you have singapore, which is extremely developed.otally different challenges and opportunities compared to myanmar, laos, or cambodia. we have invested our approach and strategy for each of these countries. we are looking at what they need to develop and making sure we bring a good solution. haslinda: the first light in the philippines, 130 years ago. up next, finding the right kind of power to supply asean for the next generation. >> we have 65 million people. tens of them don't have access. some countries have electrification rates of 30%. ♪ haslinda: within asean, there is a shift. not just towards conductivity and inclusion, but also towards sustainability. in a region where coal is king, energy demand has grown by more than 60% over the past 15 years. >> we have 65 million people, some don't have access to electricity. some countries have an electrification rate of 30%. singapore is 100%. power duration is the key piece that needs to be grown. we are focusing on that market. we have the advantage of a food portfolio, the renewab

thank you very much and you hang in singapore thank you. germany's economics minister peter is in china today to conduct high level talks with key officials he reiterated calls for china to open its markets and create a level playing field for foreign companies while underscoring in the 4 multinationals china for its part has long pursued acquisitions in europe its only particular taste for so-called hidden champion small and relatively unknown companies that are very successful and very often leaders in the market. pray on is a material commonly found in high performance tires one of its key properties is that it's highly resistant to heat and stress. based in southern germany has been producing crayon for decades works cancel member of peta menke it classes the firm as a so-called hidden champion of german industry the company has a global market share of over 50 percent not swallow but i've noticed that nearly all major tire makers use our product it's use especially in high speed tires where there's a big emphasis on safety and short sp

you have singapore, which is extremely developed.otally different challenges and opportunities compared to myanmar, laos, or cambodia. we have invested our approach and strategy for each of these countries. we are looking at what they need to develop and making sure we bring a good solution. haslinda: the first light in the philippines, 130 years ago. up next, finding the right kind of power to supply asean for the next generation. >> we have 65 million people. tens of them don't have access. some countries have electrification rates of 30%. ♪ haslinda: within asean, there is a shift. not just towards conductivity and inclusion, but also towards sustainability. in a region where coal is king, energy demand has grown by more than 60% over the past 15 years. >> we have 65 million people, some don't have access to electricity. some countries have an electrification rate of 30%. singapore is 100%. power duration is the key piece that needs to be grown. we are focusing on that market. we have the advantage of a food portfolio, the renewab

after the goodwill of singapore the north koreans really said no we want to do this that the leaders the leader level and that led to the summit in february this year in hanoi since the diplomacy started hanoi i think has been the low water mark because president trump who prides himself on his abilities or dealmaker prove that he was prepared to walk away ended the summit early headed off and said no not happy to do a deal at this time he wanted concessions from north korea giving up. parts of the nuclear program north korea only wanted to make slight concessions and wanted some sanctions lifted it's that balance between the nuclear program and the sanctions that's at the center of all this there are so many other issues but that's the key balancing point of of giving something to the north koreans in return for something else and president trump clearly felt the balance wasn't right it's worth telling you as they continue in their vehicles to go closer to the point where the meeting. will take place that in terms of north korea's military capability and it has an army of over a 100

i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: the top border official in the united states steps down amid an outcry over migrant children held in horrific conditions. a war of words between us and iranian leaders, as the acrimony between the two nations escalates. twitter is the weapon of choice for now, as diplomacy stalls. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: making a pitch for leadership, the man vying with borisjohnson to be the next british prime minister says it is a question of character. the judgement is who is the person we trust as prime minister to go to brussels and bring back that deal. how world leaders go down down under, where xi jinping how world leaders go down down under, where xijinping is more trusted than donald trump. good morning. it is 7:00am in singapore, midnight in london, and 7:00pm in washington, where the top border official in the united states has resigned following an outcry over the treatment of detained migrant children. john sanders says he will step down next wee

