singapore is very strict.taxi, i can't break any laws. >> anthony: so if a camera catches you? >> cab driver: yeah, everything is in camera. so it is imptant everyon we have to follow the rules and regulations, that's the reason singapore is very good. same time, singaporeans are very hard working. as human beings, what we need? food to eat, clothes to wear, a place to sleep, you can get in singapore. so in other words, we have to continue work, you see. if you're working, you'll get something, once lazy, you're out. >> anthony: by some measures, singapore is a welfare state, taking care of the less fortunate, but at its heart, it's a cold blooded meritocracy. you follow the rules -- and there are many, work hard, and you will have a good life. that's the message. >> najip: we are starting to define the definition of success. i think we are very clear with the 5 "cs." car, condominium, credit card, cash, and career. >> anthony: wow, that sounds awful, dude. >> najip: i grew up with that idea. >> anthony: well,

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with singapore. earlier today, the prime minister and i witnessed a contract signing between singapore airlines, a great airline, and boeing, worth more than $13.8 billion. i want to thank the singapore people for their faith in the american engineering and the american workers and our american workers delivering the best product. our robust partnership extends far beyond economic cooperation and trade. mr. prime minister, as your father rightly noted, the development of the economy is very important, but equally important is the development of the nature of our society. so true. the united states and singapore share profound belief in a society built on a foundation of law. a nation ruled by law provides a greater security for the rights of citizens and the best path to shared and lasting prosperity. both the united states and singapore understand the unmatched power of private enterprise to uplift the human condition. these values have made our society stronger, sustained our partnership through th

with singapore.r today that prime minister and i witnessed a contract signing between singapore airlines, a great airline, and bowing, worth more than $13.8 billion. i want to thank the singaporean people, our american workers deliver the best product by far. our robust partnership extends far beyond economic cooperation and trade. as her father rightly noted, the development of the economy is very important but equally important is the development of the nature of our society. so true. the united states and singapore share a profound belief in a society built on a foundation of law. a nation ruled by law provides the greatest security for the rights of citizens and the best paths are shared and lasting prosperity. both the united states and singapore understand the unmatched power of private enterprise to uplift the human condition. these values that made our society stronger, sustained our partnership through the cold war and laid a critical pound foundation for our lasting relationship today. our

-singapore relations.an assume here is some sense of what the president hopes to get out of this upcoming trip to asia come november 3. an executive from boeing, we saw alongside him, confirming a deal that owing has was an airline in singapore. what kind of groundwork will be laid today during statement? : he is not going to singapore on the strip in november but i can imagine he will run into the prime minister again. whether he about wants to come back from asia with deals. he wants to say he delivered on financial results for the american ball. the strip is -- american people. the trip is also about legislator in south korea, which is unusual. they said he is probably not going to visit the dnc but that is not ruled out. the pressure on north korea and bring back money. party won ao abe's big election over the weekend. states- a strong united japan alliance. there'll be golf played by these leaders. what does he have to congress on that leg of the trip in particular? : how they will continue to pressur

with singapore. minister and i witnessed a contract signing between singapore airlines, a great airline and boeing, worth more than $13.8 billion. i want to thank the singaporean people for their faith in the american engineering and the american workers and or american workers deliver the best product by far. our robust partnership extends far beyond economic cooperation and trade. mr. prime minister, as your father rightly noted, the development of the economy is very important but equally important is the development of the nature of our society. so true. the united states and singapore share a profound belief in a society built on a foundation of law, a nation ruled by law provides the great security for the rights of citizens and the best path to shared and lasting prosperity. both the united states and singapore understand the unmatched power of private enterprise to uplift the human condition. these values have made our society stronger, sustained our partnership through the cold war and laid

with singapore.me minister and i witnessed a contract signing between singapore airlines, a great airline and boeing worth more than $13.8 billion. i want to thank the singaporean people for their faith in the american engineering and the american workers and our american workers deliver the best product by far. our robust partnership extends far beyond economic cooperation and trade. mr. prime minister as your father rightly noted the development of the economy is very important, but equally important is the development of the nature of our society. so true. the united states and singapore share profound belief in a society built on a foundation of law, a nation ruled by law provides the greatest security for the rights of citizens and the best path to shared and lasting prosperity. both the united states and singapore understand the unmatched power of private enterprise to uplift the human condition. these values have made our society stronger, sustained our partnership through the cold war and lai

