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in april twenty twenty the annual grand prix will join already well established asian races in singapore china and japan a tweet from f one called the noise one of the most exciting cities in the world a street race through the heart of one zero is the first new grand prix to make confirmed since us owners liberty media took over the sport last year. by in munich can secure their place in the last sixteen of the champions league when they host a greek side ek athens later on wednesday but the german champions are in a bit of a slump with the pressure mounting on their coach he needs a win in europe ahead of a big weekend showdown with dortmund. he's accused of not having a plan b. when the going gets tough nico kovacs knows his job is on the line. the problems aren't as pronounced in the champions league at least not yet by and have yet to lose a game but they also have yet to convince. on top of the physical work we put in is not always rewarded in the way we'd like to see a coach or is a player you have to try to stay positive of course i can say this was a that was good but believe me that

starting in april of twenty twenty the grand prix will join already well established asian races in singapore china and japan a tweet from f one called annoyed one of the most exciting cities in the world the street race through the heart of annoyance the first new grand prix to be confirmed since u.s. owners liberty media took over the sport last year. and in champions league soccer last night torben suffered their first a few feet in any competition this season at the tacoma trade war wore it on their home crowd and ward on by their home crowd excuse me and best of the german club to nail the media has opened the scoring in the thirty third minute giving athletico a lead going into the break the second goal came from i think it goes captain. late in the match the two clubs are now level on points at the top of group a and here is dortmund captain captain marco explaining what went wrong. i think the way the game panned out was quite pitiful rose sure at the end of the ninety minutes you have to say they had the better chances and scored their goals so they deserved to win but the way we conceded

the prime minister of singapore says the u.s. and china should should not war -- let a trade war poison their relationship. he said global trade issues need to be addressed or it could turn into a broader conflict. nato's secretary-general urged the taliban to stop killing their fellow afghans. hours after the insurgents of packed border troops in a western province, killing 20. speaking at a joint press conference with afghan president, the secretary said the taliban must realize the war does not benefit anyone. he added political leaders in europe and the united states as well as nato and partners should understand we are here in afghanistan to help out -- afghanistan but also to help our sons. [indiscernible] it is in our interest to be here. mark: president gone he says the result has to be an inclusive afghan peace, one that all afghans except. global news 24 hours a day, on-air at tictoc on twitter, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts, in over 120 countries. i am mark crumpton, this is bloomberg. vonnie: it is 1:00 p.m

why starting in two thousand and twenty it will join already well established asian races in singapore china and japan the street race to the heart of hanoi is the first new grand prix to be confirmed since us owners at liberty media took over the sport last year. and to volley celebrations are now in full swing in india it's a religious festival celebrating the victory of light over darkness and the northern city of new york has put on a record breaking to volley this year more than three hundred thousand lamps were lit sammul tenuously in a display that a set a new world record deval is observed by hindus sikhs and jains at this year's festival will continue until friday. our modern of our top stories here in d w u.s. attorney general jeff sessions has been forced out of his strong session says he is stepping down as president donald trump's request and meanwhile person trump has attributed republican successes in the midterms to his campaigning trumps republicans lost control of the house but they did hold their majority in the senate. thanks for watching t.v. we'll be back in thirty minu

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singapore. although china's economy is strictly controlled by the ruling communist party it's increasingly appearing on the world stage as a defender of free trade at the conference in singapore chinese premier league trying to provide fresh impetus to the idea of a free trade zone for the region. but you will be this will not only benefit the people of this region for free but also send a strong signal to the world away who that we will stand up for free trade you know i should and push for free trade charlie this is known as the regional comprehensive economic partnership or our separate zone would include the ten asean nations as well as china japan india australia and new zealand it would encompass half the world's population and represent a third of global trade the sixteen countries involved agree that the partnership is a good thing in principle it wouldn't only spur trade within the bloc but also draw investors from outside it but for that to happen the conditions have to be right. stephanie and innovation. in order to further encourage the participation of companies or investors we need to

we have brought china companies to do reads in singapore.ket could be bigger, without a doubt. rishaad: that brings me to your key challenges going ahead. >> the long-term challenges have been a focus of the bloomberg new economy forum. i think technology is a dual edged sword. ,t gives a lot of opportunity but also creates challenges on a social level. challenges bys creating the competitive -- by changing the competitive landscape. increasingly, nonbank players, technology firms, apple, google, alibaba, we chat, are bringing a different source of capital and different kind of competition. that is a big source of challenge. we still have cyclical challenges. rising interest rates in the u.s. are a challenge for emerging markets, even though i think capital will come back. you have to be able to deal with the volatility that comes with shallow markets and the palletized -- and the volatile capital flows. rishaad: do you have ambitions to expand outside asia? >> for the time being, not really. we have a presence outside asia, network markets.

