let's start with the headline in the south china morning post. we have with president xi, the contrast of the mass protest leading to the shooting of a demonstrator. do you think this could mark a turning point in the way that the authorities are dealing with these mass protests? i think it is pretty interesting. president xi went out of his way at those ceremonies in beijing to talk about

the 70th anniversary of the foundation of the people's republic of china. of course, the south china morning poster, jack ma. also, it's notjust the local papers, with very different ta kes local papers, with very different takes on what happened in hong kong yesterday, but the new york times with a picture of the protest as well. so a lot of discussion on the events yesterday, whether or not live ammunition was indeed necessary and so on, kasia. many thanks. mariko 0i has spent many days in hong kong covering the protests for us. the duchess of sussex, meghan markle, has begun legal action against the mail on sunday over a claim it unlawfully published one of her private letters. in a statement, prince harry referred to what he called "relentless propaganda" against his wife. and said he wasn't prepared to see her victimised by the press as his mother was. the duke and duchess are on the last leg of their tour of southern africa. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell is in johannesburg, he has more on this very strongly worded statement by prince harry. it is remarkably outspoken. it is noth

administration has alleged racially gang sean china spokesperson for the foreign ministry told the south china morning post that quote china has a long pursued the principle of noninterference in the international affairs of other internal affairs of other countries. it is that person of principle causing so much friction between china and the u.s. this week r.t. america correspondent karen fronsac has just. it's not looking good at all over in china with hong kong's leader carrie lam she says the city is survival is at stake at a press conference tuesday alam not only said that the tourism industry has taken a hit which is an obvious one no one wants to travel to hong kong right now but it's also a tax on businesses by protesters we're talking retail banks shops but what's worse better a local investment manager francis lund says that investors they're moving their money out of hong kong the only good sign however is that hong kong's share prices stay pretty stable tuesday morning when the markets open that's because investors see hong kong shares is totally cheap now but as far as tourism kerry lamb proj

meanwhile, the south china morning post has a bit of a different take with the picture of that celebrationchina, with the picture of president xi jinping. i also want to show you this paid advertisement wraparound which has the national anthem of the people's republic of china. yesterday as well the newspaper had a similar paid advertisement which had the congratulatory message to china and its 20th anniversary, a reminder that the south china morning post is owned by alibaba, a huge tech giant in china, founded byjack ma, a known menace party member. it's not just the local papers, though, the new york times also has this big excerpt from the protest and talking about the first incident in which the protester was injured by live ammunition. a lot of discussion about whether that was really necessary , about whether that was really necessary, police of course have been saying defending their action, that the officer opened fire because he felt his life was under threat. but whether or not his life was indeed under threat has been discussed especially in social media as well, kasia. it's in

meanwhile, the south china morning post has a bit of a different take. there. of course, the south china morning post is owned by chinese tech giant alibaba, founded byjack ma, who's a communist party member. but i also want to show you this one — and, interesting, a paid advert wraparound with the national anthem of china. yesterday as well, the paper had a paid advert, congratulating china for the 70th anniversary since the foundation of the people's republic of china. and today we are expecting some 100 people who were arrested on sunday to appear in court, and protesters have been calling on each other on social media to show up to express their support. they are charged with rioting offences and that's one of the demands of the protesters — don't call them rioters. other demands of course include universal suffrage, as well as the unconditional release of those protesters who have been arrested. but after witnessing one of the worst violence since the protests began, since that controversial extradition bill was introduced, we have no end in sight of

the south china morning post is quoting sources as saying they plan to cut their visit tod.c. short by a day the white house has dismissed that report telling cnbc it is not aware of any changes to their travel plans an official said dinner for the delegation is still on for thursday night expectations are low over the major deal president trump said he wasn't surprised the chinese didn't expect much. >> i think they feel i'm driving a tough bargain, i have to i told him, this can't be like a 50/50 deal so it doesn't work, right. you got to have a little balance. this has to be a better deal from our standpoint. i think they fully understand it >> reporter: reporting that the sticking point is that the chinese won't discuss technology and the u.s. won't budge on keeping tariffs. the global times wrote an editorial today sayingthey saw little signs of hope for a pleasant surprise at the talks reporting from beijing >> in addition to the trade kauks and conflicting messages, we had a close eye on yesterday's fed minutes. some sounded concerns over expectations of the central ban