it doesn't affect me as here in singapore. it doesn't affect measl here in singapore.e as i do not have a car and i think the public transport here is fantastic. the government blames the new policy on the lack of available land and investments in public transport. they've pretty much already been controlling the number of cars on the roads for years. through a system of bidding for the right to own and use a car for a limited number of years, corby certificate of entitlement. factor in the costs and the cars here are some of the most costly in the world. an average mid—size sedan will cost you four times more than in the us but it shows the lengths once more asian country will go to limit car numbers. it's at a time when many countries are waking up to the halifax of traffic congestion and pollution. a look at the markets... asia could receive a boost after the dowjones industrial average surged to a record overnight. fuelled by huge gains and industrials stops. —— stocks. sport today coming up next... the top stories this hour. in a few hours time the communist party

singapore being...ar prices is on the high side, the highest in the world, so it basically will affect the overall cost of driving in singapore.” it basically will affect the overall cost of driving in singapore. i do think that maybe the car prices will increase, but having said that i think people can maybe rely on public transport, which is still quite good in singapore. public transport, which is still quite good in singaporelj public transport, which is still quite good in singapore. i think it doesn't really affect me because i don't have any car. i think public transport here is fantastic, so it's good. the government blames the new policy on a lack of available land and investment in public transport. and they've pretty much already been controlling the number of cars on the roads for years. that's through a system of bidding for the right to own and use a car for a system of bidding for the right to own and use a carfor a limited number of years. factor in that cost and cars here are some of th

singapore. specifically the idea of an additional rate, where he had me confused after catching one-on-one with my friend maria bartiromo. first listen to this. >> when paul mentioned one more category, which i may not have, it may not happen, he does say this, plain what he said, if for any reason i feel the middle class is not being properly taken care of. neil: was referring to the speaker paul ryan, open of additional rate to attract votes for entire tax package. he and maria are walking around the white house and he says this. >> you mentioned the tax plan inside. can you give us any sense of the fifth bracket? if you do a fifth bracket, that million dollars, two million dollars? what is the number. >> i don't think we'll use a fifth bracket. i don't want to use a fifth bracket if for any reason i thought the middle class would not get as much as they're entitled to. they're entitled to a lot. it is about middle class and about jobs. neil: if you're like me it is abbott and costello moment.

i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: xijinping is confirmed as china's most powerful leader in decades, as delegates sit in on the final day of congress. rebuilding marawi — the philippines government say the the battle with rebels from the so—called islamic state group is over. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: a un appeal to help rohingya children raises over $300 million, but aid workers say they need more. drivers of older, dirtier cars in london face increase travel costs, and singapore plans to ban the sale of new cars. we investigate if we're stepping into a world without cars. life from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. it's 8.00am in singapore and 9.00am in beijing, where the final day of the 19th party congress is just about to get underway. president xi jinping looks set to be confirmed as the most powerful man of his generation and elevated to a similar status as mao zedong and deng xiaoping. his personal political ideology, ‘xijinping thought‘, is t

meeting with the singapore prime minister.hey have just signed an agreement to purchase singapore planes from boeing. they also have some notes coming up from their working lunch which they are going to be having in the cabinet room. so we will watch and listen to this as the president now is going to give us some details about this agreement and their working lunch. let's watch. >> president trump: why don't you introduce yourselves, start off. >> and kevin mcallister, president and ceo of boeing commercial airplanes. >> i am the ceo for singapore airlines. >> we are very happy to be here today to celebrate the signing of 20 triple double seven -- nine's and 19 boeing aircraft. >> we are very proud also. >> president trump: there going to have a total in terms of the owners, $13.8 billion and most importantly, 70,000 jobs. so those are all jobs in this country. >> 70 70 thousands in this cou, the united states of america. [laughter] >> president trump: there great plains. >> president trump: congratulations. [applause] >> tha

singapore has to be vigilant.s to be in his words, proactive in keeping inflation under control, which he says has been done over the last 40 years. you can see singapore has eased its policy three times between january 2015 and april last year. since then, it has kept a neutral policy stands, precisely because inflation has been pretty muted. now there is a rising expectation of a tightening, possibly next year. a slight appreciation in the exchange rate, because we are seeing a broadening of the economic recovery. still, don't read the tea leaves does. the mas will look at the data, assess the inflation picture, then act. so, wait. haidi: data dependence, and constant vigilance. [laughter] thank you so much for that chief ravin with the menon. you can find our function on tv, catch up on previous interviews, do a deep dive into any of the functions we talk about. you can become part of the conversation as well. send us messages during the show, questions for guests for example. check it out on tv. ♪ rish

