singapore is the maritime capital of the world.ly, this industry downturn, when can be expected to turn around, two years, three years? well, the industry will recover with different speeds in different places. but i believe two or three years from now things will look a lot that are. thank you so much for your insights. well, it looks like there will be an uptick, ata looks like there will be an uptick, at a different paces, as we have just said. thank you so much for joining us, and all this week it is singapore maritime week. and moving on now to south korea's presidential election, it is drawing near, and questions are being raised about how corruption in the country was allowed to flourish at the highest levels of business and government. it brought down the president, what will the election mean change? 0ur correspondent has more from seoul on wa da correspondent has more from seoul on wada so rare for employees to speak up. get up, wada so rare for employees to speak t wada so rare for employees to speak up. get up, get on t

of women in singapore.ought up to identify this group of people, that they are actually an integral pa rt that they are actually an integral part of the workforce, notjust in singapore, but in the wider region as asia—pacific. with a wealth of experience experience and these people are actually definitely a lot more, you know, they can bring with them great time management skills, organisational skills, benefits that you might not see in some of these other talents that we are dealing with at this moment. we are seeing, as you say, the singapore government tried to address this issue in terms of policy, but in terms of your outlook and your survey, which countries in asia specifically need women to return to work the most? southeast asia, china, where see this problem being particularly acute? i think if you look across southeast asia and greater china, the economy to grow right now. the emerging markets in southeast asia, like indonesia and thailand, vietnam lives as these are the countries that are most l

singapore has a very good diplomacy, singapore isa has a very good diplomacy, singapore is a neutrals, it does not have a visa issue with the us. we think sooner or later they will be number one. how easyis later they will be number one. how easy is it to get a singaporean or german passport? not easy. in both countries you have residency requirements. however, for those people who do not have a chance to get either of these two passports there are programmes in different countries in the caribbean and europe so it is possible to upgrade your passport if you come from a low ranking countries such as afghanistan. i have a philippine passport. what will it take for the philippines to get to the top ten? if you want to improve the philippine passport you should opt for a citizenship in a programme in a country like cyprus. you invest in a country like cyprus. you invest in a property and within a few months, given other conditions are fulfilled as well you can become a citizen there and rank in the top ten. let's update you on the story of eman abd el aty, the egyptian woman who's thoug

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: as a us navy strike force sails to korea, donald trump tells his advisers to be prepared for the next step in dealing with the north korean nuclear threat. egypt's president sisi declares a three—month state of emergency following two bomb attacks on coptic churches, in which more than a0 people died. i'm babita sharma in london. a sex—selective abortions racket is uncovered in india. too late for one father, whose daughter was forced to have a termination. the chinese president returns home, but what has xi jinping achieved during his meeting with president trump? you go through so much in india as pa rents to you go through so much in india as parents to bring her up and have her married. but what is the use if this is the end? live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 6am in singapore, ii at night in london, and 6pm in the evening in washington, where president trump has asked his advisers to be prepared t

but research conducted by singapore general hospital has found that the haze in singapore is contributing morning. but according to the report, even pollution at these lower levels can raise the risk. joining me now was doctor marcus ong, senior author of the study and senior consultant at sgh's department of emergency medicine. this is the first large asian study to show a direct correlation between air pollution and the incidence of out of hospital cardiac arrest. what we did in this study is we linked data from the pollutant standard index, or psi, that we've recorded over a five—year period in singapore with our national out of hospital registry and what we found was when the psi goes into the moderate range actually up to 10% increase in the incidence of incidence of out of hospital cardiac arrest. when it goes into the unhealthy range, above 100 on the psi, it's actually up to a 30% increase. i think the interesting finding was that there is a lag effect, meaning when the psi goes up, the effect sustains notjust on the same day but it continues for the next five days with an average

second place are from singapore american school. they believe religious inequality is an urgent issue and there documentary "hunting ." harmony take a look. >> at religious refuge. .hey need religious freedom for the pilgrims, the religious liberties were secured upon the founding of the colony they dubbed "new england." segregation donned as they made it clear other groups were less than welcome. the puritans went to massachusetts to create their own haven. but lengthy pilgrims did to pattern?notice the this scenario served as a catalyst. pennsylvania became a haven for the quakers. maryland for the catholics. the church offor england. >> it is safe to say america was founded by religion but the irony is clear. the religious groups wanted the undisturbed freedom to practice their beliefs but condemned those who thought differently. fortunately, the framers for the bill of rights -- >> the constitution shall make -- aw >> freedom of religion, freedom of expression is again another united states.he while groups may not get along, the