the south china morning post leads with china's 70th anniversary of communist party rule, saying thebut, the japan times reports that hong kong is on edge regarding the anniversary events, saying that authorities are eager to avoid scenes that could embarrass the central government in beijing. borisjohnson and his brexit plans dominate the uk papers. the telegraph says the prime minister will reveal his brexit plan in more detail to eu leaders within the next 26 hours. the i newspaper reports on a different angle — saying that labour, the liberal democrats and snp are discussing formal plans to prevent a no—deal brexit. away from brexit, the financial times has the story the economy. and the sun's front page says that new research shows that the bacon—loving british people can now eat it safely — there had been fears it could lead to heart disease or cancer. a controversial study we will get into that in little more detail in the the idea that china could be entering a new era of president xi jinping's leadership, it's worth looking back on the kind of economic miracle that it has un

the south china morning post, for lam, it is housing, not politics.corded speech. she could not deliver it live within the legislative council, usually embarrassing for her as she was tackled. within the speed —— heckled, and within the speech there was nothing to hand out anything to those who were protesting on the streets of hong kong for four months. four months of protesting here, the fact we are in a situation where the protesters are calling for a review into police brutality, the country is in statistical recession and there is nothing that carrie lam is producing here, which is eating her. and quickly on the new york times. patrick day, the boxer who suffered brain injuries, he was put into a coma and has died four days later at 27 years old. there was also a 28—year—old russian who died four days after a light weight fight in maryland, two days later, a 23—year—old argentinian died, collapsing after a fight in bonus areas. i mean, it is, whenever we look at any stories like this, it becomes insanity that there is no change within the boxing

the south china morning post reporting that police groups calling for some sort of cu rfew. police groupssort of curfew. yes. even mentioning things like banning the facemasks, because of facial recognition technology in hong kong protesters are making dramatic steps to protect themselves —— taking. it is a sign of how out of control this is. this has been going on for nearly four months now, and it is escalating, it is getting worse. there is a real failure of the hong kong government to get a grip. the last time they had to use a curfew was in 1967. it isa had to use a curfew was in 1967. it is a colonial era curfew. again, not great objects. let's talk about technology a little. it is funny to talk about a technology firm being the established, almost dinosaur of its sector and microsoft is, but has got real staying power and continuing to innovate. and this new device, the surface duo, they are definitely going for the folding rather than the bending for the next step. yes. what is interesting about microsoft is they really had failed to get into the whole smart phone device business.

week, there were sanctions that went into effect in the united states, reports from the south china morning postchina was going to leave early so the fact that there was a positive meeting on friday, an announcement of the delay in tariffs isa announcement of the delay in tariffs is a really good thing and people need to not lose sight of that. besides do need to figure out how to finalise these details. wide when you expected deal to happen?” finalise these details. wide when you expected dealto happen? i think you expected dealto happen? i think you are going to have a couple of different phases. i will give you some perspective. we are not going to get a grand bargain, some perspective. we are not going to geta grand bargain, the some perspective. we are not going to get a grand bargain, the big deal. the problems between the us and china are too broad and deep. right now we're talking about doing this phases, incrementally. my estimation is that they will be able to reach an agreement of some nature by aipac, that will hopefully form the basis to have a border agreement. i don't think you ha