many ways they growth engine of the world today we have races great races here nation japan china singapore. but it is clearly a growing and increasingly important part of the world and so to be able to add this race in asia is also very important to us and i think we've really gotten a track that will be great for racing great for competition and there and really a great experience for the fans who are who are there. and you're up to date with the w. news line from berlin woman back at the top of the hour with more bold news had to see that. would have been fighting for the case to be taken seriously in the words of one cares that's come out. the women's talk on t w they loose the female superheroes on a mission smart women smart talks smart station a legend please and by no means missed out on it we're increasingly dangerous tons of money to go made for mines it's all happening don't show fish coming. your link to news from africa and the world your link to it simpson stories and discussions penguin lowcountry there been frantically in program and from fun to me from the news of easy to o

rules, we explain our rules, and we welcome investment, and it's no less than what china would expect or what singaporeect or indonesia or malaysia or any other part of the region. no question that australia's foreign investment arrangements are the most liberal. >> this has been stalled. countries like china and singapore wanted to push it through by the end of the year but that's not to be until the end of next year. >> we are looking into 2019 and we have roughly seven chapters that are looking good. but i think there is bit more conversation to be had and we need to balance pace with quality. and we do want to see these additional benefits and that is why we will keep pushing with what's already been negotiated. but it is a significant agreement and i think given the benefits that could be derived in this region. >> is there concern that it is being driven by china? >> no, that's not a concern from our perspective. our concern is making sure that we don't sacrifice quality for pace, particularly given the lengthy gestation. we want to derive the most from it that we can. >> prime minister, what are

that was china's vice president cigna bloomberg's new economy form right here in singapore. sh. camerays you are in the this, theou listen to u.s. and china must at least change rhetoric or the new world order, what do you think? enda: absolutely right. newly doubt in stark terms the sixth that are running in this feud between china and the u.s. it's about the role in the place of china in the u.s. in the world order and if they continued on this path of confrontation and it deteriorates from here, they will destroy all hope for the world order. it is a he is optimistic somewhat the perhaps china and the u.s. can find a meeting of ways and that they can resolve some of the tensions perhaps over trade. he laid bare in stark terms just how much is at stake and when you consider mr. kissinger and his long history of the world stage i think everyone in that world -- in that room set up and listened. toncine: if you listen democrats or republicans, this is the one thing they see i die with that actually china is not playing by fare rules. is this how you deal with china and making

singapore. although china's economy is strictly controlled by the ruling communist party it's increasingly appearing on the world stage as a defender of free trade at the conference in singapore chinese premier beattie kyung trying to provide fresh impetus to the idea of a free trade zone for the region the wheat. but it will be this will not only benefit the people of this region for free but also send a strong signal to the world the way i hope that we will stand up for free trade and push for free trade charlie was known as the regional comprehensive economic partnership or our sept the zone would include the ten asean nations as well as china japan india australia and new zealand it would encompass half the world's population and represent a third of global trade the sixteen countries involved agree that the partnership is a good thing in principle it wouldn't only spur trade within the bloc but also draw investors from outside it but for that to happen the conditions have to be right. he's stuck with me and. so in order to further encourage the participation of companies or investors we need to

presidential candidate john mclaughlin and will tomorrow's meetings between leaders of china russia and india in singapore signaled the beginning of the end of major nations power we speak to a u.k. government has invited her on china plus from the headlines the president who's planning for war while parading for peace in the poet who sees no lowell's in being a lawrence all this and more coming up in today's going on the ground but first tereza may stands in silence today to commemorate british wars of the royal albert hall amidst thousands of u.k. veterans homeless and a noticeable lack of publicized see that the german revolution ended world war one in the real world vladimir putin prepares to meet donald trump tomorrow in paris before a big a meeting of the g. twenty this is the week when president mccraw unveiled plans for a real e.u. on me. but i've. been president he couldn't afford. the security to. make. me want to of the four thirty some people said monday that there's a need so the e.u. is creating an independent army on the hundredth anniversary of a war to end all wars that killed or wounded

