for both taiwan and for china.r is talking up it is he doing anything else, any other overtures, to improve the relationship? >> this was one of the most interesting things he had to say. he was keen to point out that taiwan needs innovation, investment, but the other thing he says taiwan needs is immigration. when yous at a time anti-immigration rhetoric and the united states, brexit, so this is a remarkable thing from the premier here. he said taiwan needs to attract more talent into taiwan to make up for what he says is the biggest threat to taiwan's economy, the brain drain, talented come young, ambitious people in thai one are being taken away -- people in taiwan to being lured away singapore as wages have stagnated for more than a decade. he went to great lengths to emphasize that there is not much the government can do about that in the short term. the way they will combat that is to throw open the doors and make immigration easier and look for talent abroad to fill that gap. haidi: thank you so much for tha

arm sales to taiwan are based on an assessment of taiwan's defense needs.s it stands, taiwan can't keep pace with the $146 billion china will spend on defense this year. with tension growing in the region and an arms deal in limbo. janis mackey frayer, nbc news it, taiwan. >>> in this country, an innovative program aims to reduce tension between police and the community by engaging students still in school with an eye toward becoming police officers themselves. it is happening in washington d.c. in an area that's seen its share of crime. we sent anne thompson to take a look. >> reporter: this is not your typical field trip. high school students at washington d.c.'s department of forensic science lab, learning how to investigate crimes and looking for clues to their future. they are students at anacostia high school's public safety academy, an area where 20% of the city's violent crimes occurred last year. >> my mom pushes me hard. she always told me just because you come from the hood doesn't mean you have to stay in the hood. >> reporter: along with a high

next let's turn to taiwan, topjudges we will see.dges throwing their support behind gay marriage. this would make taiwan the first place in asia to legalise gay marriage. this is the moment the ruling was handed down. cheering applause an emotional moment. hundreds of people from the lgbt community in taiwan have gathered outside the parliament building to celebrate the court ‘s ruling. granting same—sex couples the right to get married will not affect heterosexual marriages, will not have never give impact on social order and instead will contribute to stability in the society. they said current marriage laws which prevent same—sex couples getting married violate the meaning and spirit of the freedom of marriage under the constitution. what this means is that taiwan's parliament will now have to either amend the current laws or pass new laws to allow same—sex couples to get married. what the lgbt community onceis get married. what the lgbt community once is that the parliament simply amend the current laws to include same—sex couple

and taiwan becomes a first country in asia to recognize same-sex marriage. laura: first, british police say they are investigating a network of terrorists halloween monday suicide bombing at the manchester arena. five people have been arrested in the u.k., including the brother of alleged suicide bomber salman abedi. a third brother has been thested in libya along with bombers father. authorities say the brother was aware of the plot to attack the pop concert on monday night. the u.k. terror threat level is at its highest and thousands of troops have been the board across the country. for the latest let's go to manchester and are correspondent duncan is there. the investigation very much ongoing with release saying they believe the bomber did not act alone and that is why the country is on critical alert this wednesday. duncan: a lot of developments today, we had the three arrests this morning in south manchester come that included one of the .rothers of the perpetrator then we had another rest this afternoon in a town nearby manchester, bringing the total n

arms sales to taiwan are based on an assessment of taiwan's defense needs. as it stands, taiwan can't keep pace with the $146 billion china will spend on defense this year. with tension growing in the region and an arms deal in limbo. janice machi frayer, nbc news, taiwan. >>> british airways flights out of england getting back to normal after a major computer system failure. airlines canceled all flights out of heathrow and gatwick airports yesterday after a power supply problem disrupted flight operations worldwide. they say it was not a terror attack, not a hack. the airlines call centers and website were also hit. british air said all flights to gatwick are back as are most flights at heathrow. they posted an apology today on the company's twitter feed. >>> the memorial day weekend, for bart to do some work on the tracks. the lake merit station will be closed again tomorrow. no service between lake merit and "fruitvale station"s. expect up to 40 minutes' delay. riders can take a bus between stations throughout the holiday weekend. right now, let's get a