will singapore stick or twist?his is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ shery: this is "daybreak asia," i am shery ahn in hong kong. ramy: i am ramy inocencio in new york. united airlines will compensate all passengers for the cost of the flight in which a manned -- a man was forcibly removed from the security. david dao was dragged from the aircraft after refusing to leave. it with they compounded botched public responses. he will be treated for injuries he suffered. has halfo oscar munoz $1 million worth of annual bonuses tied to customer satisfaction. the chicago incident will not help his prospects. united collects 8000 passenger surveys each day and they revealed many people were already unhappy. last year, jb power was last among north american carriers. ramy: jpmorgan delaying a plan to move wealth clients. they wait to see if the trump administration will up old higher standards for brokers. they will let clients manage their own retirement accounts. they forced regulators to look at new labor department rules to ensure they p

sharanjit leyl from singapore. talking of singapore, let's stay there...or the number of drones expected to hit singapore's airspace in the next ten years. but the heavy traffic will present some real dangers. to prevent crashes, experts at nanyang technological university and the civil aviation authority of singapore are working on a system of air lanes to keep drones on a safe path. there is a need for a system that can govern and regulate the safe and efficient operations of groans. but we also know that the government agencies are looking at more usage of groans, operations which are dull, dirty and dangerous. these are the types of work which would be best done by a robot or by a drone. if you want to inspect a chimney for instance, you wouldn't want to send someone up instance, you wouldn't want to send someone up and down the chimney, you would probably just send someone up and down the chimney, you would probablyjust send a drone to do an inspection. the reason now you don't see many drones flying in a big area, and also especially in urban areas,

i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: the united states begins to deploy its anti—missile system in korea, a day after the north put on a massive display of firepower. killed by her father live on facebook, an ii—month—old girl is laid to rest by her family in thailand. i'm kasia madera in london. facing a government budget shutdown, it looks like president trump's border wall is going to be delayed. and ivanka trump tells women in germany that her father is a supporter of women's rights, but the audience doesn't quite believe her. it is 9:00am in singapore, 1:00am in london, and either 9:30am or 10:00am in the morning in the korean peninsula, depending on whether you are in the north or south. but tensions continue to rise on both sides of the demilitarised zone. pyongyang has carried out a huge live—firing exercise. and the us is preparing for similar large—scale manoeuvres with the south korean armed forces, which will most likely include this nuclear—powered submarine, the michigan, which sailed into a

i am marie curie in singapore. iam babita bbc. i am marie curie in singapore. in singapore. i am babita sharma in london —— 0i. you might not recognise this but actually you are looking at a low la nt street actually you are looking at a low lant street kenrick butt. morning. we have got some rain working in from the west but before we ta ke working in from the west but before we take a look at that lets look back at some of the highlights of monday. a beautiful weather watchers picture sent in from cambridgeshire. a lovely afternoon and we saw highs of 18 degrees. but the storm clouds gathered in argyll and bute. a very atmospheric shot here. that is because the rain arrived from the west. now, it is fairly fragmented and it is moving somewhat erratically eastwards over the next few hours, perhaps sitting towards dawn in the south—east corner. behind it some clearer skies, a fresh start to the day across scotla nd fresh start to the day across scotland and northern ireland. more clabo into the south—west and for wales, the odd spot or two of rain still at eigh

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. i'm kasia madera in london.has arrived in florida and held his first meeting with donald trump. the americans have previously said they want china to use its influence to curtail north korea's missile programme. the basque separatist movement, eta, says it plans to unilaterally disarm on saturday, formally ending decades of conflict against the spanish state. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. no surprises from the china daily, which leads on the talks between president xi jingping and president donald trump in florida. the image is of the chinese president and his wife receiving some parting gifts in helsinki when they finished their trip to finland on thursday and flew straight to the us. the financial times, world edition, are headlining events in thailand. the king has signed a military—backed constitution, signalling a step towards elections and a promise to restoring democracy for the country. the country has suffered 12 coups in the past 80 years. and, finally, the japan times sa

i'm rico hizon in singapore. our top stories. this is newsday. i'm rico hizon in singapore. ourtop stories. donald trump lodges a new diplomatic initiative to tackle north korea's nuclear and missile programmes, describing pyongyang as a big threat to the world. people have put blindfolds on for decades and now its time to solve the problem. he is back. barack its time to solve the problem. he is back. ba rack obama its time to solve the problem. he is back. barack obama has returned to the public eye with a speech in his hometown of chicago. i'm kasia madera in london. army resignations in afghanistan after a devastating taliban attack as james mattis visits the capital. australians and new zealanders are commemorating the thousands killed in the gallipoli campaign of world war i. live from oui’ campaign of world war i. live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. it is newsday. seven in the evening in washington, dc where donald trump appears to have launched a wide reaching diplomatic initiative to tackle what he says is the urgent security chall

i am in singapore. china's president holds his first meeting with donald trump. all eyes are on the emerging relationship between the two most powerful man in the world. the us president's outspoken attacks on china's trade policy were a key part of his election campaign. can they find common ground? i'm in london. morning the dead from the suspected chemical weapons attack in syria. —— mourning. the us is considering military action against the bashar al—assad regime. military action against the bashar al-assad regime. will you organise an international coalition to remove bashar al—assad? an international coalition to remove bashar al-assad? does steps are under way. the elephants and the architect. we talk about a wacky new film from singapore that is winning over the critics. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it is 7am in singapore, midnight in london, and seven in the evening in florida, where the leaders of the two economic superpowers have met for the first time. china's president xi jinping

