in the business section of the south china morning post, it says this.unicom revamp gets mass support," as private and state sectors back a mixed ownership scheme. but the rush to execute the plan raises problems. now to look at those stories. with us is richard griffiths, who is communications adviser at richard griffiths communications. barcelona, of course, dominating all the headlines today. we have had a second operation in cambrils since the barcelona attack. a familiar pattern over the last year with similar attacks all over europe. yeah. no one would expect to see this as front—page news this morning. as soon as this happened, eve ryo ne morning. as soon as this happened, everyone started talking about it. this, yesterday, was a global news event. this is an evolving situation. spanish police have fooled another attack further down the coast in cambrils. on the front page of el pais this morning, they are talking about the intelligence, saying they are linking the attack in cambrils with barcelona yesterday. the key point is that they got warning

that's just move on to the final one, the south china morning post, esports to be part of the olympicsaordinary. they are coming into the asian games in 2022. china has registered interest in that already. so if the development of the kind of olympic movement, they are trying to make it more relevant to the sort of younger generation who apparently don't watch tv and are not interested in actionable sport. there is an argument about chess as well, bringing that in. it's not... a physical game. isn't that what. . . ? well, some of the pieces are heavier than others. it may be an effort for you! it's a huge growth area. they are incredibly popular and actually if you're trying to make these events relevant to the younger people and keep their interest and bring them in, something like this, they have least consider it.|j bring them in, something like this, they have least consider it. i doubt they have least consider it. i doubt the olympic committee will look at things like basketball and football and et cetera but they are not going to look at some of the shooting, watertight games so.

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moving out of the south china morning post in hong kong. —— moving 110w morning post in hong kong. ——ime aide of hong kong's former chief executive has been arrested on charges of conspiracy to defraud the securities regulator. prosecutors say barry cheung chun—yuen and a co—defendant tried to hide the true financial position of a company to keep its licence. he did not enter a plea in court, and was released on bail. and finally, we have the new york times. it says that the us dollar is losing its status. the paper says that president trump's north korea rhetoric and saudi arabia's imposition of embargos on qatar caused investors to sell the dollar. and those are the top stories of major publications around the world. kasia madera, what is trending online? rico are you a swiftie? that's a fan of the pop super star taylor swift. now, she is bucking discussions online. nothing new there, quite frankly. but rico, it's not her music that's being talked about so much. the singer has been in court where she has been describing the moment she says she was groped by radio dj david mueller du

this is the south china morning post, the main broadsheet english—language publications sold in the cityharbourfront, lots of water sweeping —— morning. we saw a lot of flooding. this is the apple daily, a big photograph splashed across the top. we saw user generated content of this yesterday, a platform suspended outside which was swaying and hitting a lot of windows windspeeds picked up. that is how the story is being covered here in hong kong. thank you very much for the update. a commission led by the former un chief kofi annan will unveil its report shortly on how to tackle sectarian tensions in myanmar‘s rakhine state. the country's muslim rohingya minority face widespread discrimination in the state. a year ago, myanmar leader aung san suu kyi asked the six—member panel to look for solutions. joining me from yangon is the bbc‘s ali fowle. how did this report, about? in september last year, aung san suu kyiasked september last year, aung san suu kyi asked kofi annan two head this advisory commission. it came soon after criticism for her silence on this issue. the ongoing crisis in

this is the south china morning post. a quick look at the front page.ere is a large splash photo ofjustin wong, one of the three activists, being taken from a police car to start his life in prison for the next three years. he was still punching the air and asking hong kong to not give up. below that headline, political careers halted forjailed student leaders. this is significant because according to hong kong rules, anyone sentenced to three months in prison is banned from elected politics for the next five years. two of the three activists intended to enter or re—enter politics. all three have been effectively barred from running in any kind of election for the next five years. let me show you the 0riental daily news, a chinese daily broadsheet. the story takes up the entire front page from top to bottom as you can see. at the top, voters of all three activists in police va ns of all three activists in police vans as they are taken to prison. —— photos of. the headline, three boys going to prison. a summary down here. a boxed summary of the judges an