the taiwan relations act as the law of the land, as the essence of our relationship with taiwan. i understand the one-china policy, but taiwan is also very important to us and i hope that you will keep the perspective of the taiwan relations act as a focus in your engagement with china as it relates to taiwan. >> senator menendez, i want to assure you i will. i also have been to taiwan, the state of iowa does have a sister state with taiwan, and i recognize the importance of both the one-china policy but of also supporting and enforcing the taiwan relations act. >> thank you. i appreciate your directness. >> thank you. >> thank you, senator brass so he. >> thank you very much 'thanks for come willing to visit with me in my office and then i saw you right before the break and i was heading to china and wanted to just tell you that people are looking order in to you as our ambassador. so thank you. >> well, the chinese people have been very nice to me and i've taken a lot of pictures of me, for what that's worth. but i would be interested in finding out how your trip went. i think

have given taiwan's government two years to implement the rule. charlie explains.ter: after decades of fighting, taiwan's gay rights activists have won a major battle. gay marriage must be legalized. a few years ago, homosexuals were arrested for even ask to get married -- asking to get married. >> i think gay marriage is right. when i was a young 28-year-olds to a 59-year-old today, it has been 50 -- 30 years. i do not think i will have a shred of regret. i think something is worth fighting for your whole life. reporter: the latest petition from activists argued that limitingcivil code marriage to heterosexuals is unconstitutional because the constitution guarantees equal marriage rights for all. consciouslyy was optimistic because taiwan's authorities are the most progressive they have ever been, but the ruling party and president are in favor of gay marriage, and the president has appointed seven of the court's 15 judges, but many in taiwan are still opposed to same-sex marriage. >> people pushing the ball is only the first step, and it will bring down the last

i also have been to taiwan, the state of iowa does have a sister state with taiwan. and i recognize the importance of the one china policy but of also supporting and enforcing the taiwan relations act. >> thank you i appreciate your directness. >> thank you. >> thank you, senator brasso. congratulations on the nomination, thanks for coming to visit with me in my office. i saw you right before the break and i was heading to china. and i respe i wanted to tell you that people are looking forward to having you as our ambassador. >> the chinese people have been very nice to me. have taken a lot of pictures me for what's that worth. but i would be interested in finding out how your trip went. and i think you were intending to go to tibet as well. >> yes. but very productive, very fruitful. talked about some of the issues that have been raised but also issues of trade. senator portman is our former u.s. trade rep. i brought up a number of issues, one was on soda ash. many u.s. industries are experiencing a wide variety of concerns that they're surrounding china's trade pol

one man in taiwan decided to gather them up man in taiwan decided to gather them up and make fabric fromg material is used by about 100 clothing and sportswear companies around the world. as part of our busy breakfast series, we met up of our busy breakfast series, we met up with him to find out more. wonderful. this is what a lot of people think taiwanese companies must do. many taiwanese companies want to become a global brand. what is your advice to them? coffee being fabric made in taiwan. let's have a quick look at the markets. the trump turmoil continues for the asian financial markets, despite the recovery in us stocks overnight. the nikkei bound by about 11 points and the all 0rds losing 22 points. wall street's indices closing higher overnight, with the dowjones and closing higher overnight, with the dow jones and the closing higher overnight, with the dowjones and the nasdaq in positive territory. thanks so much for investing your time with us. goodbye for now. the top stories this hour: us president donald trump says the decision to appoint a special counsel to investigate rus