singapore... translation: china will unswervingly pursue the win—win strategy of opening up implement policies ofd facilitation of trade and investment. that gives you a snapshot of that event. christine hah is in singapore. he once the global audience to hear his message, especially in light of the trade war. this was all about correcting the perception of china as the world's factory, then selling and not ironing, they are telling the world they can be a big fire at two accordingly like you said, the president's speech promising to boost imports and cutouts with customs clearances, reduce bureaucracy costs, he repeated what has become china's clarion call for a commitment to multilateralfree trade in opposition to what the us has been saying. calling for economic globalisation, inclusive growth, we've been hearing a lot about this but much of this misses the point of what is driving the trade war, businesses, us and european businesses said they want china to commit to concrete time and ta bles china to commit to concrete time and tables per opening up sectors that are difficult for foreign pla

. >> the prime minister of singapore says the u.s. and china should not let a trade fight poison their whole relationship. spoke at the bloomberg new economy for in singapore and said global trade issues need to be addressed or it could turn into a broader conflict. the ceo of exxon mobil also spoke about trade at the bloomberg new economy forum. he is not a fan of tariffs and other trade barriers. >> our business depends on free trade. we are a big believer that economies are best served by having open free and fair trade. puttime you start to restrictions on our business. >> the main accused of sending pipe bomb's to critics of president trump is due in court in new york today. askecutors say they will for him to be held without bail because he is considered dangerous. he is accused of sending improvised explosive device is to numerous democrats, trump critics and media outlets. a day onws 24 hours air and on tictoc on twitter powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. vonnie: coming up,

expansion f one have released a promotional video as vietnam joins other asia pacific races in japan china singapore and australia malaysia has already dropped off to twenty seventeen while india and south korea had only three dips into the sport this is the first race to be announced by f one is new owners liberty media well it'll be a force for street circuits a format that gets criticized for providing few chances to overtake but former f one team executive mark gallagher explained to us there will be a street circuits with a difference it's a five and a half kilometer truck it features an incredibly long straight it's over one it's actually one point two one point three kilometers long and the simulations because we can simulate racetrack speeds when we see a truck that's on the simulation suggests that a low it's notionally a straight truck top speeds are going to be around about three hundred twenty three hundred twenty five kilometers an hour so this is not going to be a slow speed circuit and it's not in downtown hanoi it's in a suburb it's using some public roads but then also some purpose

and china the bloomberg new economy form in singapore. >> china is a huge and important market for usbut in terms of our overall sort of tariffs eligible revenue, it's about 2.4%. the we take things to and from china from a lot of different places, europe, southeast asia, australia, japan. >> you'll just make that up somewhere else. >> hopefully. taylor: that's your bloomberg business flash. david: polls are no open in the east and the midterm elections have begun. with political analysts and better saying in all likelihood the democrats will take back the house republicans will hold on to their majority in the senate. is the congress would likely mean washington gridlock with that does not mean revenue stops for investors. welcome libby cantrell and jeffrey solomon. because it took us through for fold both are if they split or the democrats hold both, what does it really mean and by and large, it doesn't mean a lot. there might be something on infrastructure and there might be something about ratifying the usmca, the successor to nafta. nafta 2.0.l: the big lunch line the market pers

