i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: the un warns migrants crossing the mediterranean sea to europe face an ever more deadlyjourney. i'm babita sharma, in london. also in the programme: australia's population soars to 25 million people, hitting the milestone a quarter of a century earlier than predicted. and in singapore, the government comes up with a novel way of tackling its low birth rate — subsidised—speed dating. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, 8:00am in london it's 8am in singapore, 1:00am in london and 6:30 in the morning in myanmar, where within the next few hours, two journalists are expected to hear whether they've been convicted of breaching the country's official secrets law. the pair, kyaw soe 0o and wa lone had been investigating reports of a massacre of ten rohingya men in rakhine state, allegedly at the hands of buddhist villagers and the army. if convicted, they could face up to m years injail. 0ur

in singapore the average pay is his eight and singapore the average pay is his eightand a singapore thehis eight and a half. china is a special situation where the rates of myopia have increased very quickly. in other places they have been high for the past 30 years. myopia it's prevalent in the region. 80- 9096 in urban cities of many countries. prevalent in the region. 80- 9096 in urban cities of many countriesm is really growing and this situation... what should be done to be able to stop this increase in myopia cases? the main recommendation is to ask children to go outside because, if you spend more time outside, that may improve on the myopia. kids like being at home, they do not like socialising and go out with their parents but they like to be front of computer screens playing with friends on line and it also hampers interpersonal relationship. that's right. going forward , relationship. that's right. going forward, is there any kind of medication or any type of issue that needs to be addressed? if the child is not myopia yet, they should go outside, but there are also special t

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: china's president says the relationship with russia is more important than ever, as they hold joint millitary exercises for the first time. america's east coast prepares for hurricane florence. the category four storm heads towards the carolinas, with winds of 225 km/h. i'm rico hizon in london. also in the programme: india's supreme court dismisses an appeal to stop forest rangers killing a tiger blamed for the deaths of several people. and cooking up a storm. singapore's bid to seek unesco recognition for its street food culture stirs up the fury of some malaysian chefs. good morning. it is 7:00am in singapore, midnight in london, and 6:00am in siberia, where russia claims to have launched what it says is the largest military exercise in its history, and for the first time china isjoining in. previously they have posed as enemies in drills, but their troops will now be partners. china's xijinping said the relationship with russia was more important than ever, at a tim

in singapore panic had not yet taken home. investors remained unaware of what they had gotten themselves into. they were at risk of losing their entire investment. the reason the lehman crisis in the us affected singapore was because of how these notes like high notes and mini bonds were structured for example in high notes they were linked to different entities one of which was what. and when i see a link what that means is if any of those entities default. that would mean that the norms that these investors had purchase would also be for and once these last fall to the investors would not get their principal amount back. siraj omar was a lawyer who represented more than two hundred investors who lost all their money when lehman brothers filed for bankruptcy mr ton if you had invested fifty thousand u.s. dollars in many bones suffered a similar fate he washed the crisis unfold on the news petrified he headed to his local bank to cash out his money so they go there and we ask what happened to our minute this is safe and sound

in singapore the s. jax anticipated the worst but it became evident to us that we're at a critical juncture do the necessary research management activities we need to look at the exposures that movement has in no system we did in this area worked out stress perform various simulations to determine what could go wrong what will happen if he goes really really wrong it was a lot of interaction between earth and human management where the main shrug that took the necessary precautions and the conversations were not easy they were difficult but necessary and. on friday twelve september in new york u.s. treasury secretary henry paulson held more difficult conversations with wall street's top executives. how could they save lehman brothers could they even being saved. as the day progressed one thing became clear. unlike bear stearns there will be no federal bailouts for lehman brothers. some regulators or watergate of the model has a problem in trying to see if the my brothers if we go all the same lehman brot

investing in singapore's heritage.lk to a business person with a portfolio specialising in the little red book's iconic shop houses. good morning, asia. hello, world. it's a monday, the start of a brand—new business week, glad you could join us for this edition of asia business report, i'm rico hizon. it's not only a brand—new monday, a new tweet from us president donald trump, who has slammed canada for decades of abuse over the north america free trade agreement. the two countries ended negotiations on friday u nsuccessfully a nd now negotiations on friday unsuccessfully and now they have 90 days to sort out their differences oi’ days to sort out their differences or leave the trade relationship with the us and mexico. washington ratcheted up trade tensions to another level with china. industry sources said donald trump plans to put on tariffs on $200 billion of chinese imports as soon as the sixth of september. management consultant richard martin said chief executives throughout the asian region are deeply concerne