the south china morning post has the latest on the hong kong protests.or the government to bring in colonial—era emergency powers. the tech website wired focuses on microsoft's new device — the surface duo dual screen smartphone. instead of running windows as expected, it'll be powered by google's android operating system. and could "flight shaming" be one of the answers to climate change? the bbc website has more on travellers turning their backs on air travel over concern for the environment. with me is independent analyst dr stephanie hare. she used to be principal director at accenture research, a global management consultancy. we have got the papers lined up to go through. we start with the guardian. in the reaction to brussels, somewhat cool to this new set of proposals. it's not really clear what's new with proposals, right? we have been talking about this for years now and there is a cold ha rd this for years now and there is a cold hard reality of physical geography between the united kingdom and the republic of ireland. you have northern irelan

away from brexit, the south china morning post's top story is the situation in hong kong and has a pictureng scenes inside the legislative council as chief executive carrie lam tried to deliver her address and was forced to leave the chamber. the new york times has the story of the 27—year—old boxer patrick day, who has died four days after suffering a brain injury during a fight in chicago last weekend. and finally, the sun leads with an open letter sent by more than 100 extinction rebellion—backing celebrities, who've admitted they are climate change hypocrites with their high—carbon lifestyles, but they are asking the media and journalists to focus on the bigger issue at hand. the sun calls them "ego—warriors". with me is james hughes, chief market analyst at brokerage firm axi trader. it's the story you and i discussed every time you come in. and today, for good reason it's the nominating —— dominating most of the press. this shot

let's start with the headline in the south china morning post. it is a real contrast on the front page, this display of unity that we have with president xi, the contrast of the mass protest leading to the shooting of a demonstrator. do you think this could mark a turning point in the way that the authorities are dealing with these mass protests? i think it is pretty interesting. president xi went out of his way at those ceremonies in beijing to talk about one country, two systems. it is in display in a way here in that headline, the unity, one country with one system which has taken place in beijing, another picture from hong kong, that terrible tension. i was passing through hong kong a few months ago as this was all happening. the real question is, where it is this going? president xi went out of his way to talk about it to make it clear in a way that he wishes to keep hong kong asa way that he wishes to keep hong kong as a separate system, that china is going to respect that and said we need to maintain the long—term stability and prosperity

what's the latest well let's just say we are definitely hearing some conflicting reports the south china post morning post reported that chinese ice from here was going to be leaving earlier than expected leaving at this thursday the evening but the white house officials say it came from that talks are scheduled.

futures being pressured right now, down 1.2% after that south china morning post report that there was no progress made between deputy level talks between the u.s. and china. we have seen stocks pair back some of those earlier gains in the regular session in the afternoon as we have gotten another report saying that china is trying to play down expectations of progress. the s&p 500 managed to end the session higher after two sessions of losses, gained .9%. we have cap and energy leading the gains -- tech and energy leading the gains. members showing a little bit more worry and concern over the growing gap between market expectations on easing and their own projections. to the u.s.turning cpi numbers out tomorrow. let's see how markets in asia are doing so far. bracing forould be a risk-off session with minister level talks to the u.s. and china reportedly to be cut short. but chinese delegation unable to persuade the u.s. to consider a halt on terror increases october october 15.creases nikkei futures taking a tumble, 1% in chicago. south korea is likely to play catch up to the moves w

what's the latest well let's just say we are definitely hearing some conflicting reports the south china post morning post reported that chinese ice from here was going to be leaving earlier than expected leaving at this thursday this to evening but the white house officials have confirmed that talks are scheduled through friday now stocks went up and jumped up on president trying 20 did that big it's a big day of negotiations with china they want to make a deal but do i meet with vice premier tomorrow at the white house now it remains unclear whether or not this meeting law actually take place but stocks went up people are optimistic and hopeful that president trump meeting with vice premier league is a good sign of some sort of move forward and you know this has been lingering on for some time so i know our viewers might be getting antsy about this but this is actually a critical time in this process since next week another set of tariffs on another $250000000000.00 of chinese goods are scheduled to take effect the chinese have said that they were making willing to make a deal on condition that no