let's stay in singapore.a lucrative week as six million chinese tourists head abroad for the annual golden week holiday, with spending money of an estimated $90 billion. south korea is normally a top destination, but this year, beijing has banned package tours there, because of tensions on the korean peninsula. seoul's loss is singapore's gain, as sharanjit leyl reports. a mythical creature created in 1972 bya a mythical creature created in 1972 by a tourism board keen to boost visitor numbers. the line is part line, pipefish. —— merlion. today, it fulfils its purpose, attracting many from far and wide. tourists come here for the perfect snap. among them, 6 million chinese tourists on the move this week on the eighth day golden week holiday which began on october one. the chinese tourism academy predicts they will spend about $90 billion this golden week alone, making them a powerful force. the this golden week alone, making them a powerfulforce. the top this golden week alone, making them a powerful force. t

i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: celebrations as the so—called islamic state is driven out of raqqa, the syrian city isis once claimed as its capital. it's power politics, beijing style, as china's political elite prepare to unveil their vision for the future. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: we have a special report on the people who have risked everything to escape from north korea. and the festival of diwali begins today in the world and in singapore. rico has promised a special surprise for me — we'll find outjust what he has in store. glad you could join us. it's 8am in singapore, 1am in london, and 3am in the morning in the syrian city of raqqa, which has effectively been recaptured from the so—called islamic state. once an is stronghold, an alliance of kurdish and arab fighters have battled for more than four months to retake it. two years ago, is controlled a large area across iraq and syria. but now they only hold a handful of towns on the border. our middle east corresponde

i'm rico hizon in singapore. our top stories: probing possible links with russia — donald trump's former campaign manager is accused of conspiracy against the united states. meanwhile, a former trump aide pleads guilty to lying to the fbi about his contacts with russian officials. but the white house insists there was no collusion. we've been saying from day one there's been no evidence of trump—russia collusion and nothing in today's indictment changes that at all. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: after five troubled years, australia's manus island detention centre for asylum seekers is to close. but where will the detainees go? levels of the greenhouse gas — carbon dioxide — in the earth's atmosphere surge to a record high. the un says we have solutions — but must act now. live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. it's 9am in singapore, 1:00 in the morning in london and 9pm in washington, dc where the investigation into alleged russian interference in

for instance is of before the city was built singapore was five degrees cooler. and all that heat ends up being converted into fossil fuel use as people use a conditioners to cool the space and throw even more heat out into the city if substantial plant cover even reduced singapore by two or three degrees celsius the energy saving for the entire country would be in the billions of dollars over the years a lot of the argument you have there or so much of the cities built you know it doesn't matter one of two buildings what difference can they my but if one building can. compensate for ten other sites not having any grain you can see that just by doing selective. injection of these kind of buildings through the city can already create a statistically significant amount of green in the city can you see the tension in the future where you could. actually see some of this providing food because we know the singing for example reliant on food imports. we've sort of done generation one which is providing a lot of planting and achieving these plot ratios i think generati

singapore singapore's they can office space is still rising. that could smell bad news. office supplies. even british conglomerates. and right now, if you take a look at the rent in the business district, there is still 25% lower than before the financial crisis back in 2008. if rents are not picking up in the prime locations, why should the outskirts be doing well? in a way, you have to question all the optimism that is happening. of a: let's top residential prices as well because this hong kong-singapore fight continues. here in hong kong it would take 18 years at a median income to afford your first home. what'sit like in singapore? both cities are trying to enact property curbs. it's not really helping. haslinda: the property curbs are hongeally working out in kong. in singapore, property prices have gone down for the last few years, showing those measures to and right are working now, given the property prices have been maintained low levels, there is talk in the market that perhaps these measures should be removed, but if you speak to the likes of the authority of

i am rico hizon in singapore.t off with samsung and its memory chip sales are responsible for booking record quarterly numbers which came in at record quarterly numbers which came inata record quarterly numbers which came in at a whopping $10 billion for the three months until september. smartphones that —— sales driving profitability higher, particularly indian demand which has overtaken america as the second—largest market for smartphones after china. samsung cell phone shipments to india are up 30% from the same last year. but chinese rivals are hot on their heels. earlier, we explained their latest success. escape was launched in march and note eight was launched a few months ago, nobody has even remembered what the note 7 was. samsung is in a runfor remembered what the note 7 was. samsung is in a run for highly confident prizes. they even supply panels to apple. they are making money from all sorts. but you know what? samsung electronics also has its leadership problems. it seems not to have an impact on thei