let me first show you the south china morning post, which is the english language newspaper here, got central harbourfront yesterday. you can see big waves crashing up, certainly there was a lot of flooding in the seaside and low—lying areas. the headline, battered city cleans up after killer hato pounds the region. the low is another photo of a small community in hong kong. you can see lots of flooding around a home and someone trying to clean up —— below is. that me show you apple daily, one of the big selling chinese language dailies, it shows a building, lots of windows that were affected by some of the gusts. juliana liu in hong kong, thank you so much for the update. the defeated us presidential candidate, hillary clinton, says donald trump made her skin crawl during a televised debate last year. the debate took place soon after a recording emerged of mr trump boasting that he could grope women with impunity because of his celebrity status. mrs clinton made the revelations in her new book. this is not ok i thought. david willis is following this story for us from washington. dav

the south china morning post looks at a corruption probe following typhoon hato last week, which killeden people. it was the worst storm to hit macau in a half a century. there are concerns meteorological officials held off raising the highest storm warning because of the financial impact of closing casinos in the gaming hub. in the financial times— kenyans risk four years‘ prison for selling or using plastic bags after the country imposes the world's toughest ban. it's in a bid to reduce plastic pollution with an estimated 300 million plastic bags used in kenya every year. and in the guardian, revellers bask in the sunshine of the 51st notting hill carnival and also pay tribute to the victims and heroes of the grenfell tower fire. with me is bill blaine who is a strategist at mint partners. let's start with the situation with north korea and japan. experts this morning have been saying it was inevitable. the provocation of north koreans are inevitable. the provocation of north korea ns a re co nsta ntly inevitable. the provocation of north koreans are constantly adding by their missile

the south china morning post looks at evolving appetites in china where people are cutting back on eatingnt noodles. the paper says a growing and more health conscious middle class is behind the fall in demand. and finally, in the telegraph, thousands of people across the united states are eagerly anticipating one of the greatest solar eclipse events in history. those living in states such as oregon, kentucky and south carolina will be best placed to watch the spectacle which begins later today. for the, as i said before, remember the advice — don't look at the sun. such a dad, isn't he? laughter with me is david buik, a market strategist at panmure gordon. thanks for coming in. pleasure, good morning. it is incredible how... there are so many victims of the barcelona attack, dead and alive. so much focus on such a young life because there was so much hope he might be found alive and some good might be found alive and some good might come out of this horrible terror attack. five days, this wonderful smiling schoolboy, be a pity me of everything in life that is good about, then sadly taken

smartphones and tablets before even turning one is the health feature on the front of the south china morning post. it follows a study of young children in hong kong. doctors have warned the habits can hinder eye and bone development, impact interpersonal skills and lead to addictive behaviour later in life. with us is alpesh patel, the ceo of praefinium partners. i think you'vejust i think you've just described me. we don't need smart phones here. we just read the papers. the washington post leading with robert mueller and the grand jury, how significant do you think this is? with any other president, it would be hugely significant, even richard nixon. but this is not going to even distract the president in a slight way. the sad thing is, this is basically a dead duck, not even a lame—duck, but a dead duck. he is going to get nothing through congress. he wasn't getting anything through congress beforehand, you might think that's a good thing if you're a democrat. even his own party is blocking him. the reason is that nobody wants to be seen dead with this dead duck president. he would say, look a

"further turbulence ahead for cathay pacific airways" says the south china morning post.he airline carrier posted a first—half loss of $hk2.05 billion, more than $us 260 million, and is on track to its first back—to—back annual loss in its 70—year history. it blames stiff competition and weak revenue from ticket sales. and we're all familiar with a selfie. well, how about a bothie? it's a function of the new nokia handset, seen here in the guardian. it has a camera that takes a photograph in both directions at the same time. the launch of the nokia 8 from the once—dominant finnish brand comes a week before samsung unveil their new phone following the disastrous note 7, which was recalled after several batteries caught fire. so let's begin. with us isjustin urquhart stewart, who is director at seven investment management. i , the ,the main , the main story, a bailout of anything connected with trump. frankly if you are in business now, your pr adviser would be saying, ta ke your pr adviser would be saying, take one step backwards, you don't wa nt take one step backwards, y