i'm rico hizon in singapore.ther main stories: it's confirmed a third us citizen has been arrested at an airport in north korea as tensions in the region remain high. if you're old enough, you're good enough. we report from the world masters games in auckland where age is no barrier. live from london and singapore, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 1am in london, 8am in singapore, and two in the morning in paris, where projections from the french presidential election suggest the centrist emmanuel macron has won the first round. several polls put him at 23%, a point or so ahead of marine le pen of the anti—immigration national front. they'll go through to a run—off in two weeks‘ time. mr macron said a page had clearly turned in french politics, with the people expressing a desire for change. marine le pen, for her part described the result as historic. this report from france is by our europe editor katya adler. one presidential election, two rival visions for france. fresh—faced emmanuel m

haslinda: there is reason to be cautious when it comes to singapore. of 1.9% contraction quarter on quarter. the market was looking for 1.8% contraction. we saw an expansion of 12.3% the quarter before year on year come at 2.5 percent expansion, the estimate was 2.6%, so the disappointed on both counts. the major drag on the economy was manufacturing, extending the drop we saw in the quarter before, manufacturing is important to singapore. , the sector, accounts for a fifth of gdp, so you can see why growth in the lion city is volatile. ,t fluctuates big time dependent on trade, exports, tied to the fortunes of other countries, china, the u.s. as well. the talk of rising anti-globalization sentiment, talk of areas and imports from china, not good news for the lion city. still, there is a silver lining. the global economic outlook has improved slightly, global capital expenditure is up, china has stabilized, so however you choose to look at it, maybe the glass is half full. given theell me, first quarter contraction, central bank, well, it has kept its

and singapore is aiming to be the first smart nation ever.s it learning fast enough to keep up with the competition? good morning, asia and hello, world. this is monday and thank you for joining us. we start off with the french elections and voters have indeed spoken. from 11 presidential candidates, the pro— european candidates, the pro— european candidate emmanual macron will be facing far right marine le pen in a run—off election on may seven. the winner will lead the second largest economy in europe and one of the seven largest in the world. let's have a look at the currency board and the eurojumps to a have a look at the currency board and the euro jumps to a five—month high against the us dollar following the election result. a relief rally for the euro. there were worries that if marine le pen won the presidency outright that would spur funds to leave the european union. that sense of relief in the stock market as well. the japanese stock exchange jumped 14% and, earlier, market as well. the japanese stock exchangejumped14% and, earlie

sydney, paris, singapore, it you name it. you name it. here, the flats might costjust as much about people's salaries could be half or even less. so, who is buying property here? the government is trying to rein in this explosion by limiting access to credit in the hope that china's young workers may one day be able to buy a place of their own. in other business news making headlines, toshiba is down by more than 7% at this hour on reports that it may miss its earnings yet again. it is now expected it shares will be demoted to the second section of the tokyo's stock exchange in august. staying with japan, business confidence has improved and amongst its big manufacturers, according to the bank of japan's closely watched survey. the headline index for many manufacturers sentiment stood at plus 12 in march compared with plus ten in the previous survey. japan has a officially recognised digital currency bit coin as a formal method of payment but there are strict rules. companies need permission to use a bit coin and must have at

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: a show of force in north korea, amid fears pyongyang is about to carry out its sixth nuclear test. and the us military drops its largest non—nuclear bomb, seen here in tests, on so—called islamic state in afghanistan. we are so proud of our military, and it was another successful event. i'm kasia madera in london. forget life on mars. nasa says one assassin‘s burns might be one of the best places to look for life beyond earth. —— one of saturn's moons. well, good morning. it is 8am in singapore, midnight in london and 8:30am in pyongyang, where speculation has been growing that north korea may be ready to carry out its sixth nuclear test, as soon as this weekend. if so, it would coincide with the anniversary of the birth of the nation's founder, kim il—sung. and as the word watchers to that, pyongyang has been putting its best foot forward for the journalist. —— the journalists. our correspondentjohn sudworth, whose movements are being monitored by authorities there, se

i'm mariko oi in singapore. the headlines: 60 people i'm mariko 0i in singapore. the headlines: 60 people are gassed to death in a suspected chemical attack in syria. the un holds emergency talks to discuss one of the worst atrocities of the syrian war. translation: i lost my son, my children, my neighbours, my daughter. they're all gone. i only have got left. there's been fierce international condemnation of the attack. —— god. the us secretary of state has accused the syrian regime of brutal and abashed barbarism. i'm babita sharma in london. remembering the victims of the st petersburg metro attack as the lights go out on the eiffel tower in a mark of respect. and keeping things in the family, can china find common ground in trump's way of doing things? live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 7am here in singapore, midnight in london and 2am in syria, where at least 58 people have died with many more injured ina people have died with many more injured in a suspected chemical weapons attack in the r