. >> the prime minister of singapore says u.s. and china shouldn't let a trade fight poison their whole relationship. he spoke at the new economy forum in singapore saying global trade issues need to be addressed or it could turn into a broader conflict. the c.e.o. of expert opinion mobile spoke about trade. darren woods is not a fan of tariffs and other trade barriers. >> our business is -- depends on free trade and we're a big believer that economies are best served by having open, free and fair trade. so i think any time you start to put restrictions on that, it starts to impact our business. >> the man accused of spending pipe bombs is due in court today. prosecutors say they will ask for him to be held without bail because he is considered dangerous. sayoc is accused of sending explosive devices to numerous democrats, trump critics and media outlets. and in the u.k., prime minister teresa mays' cabinet studied the latest brexit in secrets of how to avoid custom checks with the u.k. one person familiar with the matter called the meeting

president donald trump nor china's xi jinping are in attendance when a reports from singapore. with is no doubt of course that trade is topping the agenda at this summit in particular the trade dispute between china and the united states we have to remember that this is not just a summit for the member nations of us young it's also the east asia summit so we have the russian president vladimir putin here south korea's president moon in japan's prime minister shinzo are there and others notable for their absence though u.s. president donald trump and china's president xi jinping although the president is going to the asia pacific economic cooperation summit in papua new guinea this week whereas donald trump is skipping that summit is well so there is a sense of perhaps a missed opportunity for the united states by not having donald trump at these two summers particularly when you see a sense that the nations represented here for the most part are pulling in a very different direction from the united states when it comes to globalization versus protectionism and already we have se

in singapore, to begin an economyt depot, the new forum. it was originally going to be in chinaat are the tensions in singapore? francine: we are going to focus on the southeast asian economies which are grappling with tensions on fronts. about outflows, a strengthening dollar, monetary policy, and this trade war between the u.s. and china. if you look at those, it is a lot and it becomes worse. it could be the perfect storm for these. tom: looking forward to those good conversations. virginie maisonneuve of eastspring investments and harm bandholz. this is a chart from friday. asufacturing in america compared to population growth. all you need to know is slope matters, from world war ii. down we go. singapore'sas that fault? does plunging drop, do we blame the tigers of asia? i think you probably blame china more than the tigers. that was earlier. of key thing is to think onshore trends and productivity increase and the new world. although there will be cases for onshoring and we have seen it linked to trade, if you look at the car industry, a lot of on shoring has taken place.

tomorrow's brief trump meeting in paris leaders from russia china india japan and the us will next week convene with the commonwealth nations in singapore to chart out a new world order of trade advising the u.k. government on china and britain's department of business energy and industrial strategies as professor usually joins me now thanks so much for going on the show everyone in the world arguably talks about the trump trade war will that be a focus of as he hands meeting in singapore. not the director utopias a focus on high over there will be some topics that the relevant because. as a country so we are directly address me caused by this trade a war i have to ask you given that you've been advising the government here why is to raise or may maybe not liam fox at the meeting i mean maybe the a big meeting in papua new guinea i'm not sure but surprise that britain hasn't got a strong delegate. because of life yeah actually you care and the china already have a very very close relationship and has already a try its best to attend the most significant event i know you can even have or foreign secretary whose wife is a chinese over her

china sea for centuries. now, as a summit begins here in singapore, the chinese premier, li keqiang, says he hopes a so—calledhe disputed region can be completed in three years. china, vietnam, the philippines, taiwan and malaysia all have competing claims. the chinese say that everything within the orange line that you see here falls within their territory and they've been building on and developing the islands for years. the us has called on china to stop what it calls the militarisation of the south china sea. a short time ago, i was joined by the philippines‘ secretary of national defense, delfin lorenzana, and i asked them whether he thought this three—year timeframe was realistic. we hope so. rico, thank you very much for having me here. it baffles me, why wait three more years? you say then it can be done within six months? i don't know, because i am not involved in this code of conduct. i know that our secretary forforeign affairs has been involved in this for quite some time, and i really believe that they have already covered a lot of ground in this code of conduct. it's very comforting to hear the

putin's making his first appearance in singapore the events been overshadowed by rising tension between china and united states auntie's in reports that i'm appalled in his ear in singapore and while his official program is set to start only on wednesday he's already kicked off some of the events he had planned on the margins of the summit like for example meeting with the singapore and counterpart of another big thing everybody's kind of looking out for here is the fate of the so-called regional comprehensive economic agreement now if that comes into fruition you could see the establishment of the world's largest ever free trade zone because the sixteen countries it seeks to unite they all together make up with a total of a third of global g.d.p. it is being pushed forward by china it is the main spearheading force but it also does have some opposition some skeptics like for example india doesn't want to cut back on its import tariffs they say their economy benefits greatly from them and so that's why some analysts are saying that it is really unlikely that the deal that the pact will be sig