sort of the financial hit the whole const taken again somebody else that's been writing in south china morning post dr shirley you she's a senior visiting fellow at the london school of economics she's a fellow at harvard kennedy school and a former news anchor for the state broadcaster. roderick she says that china would rather see whole lose control of its financial gateway that ever seed political power that's quite a dangerous statement in lots of ways to come from an academic but one that you know perhaps should be considered and talked about even at this time. i think it is sensible to consider it i don't think we're at that kind of turning point at the moment but yes i think that is one of the sort of fundamental end if you like unchanging elements in this series of problems that we're facing at the moment and that is that beijing ultimately puts politics before economics and its interests in hong kong are huge for from the economic side but they would be prepared if necessary to compromise them in favor of of their politics but we're not at that position yet hong kong has been damaged the e

morning i'm frank holland at cnbc headquarters. investors gear up for a day of high level trade talks between the u.s. and china. futures took a hit wednesday night after the south china morning posteported both countries made no progress and deputy level trade talks. they said higher level trade talks would last one day instead of two. futures recovered some losses after the white house told cnbc that report was inaccurate. >>> a setback that could cool the trade tensions. the u.s. government is planning to issue licenses to american companies to sell nonsensitive goods to huawei. washington had black listed huawei in may citing concerns preventing them from buying parts and tech from u.s. firms without first seeking approval from the u.s. government. bed, bath and beyond, the appointment comes one week after they announced it was shuttering 60 stores by the end of 2019. much more than the 40 locations it had previously estimated. scott and laura, back over to you. >>> coming up next on "today in the bay," developments in washington and the president's impeachment probe. >>> and we are still under a red flag warning, gusty winds in parts of the bay area this morning. a look at wa

the latest well let's just say we are definitely hearing some conflicting reports that the south china post morning post reported that chinese ice from the air was going to be leaving earlier than expected leaving at this thursday this took the seat. but the white house officials have confirmed that talks are scheduled through friday now stocks went up and jumped up when president trying 20 did that big it's a big day of negotiations with china they want to make a deal but do i meet with vice premier tomorrow at the white house now it remains unclear whether or not this meeting was actually take place but stocks went up people are optimistic and hopeful that president trump meeting with vice premier li . is that a good sign of some sort of move forward and you know this has been lingering on for some time so i know your viewers might be getting antsy about this but this is actually a critical time in this process since next week another set of tariffs on another 250000000000 dollars of chinese goods are scheduled to take effect the chinese have said that they were making willing to make a deal on c

next, to the south china morning post, which reports on a 21st straight weekend of anti—government protests in that picture there. and finally to the financial times's international edition, and the story that germany, the european union's largest economy is due to double its annual payment towards the organisation's budget, as the group of nations prepares for life after the uk's withdrawal. they've shaken, they've stirred and now asia's best female speed bartender has been crowned. 16 mixologists competed to make the best and fastest cocktail in hong kong on sunday, as part of the contest called speed rack. it's all for a good cause, too, with proceeds going towards breast cancer education, prevention and research. a short time ago i was joined by the winner, summer lo from blue bar in hong kong who described her feelings. you know, it was amazing and an incredible experience. like this competition is not just incredible experience. like this competition is notjust a cocktail competition, it's showing our women's power and also we can raise awareness of rest cancer. it is indeed a competi

and the south china morning post reports on the latest hong kong protests.ter garden dominates the front page. thousands of people have urged the united states to impose sanctions on chinese and hong kong officials, who they believe have acted against the city's democratic freedoms. the english football association has called for an investigation after england's euro 2020 qualifier in bulgaria had to be halted twice due to racist abuse. announcements were made to fans that the game could be suspended if offensive chanting continued. england went on to win the match 6—0. our sports correspondent joe wilson is in sofia with the latest. even that have experienced before so what has changed? do they have the confidence and determination to report racism there was a response, the protocol should, could have evolved the game being suspended. it could be argued that england is about to be jerry is could be argued that england is about to bejerry is the best possible response. the english manager has said, admitted that england has its own issues of racism in footba