taiwan after on apples results, extending gains for an eighth day on the taiex, the longest since 2016t. and telco leading gains. let's check in on shares of ande suppliers hon hai .5%. up they have been the champions for year, bringing in foreign funds. this year, tie when he stocks have edged closer to 10,000 points. the last time we saw these levels was 2000. , they havese dollar helped to boost that currency. levels lastack at seen since 2014, so line of tie when he stocks picking up around prospects of apple, although with a dampened outlook regarding sales, we will see if that has a knock on effect for tie when he suppliers and the taiwanese dollar. to now, investors appeared be using the taiwanese dollar as a hedge because it has not fallen when other asian currencies weakened. rishaad: thank you very much. more on apple, and amongst the first word news headlines. apple's down in extended trade. sold 50.8 million phones on the second quarter against 51.4 million forecasts. between 43 $.5 billion and $45.5 billion, again below estimates. investors are expecting a major iphone upg

i also have been to taiwan. state of iowa has a sister state with taiwan. i recognize the importance of the one china policy but also supporting and enforcing the taiwan relations act. >> thank you for your directness. >> thanks for coming to visit with me into my office and i saw you before the break when i was heading to china. wanted to tell you people are looking forward to you as our ambassador. thank you. >> chinese people have been very nice to me. taken a lot of pictures of me for what that's worth. i would be interested in finding out how your trip went. and i think you were intending to go to tibet as well. >> yes. and very productive and fruitful, talked about issues just raised but also issues of trade. senator portman, former trade rep brought up issues, i did as well. soda ash. many u.s. industries experience concerns surrounding china's trade policies and practices. as we've discussed, soda ash faces unfair trade policies from china and other countries. united states is most competitive supplier of soda ash in the world. wyoming is the world'

i also have been to taiwan, the state of iowa does have a sister state with taiwan and i recognize theimportance of both the one china policy and but also supporting and enforcing the taiwan relations act. >> thank you. >> thank you, senator branstad. >> congratulations on the nomination. thank you for visiting with me in my office and i thought you right before the break and i was heading to china and wanted to tell you that people are looking forward to you as our ambassador >> thank you back the chinese people have been nice to me. they've taken a lot of pictures of me for what that is worth but i would be interested in finding out how your trip went. i think you were intending to go to the vet as well. >> as well. it was very productive, fruitful , talked about the issues that have been raised and senator portman is our former trade wrap and i brought up a number of issues. one was on soda ash. many us industries experience a wide variety of concerns that are concerning china's trade policies and practices. as we discussed in this committee, soda ash continues to have unpaid unfair

i have been to taiwan. i recognize the importance of both the one china policy but of also supporting and enforcing the taiwan relations act. >> thank you. appreciate your directness. >> thank you. >> congratulations on the nomination. thanks for coming to visit with me in my office. i saw you right before the break and i was heading to china and wanted to just tell you that people are looking forward to you as our ambassador. so thank you. >> well the chinese people have been very nice to me. have taken a lot of pictures of me for what that's worth. but i would be interested in finding out how your trip went. and i think you were intended to go to that bet as well? >> issues of trade, brought up a number of issues. one was on soda ash. >> yes. >> many u.s. industries experience a wide variety of concerns that they're surrounding china's trade policies and practices. as we've discussed in this committee, soda ash continues to face unfair trade practices from china, from other countries. the united states is

look for stronger levels for the korean won and taiwan dollar over the coming quarters.ad: thank you a lot for that. right, coming up, not once but twice, i look at how a hong kong listed company managed to fend off attacks by short-sellers. details on the way. ♪ rishaad: we are counting down to the start of the trading day in china and hong kong. let's look at the premarket auction. confirmingutures there. inare watching fullshare hong kong targeted by another short seller, the stock jumping 17% when it resumed trading. they have managed to fend it off to some extent last week, and another one this week. short-sellers don't like this. >> that's correct. a lot of the short-sellers have been looking at fullshare for a while. itself,ook at the stock since december 2013 when the stock listed in hong kong, the shares have risen a lot, more than 2000%. rishaad: we got that actually pick you can see the run up on this chart going back four years. walk us through it briefly. the shares have been rising a lot, and that is why the short-sellers started looking into fullshare last