now on bbc news live to singapore for asia business report.the ten years as the global financial crisis, asian economies are more interdependent than ever before. but with a trade war on its doorstep, have they prepared for the catastrophe? revving up formula i with the kick off in singapore this weekend. we look at how technology is driving teams fighting for pole position. welcome to asia business report. i am sharanjit leyl. it was known as the recession that was felt all across the world. the global financial crisis of 2008. and the massive ramifications for the economies are still being felt today. asia emerged relatively unscathed thanks in part to strong growth in the region fuelled by china's rise. karishma vaswani said this report from singapore. looking back the memories from a different life. ten years ago, this man thought he had the dream job, working for lehman brothers in london. but then the bank collapsed in dramatic fashion. there was a sense of shock and disbelief that this happened. will beget close down oi’ this happened.

i'm sharanjit leyl, in singapore. the headlines: president trump under attack from inside the white house, but close aides deny writing an anonymous article that slammed his presidency. joyful scenes in india as the supreme court rules that gay sex is no longer a criminal offence. i'm kasia madera, in london. also in the programme: fighting forjustice — we speak to the wife of one of the reuters journalistjailed in myanmar for invesitgating genocide in the country. and the hollywood star burt reynolds has died at the age of 82. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, 1:00 in the morning in london, and 8pm in washington, where donald trump's supporters are desperately trying to find out which of his staff penned an anoymous new york times editorial. the author of the column claimed to be part of a broader resistance to the president, working inside the administration. senior officials have been lining up to deny they wrote the article. t

they spotted these flowering trees in singapore.s famous cherry blossoms. and the new york times takes a peak at an exhibition that really deserves the name, underground art. these alien styled domes are on top of helsinki's newest museum. so people can look—down on some high—brow art. that brings you up—to—date with some of the papers of. —— in the papers. a wildlife monitoring group says it has found more than 1,500 listings on facebook of live animals for sale in thailand, some of them endangered. the group, traffic, said 200 different species were listed for sale on facebook pages, many of which were not protected by thai law because they were not native to the country. a spokeswoman for facebook said it did not allow the trade of endangered species and removed such material as soon as possible. elizabeth john is senior communications officer with traffic, and shejoins us now from selangor in malaysia. thank you so much forjoining us, elisabeth. tell us, what did you find exactly from these facebook listings? so we looked at 12

i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: rescue workers in the philippines search for dozens of miners and their families buried by landslides during typhoon mangkhut. translation: my hopes are that they are fine and someone finds an. even if they are dead, at least we can retrieve them and make our peace. south korea's president crosses the border into pyongyang hoping to restart denuclearisation talks with kim jong—un. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: storm florence continues to cause disruption in america — further evacuation orders are in force as it stalls over the eastern seaboard. and america's biggest television awards ceremony gets underway soon. we'll bring you the latest from los angeles. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. it's midnight in london and 7am in singapore and the philippines where 29 people, mostly miners and their families, are still missing after a landslide buried their shelter during typhoon mangkhut. three bodies h

we have adults forty to fifty yes in singapore myopia between minus ten to minus fifteen and some of the have very extreme i.q. p.-a if you look at the visual impairment some of don't have vision to see being deceased and many have damage forty to fifty asked to walk ing so solid jobs require you. good vision of a difficult to be very productive at what if vision is affecting their well and some of them maybe even if the avatar has a mere fact that activities of daily living. the scientific community is now starting to take action to combat myopia which threatens the whole world. researchers started looking at our way of life and of course it was intensive reading and working close up that they turned their attention to overall the experts observed that myopia is present in a large proportion of the student and intellectual community. how can all those who suffer from near-sightedness please raise their hands. to so much reading and observing objects close up our eyes would seem to struggle with distance vision and thus become myopic lucetta. because all to be in the one nine hundred