the front page of the south china morning post is covering the anti—government protests in hong kong., and mentions how one was slashed in the neck as we reported earlier in the programme. and the philippine daily inquirer features a story about the teenager carlos yulo winning the philippines‘ first gold medal in world gymnastics at the championships in germany. prince william and his wife, the duchess of cambridge, are beginning a week—long trip to pakistan. they are the first members of the british royal family to visit the country in 13 years. let‘s have a look at previous royal tours and what we can expect from this one. newsreel: respecting the laws of islam, the queen donned a veil, took off her shoes and put on a pair of socks to pad gently around the mosque. when prince william arrives in pakistan alongside his wife kate, he will be following in his family‘s footsteps. his grandmother the queen visited in 1997. princess diana‘s visit attracted media attention. but it is his mother, princess diana, who is most fondly remembered here. abida hussein was a leading politician assi

the south china morning post is suggesting deputy level talks aimed at laying the ground work for moreggested that china could be open to a ‘partial deal‘ but it now seems as though the delegation could even leave washington early. the next round of tariff hikes due to take effect next tuesday. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: as turkey attacks kurdish—led forces in northern syria — we'll get reaction from washington. also on the programme: australia's farmers face unprecedented stress from climate change — we'll talk to one of them about how she plans to cope. this was a celebration by people who were relishing their freedom. they believe everything's going to be different from now on. they think their country will be respected in the world once more as it used to be before slobodan milosevic took power. the dalai lama, the exiled spiritual leader of tibet, has won this year's nobel peace prize. as the parade was reaching its climax, two grenades exploded and a group of soldiers jumped from a military truck taking part in the parade, and ran towards

finally, the south china morning post reports that the ongoing protests in hong kong have ruined the who intended to get married by 2021 have delayed their plans because of the social unrest, which is now in its fifth month. you are up—to—date with the papers. let's return to brexit. despite british politicians rejecting borisjohnson‘s plans to try for a general election on the 12th of december, the prime minister will try again on tuesday. earlier i spoke to dr kirsty hughes, who told me what's different about this next vote. i think it is difficult for those of us even i think it is difficult for those of us even in the uk to even understand what's going on at the moment. but the relatively new fixed—term parliaments act means that if a government wants to call an election it has to get two—thirds of the mps voting for it. so that's what happened today, johnson failed to get there. whereas tomorrow is going to try to bring a new bill to make an act of parliament, a one line bill saying there shall be such an election. and then there is the possibility that the lib dems and the snp

the south china morning post is leading with the protests in hong kong.ask ban for the third day in a row, taking to the streets despite a thundery downpour. marches became violent on sunday as demonstrators set up roadblocks, and hurled bricks and petrol—bombs in protest at the latest move from the government. the japan times looks at the breakdown in denuclearisation talks between pyongyang and washington. north korea says dialogue cannot continue until the us abandons what it calls its "hostile policy". but washington insists the meeting was good. saturday's talks in sweden were the first since president trump and kim jong—un met on the border of the two koreas injune. and lastly, that report in the financial times that hsbc is set to axe up to 10,000 jobs. the paper says it's part of a cost—cutting drive linked to low interest rates, trade conflicts and brexit uncertainty. hsbc says it's making no comment on the story. those are the papers. lewis. thanks, rico. the british prime minister is considering launching legal action to push through a no—deal

let's begin with hong kong's south china morning post — who, like us, are looking at the scrapped extradition little, too late' — and that it wouldn't solve the ongoing political crisis. the financial times' frontpage is covering the latest brexit developments after the uk parliament rejected borisjohnson‘s brexit timetable, reporters say his government is deeply split on whether to push for a general election or attempt again to deliver a deal. and finally, the japan times focuses on the destruction wreaked by typhoon. it says that the warming of the planet magnifies the risk of typhoons — and asks if severe weather is ‘the new normal‘. now... what stories are sparking discussions online? yes let's looks at what's trending right now. british singer ellie goulding has urged young people to choose hope and keep fighting the climate change battle, despite the backlash they may face from big businesses and politicians. ms goulding, who is a un environmental ambassador was speaking at the one young world summit in london. high level talks betweenjapan and south korea are expected to take place la

