the latest details about flood and weather warnings. now, sunday getting off to a cold, frosty start. for northern england, scotland, northern ireland, there is a risk of ice on un

then, prime minister shinzo abe paid his tribute. and i would like to once again celebrate the enthronement of the emperor." there was a special musical performance, including a new piece of music called ray of water specially composed for the event. on sunday, the emperor and empress will travel in an open—topped car through tokyo. the final event, the final celebration. the new imperial age begins. tim allman, bbc news. a quick reminder of the top story, more than 120 bushfires continue to burnin more than 120 bushfires continue to burn in eastern australia is the crisis spanning two states continues for a third day. three people have died and authorities say a number of dead could rise. —— the number of dead. you can reach me on twitter. i'm @lvaughan jones. i'm lewis vonjones and this is bbc news. —— vaughan. hello. the weekend got off to a cold, frosty start. more rain followed for many of us on saturday. notjust rain, more of the uk had its first snow of the season into the welsh hills, the higher parts of shropshire. but it's

the japan times leads on an impromptu meeting between japanese prime minister shinzo abe and the southngkok last week. this is the photo that japan claims was released to the press by seoul without its consent to try to show a thaw between the two countries. it shows both of them happy, getting along. the top story in the straits times is that all checkpoints in singapore will have facial and iris scans by 2025 — border security improvements were announced yesterday. but its main picture is of a man trying to extinguish a burning christmas tree in a singapore—owned mall in hong kong, which was damaged by protesters. and the philippine star leads with political divides in the house of representatives, saying president duterte is keeping out of issues involving the house speaker. but its main picture is of a new outreach programme in caloocan city, showing children gathering at a mobile library. that is it for some of the papers. let's get more on events in washington now. professor cass sunstein is a legal expert and author of impeachment: a citizen's guide. i asked him what he made of

then prime minister shinzo abe paid his tribute.d like to once again celebrate the enthronement of the emperor." there was a special musical performance, including a new piece of music called ray of water, specially composed for the event. on sunday, the emperor and empress will travel in an open topped car through tokyo. the final event, the final celebration. the new imperial age begins. tim allman, bbc news. peace corridor has opened between india and pakistan, meaning that the shrine that venerate the famous and well—regarded guru can be visited. for many of those here, today is a dream come true. this temple of gurdwara is believed to have been built where the founder of sikhism, guru nanak, spent his final years in the 16th century. now pilgrims from india will be able to travel directly here from the border, just a few kilometres away. translation: we used to go to a town in india on the border and looked at the gurdwara with binoculars from very far away. i used to pray that one day i would visit it myself. now it's come tru

then prime minister shinzo abe paid his tribute.apanese citizens and i, would like to once again celebrate the enthronement of the emperor." there was a special orchestral performance, including a new piece of music called ray of water, especially composed for the event. the climax of the weekend's festivities, the emperor and empress in an open—topped car, travelling through tokyo. the final event, the final celebration, the new imperial age begins. gail maclellan, bbc news. it was a typhoon which delayed the enthronement couple of months ago, there has been a variety of weather around the world and even in this country over the last few days. helen is at the map. quite a significant storm in the bay of bank albert back you in the uk it has been about the rain and u nfortu nately has been about the rain and unfortunately it has affected areas of england which were very wet back in october. for the rest of the afternoon, we breathe a sigh of relief. this temporary dry window of weather, there will be other dry windows of weather in

then prime minister shinzo abe paid his tribute.nese citizens and i would like to once again celebrate the enthronement of the emperor. there was a special musical performance, including a new piece of music called rain on water, specially composed for the event. on sunday, the emperor and empress will travel in an open top car through tokyo. the final event, the final celebration. the new imperial age begins. tim allman, bbc news. before we go let's show you these live pictures from the hollywood hills. you can see that smoke rising up. fires burning not too far from the warner brothers and universal film studios right now. firefighters are using aircraft and are on the ground trying to bring them under control. tha nkfully trying to bring them under control. thankfully no strong winds at the moment. no threat to property right now. we be keeping an eye on events there in los angeles for you. it is now time for the weather. hello. the weekend got off to a cold, frosty start. more rain followed for many of us on saturday. notjust ra