he fled china and essentially ended 38 years of dutch rule in the island we know as taiwan, even had his own little kingdom. so this guy is pretty famous. so they built this boat in china, shipped it to taiwan because they wanted to then sail across straits, which at narrowest point was 18 miles. fortunately a little modern technology. they have life vests around their neck. >> a lot of deep blue sea and one little boat. was anybody following them. >> a support vessel or something like that. it went great. >> wow. >> until it didn't. once they got out there they came against 10 foot sharks. >> eventually they did have to get the coast guard involved. >> another vessel, i believe coast guard vessel came alongside and is throwing out a rope to these guys. at this point you can see it's a lot choppier on the ocean. >> they used old technology but could use new technology for a better day of weather. >> as they get the guy in the red, keep an eye on the guy in blue. that's the guy who is the history enthusiast. it was all basically his idea. >> i hope he doesn't lose his boat after all t

and taiwan becomes a first country in asia to recognize same-sex marriage.

weakness, taiwan and south korea doing well. sessions,e last three up .9%.tum in asia. a three day chart shows crude continuing to rise, close to that $51 a barrel mark after saudi indicated that everyone will join in with the opec cuts. , energyok at that players right across the region rising. sharply, origin in sydney up 4.5%, and malaysia looking good. the oil story plays into the airlines, but there is a lot of news around the airlines as well. cathay coming off the morning session, up 3.5% early, but firmer by 2% after it confirm 600 job cuts. falling by 7%ines on friday to a six-year low after posting a quarterly loss in the fourth quarter, its first quarterly loss in three years. airport one to watch, down slightly in the sydney session. there had been a malfunction at sydney airport which saw a lot of flights delayed. the rating also cut to neutral by macquarrie. pretty positive sessions region ons across the the back of that rally in oil and after wall street. effortsespite your best by being in red today, thank you for that. the fed reserve clearl

. —— taiwan. south africa. after six years of construction and numerous delays, the channel tunnel has been formally opened by the queen and president mitterrand. the tunnel is still not yet ready for passengers and freight services to begin. for centuries, christianity and islam struggled for supremacy. now the pope's visit symbolises their willingness to coexist. roger bannister became the first man in the world to run a mile in under four minutes. memories of victory as the ve celebrations reach their climax. this night is dedicated to everyone who believes in a future of peace and freedom. welcomed back to newsday on the bbc. i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. our top stories. france has a new president elect. emmanuel macron is just 39 and was voted in with a projected 65% of the vote. more than a third of voters chose marine le pen's hard right vision of france. she is turning her attention to their elections. many are already reacting to the french elections. the south china morning post's ea

russia, ukraine and taiwan hit hardest.ackers exploited a weakness in windows software, locking down all files until ransom was paid. there's no indication who is behind this security breach. >>> airlines are bracing for new rules on u.s. downed flights from europe. the u.s. appears set to expand a ban on laptops and devices bigger than cell phones and cabins. european officials warn placing them in cargo holds is a fire risk, due to lithium batteries. >>> pope francis is in portugal, celebrating mass at one of the holiest sites for catholics around the world. live pictures from portugal. they believe 100 years ago today the virgin mary spoke to three children and foretold the future. they canonized two of the children with the third child on the path to saint hood as well. >>> former u.s. officials reacting to white house claims about james comey and the russia investigation, former head of national intelligence in the u.s. among those challenging the president, including his suggestion there's no evidence of collusion bet

interests in the region and those of our allies in taiwan. later, i was an n.s.c. staffer and an assistant secretary of state under secretary of state condoleezza rice and spent a lot of time in china working on these issues. i became a state of alaska official, traveling for my state as the commissioner of natural resources and energy, traveling to china to pursue the promise of better economic relations. china's now the number-one market for my very export-oriented state for alaska exports. and now as a u.s. senator, focused on this issue, cochairing the u.s.-china working group with my good friend senator daines and getting out to the region as often as possible. i've seen the promise and opportunity and challenges of the u.s.-china relationship as it has matured over the last 20 years, and i have deep respect for china and its history and all that it has recently accomplished and know some of the leaders over there and consider them colleagues. this body, the u.s. senate, our country, we need to do more to focus on how to make sure that the rise of china is com