although the president is not visiting singapore this time around i have invited him to visit singapore at the earliest opportunity and i am very glad that he has accepted. singapore will be the asean's chair next year and we hope it strengthen ties with the united states and further asean cooperation. thank you very much. >> thank you very much, everybody. [ applause ] >> thank you. >> thank you. >> can you tell the public what happened in niger? >> any questions on the ambush? >>> well, you hear reporters shouting questions about niger. the president and the visiting prime minister of singapore walking back upstairs over towards the oval office. they're in the oval office right now, third time today, the president was shouted a question by some journalists and didn't want to speak about the situation in niger where four u.s. troops were killed a little bit more than two weeks ago. there were some strong words from the prime minister, prime minister lee of singapore towards the president urging him to make sure that the u.s.-china relationship remains strong. also urging the president

karishma vaswani is in singapore with more.n the phone to a spokesperson with kobe steel about 30 minutes ago. they confirmed the company has received a request from the us department ofjustice requesting documents related to this ever widening falsifications gamble. what he was able to tell me was the request came from the department to kobe steel's united states subsidiary but he did not clarify how many companies in the us might be affected and all that kobe steel is doing at this point is complying with this request, but no timeline yet for when the results of the investigation might be revealed and perhaps more bad news to come. let's ta ke perhaps more bad news to come. let's take a look at how the markets are doing. asian equities edged up tuesday. more record highs on wall street. us stocks ending on a fresh eye as they prepared for a busy week of corporate news. apple helping to lift the nasdaq. energy shares higher as oil prices rose on the back of concerns about supplies in iraq. airbus shares rose. that was after it

i'm mariko oi in singapore. the headlines: nearly 50 dead in an indonesian firework factory — the country's safety standards are criticised again. what should the world do about half a million rohingya refugees now in bangladesh? we'll be asking the un's former head of humanitarian affairs. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme. president trump blames chinese suppliers for flooding the us with opiods — as he declares a national public health emergency. cheap and deadly fentanyl, manufactured in china and 50 times stronger than heroin. and with singapore fashion week in full swing, we'll be talking to the taiwanese designer who created this dress for michelle obama. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, 1am in london and 7am injakarta where rescue workers have been searching for survivors after a firework factory exploded in the indonesian capital. at least 47 people have been killed, others are still missing, and dozens were wounded in the blast in the tangerang industrial zone, just west of jakarta.

he says singapore will sign a contract for boeing planes.ncing something a little business noteworthy there. trump says singapore will sign a contract for boeing planes and that he is very close on a fed chair decision. all right. has loomedof default over venezuela since the collapse of oil prices in mid-2014. the government run oil and natural gas company owns a payment of $985 million at the end of this week and another $1.2 billion six days after that. president maduro is determined to meet all foreign bond payments, but it's proving a logistical nightmare for the nation increasingly isolated by u.s. sanctions. we are joined by a bloomberg news reporter. are we really just days away from actual default, where creditors get zero on the dollar? >> we could be. i'm if they would get zero on the dollar, but if they decided to accelerate because of a technical default, let's be clear, what would happen most likely is that the government would trip a wire. they have no grace period. it could essentially trip the wire for triggering cds. vonnie

i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: celebrations as the so—called islamic state is driven out of raqqa, the syrian city isis once claimed as its capital. it's power politics beijing style — as china's political elite prepare to unveil their vision for the future. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme. rodrigo duterte says the city of marawi has been recaptured from militants — we'll ask what that means for the philippines‘ struggle against extremists. we have a special report on the people who have risked everything to escape from north korea. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. thanks forjoining us. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london, and 2am in the syrian city of raqqa, which has effectively been recaptured from the so—called islamic state. once an is stronghold, an alliance of kurdish and arab fighters have battled for more than four months to retake it. two years ago, is controlled a large area across iraq and syria. but now they onl

you see today's event with singapore.gh the balance you think we need when it comes to outside investment, creating more jobs while simultaneously doing what we need to do is protect workers at home? >> trish, i'm so glad you asked about boeing in particular, i often said on air, i think boeing is in many ways the trump stock. it is combination of infrastructure and defense. also it is up 80% since the election, which is unbelievable move for a company that size. you usually don't see those kinds of moves in under a year. but to get to your question about, you know, the balance, look, america first, economically, has never meant america alone. we're not isolationists when it comes to the economy. donald trump by the way has never been. he is an international businessman. so america, when we can compete on fair terms with the world, america thrives. so does the rest of the world quite frankly. when we make bad trade deals, one-sided trade deals which we make again and again. neil: particulary with china, the american worke