shinzo abe has becomejapan's longest—serving prime minister, breaking a record which had stood for moreng the country's youngest leader since the second world war. he is credited with strengthening japan's economy and bringing political stability, but has failed to achieve his goal of amending the country's pacifist constitution. mr abe, who's now 65, has said he will not seek a fresh term as the leader of his ldp party when it ends in two years. the first stone on london's music walk of fame has been unveiled. the new attraction is in camden in north london. rock band the who are the first to be honoured and its stars roger daltrey and pete townshend were at the unveiling along with other musicians and djs including jazzie b and madness. may this avenue of stars grow and grow and grow because we have got the best music industry, real music industry, in the world. and a reminder of our main news again. a senior security advisor in the united states has accused president trump of acting improperly by pressing the uk that make ukraine to investigate is political rivaljoe biden. he said he

it gave the green light to prime minister shinzo abe's spending package. also urging more ambitious structural reforms. >> we believe it is appropriate for the bank of japan to have a target that has proven to be helpful, and while not yet is --ed, the direction the direction of inflation has been upward. importantly, deflation is a story of the past. >> china's ban on travel to taiwan has led to a sharp decline in tourism arrivals. the number of mainlanders traveling to the island plunged more than 52% in october following an earlier dip in september. last month's fall was the biggest since 2008. chinese nationals are still allowed into the island on tour groups. itssports has sold inventory of super bowl ads with the price of a 32nd spot going for as much as $5.6 million. fox notes the restoration of healthy tv ratings and says the nfl continues to be the most powerful media platform in sports. super bowl 54 will be played in miami. it is the most-watched event of the year in the u.s. global news, 24 hours a day, on air and on tic-toc on twitter, powered

way, and notad particularly good news for haruhiko kuroda or prime minister shinzo abe.ng at the hong kong market, putting much flat. kospi, point 2% down. asx 200 in australia, slight move to the upside. that's have a look at the prospects of the indian trade -- let's have a look at the prospects of the indian trading day, which is playing out for some of the wait and watch, hurry up and wait, stuff going on with the bond market, which is pretty much stable as we look for the worst read for growth in india since 2013 on a quarterly basis, at least. nifty flat. we had records for that index. we had the nifty hitting record highs, up .5%, looking as though we will have a flat start. rupees, the moment, 71 34. stories, incoming european commission president ursula von der leyen has made himms that the climate is number one priority. she spoke about working more closely with european business on tackling the issue. must for all is a of us because we know that climate change is existential. but there is a huge opportunity because at the moment being, we are the european fron

president trump was embroiled in a fake controversy during his visit with japanese prime minister shinzo abe a couple of years back. the media taxed trump for dumping a whole box of food into what kind of animal enclosure? >> that would be a quick koi pond, tucker. a koi pond. >> a koi pond? don't be coy with me, jessie. was it a koi pond? >> tossing spoonfuls of fish food before emptying the entire box. >> how do you know -- coat just before we get into it, how do you know all of this? >> i knew that because cnn deceptively edited that video and that was one of those fake news items that we like to talk about. >> tucker: good memory. it was a parade in new york city this week for the u.s. women's soccer team. it was interrupted by the presidential candidate who's tried to steal the spotlight for himself. he even let the crown in an awkward chant. at which presidential candidate did this at the parade? >> it's got to be mayor bill de blasio. >> i always forget he's a presidential candidate. was it bill de blasio, the nation's worst man? i want to hear a deafening roar because they have what