china, hong kong, taiwan are off-line. in tokyo, the nikkei 225 has trimmed some of the days losses brought on by the stronger yen. the asx 200 sees a recovery in the late morning session, driven by the events in financials and mining stocks. the kospi is set for a second day lower amid high trading volumes. checking in on the days activity in asia, let's take a look at mumbai. it's's leading the most in more than six months after lg display jumping on reports of investing $3.5 billion in led technology. samsung shares declined about 2.3%, leading the drop among asian tech shares. it is the biggest drop in the share price to date. i want to dry your attention to japan. stuck near aate is 23 year low, the white line on this chart. with that tightening labor consumers are holding back, spending continuing to slump. household spending fell 1.4% in april. manus: thank you for the roundup. a couple quick lines -- we have been on the phone with the ceo at ryanair. they have no interest in purchasing alitalia. they could take two

and taiwan ease stocks up and on that, i want to look at ocbc after the lender delivered a surprise jump. stronger income at its wealth management. asia's second biggest lender. this bodes well. and i want to end on quapt us here. this as the highs. that.e.o. and he is saying the airline industries has turned acorner and yet to verify the flavor of the pie. >> what's a pie in the face between friends. et's go to the hong kong office. under the g is microscope. budget. g to deliver a and has been complicated by the wage increases and weaker growth after the mining investment boom. they present difficult a $21 billion. >> we have been listening and we understand that while australia has grown. ahead of the largest economies has been impressive. we understand that not all australians have expressed the growth expressly. >> it looks to restructure the power sector. d combined efforts of around $855 billion. and would absorb two of the largest two coal-fired generators. it is worried about being locked as it locks to hiring abroad. and the chairman told bloomberg the administration isal conce

alonge chinese markets with markets in hong kong and taiwan. what is going on in japan, following the data dump this morning. the yen remains unchanged against the dollar, around 111.20. switching to the red along with consumer discretionary stocks, falling 0.3%. retail sales did see a sizable beat. economists are forecasting the first drop this year when it came to that metric. we have the nikkei falling for a third day. movers, we on equity do have fast retailing, the operator of uniqlo falling over five points. getting 0.4%. this is the data from this morning. a mixed picture when it comes to the economic picture. we have the labor market tightening in japan, which could indicate approval when it comes to wages. but it did not have an effect on spending down the track. betty: as you know, we have been following this 1mdb scandal in malaysia. singapore is penalizing credit after the probe into 1mdb. this has been a probe that has engulfed many characters, so to speak. including goldman sachs. singapore penalizing credit suisse and the you wil

lab said russia was the worst hit, followed by ukraine, india, and taiwan. attacks also came from latin america. it appears to be the largest ransom ware salt on record. it is not clear if victims are paying the ransom, which began at about $300 to unlock individual computers, or even if those did pay would regain access to their data. a few more headlines. right now barber from greeneville, ohio on the democratic line. how are you? caller: just fine. host: what is on your mind? caller: i'm calling about the situation with the indians in that woman who said indians were not the first people here, and some did he ask her, how did she know this? she said she read, but so much of what we read anymore is not true. in your schools, do ever read anything actually about the indians? no. there is nothing in the books about indians, and i believe they have gotten a raw deal, just like the black people. why is it why people think they are superior? i am white, but i feel the white black people and the indians a raw deal. i just wanted everybody to know how i feel. tha

taiwan one of those markets that remain close with china and the u.s. and u.k.e are seeing a mixed start to asian equities elsewhere. to recordholding on highs, no stopping foreign inflows into this market. ,t is lifting the overall kospi higher for seven consecutive sessions, and investors continue to ignore the north and another missile test over the weekend. consumer confidence in korea is that a three-year high, and a lot of optimism that the new president will signal great things for korea's economy. weakness in the commodities markets. new zealand down .2%. muted in japan and australia. strengthenedeen against the dollar, but it is flat now around 111 come as a not too much movement on the nikkei and asx 200. there was that they call towards the end of last week when we saw a lot of weakness come through in the commodities markets. the crude price of .2%, and gold iron some downside in the ore contracts. samsung lifting the kospi. some ofe, downside to these health stocks. domino's pizza, the biggest laggard, a sydney-based stock down by 3.6 percent after