after losing her first match in singapore, next up her first match in singapore, next up was 20—year—oldpinko. ina up was 20—year—old u lainer 0ster pinko. in a tight first set, williams came out on top to take it 7-5. williams came out on top to take it 7—5. then, the french open champion hit back. she showed that she had enough power to dominate anyone on the tour on her day. as the match past three hours with 20 breaks of serve, it was williams‘s experience and consistency that gave her the victory. her eyes were still on a place in the semifinals while her opponent knows she is now going home. choose a's second match was much more straightforward. both khari lee neb pliskova and garbine muguruza won their opening matches but with pliskova at the top of her opening game, she is difficult to stop. she showed off her pal at the baseline... and her touch at the net as she raced into an early lead. and, she soon wrapped up the opening set, breaking the wimbledon champion‘s served twice. the spaniard didn't have an answer for the power of the czechoslovakian, taking the match in little ove

but lightning didn't strike twice in singapore.enus was through in two, muguruza was out at the first hurdle for the second year in a row. having lost her first two matches, second year in a row. having lost herfirst two matches, she knew second year in a row. having lost her first two matches, she knew she couldn't make the semifinals but it did not stop herflying out the blocks against carolyn pliskova. the czechoslovakian is one of the biggest hitters on the talk but oster pinko showed that she was up to the task. she took the first set 6-3 to the task. she took the first set 6—3 and continued to press home her advantage in the second as she won seven straight games. she soon wrapped up her first seven straight games. she soon wrapped up herfirst tourfinals seven straight games. she soon wrapped up her first tour finals win injust over an wrapped up her first tour finals win in just over an hour. wrapped up her first tour finals win injust over an hour. the wrapped up her first tour finals win in just over an hour. the semifinal

now on bbc news all the latest business news live from singapore.erson and alphabet do not disappoint their investors as shares surged beyond expectations. a sign of the times, the last day of floor trading on the hong kong stock exchange. welcome to asia business report. a bumper crop of tech earnings have shown stellar results. online companies like amazon and alphabet, google+ parent company, delivered better earnings and sent stocks soaring. i spoke to our north america technology reporter in san francisco and asked if twitter could turn a profit in the not too distant future... this is one of the best days on the stock market that twitter has had since it went public inafew twitter has had since it went public in a few years ago. the ceo says that in the next quarter, because they could raise costs and revenue in the licensing side of the business, for the first time in the company's business, for the first time in the compa ny‘s history they business, for the first time in the company's history they could turn a profit. it was a busy day in te

the monetaryind, policy in singapore has surprised before.aiting gdp figures for the third quarter. yvonne: everyone is thinking april now. the recovery in singapore, the growth factor, of course you have global trade tailwinds, overall. but it is not balanced. well.evels are rising, as gdp numbers coming out from singapore. let's discuss samsung's earnings. breakdown getting a in terms of the business side of things for samsung, but what do you think really drove this record profit for the third quarter? ian: everyone loves to focus on samsung's trial. it is a really big business. what is going on here is the chip business. samsung is the world's second-largest chipmaker. the largest maker of memory chips. could not be better in terms of the memory chip market right now. more than enough supply and demand. the same with oled displays. of the mobile phone market is moving toward. samsung is only game in town for that display you want. yvonne: we have been talking about the super cycle in memory chip prices. how long do we stay in the sweet sp

i'm rico hizon in singapore. stay with us. electric dreams.ta sharma in london. before we go, there was an eerie red sky that appeared across much of the uk on monday afternoon. incredible. the bbc‘s weather team says it is due to the remnants of hurricane 0phelia dragging in dust from the sahara. the debris going into the airfrom portugal and sahara. the debris going into the air from portugal and spain sahara. the debris going into the airfrom portugal and spain fires also played its part. they are reflected in longer wavelengths, making it appear red. we captured it on camera. the worst of the winds affected the south of ireland. our friends experience winds gusting up to nearly 100 miles an hour that even here in the uk, we had winds in excess of 70, 80 and even 90 mph. here is the ex— hurricane, what is left over. still very powerful winds. gale force winds blowing through the irish sea will still be moving across northern ireland, scotla nd moving across northern ireland, scotland and northern england during the course of tuesday. the na

i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm kasia madera in london. our top stories.rmer campaign manager, has denied a series of charges, the first resulting from the official inquiry into alleged links between the trump campaign and russia. another former aide, george papadopoulos, has admitted lying to the fbi about his links to russia. but the white house has insisted there was no collusion. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. let's take a look at the japan times — and the country has reaffirmed a $6. billion commitment to the philippines. the move is seen as an economic assistance race against beijing to form a better relationship with manila. the international edition of the new york times reports on south korea and japan debating the need for their own nuclear arsenal as north korea threatens the region. in south korea, polls show 60% of the population favours building nuclear weapons. and in the south china morning post taking a back—seat ride in hong kong's first locally built driverless vehicle. hong kong university has marked roboti