let's take a look at some front pages from around the world: the south china morning post carries thethe paper says he's been charged with misleading police. authorities allege cctv footage contradicts mr lam's account of being kidnapped. the china daily discusses a film about so—called "comfort women" used by the japanese. the low—budget film has become an unlikely hit. their front page picture shows one of the 22 women who survived one of the darkest chapters of world war two. and the japan times carries an intriguing photo on its front page of ‘pepper — the humanoid robot‘ — in a buddhist robe. softbank robotics has announced it has now programmed pepper to recite sutras as part of its new funeral services. the horrific violence that accompanied the partition of india should not have come as a surprise to anyone. a year before independence the muslim leader, muhammadjinnah, called a general strike and a nationwide rally to demand a separate state — pakistan — for india's muslims. in most of the country the meetings passed off peacefully. not in calcutta, then india's second city. t

the south china morning post casts doubt on a hong kong democracy activist‘s story about being kidnapped more "damning discrepancies" in howard lam's story, following his arrest on suspicion of misleading police. those are the top stories of major publications around the world. now, babita, what stories are sparking discussions online? well rico, there's been an outpouring of sympathy on social media for the stu ntwoman joi sj harris who died in a motorcycle accident whilst filming deadpool 2. joi sj harris was reportedly the first licensed female african american road racer in the us. the actor of the movie deadpool 2, ryan reynolds, said he was "heartbroken, shocked and devastated" at her death. today marks a0 years since elvis presley died. there will be commemorations at his former home, graceland, in memphis, tennessee, where thousands are expected to attend a candle—lit vigil in few hours time. earlier i wasjoined by radio station owner and philippine music icon ramon ‘rj' jacinto to talk about the enduring legacy of elvis in asia. elvis was the complete package. he could move, he

the south china morning post says russia's kremlin accused the us administration of schizophrenia.ng about russia's decision to expel some us diplomats and he urged the us to show political will to improve relations. and germany's frankfurter algemeine carries a picture of the actressjeanne moreau. the headline, if looks could kill. she was a star of french new wave cinema, who has died aged 89. the international olympic committee has confirmed that los angeles has offered to host the 2028 olympic games. it's a move that means paris will host the games in 202a. both cities had vied for 2024, but la is understood to have agreed to go second, as peter bowes explains from los angeles. yes, it's quite an unusual situation. i think when it became clear that these were the two front—running cities, a few weeks ago the international olympic committee decided it would make the unusual announcement of two consecutive olympics, for 2024 and 2028. paris made it quite clear that they did not want to consider the later option. initially, los angeles was quite reluctant as well. but then agreed

and the south china morning post asks the big question of the day: why has hong kong's big wheel stoppedoking in a little bit of a daze. they are not sure what is going on. the papers says the attraction is up literally "up in the air" as its contract expires next week, with the new tenants unsure if they want to keep it. we will watch it and see how it develops. and sharanjit leyl, what is happening online? there have been many tributes online to this hong kong born businessman. sir david tang has died at the age of 63. he became well known as a fundraiser and a friend of celebrity. he was knighted by the royal family, and russell crowe called him witty, funny, charming, hilarious, and loving. a campaigner who has walked the entire breadth of australia is about to reach the end of his journey of over 5,500 kilometres. last year, clinton pryor left perth in western australia to travel east on foot to sydney, before heading to the capital canberra this weekend. he's campaigning for the rights of aboriginal people. 0ur correspondent hywel griffith went to meet him. through desert, forest,

and the south china morning post shows the preparation taking place in hong kong ahead of typhoon hato the worst in recent years and is expected to cripple air travel. i , what is happening online? ,what is happening online? —— and now, what is happening online? well rico, a man called mr chen and his bearfeeding antics have gone viral. despite warnings at a wildlife park near beijing the man rolled down his car window to feed the bears but because of a car malfunction — the window didn't wind back up in time before a bear was able to lunge at mr chen and bite his shoulder. fortunately, he escaped with minor injuries! four moroccan men suspected of the attacks in and around barcelona last week have appeared in court. one of them admitted that a bigger attack was being planned, while another man has been freed without charge. the latest now from tom burridge in barcelona. in the wake of the deadliest terror attack in spain in years, four men moved from barcelona last night. one by one, they were led into a high security prison outside madrid. the four men in court today are all linked i