is disappointed taiwan was not invited to the w.h.o. key annual meeting.een invited as an observer the last eight years. beijing accuses taiwan's government of not accepting the one china principle. global news 24 hours a day powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am alisa parenti. this is bloomberg. it is just after 5:30 p.m. in washington. 7:30 tuesday morning in sydney. we are joined by paul allen with a look at the market. good morning. >> good morning. that could translate into gains in australia. futures pointing out .2% right now. rio tinto announced it intends to buy back to $.5 billion worth combats to trim debt and downturns in commodity prices. in japan, we are seeing modest gains on nikkei futures. an investorld meeting. it has been five years since the c.e.o. was appointed. the stock prices almost doubling. the headcount coming down by 37,000 and profit returning to the electronics giant. other things to watch out for today, earnings. we will have japan machine tool orders and cpi numbers out of singap

taiwan relations? i do not know if you've heard that trump said, he would have to talk to xi jinping before he talks to -- anyone if he has the chance to talk on the phone for second time. how would you interpret that? thank you. to you john.e >> it is consistent with american policy since shanghai communique. the fact that he received a call from saying one -- after being elected. one time, i don't think it had an impact of any kind. to carry that further, would have been -- caused for great concern in beijing. we are back more or less on the path that, seven or eight previous presidents have followed, which is -- we recognize that the government of beijing, there's one china. that's that. our relationship is taiwan is one of secondary in a diplomatic sense, although we are guided by the taiwan relations, we seldom equipment that is intended to help fight for their self-defense. done that faithfully. >> another question here, yeah. >> thank you. i thought busby did a good job moderating the democrat a

she raced ahead against her taiwan opponent, taking the first set 6—1.elay. johanna konta is without a winner in this open. in cricket, india humiliated bangladesh in their final warm in cricket, india humiliated bangladesh in theirfinal warm up match in the champions trophy which begins on thursday with a 240 run win at the oval. bangladesh won the task and india compiled a mammoth 324, with a top score of 94 before they retired for the day. in response, the tigers could only muster 84. the match between new zealand and sri lanka in birmingham was closer... the black caps got a six wicket win. just under four overs remaining. ben ainslie's land rover bar team secured a crucial win over swedish team artemis in the america's cup qualifiers in bermuda. the most successful 0lympic sailor ever had struggled for speed and stability in previous races losing their last four in a row but the british crew found both on tuesday winning by 30 seconds to leave them third behind emirates team new zealand and holders 0racle team usa. winner of the indy 500 takuma sato

integrity of taiwan. and then we have a very dangerous situation in the south china sea where china has done many provocative activities that will require the diplomacy of our ambassador in beijing in order to encourage the use of the rule of law and direct negotiation between the parties and not claiming territory by provocative actions. so for all those issues we need an experienced ambassador in china to represent our interests . what really impressed me with governor branstad is that i do belief he has a passion for american values. i particularly appreciated hissing inless and -- i would say he's anxious to represent american and global interests for china and improving their human rights record, in dealing with the right of religious minorities, in dealing with the right of descent, in dealing with the right of free expression and press. he very much spoke about the need for the rule of law. while we welcome the emergence of a prosperous china, we want one to follow institutional rules and laws. tha