on monday, the pope will be meeting with japan's new emperor, and meet with prime minister shinzo abe, and survivors of the 2011 disaster, you remember the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that happened in march of that year, natalie. . >> all right. we'll wait and see what his remarks are. delia gallagher for us, thank you so much. thanks for watching cnn "newsroom". i'm natalie allen. i'll be back with another hour of news right after this. mom, why do we always come here for the holidays? how did you find great-grandma's recipe? we're related to them? we're portuguese? i thought we were hungarian? grandpa, can you tell me the story again? behind every question is a story waiting to be discovered. whether you're out or here on a wifi hotspot. xfinity mobile has more coverage to keep you connected to what matters most. that's because it's the only wireless network that automatically connects you to millions of secure wifi hotspots and the best lte everywhere else. and now get $250 off when you buy a new samsung phone during xfinity mobile beyond black friday. plus, you can sa

he will also meet with prime minister shinzo abe this morning. >>> ruth bader ginsburg is back home this morning from the hospital. ginsburg was admitted on friday after complaining of chills and fever. she was released yesterday. she is doing well. ginsburg is 86 years old and has had a number of health complications in recent years including surgery for lung cancer last december. >>> a weekend crackdown on illegal side shows has paid off for police. officers towed one car for doing doughnuts on saturday night. a police helicopter tracked it after it left the scene and led officers on the ground to that vehicle. police say they detained some spectator force throwing bottles at officers. neighboring cities to crack down on side shows. >>> elon musk says at least 200,000 people want the new cyber truck. >> all of this comes even after the debut didn't go quite as planned. >> we threw everything. we literally threw the kitchen sink at the glass, it didn't break. for some weird reason it broke now. i don't know why. >> it's funny every time. >> every time. >> the unbreakable window that bro

tomorrow he will meet with the new emperor and with the prime minister shinzo abe and with victims oftriple disaster, the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that happened in march of that year. he returns to rome tuesday. natalie? >> we also mentiond, delia, this is the first visit of a pope to japan in many decades. why is that? >> reporter: of course john paul ii was there in 1981. this is something pope francis had hoped for for a long time. when he was a priest in argentina, he applied to be a missionary in japan. that's what he thought his priesthood would be about. that is the place he wanted to spend his time. he wasn't allowed to do that. now he has had a chance to return as pope. of course these trips take a lot of logistical organization. it just so happened he was able to make this trip. he was in thailand before going to japan. an important message, this one on nuclear war for pope francis. >> delia gallagher for us in rome. thanks so much. >> protests in hong kong of course resulted in many injuries, and many point a finger at police. why one man said he will never

. ♪ shinzo abe a milestone, becoming the longest-serving prime minister. the two sales tax increases, but hasushed up -- price growth stayed stubbornly low. to feeling designed then is bigger than the country's gdp. that is a weaker yen. oflet's bring in the head ficc strategy. toa lot of that feeds back what we discussed on the dollar because absolutely, i think the yen is an even yield, it has been held at low levels, that has been one of the factors to keep the yen anchored. dollar, lesserer than the euro which is a bigger secondly, really yields do matter for investors and inflation being at some of the levels, it does not look as low as is suggested. >> we are talking about treasuries as well. the guest is pretty much a key for investors. what are you expecting? hardly not too many surprises? , clearly we are getting to a phase now that is much more data dependent and i think that is quite interesting. when you look at the data, some of it is pushing signs of .ottoming we can debate whether there is one more or not, but i think the .ey is the high-fre

then, we had north korea calling shinzo abe an idiot. this is what diplomacy has come to. let's have a look at the market. hang seng down one third of 1%. the pluscomp, in column. this is the position we find ourselves in. we do not see much of wage growth can the real action is on the bond market. we have seen the rarely come to an end. ofe have called it the end the world trade coming to an end. we have seen bond yields climb up. --have seen the u.s. 10 year moving out of the haven currencies and haven bonds. the yen seeing more weakness if you can call it suffering. that, bund futures seeing those yields go up as we see prices get sold off. let's have a look at the first word news. let's get to new york. >> we start with the reserve bank of australia. it is maintaining its glass the-full view, reiterating economy is emerging from a soft patch while also forecasting no acceleration in wage growth and inflation barely reach the bottom of its target. growth oferly updated 2%, rising to 2.75% by the end of 2020 and 3% in the year after. embrace of virtual banks is going bey