and i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore.own as the mass games. that's all for now — stay with bbc world news. hello there. we are starting the new week in the midst of a battle between warm air and cool air. we felt the effects of both over the weekend in the warmest weather towards the south—east but the best of the sunshine and temperatures close to 25 degrees further north did shower clouds and temperatures more like 16 degrees across the north—east of scotland. actually, this rather disturbed weather has been continuing across scotland over recent hour was with heavy downpours of rain blown in on wind gusting up to 55 mph. wind slowly easing through the first part of the morning. further south, through the first part of the morning. furthersouth, quiet start to monday and a sunny start for many across england and wales, as well as the eastern side of scotland. showers across the north—west still. the cloud will thicken up across northern ireland over the day with rain around lunchtime and into western scotland through th

and i'm rico hizon in singapore. stay with us.illings on capitol hill. we will take a close look at what these social media giants are doing to stop political meddling. and next time you see rico, he will be where i am, in london. and next time you see rico, he will be where i am, in londonlj and next time you see rico, he will be where i am, in london. i will miss not getting to see you in london. before we go, the beautiful game with a beautiful view. football freestyler tobias becs has taken his passion to a whole new level. the daredevil was filmed doing tricks and keepie—uppies while suspended from a crane above the city of oslo in norway. becs hopes his impressive feat will inspire the country's young football talent. hello there. we're ending this week on something a lot more unsettled than how we started it, that's because we're replacing high pressure with an area of low pressure. at the moment we're still in between systems. there is a developing area of low pressure out across the north sea. but we've got high pressure

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore.e house says the north korean leader, kim jong—un, has requested a second meeting with president trump. the un warns that an assault on the syrian city of idlib could become the worst humanitarian catastrophe of the 21st century. and among the most read on our website, an egyptian man in saudi arabia has been arrested after a video of him having breakfast with a woman went viral. this is illegal in saudia arabia, where single men and women must sit seperately in public restau ra nts a nd cafes. the incident has divided users on social media. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the south china morning post looks at the man set to become head honcho at one of world's most valuable companies. daniel zhang, who's described as a free and unfettered spirit, will be taking over at the e—commerce giant alibaba from next year. the straits times is adding a splash of colour to their front page, as a horticultural story hits the headlines. they spotted these flowering tre

and all five hundred thousand people in singapore suffer from severe myopia that's one in ten of the population. professor say on may saw is an epidemiologist and has noticed the situation getting worse every year. we have about forty to fifty yes in singapore myopia between minus ten to minus fifteen and some of the have various she might pia if you look at the visual impairment some of them have vision a disabling disease and many of them is forty to fifty as to what so solid jobs require you know a. good vision and be very difficult to be very productive at what if vision is affecting their well and some of them maybe even if the avatar yet in mere fact that activities of daily living. in. the scientific community is now starting to take action to combat myopia which threatens the whole world. researchers started looking at our way of life and of course it was intensive reading and working close up that they turned their attention to overall the experts observed that myopia is present in a large proportion of the student and intellectual community. i don't can't all those who suff

and i'm rico hizon in singapore.on capitol hill. we will take a closer look at what the social media giants are doing to stop political meddling. now, you might be a scooter man, but i prefer the beautiful game with a beautiful view. football freestyler tobias becs has taken his passion to a whole new level. the daredevil was filmed doing tricks and keepie—uppies while suspended from a crane above the city of oslo in norway. he makes it look pretty easy. maybe you shouldn't try this if you are at home. stay with us. backward the headlines next. —— back with. hello there. we are ending this week on something what more unsettled than how we started it, that is because we are replacing high pressure with an area of low pressure. at the moment we are still in between systems, there is a developing area of low pressure out across the north sea, but we have got high pressure dominating much of thursday morning, a couple of weather fronts around too topic they are going to bring outbreaks of rain to the northern isles, this

back to singapore for the last decade the government has been financing a number of studies the aim is to understand the link between working close up and myopia. well there is a lot of distractions in those it so strange so if you look at it i think there's more pain than three for them to stay inside watch television play games and lie starve children singapore was very different modern fifty years ago compared to now because our economy is growing so our children reading or writing attaining good school and that's why we see what we call a genuine effect in singapore a very important effect where in doubt who went through this intensive schooling system we think that the schooling system. in the young adults and the schooling system. that all the adults experience was different and that may be related to leo well so more reading and writing as we know cause us myopia schoolies assume the education system rules a little piece of my will periods. in east asia academic success is of prime importance with children spending nearly all their time studying both during and after school the