i'm rico hizon in singapore.lso in the programme: it's 30 years since this protestor tried to resist a brutal crackdown on china's pro—democracy movement. we talk to some of those who were there that day. pakistan investigates a sudden spike in hiv. 600 children have been diagnosed with the virus in one month. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. hello and a very warm welcome to the programme. it's 8:00am in singapore, and 1:00am here in london, where president trump has attended a formal banquet, hosted by queen elizabeth, at the end of the first day of his state visit to britain. earlier the president and the first lady laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknown warrior in westminster abbey. 0ur north america editor jon sopel has the latest. and a warning, his report contains some flashing images. this state banquet in the ballroom of buckingham palace. white tie for men, long white gloves for women, medals, insignia, and tiaras welcome. the centrepiece of any stat

you've been watching newsday on the bbc from singapore and london, i am newsday on the bbc from singaporetion, the maker of plant —based meat substitutes post his first quarterly report since going public. and before we go i would like to leave you with these pictures. a timelapse ofa you with these pictures. a timelapse of a major dust storm barrelling through texas, the phenomenon on, caused by a major complex of moving storms is rare in texas. the national weather service says winds ghosted up to 60 miles an hour. that is where we will leave this edition of newsday, 20 more to come. stay with us. —— plenty. hello. whilst rain has been plentiful for some parts of the uk recently, others we have seen very little. that is about to change through friday. this deep area of low pressure tracking northwards across the uk will bring some notable rainfall, in particular to southern and eastern counties of areas which haven't seen much rain recently. the rain stays with us as we go into saturday. it's pulling its way northward and all the while we will see some windy conditions. quite a tricky r

i know you are there and singapore has one of the most busiest ports. most busiest ports. it is one of the many countries impacted by this global trade war. tell us what is at stake when the two leaders meet at the g20. is at stake when the two leaders meet at the 620. this is where we stand right now. the us has slapped 2596 stand right now. the us has slapped 25% tariffs on 250 billion dollars of chinese goods and in retaliation, the chinese slapped levees back on $110 billion worth of us goods. economists have been echoing for a very long time since this began, it feels like forever, but it has actually been about a year, that this will have an impact on global economic growth and courts like this behind me which as you just mentioned are some of the most busy in the world, will actually slow down. —— ports like this behind me. people are looking closely to see if they will be some sort of resolution. do we know why president trump decided to launch this trade war using tariffs? in theory, the idea is if you slap tariffs on imported goods and in this

singapore, an open economy watching the g20.e's minister in charge of trade relations and communications. let's get across some breaking news coming out of the g20. we are getting headlines from that meeting between president trump and shinzo abe. trump and abe intending to deepen and expand the u.s.-japan alliance. themplete reversal of thoughts that were coming out of the white house earlier this week in which president trump appeared to question the durability of that post-world war ii alliance between the u.s. and japan. instead, he intends to deepen that alliance. other headlines coming out as well. live picture from president trump speaking with the indian prime minister modi. tariffs whichover india has recently levied on products from the u.s.. president trump saying, we will be talking about trade. it will be very positive. he congratulated modi on his recent reelection. iran, asked about president trump saying that it would be on the agenda and that the group would discuss many topics. president trump and indian prime

and i'm rico hizon in singapore. stay with us. concerns that us anti—trust enforcers are set to launch probes into the sector's biggest players. that's all for now — stay with bbc world news. lots more on president trump ‘s visit here. if you want to adjourn weather to come with sunshine and warm, this is not the full cost for you but if you wa nt not the full cost for you but if you want some rain on the garden, we are in business because during tuesday, most of us will see some rain at some stage of the day as it was the system some stage of the day as it was the syste m co m es some stage of the day as it was the system comes in from the south—west extends the rain further north and east as the day goes on. some of that brain in parts of wales and southwest anger. ahead of that, bit of sunshine, some spots to start the day. fairly chilly for some of us being clear overnight, mid— single figures in places. let's look at the story of tuesdays weather. the rain coming in, to start the day, some heavier bursts are possible as it sl