the south china morning post is still leading with the protests in hong kong.ns. it says hong kong's economy has lost at least hk$ 2.8 billion, that's us$ 3.6 billion us, over the past week. rail closures and a drop in visitor numbers have contributed to the cost. the japan times is running with the sinking of a fishing vessel near the noto peninsula. all 60 crew of the north korean boat were rescued after it collided with a patrol boat from the japanese fisheries agency. the collision took place insidejapan‘s exclusive economic zone in an area where illegal north korean fishing is rampant. and those climate extinction rebellion protests are getting coverage in many papers around the world, britain's daily telegraph is no exception. it has a picture of one protester being arrested. police in london say a total of 276 people were detained. we are expecting more of these protests to continue. you are up—to—date with the papers. now, rico, little white lies, i think i told them all the time to my children. yes, this is an interesting study from singapore. a new st

the south china morning post concentrates on the troubles in hong kong, reporting that china has slammed support of anti—government protestors. the japan times looks at the aftermath of the most powerful typhoon to hit the country in decades, reporting that the cabinet is set to dip into reserves and approve hundreds of millions of yen of extra spending. this will go towards water and shelter. and finally, wine buffs should take a look at the business times. it says china is fast emerging as a front runner in wine circles, and is now the home of award—winning tipples like big reds, and even sake. no wonder the likes of rothschild have been investing heavily in the region. now, rico, what stories are sparking discussions online? well, it's a fashion show with a difference. this is a zero—gravity version of a catwalk. virgin galactic has unveiled its spacesuit designs for tourists to wear in 2020. richard branson's company has suffered delays and setbacks in its bid to take paying customers into space, but it did manage to send a test passenger to the edge of space in february. legislators

the south china morning post is still leading with the protests in hong kong.. it says hong kong's economy has lost at least hk$ 2.8 billion, that's roughly us$ 3.6 billion over the past week. —— six days, the newspaper says. rail closures and a drop in visitor numbers have contributed to the cost. the japan times is running with the sinking of a fishing vessel near the noto peninsula. all 60 crew of the north korean boat were rescued after it collided with a patrol boat from the japanese fisheries agency. the collision took place insidejapan‘s exclusive economic zone, in an area where illegal north korean fishing is rampant. and finally the climate ‘extinction rebellion‘ is getting coverage in many papers around the world. britain's daily telegraph is no exception. you can see the picture there of one protester being arrested. police in london say a total of 276 people were detained. we are expecting many more days of various activities. you are up—to—date with the papers. and rico, in your neck story, i guess i am guilty of a few things that pa rents am guilt

finally, the south china morning post reports that the number of break—ins in hong kong rose over 74% says criminals took advantage of police stretched thin while dealing with ongoing anti—government protests. just a touch of some of the papers. now, rico, are you a fan of the band that is dominating discussions online? yes, iam yes, i am and my nephews and nieces are as well. they have a huge following around the world. k—pop superstars bts have finished their world tour — and it was an emotional finale. they wrapped up in their hometown of seoul, over a year after kicking things off in august 2018. together, the concerts brought together more than 2 million fans, including some 132,000 spectators who bought tickets for the final shows. i have never been to a concert, but i have never been to a concert, but i have seen their videos. ijust knew you were a fan! let's return to our top story, the uk will hold a general election in december, in an attempt to break the deadlock over brexit. from edinburgh we're joined by dr katie hughes, the director of the scottish centre for european re