i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm kasia madera in london.usly concerned about not korean nuclear ambitions as tensions continue to rise in the region —— china. british lawmakers have given the go—ahead for a snap general election. the prime minister theresa may says she wants a stronger negotiating hand over brexit. now let's take a look at some of the front pages from around the world and we start with the china daily and we start with the china daily and on its front page, where it says beijing has urged the united states to change its export policies. chinese officials say washington lifting the block on selling high—tech goods to china would help relieve the trade deficit between the two countries. and moving on to the upcoming uk collection, which features on the front page of the daily telegraph, and it covers theresa may's refusal to ta ke and it covers theresa may's refusal to take part in television debates but says the prime minister hasn't ruled out a televised question and a nswer ruled out a televised question and answer session

i'm rico hizon in singapore. our top stories: china says it is seriously concerned about north korea's nuclear ambitions and calls for calm from both sides. but was this american armada really en route to north korea? american armada really en route to north korea 7 the american armada really en route to north korea? the us 6—2 clear up confusion. i am cash amid the in london. jakarta's first christian governor concedes defeat in a hotly—co ntested governor concedes defeat in a hotly—contested mayoral election. and close encounter: nasa says eight kilometre wide asteroid has streaked past plan at birth. —— a kilometre—wide. —— planet earth. thank you forjoining us. it's 8am in singapore, 1am in london, and 8am in beijing, where china's foreign ministry has raised new worries about north korea's nuclear programme. the chinese foreign ministry has called for calm, and an end to words or actions that could further raise the tension on the korean peninsula. but at the same time, spokesman lu kang said beijing had ser

sharanjit leyl in singapore, the headlines. the us secretary of state rex tillerson is in mock so —— moscow to persuade vladimir putin to drop his support for assad. it is pretty obvious that the reign of the assad family is coming to the end at the question of the transition itself could be very important. the white house press secretary sean spicer has been forced to apologise for remarks that suggested hitler did not use chemical weapons against his own people. i think when you come to gas, he was not using the gas on his own people in the same way that aside is doing. i'm babita sharma in london. a man who says he worked for a hitman for philippine's president rodrigo duterte has fled the country. and finally, united airlines says sorry for forcibly dragging this man offa sorry for forcibly dragging this man off a plane to make room for one of its own staff. live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. it is newsday. good morning. at 7am here in singapore, midnight in london and 2am in moscow where

let's start with here in singapore. the straits times.headline is referring to dealing with north korea. it's front page picture is dedicated to the passenger who was violently dragged off a united airlines flight. we'll bring you more on that later in the programme. the financial times world edition also leading with the united airlines story. that's the compa ny‘s chief executive, oscar munoz, who's come under fire. also making the headlines, toshiba and its uncertain future. the paper says the japanese industrial giant has reported a loss of $4.8 billion for the first quarter of the year. the new york times tackle brexit asking what might happen to the uk when it leaves the european union. and it has a feature about sleep, being the new status symbol and the latest research being developed to help us get a better night's rest. who would not want more of that? president trump has again raised the issue of north korea, in a tweet saying that pyongyang was "looking for trouble." he also urged china, north korea's only real ally, to help d

we will ta ke singapore. stay with us.would slash taxes for us companies and wealthy americans. but what does it really mean for business? and we will leave you with pictures of california. the us state. you have never seen this before. there has been an explosion of wildflowers on an unprecedented scale. it is so vivid it can actually be seen from space. a whole new floral and stunning white with which to see the state. —— light. thank you for watching. hello again. the weather is set to turn more mild over the next few days, quiet ending down in many respects. before that, thunderstorms. pale in west hamstead thanks to this weather watcher. —— hail. you can see the extent of the showers. they have tended to die away overnight. one or two left over. by and large, today we are looking at a cloudy weather picture for many of us. some showers knocking around as well. a look at how the weather starts off in the morning. a lot of cloud around. showers from the word go in north—western areas. the south of england and wales, thi

i'm mariko 0i in singapore. thanks forjoining us. i'm babita sharma in london. workers and troops are continuing to dig for survivors of landslides that have killed more than 200 people — including dozens of children. australia's four year long inquiry into sexual abuse by catholic priests draws to a close. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. we start with the financial times, which has president trump warning china that the us could take unilateral action against north korea over the nuclear threat. that's ahead of his first meeting with the chinese president xi jingping, when they meet this week for the first time in florida. perhaps unsurprisingly, the japan times has a survey that says 60% of utility companies entering the electric power industry are against government plans to make them shoulder some compensation costs for the fukishima disaster. and here in singapore — we were monitoring this as well — the straits times has a story of a man who has been arrested for leaving his bag at a metro station while running an errand. the in