presidential candidate john mobile rocket and will tomorrow's meetings between leaders of china russia and india and singapore signaled the beginning of the end of major nation's power we speak to a u.k. government as advisor on china plus from the headlines the president who's planning for war while parading for peace and the poet who sees no lowell's in being a laureate all this and more coming up in today's going on the ground but first to raise them a stands in silence today to commemorate british wars of the royal albert hall thousands of u.k. veterans homeless and a noticeable lack of publicized see that the german revolution ended world war one in the real world vladimir putin prepares to meet donald trump tomorrow in paris before a bigger meeting of the g. twenty this is the week when president mccraw unveiled plans for a real e.u. on me one point there's. this heat by the. president he couldn't afford. could prove it from innocent most of the security to going to seek it out because it was picked up you know many want to of well we know obviously for thirty some people or so now that it is you need s

sixteen vice presidential candidate a job and will tomorrow's meetings between leaders of china russia and india in singapore signaled the beginning of the end of major nation's power we speak to a u.k. government in vines or on china plus from the headlines the president who's planning for war while parading face the poet who sees no locals in being a laureates all this and more coming up in today's going underground for us to raise i'm a stands in silence today to commemorate british wars of the royal albert hall i mean thousands of u.k. veterans homeless and a noticeable lack of publicized that the german revolution ended world war one in the real world vladimir putin prepares to meet donald trump tomorrow in paris before a big a meeting of the g. twenty this is the week when president mccraw unveiled plans for a real e.u. omi. by the. president he couldn't afford to. i'm innocent most of the security going to respect you know me want to love well we know of the four different the third is on the panel so more that it is unique so the e.u. is creating an independent army on the hundredth anniversary of a

singapore. but most of the immigrants came from china. today ethnic chinese make up about three quarters of the city's population. stunted rattle's realize that the mix of different ethnic and religious groups could lead to conflict so he has signed each group to a specific district. here in chinatown you wouldn't expect to find a must when the most was first built it was meant to serve muslim malays and indians who worked in this part of town. the indus have a temple in chinatown the first immigrants from india settled close to the chinese district later arrivals moved into an area north of the river. this is the famous stream area man temple hindus from all over singapore come here to worship. you you leave. please. after work many chinatown residents take part in exercise programs. you please please please please please my nothing a chinese version of chess. it. was asked. if i can get into this town a town street is filled with restaurants that are popular with tourists and locals like i was asked. her to leave them to the shops of bu

china back to trade deal. we have heard that things have been pushed back. what is holding things up? you are right about that. in fact, singaporeis deal to be signed. that is likely to happen at the end of next year. that is the indication we are getting. it reflects a growing concern of an overdependence of china. it's not a great deal, because right now, it reflects the smallst of not enterprises. as india is concerned, they are concerned about the skilled labor, the movement, mobility, not being addressed by our set - - rcep. they want more time to make sure the deal is more substantial and will have more material impact on companies around -- or rather, countries. so we are looking at the end of 2019 for details to be worked out. rishaad: nice analysis. that was haslinda amin at tom mackenzie. up next, banking in china and the effect of the trade war. where does it leave a banking in particular? who better to do that with the jpmorgan eight -- asia-pacific chairman. this is bloomberg. ♪ rishaad: you are back with bloomberg markets. are the jpmorgan conference in hong kong, bringing together investors. and who better to disc

singapore tech festival. a line from li keqiang talking about the china response we have seen. ve seen in trying to help struggling private companies. speakingg, the premier in singapore now saying china will avoid a flood of stimulus. they will continue to open its markets to foreign capital and the economy, seeing short-term basicallye risks, talking about that. it is interesting because we saw the likes of the s&p reporting may beina's nomura paving the way for the xi-trump summit. hsi, gaining in positive territory. now flat. rishaad: saying he will avoid a flood of stimulus. for me, the headline is they want an agreement on the problems of the tensions in the south china sea with many islands being disputed, many countries and is part of the world, philippines, vietnamese, taiwan, and others, contesting areasf the geographical of the south china sea. they do see the situation in that part of the world as being stable, but want to keep the peace there and want an agreement on that south china sea code within three years. checking on markets. yvonne: the hang seng, down three