now on bbc news all the latest business news live from singapore. former hatejust a former hate just be trader is found guilty of fraud in $3.5 billion currency deal. we check out how the shopping with science and the customers the guinea pigs. good morning asia, hello word. it is tuesday and glad you could join us. we start off in the us and according to new york, they have found a former hsbc traded guilty in defrauding a $3.5 billion currency deal in 2011. markjohnson has been accused of exploiting confidential information. joining us is our business reporter, monica miller. this court case is being closely watched in the financial community? absolutely, it took the jury in brooklyn two and a half days to find him guilty of defrauding his clients in 2011. what prosecutors argued is johnson, with his colleagues at hsbc, inflated sterling right before they converted three and a half billion dollars into sterling and what he got in return was $7 million in profit for the bank. prosecutors used audio recordings and probably the most incriminating one

after losing her first match in singapore, next up her first match in singapore, next up was yulena.ampion hit back, showing she has enough power to dominate anyone on the tour on her day. but as the match past three hours with 20 breaks of serve, it was williams‘ experience and consistency which gave her the victory. her eyes still on a place in the semifinals while her opponent knows she is going home. the second match on tuesday was much more straightforward. both karolina pliskova and garbine muguruza were both in opening matches. but with karolina pliskova at the top of her game, she is a difficult player to top. she showed off power at the baseline. and her touch at the net. as she raced into an early lead. and she soon wrapped up the opening set, breaking the wimbledon champion served twice in a row. the spaniard had no answer for the served twice in a row. the spaniard had no answerfor the power of served twice in a row. the spaniard had no answer for the power of the czech. garbine muguruza, a showdown with venus williams for a spot in the semifinals. and now for some footba

well, london is not alone, and singapore has even gone a step further.there of course, so rico, what are they up to? are you going to be able to drive into town tomorrow? i don't think so! from february, iwill not into town tomorrow? i don't think so! from february, i will not be able to, because singapore will soon freeze the number of cars on the road. this will prevent citizens from eyeing new vehicles until the policy is reviewed in about three yea rs. policy is reviewed in about three years. this frees begins in february and the citystate's land transport authority said the lack of available land planned investments in public transport justified land planned investments in public transportjustified this land planned investments in public transport justified this new land planned investments in public transportjustified this new policy. singapore is smaller than new york city and land is a precious commodity. officials want to ensure the most productive use of the remaining space. authorities here have been controlling the remaining traffic by auctio

i'm rico hizon, in singapore. the headlines: the fbi's been questioning the gunman‘s girlfriend who says she had no clue of the carnage he was planning. he never said anything to me or took any action that i was aware of, that i understood in any way to be a warning. president trump pays tribute to the first responders and meets the survivors of the worst mass shooting in modern us history. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: a controversial figure in indonesia politics — we meet the minister with a unique approach to tackling illegal fishing. life through the lens in hong kong. we meet the man who told her story of a bygone era. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. it's 6am in singapore, ”pm in london and 3pm in las vegas it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 4pm in las vegas where president trump has visited those injured in the mass shooting. he said a motive for the worst gun massacre in modern us history had yet to be established. and he

i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: just a few hours until china unveils its new top leadership — will we see a possible successor to president xi? turning on trump — two republican party senators launch scathing attacks on their own president. it's a sad place from my perspective for our nation. and i think the worst of it is going to the whole debasing, if you will, of our nation. i have children and grandchildren to answer to and so mr president, i will not be complicit or silent. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme. after a year of official mourning, thailand makes final preparations for the king's farewell. making the ordinary, extraordinary. for the first time, over 50 of cezanne‘s portraits are gathered together for a landmark exhibition. live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am in singapore. 1.00am in london and 8.00am also in beijing, where china's president xijinping has become arguably the country's most powerful

i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: fresh allegations against harvey weinstein — the hollywood producer "unequivocally" denies claims that he raped three women. catalonia's president signs a declaration of independence, but suspends the move away from spain, to make time for dialogue with madrid. i'm kasia madeira in london. also in the programme: hackers from north korea are reported to have stolen military documents from south korea, including a plan to assassinate the north's leader kim jong—un. and it's the ultra—stinky fruit which is loved and loathed in equal measure. now scientists reveal the secret behind the durian‘s overpowering aroma. thank you forjoining us. it's 8am in singapore, 1am in london and 5am in the afternoon in hollywood. allegations against the oscar—winning producer harvey weinstein have intensified, with three women, including the italian film star asia argento, claiming that he'd raped them — that's according to a report in the new yorker magazine. weinstein was sacked by his pr