the south china morning post reports an attempt to adopt new measures under a tough colonial—era emergencyernment to issue curfew orders which they say will empower the force to better tackle the escalating social unrest. the japan times also leads with hong kong. its front page focuses on the shooting of a demonstrator by police on tuesday. it carries a picture of the protester‘s schoolmates, who staged a sit—in outside their school. finally, the philippine daily inquirer runs a story on the devastating fire that hit star city, one of manila's landmark theme parks. it says the blaze has razed most of the amusement park's premises, but there were no immediate reports of any casualties. let's get more now on our main story. it has been a tense day in washington, where us president donald trump has squared off against leading house democrats as the pressure builds towards impeachment. our washington correspondent chris buckler has the latest. it felt a very punchy, a very aggressive news conference today, as president trump stood up and essentially attacked the democrats and attacked this wh

sort of the financial hit the whole coles taken again somebody else that's been writing in south china morning post talk to shirley zee you she's a senior visiting fellow at the london school of economics she's a fellow at harvard kennedy school and a former news anchor for the state broadcaster. roderick she says that china would rather see whole coal lose control of its financial gateway that ever seed political power that's quite a dangerous statement in lots of ways to come from an academic but one that you know perhaps should be considered and talked about even at this time. i think it is sensible to consider it i don't think we're at that kind of turning point at the moment but yes i think that is one of the sort of fundamental end if you like unchanging elements in this series of problems that we're facing at the moment and that is that beijing ultimately puts politics before economics and its interests in hong kong are huge for from the anomic side but they would be prepared if necessary to compromise them in favor of of their politics but we're not at that position yet hong kong has been d

and finally, the south china morning post writes about hong kong chief executive carrie lam's attemptr policies through social media. it says carrie lam's facebook session got more that 11,600 reactions, 9,000 of them were angry. let's get more now on our top story. as we've been reporting, the brexit deal agreed in brussels must now be approved by the uk parliament and the european parliament. the text will be put in front of british mps on saturday at a special sitting. i asked our political correspondent, nick eardley, whether he thought the prime minister had the votes to get his deal across the line. honestly, it's too close to call. it's incredibly tight. borisjohnson has a huge charm offensive he's going to have to launch when he returns to london. we think he's coming back overnight, leaving the european council in the next few hours to come back and try and west some arms here in london. some key groups he's got to win over, first of all brexiteers in his own party that didn't back theresa may's deal might be persuaded by this one. there keeping their cards close to their che

e-mail to employees saying the company's board plans to close the automotive division the south china morning post. these are just too easy to make there's too much competition what you make of all this. i think it's also no profit which is the real reason that he decided not to continue if there's competition and you can put out a better product which he's done with vacuum cleaners and hair dryers i have one of his hair dryers i think they're fabulous but i will tell you that if you're going to produce an electric vehicle and nobody's making a profit that tesla and that g.m. that nissan they build them because they have to and it is going to come into the market you've got to come in strong and you better have profit margin he still makes great vacuum cleaners lauren fix the car those things so much thank you. and finally in our heavily digitized era analog formats are making a limited comeback the return of vinyl l.p.'s as a list a means of listening to music has been underway for some time with the familiar stories of bottlenecks and waiting lists at the few remaining record pressing plants wel

the south china morning post reports that hong kong authorities are beefing up security in the city aheadet to march on thursday night to protest the government's controversial face mask ban. next, the philippine star says over 300 aftershocks have been recorded in mindanao island in the south of the country after a deadly eathquake killed at least seven people. tuesday's earthquake was the second to hit the region in as many weeks. finally, the los angeles times has a dramatic photograph of a burned car and swing set surrounded by embers from the fire in northern california. the fires prompted massive power cuts for safety reasons, leaving more than two million people in the dark. those are the papers. now, kasia, a tragic fire is what many people are discussing online? yes, it absolutely is, mariko. a fire has broken out at japan's famous shuri castle on the island of okinawa, a unesco world heritage site. the blaze started near the main hall, according to japan's national broadcaster nhk. the castle dates back hundreds of years, and was completely destroyed during the battle of okinawa

