Its 9am in singapore, 1am in london and five in the afternoon in vancouver, where Foreign Ministers from 20 countries have concluded their talks to try to exert more pressure on north korea to give up its nuclear ambitions. The meeting though has been overshadowed by apparent thaw in relations between north and south korea. The two koreas have agreed to march under the same flag at next months Winter Olympics in seoul and field a joint ice hockey team. My colleague lauara bicker has been following the latest developments from vancouver. A slight break but what happens now. That is the question i put to the south Korean Foreign minister. I started by asking her about her alliance with america, an ally of it has had them back for many years and now, with a president who treat tweets about war with north korea. She answered that question rather diplomatically, saying it was democracy but i asked why north korea has come to the discussion table now. After all, there have been overtures from the south for some months and this is what she had to say. I think we understand north korea better than anybody, having dealt with north korea for decades, having had a series of discussions off and on. Weve not had any significant engagement in the past, the recent past, but this is an opportunity. You can have all kinds of theories of why are they here, but there are calculations going on with north korean Decision Makers as to their actions but i think in the end we have to make the most of it. As you are watching tensions ramp up, between donald trump and kim jong un, asa up, between donald trump and kim jong un, as a country, were you watching, knowing you are on the front line, saying, hang on a second, do my allies know we could be at the forefront of this . We watch and we track every messaging coming from north korea, coming from oui coming from north korea, coming from our ally, very, very carefully. The daily management of the messaging is a big part of foreign policy. We again have to focus on the longer term and i think the longer term is the denuclearisation goal, we are on the denuclearisation goal, we are on the same page with our american ally but the entire National International community. That it is written into these resolutions and commits everybody, all the members, towards that goal. I get the impression from talking to the foreign minister that the approach the south Korean Foreign ministry is taking is one of softly softly, gently gently, with hope rather than expectation of north korea. Yes, they are encouraged by the breakthrough without having but they know there is such a long way to go. There are issues that have not even got on the table, divided families. There are 61,000 families cut off between north and south korea waiting to see each other. They want those talks to go through as well is getting the Nuclear Issue back on the table. There is a lot of work to do. But the hope of the south korean government is they can use the 0lympics as a platform to build on. And stay with us well have more on korea talks in a few minutes time. Also this hour a former cia officer has been arrested in the us, where reports say hes suspected of helping china. Jerry chun shing lee worked for the cia between 1994 and 2007, when he moved to hong kong. In the years afterwards, some 20 cia informants in china were either killed orjailed. 0ur security correspondent says the breach was disastrous well, this is the Worst Nightmare for a spy agency, is to watch its agents in another country, nationals of china in this case providing intelligence to the cia, being rolled up, arrested and in some cases executed for spying. It started in 2010 and went on for about two years and that leaves questions about why. There was the possibility of it being some sort of communications compromise, hacking into their systems, but also that fear of it being a mole, someone who is betrayed secrets from inside the cia and it looks like that is what the fbi to investigate these kinds of cases focused on. From as early as 2012. Also this hour myanmars Security Forces have shot dead seven buddhist protesters and injured others in the troubled state of rakhine. Thousands of protesters had been taking part in a historical commemoration banned by the authorities. A group of afghan villagers have awarded donald trump medalfor bravery. Here in london, the house of commons has voted in favour of the british governments legislation transferring all European Union laws into uk law after brexit. The legislation will now go to the house of lords, where it will be debated for the first time. Us tocks jumped on wednesday and the dowjones index closed above 26,000 for the first time as investors expectations for higher earnings lifted stocks across sectors. Well have more on asian Business Report at half past. A group of divers have discovered the longest known underwater cave on the longest known underwater cave on the planet, after months of explanation near the beach resort of tulum. The group found the cave system stretches some 3117 kilometres. Lets get more now on our top story and the apparent thaw in relations between north and south korea. Among the notable absences from the vancouver conference is china. Its notjust a near neighbour of north korea, its one of its few remaining allies. So, how does it feel about attempts to pile the pressure on kimjong un . Earlier i spoke to victor gao, a former interpreter to the chinese leader Deng Xiaoping and now director of the China National first. All, first. All, the Chinese Government has already called the vancouver conference as illegitimate and nonrepresentative. This is because all these 20 countries also were actually fighting in 1950 in the next several years in the early 19505 next several