live from singapore in london.lder, tougher? stay with us to see these asian performers. —— aged. the stars and stripes at half—mast outside columbine high. the school sealed off, the bodies of the dead still inside. i never thought they would actually go through with it. some places have already had nearly as much rain as they would normally expect in an entire year. for millions of americans, the death of richard nixon —— for millions of americans, the death of richard nixon in a new york hospital has meant conflicting emotions. a national day of mourning next wednesday sitting somehow uneasily with the abiding memories of the shame of watergate. and lift—off of the space shuttle discovery with the hubble space telescope, our window on the universe. welcome back everyone. this is newsday on the bbc. i am in singapore. the top stories. centrist emmanuel macron gets to the second round of the french presidential election. he will be facing marine le pen of the anti—immigration national front. it is an historic resu

i went along to see how preparations are going on in singapore.ekend. they are performing at a gathering, commemorating the sikh festival in singapore. there has been a seek community since the 18005. has been a seek community since the 1800s. they came from punjab in india and! 1800s. they came from punjab in india and i am a member of that community. my parents came from amritsar in the 1930s. to find out more about vaisakhi i am joined by mohinder sing. it commemorates the birth and it is an auspicious day. how will you celebrate? we will do a vaisakhi carnival over two days. on saturday we will be having games, cultural performances, various activities such as traditional breadmaking, etc, so people canjoin in at add—on sunday we will be having another set of performances, a programme of music, drama, which will be more for our brothers and sisters from punjab. they will come to work in singapore a way from punjab, but we want them tojoin in their705, so punjab, but we want them tojoin in their 705, so that in the true 5pirit their 705, so tha

singapore airlines and asia have bought stakes in the carrier.di: former consultants to airbus are suing the playmaker after some were dropped after what it called misstatements and omissions in applications for export credit financing. in the and you will report, they say the review of business relationships and legal matters may have a material impact on the future financial statement. and says it is too early to determine the extent of any liability. singapore may be set to get a third derivatives exchange, this time backed by china. let's get more on china's push to become a global financial market. william berkshire is a former president of the hong kong mercantile exchange. thank you for coming in. why would china be interested in doing this? does singapore really need a third derivatives exchange? link those two together. chinarmer chief of the national futures exchange behind this. >> i think what they are trying provide another platform which would link the onshore and offshore flows ,roviding china related product with a commodities foc

i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: turkey's president erdogan narrowly wins the referendum which will vastly increase his powers. he says constitutional changes will now go ahead. translation: today, the decision made by the turkish public is a historic moment. this is not an ordinary decision, this is not an ordinary day. another warning to north korea. president trump's national security advisor says the us is working with its allies and china on a range of options. i'm kasia madera in london. where is growth headed in asia's economic powerhouse china 7 official gdp figures are due in a few hours‘ time. and rebuilding japan — the exhibition showing how a new style of architecture evolved from the ruins of world war two. live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc good morning. it is 8am in singapore, 1am in london and 3:00 in the morning across turkey, where a referendum has granted president erdogan a wide range of new powers, but with the narrowest of majorities, just 51.3% of the vote

i'm rico hizon in singapore.mpaign that has incited religious and racial tensions, voters are choosing jakarta's new governor but a warning from the president. translation: don't politicise religion and make it into a commodity. and unearthing the secrets of an ancient tomb as archaeologists discover a collection of mummies. hello, and welcome. it is 7am in singapore and midnight here in london, where the prime minister, theresa may, produced a dramatic surprise — she is seeking an early general election in june, three yea rs general election in june, three years ahead of schedule. the aim is clear, to increase her majority in parliament and give herself leeway in negotiations to leave the eu. opposition parties welcomed the chance to offer the people an alternative to the conservatives. our political editor laura kuenssberg reports. did she surprise them? did she surprise you? did theresa may even surprise herself? her biggest decision as prime minister, taken only days ago. i have just chaired a meeting of the

i am rico hizon in singapore.lls the bbc his country would react with a pre—emptive nuclear strike if it saw signs the us would prepare to attack. turkey has extended its state of emergency by a further three months as president erdogan says he will begin constitutional change following his referendum victory. and now we all know about japan's cultural long work hours. one country determined to offer bonuses to reduce work hours. that is understandably popular across bbc.com in asia. the front pages from around the world. we start off with the china daily, leading on encouraging growth figures in china, a story we brought to you on monday in asia business report. the main business stories features the first spacecraft in china, which has been moved in position ahead of its launch later this week. the lead in the japan times is a story we covered earlier right here newsday, the arrival injapan in a few hours' time of us vice president, mike pence. they quote and officials saying that take care wants to gain the upp