everyone gave us meeting in singapore. deal was more important than singapore. so, what i'd like to do is we will take one or two questions asi is we will take one or two questions as i understand it, and then i'm going to head out to the dmc and pay my respects to everybody, including some soldiers, we have tremendous literary here. and south korea, we're going to see some of our great american soldiers that we took to them, andi american soldiers that we took to them, and i will be seeing kim jong—un. and if you would, you could start with a question. thank you. we arejust we are just watching a news conference under way with president trump, the us president. and moon jae—in, the south korean president, probably the most watched news coming out of this, the announcement that the south korean president has made that donald trump will meet kim jong—un at the demilitarised zone. for the moment when i'm getting translation for questions but we will grab activate as soon as we can. and we do get some sort of translation. let

we had a great meeting in singapore. everyone gave us praise for singapore and not vietnam. the meeting in vietnam in terms of a deal was more important than singapore. so i think what i would like to do is we'll take one or two questions as i understand it, then i'm going to head out to the dmz and pay my respect to everybody, including some soldiers. we have tremendous military here. and we are going to see some of our great american soldiers. we'll be talking to them. and i will be seeing kim jong-un. if you would, you can start with a question. thank you. >> thank you very much. [speaking korean] [speaking korean] >> i would like to welcome president trump on your second visit to the republic of korea. president moon you mentioned you will be accompanying president trump to the dmz, but the focus of the dialogue will be between president trump and chairman kim. you said you are looking forward to progress being made there. once the contact is made between president trump and chairman kim at the dmz, what kind of progress do you expect in the subsequent negotiations and h

i'm rico hizon, in singapore. the headlines: preparing for more protests — activists are arriving at hong kong's parliament before the second reading of the controversial extradition bill. at least 19 people have been killed and thousands more left stranded after record rainfall hits southern china. i'm kasia madera, in london. also in the programme: the defeat of islamic state makes the world more peaceful as this yea r‘s the world more peaceful as this year's global index is released. the us—china tariff war leaves a sour taste for california winemakers as business dries up. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, iam in london and also 8 am in hong kong, where thousands of people are gathering for more demonstrations against a controversial extradition law. this is the scene live outside the legislative council in hong kong. pro—democracy activists have assembled close to the parliament where the proposed bill is due for a second

i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: president trump says iran made a big mistake in shooting down a us drone, but adds it may not have been intentional. i have a feeling that it was a mistake made by somebody that shouldn't have been doing what they did. hong kong braces forfresh protests after the government announces plans to scrap its controversial extradition bill. —— defies demands to scrap its controversial extradition bill. also in the programme: a warm north korean welcome for china's president xi, the first time a chinese president has been there for m years. and then there were two. boris johnson will face jeremy hunt in the battle to be britain's next prime minister. glad you could join us. it is 8:00am in singapore, 1:00am in london and 8:00pm in the evening in washington, dc, where president trump reacted angrily to the news that iranian forces shot down a us drone over the straits of hormuz. he said iran had made a very bad mistake. iran insisted the aircraft was flying over its territory, a

i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: iran says it had nothing to do with the attacks on two oil tankers. but the united states and the uk think otherwise it is the assessment of the united states government that the islamic republic of iran is responsible for the attacks that occurred in the gulf of oman today. after a controversial and difficult two years in the white house, press secretary sarah sanders confirms she's quitting at the end of the month. i'm samantha simmons in london. also in the programme. calm descends on hong kong as government offices in the financial district stay shut following the worst violence in the city for decades. a photo exhibition by the wife of one of china's most famous dissidents, gives a rare insight into her life live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, 1 o'clock in the morning in london and 4am in the gulf of oman, where two oil tankers were hit by explosions on thursday. the us secretary