rico hizon is in singapore. know if i pronounce that company name right or wrong, you can correct me and tell me what is going on. haidilao. williams. is a beijing —based restaurant chain, it has outlets from the us to japan and has a reputation for keeping patient customers waiting for more than two hours for table because of their famous hotpot. so have you ever heard of a hotpot? absolutely, we love hotpots in the uk. we love it, imean it love hotpots in the uk. we love it, i mean it is pretty common here in singapore, china, and other parts of asia. a very big part pot of hot pot which is usually situated in the middle of the table, to which meets, vegetables, tofu are added, it makes it so delicious. in fact, here in singapore, it has been known for entertaining customers while they wait to eat, you have manicurists being employed for a company during naval service, you have children's play areas, masseuses offering their clu bs, play areas, masseuses offering their clubs, and even some places offering is s

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: deadly tyhoon mangkhut batters china's most populous province of guangdong, after wreaking havoc in the philippines and hong kong. from bitter enemies to political allies. malaysia's anwar ibrahim tells me why he is building bridges with prime minister mahathir mohamad. yeah, but then we decided, look, the conditions have changed, and we have to work together. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: in britain, salisbury is in lockdown after two people were taken ill in the area recently hit by novichok poisonings. my body is a canvas. we will hear from a south korean artist who uses her own face to express her talent. good morning. it is 1:00am in london and 8:00am here in singapore, where the chaos wreaked by typhoon manghut becomes apparent as it tracks across the region. the powerful storm has left dozens of people dead in the philippines, and is now lashing china's most populous province. typhoon mangkhut made landfall near the city ofjiangmen in the so

and i'm rico hizon in singapore bye for now. hello.al areas of low pressure moving through. the first on tuesday, the remnants of ex—hurricane helene. so storm helene is coming in and the winds at the south and centre of this will be strengthening as tuesday begins. another area of low pressure into wednesday too so voer the next few days, some strong, possibly disruptive wids as well so keep in touch with the situation in your part of the world through bbc local radio because there could well be some impact on travel, for example. the yellow, a met office warning area here, you need to be aware of some impacts during tuesday. some of the strongest winds through coastal and hilly areas to the west of wales and western england but it is going to be a very blowy we start off the day in that part of the world. some rain, heavy rain around parts of scotland in particular as tuesday begins with a mild, even warm start for some because the air is coming in from the south, south—west and there is some warmth associated with that. outbreaks of

i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: lack of equipment hinders the search for survivors in indonesia, after the earthquake and tsunami that left more than 800 people dead. as aid supplies trickle in, many desperate residents resort to looting. i'm kasia madera in london. also coming up in the programme: switching on in style. spectacular celebrations commemorate the birth of modern china. and unlocking the secret life of the geisha: a new film lifts the lid on one ofjapan‘s most misunderstood traditions. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc news. it's newsday. glad you could join us. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london, and also 7am on the indonesian island of sulawesi, where authorities are digging mass graves for hundreds of victims of the earthquake and tsunami which struck on friday. the number of people killed currently stands at over 800, but there's a warning that thousands may have perished. presidentjoko widodo visited one of the worst affected areas on sunday. he said

, singapore, the flying also be ending in january, it is just singapore, the flying also be ending injanuarylying also be ending injanuary, it is just a year after they started them from gatwick, so really interesting, they have yet to issue a statement but it understood the new service from rio will take singapore's place, so really interesting things going on in the airline market at the moment. let's go to asia now — and the us has invited china to restart trade talks — according to the white house's top economic adviser. that has raised hopes that the escalating trade war can be stopped. sarah toms is following the story in singapore. sarah, a bit of a boost to markets asa sarah, a bit of a boost to markets as a result of this news. that is right. there is still a long way to 90, right. there is still a long way to go, of course, it has been months of stalemate but it does seem that the us is finally trying to defuse this trade war with china, there are very few details at the moment. larry cudlow, he is the chief economic adviser to president trump, he was on television and he said that