let's go over to singapore and sharanjit. good let's go over to singapore and shara njit.ou, sharanjit. good to see you, sharanjit. another one sharanjit. good to see you, shara njit. another one of sharanjit. good to see you, sharanjit. another one of these announcements by the president. it is the currency, the won, that has taken a hit. yes, the currency, the w011 as taken a hit. yes, the currency, the won as well is the local index went into reverse. it stunned a lot of investors. they weren't expecting this to come and mr trump is, as you said, the gift that keeps on giving. he is calling the five—year pact with south korea unacceptable and that he would renegotiate it. a real reva m p of that he would renegotiate it. a real revamp of the north american free trade agreement. he essentially blamed the us— south korea trade deal on his 2016 election opponent hillary clinton who was secretary of state at the time who promoted the final version of the trade pact before its approval by congress in 2011. as i mentioned, president trump has stunned the financial markets. the

rico hizon is in our asia business hub in singapore. great to see you. hello, my friend!as asking this yesterday, i am wondering if the markets are getting a bit ahead of themselves, counting their chickens before they have hatched? because you know you cannot rule out marine le pen perhaps winning. that is right, there will be that fear when the second round of elections come about in about two weeks because time, but for now there is still a lot of enthusiasm over the french election results —— two weeks' time. attention is moving to the us, where president trump is due to unveil his much vaunted cuts to tax your mac personal and corporate tax rates. and investors are looking at how this will benefit asian businesses and investors but apart from those two factors, there are negative forces capping those gains in asia, and that is north korea. they marked a key military anniversary today and the us is launching a new diplomatic initiative to tackle pyongyang's nuclear and missile programmes. so there are various issues right now that the markets are dealing with. 0verall

they can fly next year on singapore airlines direct to the us.emirates, qatar through dubai and doha. 0therwise they can use european carriers which are they can use european carriers which a re less they can use european carriers which are less abrasive, shall we say, than the north american airline. that being the case, they still have a lot of influence globally. among the four of them, american, delta, continental, united, they control a lot of the marketplace. there will be relevance for those. a public relations headache for the owner of snapchat. they have seen for the owner of snapchat. they have seen sharers fall. they have faced criticism for comments made by the chief executive allegedly about not prioritise and growth in india and spain because they were poor countries. the company is on track to close at its lowest level in a month, just weeks after the $4.4 billion sale, the hottest listing of a tech company in three years. netflix reported better than expected quarterly numbers, but the on line video streaming giant has signed up f

singapore airlines is also exposed, toa singapore airlines is also exposed, to a lesser extent. a geographic advantage in their distance from china, but they are struggling with the low—cost carriers in the region and continuing competition from the traditional rivals like geruda, malaysia airlines and so forth. they have undertaken the biggest review of their business in two decades, and this change of leadership as pa rt and this change of leadership as part of that. are they optimistic that this will change things and turn things around? —— garuda. that this will change things and turn things around? -- garuda. the people leading cathay pacific, i believe, a very cognisant and aware of the issues they are facing and they have a sense of what needs to be done. they recently announced they will be cutting 30% of the costs at their headquarters, that is an important first step and the new 777 planes will have an additional seat per row in economy class, so it will be a bit tighter when you are sitting in economy, but it will drive their costs down and hopefully bring some of tha

i sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines, the g7 foreign ministers meet as international pressure grows on russia to abandon its support for syria's president. china and south korea agreed to take strong action against north korea if it can do more missile tests. and i am babita sharma in london. we have a special report on life in an indonesian village where half the children live without their parents. 0h, village where half the children live without their parents. oh, my god! a video captures the moment a passenger is forcibly dragged off and overbooked airline flight. the airline issued a partial apology in the video goes viral. live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. good morning. it is eight a.m. good morning. it is eighta.m. in singapore and one a.m. in london, two a.m. in the italian town of luca where leaders are meeting to try and persuade russia that its alliance with the syrian government is no longer in its strategic interest. the us secretary of state will deliver th

i'm rico hizon in singapore, the headlines: as north korea prepares to mark the eighty—fifth anniversaryf its armed forces, president trump demands tougher international sanctions. people have put blindfolds on for decades and now it is time to solve the problem. top military chiefs resign after the devastating attack on friday. devastating taliban attack, as the us defence secretary james mattis visits kabul. marine le pen announces she is stepping aside as leader to focus on the campaign. australians and new zealanders are commemorating the thousands killed in the gallipoli campaign of world war one. it's 8am in singapore, 1am in london, and 8pm in washington, where donald trump appears to have launched a wide—reaching diplomatic initiative to tackle what he says is the ‘urgent security challenge‘ posed by north korea. the president has spoken to the japanese and german leaders by phone — and is holding a classified briefing on the subject with all 100 us senators. and mr trump also sent this message to the united nations security council: the status quo in north korea is also unaccept