i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: president trump defends his border agreement with mexico to curb migration, saying it is new and effective — and wasn't already in the works. a helicopter crashes onto a roof of a high—rise building in new york. one person is reported to have been killed. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: dialling down a deadly disease — how mobile phone location data could stop the spread of malaria in bangladesh. and turning over a new leaf. air new zealand makes a u—turn on cabin crew showing traditional tattoos. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. good morning. it's 8:00am in singapore, 1:00am in london, and 8:00pm in washington, where president trump has defended his deal with mexico over migration. the us will hold off imposing tariffs on mexico in exchange for it taking "unprecedented steps" to curb migration. but there have been mixed reports as to what exactly has been agreed, with the mexican government saying

i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: after the death of a father and his daughter on the us—mexico border, president trump blames the migrant crisis on the democrats. they want to have open borders, and open orders mean crime, and open borders mean people drowning in the rivers. and candidates to be the democrats‘ nominee for president go head—to—head in the first tv debate. i'm ben bland in london. also in the programme: indonesia's constitutional court is due to rule on last month's general election, with the defeated contender refusing to accept the result. and we speak to the dalai lama, 60 years after he fled chinese forces in tibet. he had this to say about president trump. one day he says something, another day he says something. but i think... good morning. it is 7:00am in singapore, midnight in london, and 6:00pm in texas, at the mexican border, where a tragic photograph is sparking major controversy about us migrant policy. the image shows a man and his young daughter, drowned after trying to cro

and for more i'm joined by andrea hang in singapore under a we just heard india has so far been reluctant to participate in china spent on road projects but this summit be about china trying to persuade india to change its mind. i think if china wants to do that monica it has to be something of a slow dance india is very fearful of any potential death trap that china is reputed to have with other countries as well as the territorial job it is that china tends to display now add insult to the war in india recently signed in joint deal with japan to develop colombo port in sri lanka all of that is more obvious strategic position rather than a political one to come to the belt and road so overall with india china needs to come a little bit cleaner about belt and road and india will be a willing partner if the terms. open where china certainly seems to try and increase sort of partnerships with some regions its economy has shown signs of slowing down factory output down to a 17 year low also due to the us china trade war of course in how far is this summit a show of power strength. what china

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: north korea prepares for the visit of xi jinping, the first by a chinese leader to pyongyang for m years. the leader of a cult in the united states who treated women as sex slaves is found guilty of all charges against him. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme. the philippines declares war on the online sexual abuse of children, many of whom fall victim to members of their own family. america ratchets up the pressure over attacks on oil tankers — showing what it says is evidence of iran's involvement. it may have been designed to damage rather than sink. either way, it has sparked a huge international tension. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 8 am in singapore. 1am in london, and 9 in the morning in pyongyang, where north korea awaits a visit from the chinese president xi jinping. it's his first visit since he took power — and the first time a chinese leader has visited north korea for m

monica miller, by the singapore port.for us. the southern indian city of chennai received some much—needed rain showers over the weekend. it comes after nearly 200 days of no rain leading to a serious shortage of water. chennai is known as the detroit of india for its booming auto sector. and the city is also home to a large number of it firms. the bbc‘s zoe thomas has more. just a few years ago, the banks of the paul blake were overflowing. today, it is a different story. this la ke today, it is a different story. this lake is one of the main sources of water for chennai. lake is one of the main sources of waterfor chennai. but a lack lake is one of the main sources of water for chennai. but a lack of rainfall in recent months have left nearby lakes and reservoirs bone dry. demand keeps increasing every year but the planning is not matching with the mud. when you talk about supply, the only supply is rain. unless it rains, it is going to be difficult to manage the water problems in chennai. they rely on the monsoons for