that is even further in singapore.the true and that is one of the reasons why he only said in singapore for a couple of days. i'll be surprised that was that far afield. weight eating the breakthrough has come now? -- why do you think. i would not call it a breakthrough. a meeting does not take us far. ultimately what matters is that the north koreans move nuclear weapons and missiles, and they haven't, despite what the trump administration said. broadly speaking the north is looking very deal. they are looking to talk to us. deal. they are looking to talk to us. they are pushing pretty hard. they would like to me before the elections or something soon. he is facing domestic troubles at home. there is momentum on both sides. both sides are still circling each other gold waiting fridge over to make the first move on something big. this could be a bluff, then, couldn't it? this could be another occasion to talk, and then nothing happens afterwards? that is probably what will happen. that is what happened at singapore and

that is even further in singapore. worry when he goes overseas because he worries about a coup and that is one of the reasons why he only stayed in singapore for a couple of days. i'll be surprised that was that far afield. but it'll probably be soon because it's in the news. why do you think the breakthrough has come now? i would not call it a breakthrough. its small form over substance. -- its small form over substance. a meeting does not take us far. ultimately what matters is that the north koreans move nuclear weapons and missiles, and so far they haven't, despite what the trump administration said. but you know, the north koreans, broadly speaking i think the north is looking for a deal. they are looking to talk to us. they are pushing pretty hard. trump would like something before the elections, or something soon. he is facing domestic troubles at home. there is momentum on both sides. both sides are still circling each other, waiting for each other to make the first move on something big. this could be a bluff,

now on bbc news, live to singapore for asia business report.acking down on hisjobs promised, the alibaba boss says the escalating trade war means he will know longer create 1 million trade war means he will know longer create1 millionjobs in the united states. a look at how an createi millionjobs in the united states. a look at how an indian company is taking on big global drug companies by creating a new more affordable class of drugs. good morning, asia. hello, world. it is thursday, glad you could join us for another exciting addition of asia business report. i'm rico hizon and we start with chinese billionaire jack, tomer hemed was one of the first chief executives to visit president trump when he was elected —— jack, ,. visit president trump when he was elected ——jack,,. at visit president trump when he was elected —— jack,,. at that visit president trump when he was elected —— jack, ,. at that time the alibaba elected —— jack, ,. at that time the aliba ba found a elected —— jack, ,. at that time the alibaba found a promise to create i mil

i'm mariko oi in singapore. i'm rico hizon in london. is expected to strengthen as it approaches the us east coast. president trump insists the authorities are prepared. vladimir putin insists two men accused by britain of attempting to murderformer spy sergei skripal and his daughter yulia are not criminals. a nine—year—old schoolgirl sparked intense debate in australia after refusing to stand for the national anthem to protest alleged institutional racism. student harper nielsen was given detention last week for notjoining classmates in a rendition of advance australia fair, a song she says ignores the nation's indigenous people. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. on the front page of the japan times, russian president vladimir putin has suggested that moscow and tokyo should sign a deal that solves their long running territorial dispute by the end of the year. in response to putin's comment, the chief cabinet secretary yoshihide suga said japan stands by its long standing position that the territorial dispite

i'm mariko oi in singapore. this is newsday. the headlines: a stark warning to those in the path of hurricane florenc in the us — if you don't get out now, you're on your own. —— hurricane florence. we've had some... couple of close calls. involuntary evacuations, yeah. we thought the water might rise and the storm surge. but this one downright scares me. "they're not criminals." president putin says he knows the identity of the two russian suspects in the uk nerve agent attack. i'm rico hizon in london. also in the programme: japanese tennis star naomi osaka opens up about that infamous tennis final with serena williams, and admits she thought the crowd were booing her. at the time, i did kind of think they were booing at me... oh, no. i couldn't tell what was going on because it was so loud in there. so it was a little bit stressful. and we meet thesouth korean artist with a unique creative ability. —— the south korean. live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am in sin

monetary authority of singapore which is the central bank actually found that business in asia as was based can actually withstand shocks that were fog in one thousand nine hundred seventy eight a financial crisis as well as the recent global financial crisis linda thank you very much the collapse of lehman brothers cost tens of thousands of jobs a decade on w met a former employee to see how they've been doing since luis sanchez still thinks about the collapse of lehman brothers nearly every day he recalls what it felt like when he discovered that the financial institution was about to collapse. the feeling was. where is this going to end. it looks like. like the end of the world financially and the regular people out there doesn't know how bad things are. sanchez still has his old lehman's id card. his cell phone footage shows sun chase in the lehman's office after the bank filed for bankruptcy. just outside stock for besieged by camera teams on the eve of the banks collapse they got together for a final drink. their new scheme on a song they. saw. their head over the coals. or emai