if you look at shares of both companies, both trading in taiwan, the two largest companies in taiwan,re is a marked of hope and belief that this is going to be something in the third quarter. unfortunately, it is hurting in the second quarter. it comes down to is will this , hype be realized, or will they be a disappointment in the third and fourth quarter when the phone finally does come out? >> no surprise, no move today in a unanimous vote, the fed kept its interest rate unchanged, but they did acknowledge that the economy has slowed in recent months. although, they go on to say and their statement, that will change. "the committee views the slowing and growth during the first quarter as likely to be transitory." near-term risks to the economy, the statement says, remain roughly balance. >> heading into the fed's statement the market was pricing in one additional hike this year as early as june. did you see anything in there that should change anybody's mind about what to expect from the fed? >> not much. it was a milquetoast statement, so to speak. talking about a reduction in nor

tomorrow asia's biggest technology fair opens in taiwan.tate of the chinese economy has beenin the state of the chinese economy has been in the news recently with moody ‘s downgrading the debt rating, and on wednesday we get another peek into the key manufacturing sector with release of the official purchases index. and on friday, top defence chiefs from the region will c0 nve l’g e defence chiefs from the region will converge in singapore at a major annual defence caught. early i spoke and asked what we could expect from the computex conference? and asked what we could expect from the computex conference ?|j and asked what we could expect from the computex conference? i think we will be watching keenly to see what demand is like, articulately coming through from some of the big corporate is across asia because there is some concern in this sector as to whether that desire for the corporate is to constantly renew their hardware is still to the fore. i think if you are looking at surveys that have been done of late across the 0ecd there is a

manufacturers.t are aurth best performer lot of parts makers in taiwan. question, is this a trade on apple because of tech earnings coming through, this a sickly answers that question, and it's almost a resounding yes. as you can see, just about every single one has performed very well. thank you. china is set to kick off a second round of state owned enterprise reform with as many as 10 companies preparing to sell today. asia go to our chief economics correspondent. trimming equities is a big pillar of the president's plan to rebalance the economy. we are seeing another run at this now. as far as where china's economy is going to go over the next decade. in many cases, they are very inefficient companies. we are seeing in the latest the railase for sector, the nuclear sector and others. it is a vital part of how china has to reshape its economy. we are talking about the scale of the 1990's to the 2000s, but we are talking about allowing income investment , which the state will continue to have a hand and incorporate of the economy. betty: do we have any

taiwan relations? i do not know if you've heard that trump said, he would have to talk to xi jinping before he talks to -- anyone if he has the chance to talk on the phone for second time. how would you interpret that? thank you. to you john.e >> it is consistent with american policy since shanghai communique. the fact that he received a call from saying one -- after being elected. one time, i don't think it had an impact of any kind. to carry that further, would have been -- caused for great concern in beijing. we are back more or less on the path that, seven or eight previous presidents have followed, which is -- we recognize that the government of beijing, there's one china. that's that. our relationship is taiwan is one of secondary in a diplomatic sense, although we are guided by the taiwan relations, we seldom equipment that is intended to help fight for their self-defense. done that faithfully. >> another question here, yeah. >> thank you. i thought busby did a good job moderating the democrat a

stretching for miles in taiwan, workers calling for the national minimum wage. in south korea the workers sang songs and chanted slogans at the may day rally in seoul, south korea demanding better pay and better working conditions. >>> it is 5:19 am. >>> the beach is closed because of sharks, and more about the shark attack that left a single mother fighting for her life. >>> the world famous climber that is found dead, and what happened on his latest expedition near mount everest. who are these people? the energy conscious people among us say small actions can add up to something... humongous. a little thing here. a little thing there. starts to feel like a badge maybe millions can wear. who are all these caretakers, advocates too? turns out, it's californians it's me and it's you. don't stop now, it's easy to add to the routine. join energy upgrade california and do your thing. >>> welcome back to mornings on 2, it is 5:22 am. >>> president trump saying he will not rule out using military force against north korea they conduct a nuclear weapons test. >> i will