it's 6am in singapore.idnight in london, and sin the morning in pyongyang, where north korea awaits a visit from the chinese president xi jinping. it's his first visit since he took power — and the first time a chinese leader has visited north korea for m yea rs. it's an important moment for kim jong—un, who's facing growing pressure from the us after his summits with donald trump failed to provide a breakthrough on sanctions and his nuclear programme. before leaving, mr xi said he was willing to work with mr kim to draw up a ‘grand plan' for stability in the region.this was the scene in pyongyang on wednesday — with chinese flags very much to the fore. official newspapers are playing up the ‘irreplaceable bond' between the two countries. earlier i spoke with katie stallard—blanchette, an asia program fellow at the wilson centre. and asked what we can expect from this meeting? i think on the surface, this is going to look spec calculator. you are already seeing preparations in place. visually this will look

i'm rico hizon in singapore.lso in the programme: the sinister side of south korea's glitzy gangnam district. a special report into allegations of drugging and sexual assault in some of seoul's most elite nightclubs. and heading home. the children whose parents fought for the islamic state group are returning to australia. it is 7:00am in singapore and midnight in london, where after facing days of criticism for avoiding media scrutiny, borisjohnson, who is running against the foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, to be the next british prime minister, has spoken exclusively to the bbc. he says he would ensure a plan to deliver brexit by the end of october, declaring that the political landscape both in the uk and the eu has changed. asked about controversy in his personal life, mrjohnson said it was simply not fair to talk about his family and loved ones. here is his interview with our political editor laura kuenssberg. downing street is the threshold he really wants to cross. but borisjohnson has been uncharacteristi

born and educated in singapore, based in silicon valley.is targeting southeast asia for the company's next growth. southeast asia, a huge growth region for ourselves and the company. a very young population out here. very tech savvy. hungry, i think for huge amounts , of consumption, for entertainment. we think there's a huge opportunity for ourselves. it's really finding the right kind of product or service and cater to the population of the region. >> i would say we are 10 years behind china in terms of evolution in digital economy. but we are getting their much faster than any of our predecessors were. china or the u.s. or the european nations. coming into the digital economy. i think we are in the beginning but we are moving much faster , than we've ever seen in any other economies moved. haslinda: here's a sense of how connected southeast asia is. the philippines leads the world in time spent on social media. indonesia's number one for using and using mobile phones for e-commerce. thais lead the pack when it comes to mobile phones. >>

sounds of cooing dogs don't be fooled this is a fierce competition we'll take you to singapore's bird song contest. i'm serious almost gonda thank you for joining us on d.w. news asia now we start with the ongoing protests in hong kong organizers say they're planning another big rally on wednesday just ahead of the g. 20 summit that will take place in japan later this week that they want to get world leaders attention china's huge impact he will be attending the summit but beijing says the ongoing protests in hong kong well not be discussed now more than a 1000000 people have taken to the streets this month you might have seen these dramatic pictures there demanding that the territory's leader kerry lamb fully withdraw a controversial extradition bill and that she step down lamb has suspended the proposal but she has not scrapped it completely the legislation would allow extradition from hong kong to mainland china un human rights chief michel battle left has weighed in on the hong kong protests here's what she had to say. in hong kong i commend the sound decision although 42 years to

now on bbc news, live to singapore for asia business report. people power — but how much did economic concerns convince hong kong's government to suspend the controversial bill. and, the former ambassador‘s wife says why she is calling for help. good morning and welcome to this monday edition of asia business report, live from seeing —— singapore. as you heard, the hong kong government suspended its controversial extradition bill. that didn't stop hundreds of thousands of protesters taking to the street yesterday. they are demanding the com plete yesterday. they are demanding the complete withdrawal of the legislation, and they could be another demonstration later today. so, how much did concerns that the bill could damage hong kong's economy play a part in the decision to suspend the bill? earlier, i asked an economist if she has seen any economic impact. there is a dampening of investors confidence and business sentiment, and you see the stock market suffering from falls. it has been measured so far. the interest rate shot up, because alleged