although the president is not visiting singapore this time around, i have invited him to visit singapore in the earliest opportunity and i'm very gd that he has accepted. singape will be the chair next year and we hope to strengthen our ties with the united states and further u.s. cooperation. thank you very much. >> thank you very much. thank you. >> can you tell us what happened in niger? >> any questions on the ambush? >> dana: president trump and the prime minister of singapore deciding not to take questions today, but vowing cooperation on trade and security in the white house rose garden. hello, everyone, i'm dana perino and this is "the daily briefing." international affairs facing president trump's domestic agenda as he pushes congress to tpafbgt on tax reform. the president assuring middle class taxpayers there will be no change to your 401k. this has always been a great and popular tax break and it stays. we have fox team coverage. mike emanuel on capitol hill. but we begin with john roberts at the white house. i think important today for the president to reassure people that r

i'm rico hizon, in singapore. this is newsday, on bbc. the headlines: more weapons are found at the home of the man who carried out america's worst ever mass shooting. president trump urges the country to stand together. last night, a gunman opened fire on a large crowd. it was an act of pure evil. the gunman has been named as stephen paddock, who fired on crowds of people from the window of his hotel room before killing himself. i'm babita sharma, in london. also in the programme: the attack prompts fresh debate about whether tighter gun control measures are needed in america. crowds of ordinary people form long queues outside blood donation centres in las vegas to help the survivors of the shooting. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, 1am in london and 5 pm in las vegas where police investigating the mass shooting say they have found more weapons at the home of the man thought to have carried out the attack. at least 59 people were killed and more tha

you are watching newsday on the bbc, live from singapore and london.irit of 19505 how one man captured the spirit of 1950s hong kong on a camera. we take a nostalgic look at how the city used to be. in all russia's turmoil, it has never come to this. president yeltsin said the day would decide the nation's destiny. the nightmare that so many people have feared for so long is playing out its final act here. russians are killing russians in front of a grandstand audience. it was his humility which produced affection from catholics throughout the world. but his departure is a tragedy for the catholic church. israel's right—winger ariel sharon visited the religious compound and that started the trouble. he wants israel alone to have sovereignty over the holy sites, an idea that's unthinkable to palestinians. after 45 years of division, germany is one. in berlin, a million germans celebrate the rebirth of europe's biggest and richest nation. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm babita sharma in london. our top stories. the girlfriend

i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: thousands of civilians flee the iraqi city of kirkuk after the goverment‘s army seizes control from kurdish forces. well, we've suddenly had to pullback. there was a sustained outburst of gunfire at the position up ahead. we can't be sure where it came from. the european union imposes fresh sanctions on north korea, aimed at punishing it for its nuclear and missile programmes. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: on high alert, still recovering from last week's deadly floods, vietnam prepares for the arrival of typhoon khanun. watching over the waves, shark—detecting drones take to the skies in australia to try and make surfing safer. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, 1am in london, and 3am in kirkuk, in northern iraq, where the iraqi army has seized control from kurdish forces. kurdish forces, also known as peshmerga, had run the city for the last three years, after i

live from singapore and london. still to come on the programme. 0ctober from singapore and london.he international day of the girl child. it is aiming to highlight the challenges girls face around the world. this year the theme is about empowering girls before, during and after crises. also on the programme: yoga fans, don't look down, we'll be taking the ancient practice to new heights. this was a celebration by people who were relishing their freedom. they believe everything's going to be different from now on. they think their country will be respected in the world once more, as it used to be before slobodan milosevic took power. the dalai lama, the exiled spiritual leader of tibet, has won this year's nobel peace prize. as the parade was reaching its climax, two grenades exploded and a group of soldiersjumped from a military truck taking part in the parade and ran towards the president, firing from kalashnikov automatic rifles. after 437 years, the skeletal ribs of henry viii's tragic warship emerged. but even as divers work to buoy her up, the mary rose went through another he