taiwan could become the first place in asia to recognize same-sex marriage. top court ruled moments ago the island's parliament has two years to amend and enact laws and this has been a divisive issue on the island. it does have a pretty big gay community even holding an annual parade. >>> the oakland school board will continue changes to the district's sexual harassment policy. students are taking an act in modifying the current policy. >> the things i was going in school is still happening in school, and what does it take for taus to get that change? >> one proposal is to get rid the language that the victim could be penalized. >>> the doctor of a cal rugby player that is partially paralyzed will update the athlete's condition. he was moved out of icu and into a rehab trauma center two weeks ao. he was hurt after colliding with another player. he fell on his head a few minutes into the match on may 6th in santa clara. >>> and then a huge rate increase this summer for some, and many not happy about it. the district wants to hike prices by 18% over the next t

to comply, taiwan has held the biggest gay party event in the region for years. >>> angie, it's 5:36.t's going to be a very busy weekend on the road. 4 things to know if you're headed out of town for memorial day. timing is everything. you'll probably have to leave before 10:00 or 11:00 or wait until late at night. second, check the forecast first. rain can cause big delays on the bridge. 33rd, attempting to take an alternate route, but a lot of people are getting the same idea as you are. check the traffic first. answer finally, the fourth thing, most people are hitting the roads, a lot of flying as well. give yourself plenty of time at the airport, at the train station. all of it. >>> okay. don't make any plans to have dinner on the patio tonight. take a look at storm team 4 radar. the rain moving through the area right chuck bell and sheena parveen back with that. on when the sun will return. >>> and i feel the need. the need for speed. the sequel just announced and when it's expected to hit the movie soon. >>> and a massive sewage leak at to take on the "tom insurance companies an

hong kong has a 16%, taiwan and singapore just 17%. if you're building a semiconductor plant would you put it in the united states and pay 40% or taiwan and pay 17%. even some european countries have remarkably low over tax rates. portugal, which is to be a leftist country these days has a 21% corporate tax rate. sweden, which is the socialist country that a lot of american liberals admire has a 22% corporate tax rate. ryan will discuss the u.k. that has a rate of just 19%. what are we doing here? a 40% tax rate makes no sense. looking at the individual income tax, rates have fallen around the world over the last couple of decades. in the mid-eighties the average top oecd individual rate was 64%. back then our top individual rate was 55%. we had an advantage on that for a while. we cut our individual rate in 86 but other country started cutting as well. we kept our advantage in individual income tax breaks for most of the past three decades up until 2013. the deal that in a part of the bush tax cut put our individual rates up again and

. >> we do see china and taiwan closed here today.some fed officials before that blackout period in june. take a look at the market open, a muted start, mixed, so let's get the latest with juliette saly. lowette: we did have that volatility from u.s. equity markets on friday, so not a lot of direction to markets in the region. when in doubt, it seems people do sell down in volatility. some more upside and south korea's market come one market not getting the memo about low ofatility or staying out equities. another record high in early trade come up by .3%. .25 percent,own and a muted start in japan and australia. lot for you to digest this week with the number of fed speakers. market at the moment, a lot of these commodity currencies still coming under pressure similar to friday, the kiwi off by .2%, taiwan up by .25%. at some eventsok investors will be focused on. fed speakers,y including john williams, speaking in singapore today ahead of the june 13-14 fomc meeting where it is priced and we will see another hike from the fed. ecb p

the u.k., u.s., china, russia, taiwan, italy and spain and analysts believe it is a coordinated campaignin spain, the government told companies to turn off their computers after a large number of businesses were attacked including the telecom giant telefonica. >> once again hackers cause havoc at major companies, this time in spain, telecoms giant telefonica was one of them and immediately shut down all of its computers at its headquarters in madrid. it warned all its employees over loudspeakers to stop working. >> the computer is infected with a virus. it encrypts the files preventing people from accessing them. the hackers then demand payment if the users want their files back. that payment is in bitcoin so authorities will not be able to track them down. they are a big telefonica customer and they shut down all their computers as a precaution. it turned out it was not affected. telefonica provided assurances of only an internal system had been hit and not it services or any customer data. >> joining us now from wall street is our financial correspondent. do we know which companies hav

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