/north korea summit in singapore. there is, perhaps, a sense of optimism. hope this could lead to a breakthrough. they hope that won't be the case this time. >> a characterization from the president who made me think of seoul immediately. when the president was asked about hort-range missiles, the president said, i don't consider those missiles. the people of seoul would consider those missiles. what has been the reaction to the tests we've seen? they're not icbms, but still significant close to north korea? >> it's unsettling that north korea continues to perfect missiles. millions have been in the firing line of north korea for years. they have weapons pointed at the south. over the decades, they haven't used those weapons. people live knowing there's a threat. but at is the same time, they don't think it's a corredirect t to them. we heard president trump talking about the spontaneity of this visit. i just put up a tweet. and he doesn't do anything that isn't unstructured. how do you think this meeting came about? and why is that important? >> if kim and

a few months before the june 201 summit in singapore between president trump and chairman kim, the keying to be what happens next. >> first two summits, now we can officially call this summit 3.0, because it was not just a handshake as we are all reporting it lasted for well over an hour that the president chairman kim spoke in private in addition to the public what we saw in public pictures, the key is going to be what happens next negotiations from both sides getting together making sure these are not just photoo opposite thops. >> real progress. >> president moon jae-in said president trump is maker of peace on the korean peninsula no peace yet, no formal end to the wars you talked about, and the last summit some call it a failed summit because president trump walked away from the table, saying they want terms that we can't give, the question is toes this truly kickstart a conversation what if kim jong-un actually made the trip to the white house to washington, d.c., what if there was real conversation, established a bond a trust that could lead to them walking back from nuclear --

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. headlines: rare access inside the hidden world of china's detention camps, where a million muslims are thought to be held. translation: we were told ahead of the visits "if any of you speak out you'll go to a worse place than this." that's why everyone does what they're told. the united states says it's sending a thousand extra troops to the gulf to defend american assets. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: after hundreds of thousands call for carrie lam to resign, beijing declares its full support for hong kong's leader. i'm laura westbrook, standing outside hong kong's parliament where, once again, a handful of protesters have slept overnight. they are keeping the pressure on carrie lam, calling on her to resign, and for that controversial extradition bill to be scrapped. and the zero waste challenge. how people from three of the world's biggest polluting countries are living without rubbish. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it'

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore.he programme: a warning that the world is taking an "unacceptable step backwards" in the fight against measles. a special report from the philippines. and a long way from home — how a tired and exhausted polar bear ended up in siberia's industrial waste land. it's 7am in singapore and midnight here in london, where just three hours ago, in a studio a few metres away from where i'm standing now, the remaining candidates hoping to become the next british prime minister went head to head in a live television debate. the clear favourite remains the former foreign secretary, and arch brexiteer, borisjohnson. but he could still face a fight for the uk's top job. here's the bbc‘s political editor, laura kuenssberg. you can't hide in the wings any more. microphone on. there we go. time to talk. nervous? they all should be. this is nothing less than a public job interview for the biggest role in the land. job number one for all of them, how to clean up the brexit mess. can you guarantee you wil

you are most worried about where you are, singapore.ou think we might fall into a recession in singapore in 2020. what is the thinking? priyanka: just to reiterate, that is not the base case. that is if the u.s. goes all out with all imports the in text. -- being taxed. that is not to say the philippines or indonesia would not be impacted. they do have a stronger question as compared to singapore in terms of domestic demand. you are staying with us. we will talk about india next. markets seem to be disappointed we did not get more. rpiyanka stays on to continues to talk about india. third rate cut, and it is not done. we will see how much more policy easing the r.b.i. has planned. that is next. this is bloomberg. ♪ david: welcome back. let's talk about india. here is the flashback friday chart. this was the title a larger a world'sonths back, the fastest-growing economy. we are still looking at average growth for india at 7% if you take it all the way back to 2012. the reason we bring this up is the rate cuts we got out of the r.b.i.. s