the south china morning post reports on the fatal bus crash in the north district of hong kong.and 1a people were injured in an accident involving two vehicles. finally, the straits times features a story about the new mega tuas port in singapore. it quotes the port operator saying that the port is set to be the world's largest fully automated terminal when completed in 2040. now, lewis, a daring escape in colombia is getting lots of attention online. yes, rico. it was a trip to the dentist with an unexpected ending. keep your eye on the left of the screen. you will see a woman jump down into view from the building above. she is aida merlano, a congresswoman who has beenjailed for corruption, and she gave her guards the slip after persuading them to let her go for a tooth whitening session. an accomplice on a motorbike was waiting to whisk her away, and she is still on the run. the philippines is struggling to cope with the worst outbreak of dengue fever for seven years. around 1,000 people have died in what is being treated as a national epidemic, with young children particular

the front page of the south china morning post is covering the anti—government protests in hong kong.and mentions how one was slashed in the neck as we reported earlier in the programme. and the philippine daily inquirer features a story about the teenager carlos yulo winning the philippines' first gold medal in world gymnastics at the championships in germany. so as we've hearing japan has reached the rugby world cup quarter—finals after defeating scotland in a match that went ahead despite the typhoon. it's the first time ever that japan has gone beyond the tournament's group stages, and the first ever asian team to progress so far. japan will now play south africa in tokyo next sunday. i'm joined now by dan orlowitz, sports journalists for the japan times in tokyo. good to see you. let's begin. just how special was that victory today forjapan? it was absolutely historic. it will go down as one of the greatest moments injapanese sporting history, for the blossoms to have made this incredible accomplishment at home in front of a very supportive home cloud, with the backdrop of the ty

the south china morning post focuses on hong kong leader carrie lam's policy address on wednesday.ence to a city battered by more than four months of protests. but the focus of the speech will be on problems like housing and land shortages, rather than politics. the financial times features a story about the syrian army's advance in kurdish areas. it carries a picture of an abandoned military outpost in the town of manbij. russian and syrian flags fly on the armoured vehicles arriving to a place where us forces had been stationed just days ago. the president of fifa was in pyongyang as the north korean men's football team hosted the south for only the second time ever. but gianni infantino had to watch the 0—0 draw in a completely empty stadium, with no fans orforeign press allowed in. the north and south have been drawn against each other on a number of occasions in world cup qualifying matches, but pyongyang has only ever allowed in a team from the south once before — back in 1990. the fixture is normally played at a neutral venue. korean football journalist steve han has been fo

. >> i'm with the south china morning post what are the options the us has with a more forceful approach? how do you see those human rights to be characterized to play into that scenario as support for the demonstrators and everything in between? and if you do take action than that could hurt the hong kong people more. thank you. >> it turns out you don't have to do aase lot to be accused wih some of this so that cannot be our guiding principles to avoid that label because weec are stuck by virtue of who we are. so that makes us suspicious to the authorities. i think we as and administration have said all along we hope this is resolved in a way that avoids violence and chaos that they can deal with those who have a legitimate grievance and are asking for for those rights that areha guaranteed under the 1984 joint declaration in fact you may have noticed in the un speech uk china joint declarationoi as the international community that cares about law those fundamental rights should be respected and guaranteed. so those that speak out and that the authorities should accommodate based on a

and the south china morning post has the latest twist in an extradition row between hong kong and taiwananted for questioning in taiwan in connection with a murder on the island, but who returned to his home in hong kong before police could talk to him. now taiwan police want to send officers to interview mr chan. indonesia is the world's third largest democracy and it's recently re—elected president, joko widodo, says he wants the country to become a $7 trillion economy. now, the president will announce the revamped cabinet he hopes can help. and he's asked his once bitter, the leader of the opposition, tojoin his government. aaron connelly is an expert on southeast asian politics at the international institute for strategic studies. he told me what message he thinks the president wants to send with his new cabinet. whatjokowi appears to be going for us what indonesians call a fat cabinet. he seems to want to include every party across the political spectrum except the islamist pks in his cabinet in the hope that will reduce legislative objections to his agenda, legislative investigatio