china. joining us from singapore thank you very much. we are ready to make major cuts on wasteful spending that's what italy's deputy prime minister luigi myo said in an interview over the weekend it's a signal that role might be ready for a dialogue with the european commission over its costly budget plan brussels had earlier rejected the budget saying more debt would put the stability of the whole euro zone into jeopardy the u.s. said to announce its next move led to this week. the italian government is holding its course but on the streets of rome people are nervous now that the ball is in the e.u.'s court many italians fear that brussels will have to crack down on the italian government to maintain credibility. i think that this almost personal war against europe will not enable us to free ourselves from the disadvantages we experience and will not help us enjoy the advantages of belonging to the e.u. . i feel uneasy very much so because we are in a very difficult situation and the people who represent us don't seem to understand the

singapore bureau. lovely to see you. what has china set about trade? —— said that. -- said that. trade war seems to what everyone has been worried at that you. -- said. ships are racing to the us to beat the high tariffs rate. the high tariffs rate. efforts to try to cushion the economy may be starting to work. economy may be starting to work. saw exports rising over 15% last month, that was from previous year. month, that was from previous year. while growth in imports for october quickened to over 2%. quickened to over 2%. actually come off a record high, but still stands at a whopping $31. 7 billion. billion. doubly thanks a lot, good to see you. -- thanks a lot. now let's brief you on some other business stories. pleading guilty to mini collecting american markets for years. american markets for years. supervisors at the firm knew of his action. that is trending right now. we have forbes taking a break from a stock may boost mental health. stock may boost mental health. facebook, people's mental health considerably improved. considerably improved.

and china fails to resolve strategic differences. a new economy forum in singapore argues that the u.s. and china have interest in critical areas that go beyond trade. china entered the wpo, it has still not open its economy to foreign competition in many areas. >> we are leaving here in singapore at a moment of change, challenge and potentially even crisis. today, the region does look at the process that what until now has been a healthy as should competition that could tip into a full-blown cold war. we will bring you the best of the conversations from the second day of the new economy forum in singapore throughout the day here on bloomberg television. italy's populist government has called a vote of confidence in parliament today as tensions rise between the coalition's allies deputy premier mateo wants curbs on the rights of asylum-seekers. the vote comes as italy continues to spar with the eu over its 2019 budget. boeingberg source says is preparing to send a warning to operators of its new 737 max model. thatwill alert airlines erroneous readings from a flight

china dominate? >> he already is. xi jinping arrived earlier than other leaders. he arrived last night from singaporehaps china. i was not covering that when. , going tonating dominate the discussion and have meetings with many of the pacific island leaders. he wants to set the agenda with donald trump not here. mike pence is not even staying overnight. twowill commute t different days from australia, so there is a vacuum of u.s. influence. chinese influence in the islands is increasing. we have a chart that shows the key strategic numbers where china is investing in micronesia, the south pacific, the solomon islands. these numbers are probably conservative in nature. i saw another number that china had offered aid and loans to the tune of $4 billion in 2017 alone. looking around port moresby, you see the chinese influence from chinese flags along the highways to even the tallest skyscraper being built now by china state railway construction corporation , so the influence is definitely being felt here. rishaad: thank you for that. , port moresby.a mikevice president pence making some comments about -

singapore and papua new guinea. so let's cross over live to tokyo, rupert wingfield—hayes joins us now. a whistlestop tour, a quick stop off in tokyo. no doubt north korea and china'sbsolutely. there are a lot of big subjects to be discussed both here in tokyo and at the summit in singapore and papua new guinea. the south china sea it, the trade war between the united states and china, the nuclear programme with north korea and negotiations with north korea, but i think the most significant thing about mike pence's is that the here and to those summits is who is not coming, and the fact is a lot of people who would prefer to have seen donald trump come to these meetings and the fa ct trump come to these meetings and the fact that he has sent mike pence instead in his place a think is being seen as a signal here that president trump is not prioritise these meetings and is not prioritising is alive for the very important issue that are going on in this region at the moment. interesting perspective there, but in terms of moving forward with north korea, especially mike pence doing a lot of work in that situation, what can we hope to hear? well, a think certainly what