we had a great meeting in singapore. everyone gave us praise for singapore and not for vietnam. i think frankly the meeting in vietnam in terms of a deal was more important than singapore. so i think what i'd like to do is we'll take one or two questions as i understand it and then i'm going to head out to the dmz and pay my respects to everybody, including some soldiers. we have some -- we have tremendous military here in south korea. and we're going to see some of our great american soldiers. we'll be talking to them. and i'll be seeing kim jong un. and if you would, you can start with a question. thank you. >>. >> translator: thank you very much. we will now take questions from members of the media. i know this is a very busy time. so we will just take one question each. a question from a reporter which will be answered by president moon followed by the white house and president trump will answer the question. it will be interpreted consecutively. we'll now first take a question by the blue house. park jie han. >> [ speaking foreign language ]. >> translator: what kind of pro

but at the end of the day, dubai and singapore had real leadership the question for the palestinians and the israelis now is is the right leadership in place to get a political solution that could lead to this kind of economic prosperity that you're looking for will this take a different leader than benjamin netanyahu to get this done >> let me say i think this is both top-down leadership and bottom-up leadership i think netanyahu has demonstrated terrific leadership in the region. they have built a tremendous economy. >> the palestinians don't trust him. >> i won't comment on that i think trust is built up on both sides this needs to be an international solution this is not just about israel and palestine. this is about an international solution and economic support. and i think when the palestinian people see that this is a very, very real plan for economic prosperity, for the young people there, there are great opportunities. that's something that we support and something that the united states and its allies are committed to >> and the president plans to lead on this >> absolutel

briefing, right of the dmz said it was so different before we had the meeting the big summit in singaporet was different it was really hostile, you understand it better than anybody it was really hostile since our first meeting in singapore we got along we got along we had a great kind of feeling. and when you go back momentum you will see it tonight on television, you will see it wherever you see it today there are so many forms of looking at things, hard to believe, as soon as you pick one another one comes up and first one is obsolete whenever way you look you are going to see nice, i stepped in with chairman kim i stepped into north korea and they say -- [cheers and applause] they say that is a very historic moment i think it is a historic moment, and a very good moment, and he asked me would you like to do that. and i said it would be my honor and we did we went over the line. and turned around and everybody was so happy. and many people i know this from korea were literally in tears crying, crying because this is a big thing a big thing. and we are now going to work on something a t

i'm rico hizon in singapore.lso in the programme: in australia, the jailed catholic cardinal george pell is in court to appeal against his convictions for child sexual abuse. after two months of horsetrading following the election, 00:01:03,056 --> 2147483051:37:16,242 the thai parliament meets to select 2147483051:37:16,242 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 a new prime minister. it's 8am in singapore and it's 1:00 in london where donald trump has been continuing his state visit to the uk. at a news conference with the outgoing prime minister theresa may, mr trump highlighted the special bonds between the two countries and signalled his support for a substantial post—brexit trade deal. but he revealed he turned down a request for talks from opposition leaderjeremy corbyn, who was busy addressing thousands of people, protesting againt mr trump's visit. our political editor laura kuenssberg begins our coverage of president trump's state visit to the uk. he always draws a crowd. but doesn't always please them. when the presi

tomorrow, 10:30am hong kong, singapore time, 11:30am in tokyo, thatis singapore time, 11:30am in tokyopresidents trump and xi are expected to sit down, and really up until that point we are at the stage ofjust guessing. and won't be just xi jinping going head—to—head with donald trump over trade. tensions have also been rising between and india over tariffs stop as the bbc‘s joe miller reports, that is set to affect the meeting with narendra modi. earlier this week, affect the meeting with narendra modi. earlierthis week, us secretary of state mike pompeo visited new delhi and he said the us and india were friends who could help each other around the world. just a few hours later, donald trump took to his twitter feed with a far more confrontational message. he called on india to remove tariffs on american exports and to allow us firms greater access to the large indian market. and this skirmish marks the latest in a series between the us and india. washington has been angered by india's refusal to allow certain dairy products to be sold here, and by the price on american manufacturers