and i'm rico izon in singapore — without the h!reate jobs in the us. we will have that later. stay with us. that's all for now. hello there. storm ali brought damaging winds across parts of the uk on wednesday. wind gusts of more than 90mph for parts of northern ireland. you can see this hook of cloud on the satellite picture, that's the storm pushing off towards scandinavia, but that doesn't mean things will be quiet over the next couple of days, far from it. and that means what we have on thursday is this wriggling frontal system bringing pulses of moisture from the atlantic, so through the day ahead we are going to see heavy rain at times and still the potential for some strong winds. a windy start certainly across northern scotland, some heavy showers here, and some rain across wales, the midlands, parts of eastern england, which will fizzle for a time before returning with a vengeance from the west as we get on into the afternoon. now, as the day wears on, the winds will ease a little bit across northern scotland, but still he

i'm rico hizon in singapore. our top stories: donald trump's supreme court choice, brett kava naugh, says he won't step aside after another allegation of sexual misconduct. i'm not going to let false accusations drive us out of this process, and we're looking for a fair process, where i can be heard defending my integrity and my lifelong record. hopes for a second summit between north korea's leader kim jong—un and the us. the white house says details to be announced "pretty soon". i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: the threatened tigers of nepal. the country says it's increased its tiger population by nearly a fifth. and a lucky rescue. the indian yachtsman picked up over 3000 kilometres off the australian coast during the golden globe race. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. glad you could join us. it's 8am in singapore, 1am in the morning in london and 8pm in washington dc, where the us supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh has said he will not

i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: south korea's president wraps up his landmark trip to the north. but is peace within a year really achievable? translation: chairman kim has reaffirmed his commitment towards denuclearisation time after time again. treachery against clean athletes — the furious reaction from whistle—blowers as russia's three—year doping suspension is lifted. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: britain's brexit blueprint gets a resounding thumbs—down from european leaders. they tell theresa may her plan for an economic partnership won't work. and no to dictatorship. opposition groups in the philippines call for a day of protests against president duterte‘s plans to change the constitution. good morning. it is 7:00am in singapore, midnight in london, and 8:00am in the morning in south korea, where president moonjae—in says he has set a goal of formally ending the war on the korean peninsula by the end of the year. he made the comments after returning to seoul from the north

monetary authority of singapore which is the central bank actually found that business in asia as was based can actually withstand shocks that were fog in one thousand nine hundred seventy eight a financial crisis as well as the recent global financial crisis linda thank you very much in the aftermath of the lehman brothers collapse the venue u.s. administration introduced stricter banking regulations and as the dodd frank wall street reform and consumer protection act president donald trump has long been a critic of thought frank back in may he scrapped some of the small medium lenders but many of wall street one deep regulation to go even further. critics say a raising restrictions on banks could prompt the next financial crisis. it was the car that defined a generation and one of germany's most iconic brands but now the beatles' time is up for its wagon has announced it will hold all production of the con next year ending its seventy year history. a full wheeled legend it's the biggest selling car of its time with twenty two million units sold its thirty horsepower engine was the s

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: iran's president blames the us and its gulf allies for a deadly attack on its elite military forces. washington tells him to "look in the mirror". the opposition candidate in maldives‘ presidential elections claims victory and calls for a peaceful transition of power. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: india rolls out the world's largest healthcare project. we meet the first family to benefit. she were to go to the persian. we spent almost $2000 to and climbing aboard hong kong's new high—speed to train to china. but will it tighten beijing's grip on the territory? good morning. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 7 in the evening in new york, where the the united states has dismissed claims from the iranian president, that the us was involved in an attack, on a military parade in iran that killed 25 people. hassan rouhani says america and its gulf allies backed the assault, but the us ambassador to the united nations nikki haley has told iran