and the south china morning post reports on beijing airport implementing facial recognition technologyintelligence will be used to admit ground crew and staff, with plans to eventually allow passengers to board flights just by having their faces scanned at the airport. now, what stories are sparking discussions online? well, i wonder sharanjit how much brisk walking you do? because that's the story is trending here in the uk it turns out 40% of people in england who are middle aged spend less than ten minutes a month walking at a fast pace. they're putting their health at risk, according to experts. they want people to do it for at least ten minutes every day. now, the billionaire head of south korea's samsung group, one of the world's largest corporate empires, will find out on friday whether he's been found guilty of corruption. during a six—month trial, jay y lee was accused of giving inappropriate donations to a friend of the country's former president park geun—hye, a charge that helped trigger her dismissal from office. mr lee has pleaded not guilty. yogita limaye reports from se

and the south china morning post features a department of health report, which says there's been a sharpe in hong kong given smartphones and tablet computers to play with. it says the devices could affect their physical development and social skills. now, mariko, which stories are sparking discussions online? lots of people are wondering exactly why this man has announced he won't be buried next to his wife when the time comes. there's speculation it's because the 83—year—old has never been happy being named as prince rather than king. a woman in the united states who encouraged her teenage boyfriend to kill himself in a series of text messages has been sentenced to two—and—a—half years in prison. a judge in massachusetts ordered that michelle carter, who was 17 when her boyfriend conrad roy died should serve at least 15 months of the sentence. this was a very controversial and distressing case. in that trial she was convicted last month and the judge decided she was guilty of as you say on voluntary manslaughter, in terms of encouraging her boyfriend conrad roy's suicide. the court was

the south china morning post reveals hong kong police are monitoring about 20 indonesian maids in thea report by an indonesian think tank which says there are at least 50 female workers in east asia who took part in extremist discussion groups. and the china daily reports on how some of the uk's most celebrated schools are competing to attract chinese students over the summer. a record number of chinese students went to the uk to take part in summer programmes this year. now, what stories are sparking discussions on—line? last night, shooting stars littered the sky as the perseid meteor shower was at its peak over the uk. a bit ofa a bit of a treat for everyone. these are just some of the pictures sent in to the bbc from around the country. up to 100 shooting stars an hour were visible, there's another opportunity to see the display tonight if you're on this side of the world. the perseid meteor shower happens everyjuly and august as the earth passes debris from the swift—tuttle comet. 70 years ago today pakistan came into existence. british colonial rule ended, and partition split wh

and the south china morning post features a department of health report.ones andipad given devices such as smart phones and ipad is to play with under the age of one. it is sparking questions as to whether it may be impacting their learning abilities. now mariko what stories are sparking discussions online? well there could be something rotten in the state of denmark. lots of people are wondering exactly why this man, prince henrik of denmark, has announced he won't be buried next to his wife queen margrethe when the time comes. there's speculation it's because the 83—year—old has never been happy being named as prince, rather than king. a new study suggests millions of people living in south asia face a deadly threat from heat and humidity driven by global warming. the study in the journal science advances warns that most of india, pakistan and bangladesh will experience temperatures close to the limits of survivability by 2100 if emissions aren't reduced. we spoke to people in mumbai about how they are coping with current levels. i think that it is diffe

and the south china morning post asks the big question of the day: why has hong kong's big wheel stoppedin a little bit of a daze. they are not sure what is going on. the papers says the attraction is up literally "up in the air" as its contract expires next week, with the new tenants unsure if they want to keep it. we will watch it and see how it develops. that's how the papers are looking. and, sharanjit leyl, what's happening online? there have been many tributes online to this hong kong born businessman. sir david tang has died at the age of 63. he became well known as a fundraiser and a friend of celebrity. he was knighted by the royal family, and russell crowe called him witty, funny, charming, hilarious, and loving. let's get more now on the international reaction to north korea. sarah birke is the tokyo bureau chief for the economist and joins me now. welcome to the programme. you are in tokyo. you are working on an article about japan's readiness for such an attack. so tell us, is the country ready in terms of its defence, politics, et cetera? a country can never be fully ready,