i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: yes campaigners in turkey celebrate as they claim victory in the referendum. president erdogan says changes to the constitution will now go ahead. translation: today, the decision made by the turkish public is a historic moment. this is not an ordinary decision, this is not an ordinary decision, this is not an ordinary day. another warning to north korea. president trump's national security advisor says the us is working with its allies and china on a range of options. i'm kasia madera in london. where is growth headed in asia's economic powerhouse, china? official gdp figures are due in a few hours‘ time. out of the devastation of world war two, the birth of a new architecture in japan. now, an exhibition in london shows that how that style evolved. good morning. it is 7:00am in singapore, midnight in london and 2:00am in the morning across turkey, where a referendum has granted the president a wide range of new powers, but with the narrowest of majorities, just 51.3%

i'm mariko 0i in singapore. i'm babita sharma in london.tro train in st petersburg kills 11 people and injures dozens more as authorities say it is a terrorist attack. after a devastating landslide, colombian authorities bury the dead, and bring in emergency water supplies, as they race to avoid the spread of disease. and one of the most read stories on bbc.com, this exciting discovery of the remains of an ancient pyramid in egypt, just south of the capital cairo. it's believed to have been built 3,700 years ago. it's hoped excavation work will reveal more and establish the size of the pyramid. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. let's start with the straits times, in singapore, as it covers the st petersburg metro explosion. it quotes the interfax news agency as saying that the blast may have been caused by an explosive device hidden in a briefcase. 0nto the japan times that reports on president trumps' latest comments on north korea, insisting that it'll act alone if china fails to help. this comes just days befor

i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm kasia madera in london.ce north korea into dismantling its nuclear and missile programmes through diplomatic pressure and economic sanctions. and president trump's economic team have unveiled plans for what they're calling the largest tax cut in american history. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. japan times says the rising tensions over north korea could mean that security bonds between the us and japan are growing closer. it says the current us—japan naval drills signal the start of what it calls "a new normal." china daily makes a big splash over the country's first domestically built aircraft carrier. the front page has this detailed graphic of its flight deck. it says the ship is the largest and most sophisticated surface vessel china has ever built. and orangutans grace the front page of the new york times, with a story about a controversy over a refuge for them in borneo, indonesia. some environmentalists are uneasy that the money for the sanctuary has come from a company th

i am sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines. as persecution of rohingya muslims intensifies, we ask the leader of myanmar if she is failing to stop ethnic cleansing. i don't think there is any ethnic cleansing going on. that is a strong expression to use for what is happening. the us signals a tough new start on syria after a chemical weapons attack that left 70 dead. i will tell you, it has already happened. my attitude towards syria and bashar al—assad has changed. the attack brings anger and condemnation to the un, but it is feared russia could be to demands foran is feared russia could be to demands for an investigation. two presidents come togetherfor for an investigation. two presidents come together for the for an investigation. two presidents come togetherfor the us— china summit. we will go to beijing to find out the concerns of the people. is publicity always good? maybe not for pepsi after a controversial advertisement. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning.

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. i'm alpa patel in london.ader of north korea, kim jong—un, is "not crazy" and could be open to negotiation. tillerson is preparing to chair a un security council meeting on north korea. more than ten undocumented prisoners have been found in a secret cell, hidden behind a bookcase, in a philippine police station. the prisoners were found during a raid by human rights officers. an american man in ohio is facing much more punishment than he'd bargained for after he appeared in court for a traffic violation and accidentally dropped his bag of cocaine. it was later picked up by a security guard who had it tested. a warrant has been issued for his arrest. that story is popular on bbc.com. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. we start with the south china morning post. it leads with donald trump's tax plan for corporate america, which could have a "big impact" on china, according to the paper. it says the proposed reductions could spark capital flight from china's mainland and prompt chinese

to the studios in singapore and london. this is the bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning.seven in the morning in singapore, midnight in london and six in the evening in southern colombia, where rescue teams are continuing to search through tons of mud and debris for anyone who survived the devastating mudslide. it's happened in the city of mocoa. over 200 people have been confirmed dead. hundreds are still missing and five villages have been destroyed. richard lister has the story. mocoa is a place of mud and misery. when the rolling wall of water and debris rushed through here on friday night, it swept away houses, cars, trees and people. whole families died here. the painstaking search for survivors is continuing. rescue workers moving quietly through flattened neighbourhoods, hoping for sounds of life in the wreckage. nothing here. with every hour that passes, hopes of finding more people alive diminish. within hours of the deluge, message boards went up, listing the dead and missing. many of those unaccounted for are children. "we are searching for a baby", she says. "