years in the early 1950s against china during the korean war. Therefore, the impression china got from this vancouver conference is that these countries were ganging up again in preparation for another military effort involving the Korean Peninsula at the very critical moment where relations are kind of improving on the Korean Peninsula, this gesture is not welcomed and may be very unconstructive worry than destructive. But victor, there are concerns that china is not holding up concerns that china is not holding up its end of the agreement on sanctions on north korea. That is why they were excluded from these talks. Is this justified . personally dont think these concerns 01 personally dont think these concerns or allegations are justified. China is doing everything thatis justified. China is doing everything that is necessary to do under the United NationsSecurity Council resolutions and anything above the resolutions and anything above the resolutions needs to be discussed and approved by the United NationsSecurity Council. Further, philosophically speaking, sanctions themselves but may not be to achieve themselves but may not be to achieve the goal of denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula and given chinas importance involving the Korean Peninsula situation, any effort excluding china and trying to improve relations on the peninsula may actually be futile at least. What is your view of the current falling of relations between north and south korea and both sides agreeing to participate in the upcoming Winter Olympics under one unified flag . The current direct dialogue and negotiations between the dprk and ask, especially focusing on the participation in the 0lympics, focusing on the participation in the olympics, is very important and positive. However it is also important to note that the dprk has made no gesture at all towards denuclearisation on the Korean Peninsula and a strictly limit discussions with us, their bilateral relations involving the winter 0lympics, relations involving the Winter Olympics, and there is no indication at all that as far as the Nuclear Weapons are concerned on the Korean Peninsula, there is any positive step forward. Of course, the rok has insisted peaceful dialogue for the Winter Olympics will be helpful for the eventual effort at denuclearisation but dprk has taken a very, very different view of this. We need to do everything not to disrupt the good atmosphere involving the two korean countries but we need to be vigilant and make all the effort to achieve denuclearisation. No one should waver from that ultimate goal. Weve continued to hear very powerful testimony from women who say they were sexually abused by a former team usa gymnastics doctor larry nassar on day two of his sentencing hearing. This week olympic champion simone biles became the latest gymnast to say she was sexually abused by nassar. The Bbcs Rajini Vaidyanathan has been following the hearing in michigan. Its been another very emotional day of testimony in lansing, michigan, as survivors of Larry Nassers sexual abuse have been speaking out. I spent some time in Court Earlier today. One thing i was struck by was the sense of collective empowerment that these young women now have as they come together and share their stories. The court was filled with some of these women who have now grown up some of these women who have now grown up and supported by their husbands and parents as they all share their stories, some anonymously. We were speaking to some of the survivors is well outside the courtroom on one thing, there seems to be a common thread, these were all very young women, gymnasts, who trusted larry nassar asa gymnasts, who trusted larry nassar as a doctor but when they went into medical treatment room, he violated their innocence server these women, this hearing is very important, giving them a chance to have their voice and for action to finally be taken. Youre watching newsday on the bbc. Still to come on the programme president trumps former strategist steve bannon strikes a deal over the Russian Election investigation. Also on the Programme Space invaders celebrates its 40th birthday as we take a look at the gamechanger behind a multibillion dollar industry. The people of saigon have heard that there is at least now to be a ceasefire. The reaction of the american commander was predictable. Im going home. Demonstrators waiting for mike gatting and his rebel cricket team were attacked with teargas and set upon by police dogs. Anti apartheid campaigners say they will carry on the protests the tour. They called him the butcher of death, he was the gestapo chief. Millions came to bathers close as possible at this spot, a tide of humanity that is believed by officials to have broken all records. This is newsday on the bbc. Im rico hizon in singapore. Im Babita Sharma in london. Our top stories north and south korea have agreed to march under the same flag at the seoul Winter Olympics. At the same time, 20 countries say they want to step up pressure on pyongyang. A former cia officer has been arrested in the us, in a case thought to be linked to the crippling of the agencys spy operation in china. Dylan farrow has said she feels outrage following years of being ignored over a Sexual Assault allegation against her adoptive father, the hollywood director woody allen. The 32 year old is to appear on television to discuss the allegation. More on that story at bbc. Com news. Lets take a look at some front pages from around the world. The South China Morning Post leads on the jailing of the pro democracy activistjoshua wong. He is pictured in the paper, which says he had tasted barely 2. 