south china morning post says they'll open a facility in michigan focused on autonomous vehicles no detailsthe investment amount were provided they'll open a $10 billion manufacturing plant in wisconsin. worth noting michigan and wisconsin flipped for president trump in the 2016 election. >>> general motors recalling 800,000 pickup trucks for a steering defect. the problem can potentially cause drivers to lose control of the vehicle. it impacts certain 2014 silverados and gmc pickups >>> workers at nissan plant in mississippi have overwhelmingly rejected a bid to unionize the move a blow to united auto workers union which has never been able to fully organize in the south. the uaw lack of influence in the south reduced bargaining power when detroit automakers lose market share and close plants. >>> now to sports. a mystery chinese investor is interested in buying a stake in manchester united. they were approached to gauge interest in selling out. the family owns 80% of it, sources say the family is not interested in selling the team outright chinese investors bought several clubs and invest

look at those similar to amazon, it is investing in movies, it's taken the chinese the south china morning postnds exactly like amazon. they are seeing a lot of similarities there. analysts look at the calls generally, 94% of analysts who rate the stock rate it a buy. it has none on it, but it looks like it is not just this analyst. everyone seems to love it. >> a lot of people are shorting alibaba. they're losing a lot of money at the moment especially this year. there is so much and they have a huge part of the market in china. just over half the population china as well. room to growt more and alibaba is investing in trying to reach those as well, using mobile as well as desktop. steamsounds like full ahead for alibaba. thank you for joining us. >> time for a look at some of the biggest is the stories in the news right now. the chevron chief executive officer is said to be stepping down after seven years according to the wall street journal, that transition is expected to be announced next month. the vice-chairman could be a leading candidate for the role. globalreet banks say a market downt

south china morning post, paper in hong kong, first reported the move on sunday but the company put outa statement only confirming that they are are considering that investment in michigan. this comes just two weeks after president trump announced that fox con would be opening a $10 billion plant in wisconsin. the question is does this help the president in the key invu industrial states, the places he promised to bring back more jobs. susan, thanks for joining us. trump says i'm bringing jobs back. some believed him, thought it was clans worth taking. been 30 years since a republican won out there. he pulled it off. what's your sense of this story? are there jobs involved here in i know we are getting conflicting reports in terms of what foxconn is saying. do you have a sense if this is real, if these jobs are coming? >> there are conflicting reports. but certainly our governor, rick snyder, has been hinting at this. overseas in china, met with the foxconn chairman. i think there is expectation that something is coming here. donald trump could use is good news in michigan because his p

south china morning post says they'll open a multi million facility in michigan focused on autonomous vehicles. no details on the investment or amount news comes less than a week after foxconn announced they would open a $10 million plant in wisconsin worth noting michigan and wisconsin flipped for trump in 2016 when the wisconsin deal was made, people did the math, how much wisconsin was giving away in terms of subsidies to bring foxconn here talking about left, right divide, where you stand on things like that >> i was going to say, you can say that with amazon or anybody. >> they were looking at this, looked at it, said they're giving $15,000 a worker on an annual basis and you have to make decision about whether that's a good idea. >> that goes back into the economy, and someone else is served with the dry cleaner, restaurant. >> all good. mr. wonderful. this is wonderful. and price of bitcoin surging over the weekend, topping 3,000 and climbing >> sec won't put it through as etf, i can't short it, i'm not buying. >> completely speculative. obviously it climbed and has gone up, bu

this is something that the chinese media is reporting, south china morning post in particular.ver the weekend. it would be the big coo for the safe michigan and a political win for president trump. just last week the president announce reasonable doubt that fox conn is going to be opening its first manufacturing plant in the u.s. in wisconsin. this would be more manufacturing jobs in the united states. this one would be reportedly focused on rnd for autonomous driving, and it's another state that president trump flipped during the last election from obama. also, wanted to mention this interesting wall street journal front pager on the amount of penalties lobbied at financial firms. it is dropping a lot this year. turns out the "wall street journal" did a deep dive and found that penalties against firms and individuals from financial regulators in the first half of this year are actually down two-thirds from last year, and they are set for their lowest annual level of fines since back in 2010. they've only collected less than $500 million in financial fines. why? well, certainly