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore, the headlines: a very special relationship. president trump is full of praise for china. and some surprisingly warm words for the north korean leader kim jong—un. a lot of people i'm sure tried to ta ke a lot of people i'm sure tried to take that power away, whether it was his uncle or anybody else. and he was able to do it. so obviously he's a pretty smart cookie. tributes to one of the world's most famous and celebrated climbers, ueli steck, who's died in an accident on mount everest. hello, i'm tom donkin in london. also in the programme: bike—sharing schemes are taking off in china. we explore how they're providing a timely boost for manufacturers. and he's had an impressive run in the world snooker championship, how ding junhui has found success is winning over millions of new chinese fans. 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 donald trump has been singing the praises

joining us from ig asia from singapore.orting a drop in first-quarter profit could we would look at the market -- stock in the premarket next. ♪ haidi: this is "bloomberg markets: asia." i am haidi lun in sydney. rishaad: i am rishaad salamat in hong kong. we count you down to the start of the trading guide here, shenzhen, and shanghai. premarket pretty much flat, not a lot of conviction. the futures contracts suggesting, diversions, but we can expect the index to, well, flip between gains and losses. a story about the banks as well when it comes to china particularly, bank reporting season. that is what we have at the moment, on the way down to china construction bank down .3%, net income 10.2 billion dollars, the country's second-biggest bank, a big increase on fee income. #813 eight tells you shares in hong kong compared to shares in china itself. h-shares and a-shares, h-shares at a discount to a-shares traded on the mainland. if you look at china construction bank, there we go, trading at the biggest discount five cent

mriko oi is in our asia business hub in singapore. is missing the earnings report that what does it mean? surely it will get into trouble with the authorities? mean? surely it will get into trouble with the authoritie57m basically means its shares of will likely be demoted to the second section or even face delisting later this year. we were supposed to find out its earnings next week that there have been reports the company is likely to miss it yet again, for the third time and that is my shares have been falling sharply in tokyo this morning. interesting news is well on toshiba, it's memory chip unit, shareholders reluctantly agreed to sell it, and over the weekend one newspaper reported the names including apple, amazon on, and google, are interested in joining ten other potential readers say that will be an interesting bidding warand it say that will be an interesting bidding war and it is an important dimension that in tokyo there is quite a lot of pressure to keep practically these crown jewel of toshiba instead of selling to a

i'm mariko oi in singapore. i'm babita sharma in london., unabashed barbarism after an apparent chemical attack left at least 58 people dead. one of the worst atrocities of the syrian war has sparked global condemnation, the un is set to stage emergency talks. the suspected gas attack in syria has dominated many of the front pages from around the world. it was described as among the worst in the country's six—year civil war. the gulf news leads with that story — which will be discussed in an emergency session of the un security council on wednesday. it runs a picture of a child being treated by doctors at a makeshift hospital — with the headline, gassed to death. the japan times reports on the government's decision to send back its ambassador to south korea, after a row over a statue representing women who were forced to work for the prostitution corps of the japanese military during world war two. it says that prime minister abe hard—line approach did not work and that the envoy‘s recall failed to force south korea to remove the statue. th

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines. g7 foreign ministers meet as international pressure grows on russia to abandon its red —— support for syria's president. china and south korea are greeted take strong action against north korea if it conducts more nuclear or missile tests. i'm babita sharma in london. we have a special report on life in an indonesian village where half the children live without their parents. and a video captures the moment a passenger is forcibly dragged off and overbooked united airlines flights. the airline issues are partial apology but the video goes viral. live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning, it's 7am in singapore, iam in london and 10am in lucca where top officials are meeting to try to persuade russia's alliance with the syria is no longer in its interests. rex tillerson will deliver that message in person to moscow on tuesday. the syrian government still denies carrying out its chemical weapons attack last week which killed more th

i'm sharanjit leyl, in singapore. and i'm kasia madera, in london.differences over syria, despite hours of talks in moscow. president trump has hinted at trade progress with china, if beijing helps tackle north korea. this is the story popular on bbc. com. chinese custom officers have seized more than a time of mammoth tusks. state media report that the massive haul came from russia. let's have a look at the papers. starting with the japan times. it states that according to its sources believe this month, even before president trump held that summit with china's president, xijinping, the us told japan that it could go ahead with military action. it could resort to military action against north korea. the sydney morning herald says an official investigation has been launched after an emergency on a qantas flight after an emergency on a qantas flight that flew from melbourne last week. 15 people are believed to have been injured when the aircraft near the hong kong. pilots reported feeling air plane buffeting, a potential warning that the plane is about

in pyongyang, singapore, iam in london, and 8:30 a.m..pyongyang, where a senior north korean minister has told the bbc that this country would act to the pre— empty of us strike with any attack on them. —— pre—emptive. they also said more missile tests would also said more missile tests would also be undertaken on a weekly basis. mike pence said the air of strategic patience is over. john sudworth is in the capital of pyongyang. north korea is all about shows of strength. the first today came in this tae kwon do demonstration. the next, in kim il—sung square, close to the centre of power, by way of a rare interview. translation: if the us is reckless enough to use military means, it would mean, from that very day, an all—out war. 0ur nuclear weapons protect us from that threat. we will be conducting more missile threats on a weekly, monthly and yearly basis. today, the us vice president, mike pence, was in south korea, visiting the demilitarised zone that separates the two halves of this divided peninsula. he, too, was talking tough. it w