there were reports he tried to convince japan's shinzo abe to recommend them for the nobel peace prize if he does well in north korea, and i think probably south korean president moon jae-in has also may be cultivated that belief. and his activity a north korea is pretty clear. he cares more about the stagecraft than the statecraft of the. that's very show it and ostentatious without getting a lot of the granular details done. finally, he has an authoritarian mind. he is unusually authoritarian standards of joseph political culture. he demands loyalty from federal officials that a supposedly independent and nonpartisan. he has used ad hominem slander to attack judges that have the gall to disagree with his executive orders. he has a tendency to label people as traitors or treasonous if they disagree with them. you know, in any of the people is the name for the press that only authoritarian types tend to embrace. and so these four frames are essentially my attempt to describe and categorize trump's foreign policy. and at certain implications for how things go out. on the other hand, onc

green light to shinzo abe's plan stimulus package but called for continued fiscal spending to supportwth and inflation. it is urging or ambitious structural reforms. appropriatee it is for the bank of japan to have a targets that has proven to be helpful. and while not yet achieved, the direction is, of inflation, have been upward, and most important, deflation is now a story of the past. >> global news 25 hours a day on air and at tictoc on twitter, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than one hunter 20 countries. i am su keenan. this is bloomberg. thanks. coming up, we examine the chinese biotech outlook and betting on the space. plenty more two,. this is bloomberg. -- plenty more ahead. >> >> let's take a look more up on the health-care space in china. though stocks have been the worst performing sector in the .2t week as analyst uncertainty around price reductions for national reimbursement drug list. what has been attractive in the space, a longtime biotech investor based in the u.s.. let's bring in brand loncar ceo, loncar investments who focuses on china'

abe of japan. i say, mr. prime minister, shinzo, we have tremendous problem. we have big deficits with your country. you have to start building plants. he's building many, many car plants now in the united states he would have never built here if he didn't have this kind of a president. and he's very happy to be doing it. but they are all coming back to the united states. they want to be where the action is. very simple. they want to be where the action is. this is where the action is. there is nobody close. there is no country close. when i meet with the leaders of countries as they come in, kings and queens, and prime ministers, and presidents, and dictators, i meet them all, anybody wants to come in. dictators, it's ok. come on in. whatever's good for the united states, we want to help our people. but the first thing they said was congratulations on your economy. they all say it, congratulations. it's incredible what's happened to your country. it's incredible what's happened to your economy. first thing they say in almost every instance. but central to thi

abe of japan. i say, mr. prime minister, shinzo, we have tremendous problem. we have big deficits with your country. i got to start building plants. he is building many, many car plants in the united states that he would have never built here if you didn't have this kind of a president and he is very happy to be doing it. but they're all coming back to the united states. they want to be where the action is, very simple. they want to be where the action is. this is where the action is. there is nobody close, there is no country close. when i meet with leaders of countries as they come in, kings, queens, prime ministers, presidents dictators, i meet them all, anybody wants to come in, dictators, that's okay, come on in, whatever is good for the united states, we want to help our people, the first thing they say to me, almost always, congratulations on your economy. they all say it, congratulations. it is incredible what's happened to your country. it is incredible what happened to your economy. first thing they say in almost every instance, but central to this c

still to come on the programme: shinzo abe becomes japan's longest—serving prime minister.ral election and she's asked pakistan's president to name her as prime minister. jackson's been released on bail of $3 million after turning himself in to police in santa barbara. it was the biggest demonstration so far of the fast—growing european anti—nuclear movement. the south african government has announced that its opening the country's remaining whites—only beaches to people of all races. this will lead to a black majority government in this country and the destruction of the white civilisation. part of the centuries—old windsor castle, one of the queen's residences, has been consumed by fire for much of the day. 150 firemen have been battling the blaze, which has caused millions of pounds worth of damage. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm in singapore. our top stories. as hong kong's university stand—off enters its fourth day, just a few dozen protestors are believed to be still inside the campus. us congress has been hearing testimony from several witnesses as part of the lates