his first stop is singapore.a preview. >> jam packed in between the careful architecture, the skyscrapers and office blocks are rich, deep, very old and deliciously funky remnants of the old world. trees, indian, ma wai, the culture that still cherishes the joys of a simple, good thing. >> what's your favorite? that's your favorite? what's your favorite chinese dish? >> chinese. sometimes, chicken rice. >> of course. how about favorite indian dish? >> definitely -- you know whtha? >> so many roads, right? that's the best. funny, i recognize every place here by food. >> so, what brings you back to singapore? >> i come here to eat. >> i live here to eat, too. >> i come here mostly to eat. because that's what they do here. and they arguably do it bert with more diverse, affordable food options per square foot than just about anywhere on earth. >> about returning to one of his favorite places in the world for an episode full of what he calls solid food porn. here's our conversation. >> somewhat contradictory society

i don't even know where i was ranked, but to come like this and be maybe in singapore at the end of theseast year was a tough battle, you just have to take in the present and enjoy the moment, and i was really enjoying everything and i was improving every day, and now i am fighting for singapore, and i wouldn't believe that could have happened two weeks ago. the men's final in beijing was won by world number one rafa nadal, who thrashed nick kyrgios to win his sixth title of the season. the spaniard won nine games in a row on his way to a comprehensive 6—2, 6—1 victory to reclaim the trophy he last won in 2005. that's all from sportsday. plenty more support on bbc news throughout the evening. goodbye. cuba has been marking the 50th anniversary of the death of the revolutionary leader che guevara. the events took place in santa clara, the city where he led rebels to victory in one of the decisive battles of the cuban revolution. the bbc‘s will grant was there. this ceremony began with che guevara's old friend raul castro laying a white rose at his tomb. followed by an excerpt from the orig

joining ustegist, live from singapore.h, and name like that, what does it mean for the dollar bears? peter: i think of kevin warsh were to get through to the fed chair, he is generally perceived to be one of the most hawkish man in terms of nominations. are likely than not, the markets are still favoring powell, but taylor is up there as well. compared to the current fed chair, janet yellen, who is still also in the mix, they are perceived to be more hawkish. in terms of market reaction to the initial announcement, it will be a dollar positive reaction. word to be reappointed. if we get powell or taylor, it could be differing degrees of probably knee-jerk dollar strengths. yvonne: what does this mean for the whole bank. ,e can continue to make this the ecb makes us as well. they could be extending their qe program. those priced in so far. peter: we had a strong rally for the euro. a lot of that was the improvement in the economy. if we look ahead to this week's meeting, i think the general consensus is a nine-month extensi

welcome todent trump the singapore prime minister to the white house, where a contract for singaporeoduce -- to acquire boeing aircraft was signed. presidentommission on the future relationship with the united kingdom are on hold until the rights of citizens are assured and a financial settlement is reached. he brushed aside media reports that may was desperate for european union help at a brexit meeting. sidential's pre director isital scheduled to appear before the house intelligence committee this week as a part of russian -- of then the russian meddling investigation in the 2016 presidential election. butterball -- bowe bergdahl will get life in prison for walking off his post in afghanistan. lt for desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. the hearing is expected to take several days. global news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2,700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. i am mark crumpton. this is bloomberg. nfl's national anthem controversy. how it could affect a new $205act for the nfl's million man. this is bloomberg. ♪ julia: this is "bloomberg markets." ov

i'm rico hizon in singapore.. the headlines. police in the us and the uk launch investigations into sexual assault claims against harvey weinstein. in an interview with the bbc, emma thompson takes the movie mogul to that task. this man is at the top of a particular iceberg. i don't think you could describe him as a sex addict, he is a predator. held hostage for five years by the taliban, a north american family is freed. hello. from london, we go inside the huge rehab centre in the philippines where the government says its deadly war on drugs includes trying to reform drug users. it's horrible, disgusting and smelly. we dive under the streets of london to see the giant blob of fat clogging the city sewers. live from oui’ clogging the city sewers. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. glad you could join us. it is seven in the morning here in singapore, midnight in london and seven p.m. in the morning here in singapore, midnight in london and seven pm. in new york where police force

we like singapore very much. very popular.nese choose to come here to enjoy the holiday. keeping them happy is this man's task and that of his company. the singapore tourism board, the people who created the myrrh lion, i trying to find new ways to keep chinese tourists coming back. last year, we received millions of visitors from china and we have seen an increase. we want to work together without chinese partners to make sure that we can enjoy the hearts and wallets of the chinese visitors. it is those wallets which are boosting the economy here in the main shopping district. chinese spenders are of a higher quality, they spend more on watches and jewellery as well as fashions that is a big market for us. fashions that is a big market for us. keeping them smiling is a tough business. destinations fall in and out of favour on beijing's rulings. south korea, which was a top spot this —— the chinese visitors on golden week, has been knocked dramatically off after political tensions could ageing and seoul. in order to each keep