i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: a powerful testimony from the woman who is accusing president trump's supreme court nominee of assaulting her 36 years ago. i believed he was going to rape me. i tried to yell for help. when i did, brett put his hand over my mouth to stop me from yelling. in an angry and emotional response, brett kavanaugh denied any assault, saying the accusations are politically motivated. i swear today, under oath, before the senate and the nation, will before my family and god, i am innocent of this charge. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: at the un, china and russia call for sanctions against north korea to be eased. and the invisible threat that could wipe out half the population of killer whales in the world. good morning. it is 8:00am in singapore, 1:00am in london and 8:00pm in washington, where it has been a day of impassioned testimony at the us senate as president trump's nominee for the supreme court, brett kavanaugh, repeatedly denied allegations that he

i'm rico hizon in singapore. our top stories: a million people are forced to leave their homes as 200 kilometres an hour winds batter japan, in the worst storms to hit the islands in 25 years. explosive revelations about president trump's white house. veteran journalist bob woodward says even trump's closest aides saw him as a danger to national security. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: we'll have the latest on a bridge collapse in kolkata, where many are feared to be trapped under the rubble. and they're crazy, rich, and asian. it had box office success in america. now the blockbuster movie comes to the uk. we do so people feel represented and heard, understood and valued. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. glad you could join us. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 8 am injapan, which has been hit by the strongest typhoon in 25 years. winds have been gusting over 200 kilometres per hour. at least six people have been killed, and mor

we see easy jet has done it in europe now with singapore airlines.k we have enough ourselves. trying to avoid complexities is one of the biggest things with the airline business. they shoot they are self in the whole foot by introducing complexity. one of the pluses of this oil crisis, it gives me an opportunity to retalk to governments about ownership structures, about making capital more efficiently used. reusing cost. my aim is to simplify the business. invariably when you get into another relationship with an airline it complicates a business and adds cost. discipline is important and so far i think we would avoid that. >> norwegian air, between singapore and london, quantum has resumed that service. has that affected you? tony: well, i can't do singapore to london. but it's a dream for me for obvious reasons. it don't make financial sense right now. airasia, think we have the model right. it's taken a few years. we are the pioneer. we've started it. we're now looking at six to eight-hour routes. and now we're toying with a smaller 321 to add to

i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: western countries condemn myanmar‘s jailing ofjournalists, but there's silence from china and the rest of asia. "cruel and unjust", say rights groups after two malaysian lesbian women are caned in an islamic court. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: a nation's heritage up in flames. a lack of funding is blamed for the disaster at brazil's national museum. and they are drowning in plastic. will find out what the japanese experience tells us about the harsh realities of recycling. —— we will find out. going forward into the future, it is expected that because of greenhouse gas emissions and global warming, —— the same cannot be said about household waste. it is dirty and has little value. good morning. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 5:30 in the morning in myanmar, where there's been condemnation following the sentencing of two journalists to seven years in jail. wa lone and kyaw soe oo are accused of violating state secrets while investigat

live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. .ood morning. it's 8am in singapore, 1am in london and 8 in the evening in new york, where the united states has dismissed claims from the iranian president, that the us was involved in an attack on a military parade in iran that killed 25 people. hassan rouhani says america and its gulf allies backed the assault, but the us ambassador to the united nations nikki haley has told iran to "look in the mirror" for the causes of the attack. mr rouhani made his comments, as he prepared to travel to new york, where the un general assembly will convene for its annual meeting on tuesday. from there, our diplomatic correspondent james robbins sent this report. gunfire. the moment the shooting started. iran's elite revolutionary guards under attack on home soil. many forced to dive for cover, as a parade to honour them is ambushed by opponents of the government. soldiers and civilians died as others fled for their lives. an anti—government arab group based in this area of south—west iran said it w

kate silverton, bbc news, singapore. ——kate silver, bbc news, singapore.the only one to have introduced some rather inventive ways to tackle it. in 2007, the russian government declared the 12th of september the ‘national day of conception', in the hope that giving couples the day off from work would encourage them to do their bit... and if they did their bit well — with a resulting birth on russia s national day 12th of june, nine months later then there were all kind of prizes on offer... including refrigerators! produce child, win fridge. let us have a look at another one, this one was in denmark. yes. i love that one. that is a travel company advert and if you can prove that you conceived your child on holiday, you would even get cheaper holidays in the future and a three years' supply worth of baby goods. you have to try to get your population to get babies, go on holiday and perhaps more romance!” feel cheated, if i went home to mrs frazer and suggested we could have a holiday and a free fridge, i might be younger! you know it was notjust a holiday,