5 months of freedom on bail before being sent back for three months. The japan times leads with the conference on korea, which has been our main story for the past two days. It says the us secretary of state, rex tillerson, has told north korea to engage with negotiations on giving up its Nuclear Weapons, or trigger a tough response. Finally, the Straits Times splashes with a picture ofjets from the republic of Singapore Air force, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. It says there will be a special aerial display at the Singapore Airshow next month, and a flypast on national day in august. In trending, the health of a leader is sparking discussions online. There has been a lot of interest in Donald Trumps health check, that we talked about yesterday on the programme, particularly the cognitive test results. Now, you can take a very similarexam. Just go to our website, bbc. Com news, and look for the most read section. President trumps former strategist steve bannon wont appear before a grand jury in the russia election investigation. Us media are reporting that bannon has struck a deal to meet with us special Counsel Robert Mueller and his team, instead. Mueller is investigating russias alleged meddling in the 2016 election, and had secured a subpoena to compel bannon to testify. 0ur correspondent in washington, david willis, has more details. It was reported yesterday, that the special counsel, Robert Muellers tea m special counsel, Robert Muellers team had issued the subpoenaed to get steve n team had issued the subpoenaed to get Steven Bannon to give evidence to investigators there. Well, today it has emerged, there are reports that he has agreed now to sit sitdown interview with those investigators. A much more cosy affair. It is one in which his lawyer can be present, and of course, it is not public, as a grand jury course, it is not public, as a grand jury hearing would have been. So advantages there for Steven Bannon. But his evidence seen as crucial, not only to the Robert Mueller investigation, but to the three congressional enquiries that are currently under way into alleged links between the Trump Campaign and russia. Steven bannon a man with insight, of course, into the transition period of the trump administration, and the early days of this white house, and investigators clearly think that he knows a lot of stuff that could be of use to them. And do we know when they are going to have this meeting to discuss this further . It hasnt been made clear, but what is pretty clear, i think tom is that steve bannon is going to be a busy man as far as giving evidence is concerned. Iimagine far as giving evidence is concerned. I imagine those three congressional enquiries. He spent the whole day yesterday before the house of representatives intelligence committee. He is potentially going to have to give evidence, as well, to have to give evidence, as well, to the Senate Intelligence and judiciary committee, and indeed the house intelligence committee, after a lot of wrangling yesterday in which he was reluctant to give evidence that they required, has said that they might be looking to bring steve bannon back again, possibly, indeed, as early as tomorrow, to give further evidence. Well, it is one year since trump came into office. The Bbcs Stephen Sackur has been speaking with former white house aide Anthony Scaramucci for the Bbcs Hardtalk programme. His tenure lasted only ten days, but he is still pushing the president s agenda, and predicts the American Public will give mr trump four more years. Hes going to get re elected. I mean, itll probably be a landslide re election. The way the american political system works, its almost impossible to defeat a sitting president , unless you have a calamitous situation like a depression. You just agreed with me that his standing now with American Public is at an historic low. I didnt say historic lows. I said hes roughly at the same Approval Rating that 0bama had. Im tempted to ask what universe you are are you living on. Im living in the same universe you are on, and thats why i want to get invited back when he wins, and well be popping champagne together, you and i, 0k . Hes going to win re election, because hes got the right policies for the american people. You can see more of that interview with Anthony Scaramucci on hardtalk, here on bbc world news. It is almost 1,000 years old, and commemorates probably the most famous date in british history, the battle of hastings in 1066. But now, the bayeux tapestry could be about to leave france for the first time. The french president , emmanuel macron, is expected to announce that he is going to lend it to britain. Here is our paris correspondent lucy williamson. If anything puts current anglo french relations in context, this is it tapestry from almost 1,000 years old, desribing a very different kind of summit meeting. Now the french president has given approval for the 50 meter bayeux tapestry to leave french territory for the first time. But moving something this big and this old is no simple matter. Its difficult to imagine all the practical to put it in a showcase and show, and to put it in a train, or. No, we dont know. President macrons gesture highlights frances deep ties and long history with britain. Though cynics might say it also highlights a crucial french victory over its anglo saxon neighbour. Art experts say it is a benign telling of the tale, with moments of comedy, and artistic influences from both sides of the channel. There is a lot of excitement from british museums. The opportunity to get really close to the bayeux tapestry and explore it and look at it is whats fascinating to all of us who have studied the bayeux tapestry. The exact location of the tapestrys famous battle has long been in dispute. But, in hastings today, locals say the artwork should be displayed there. I think a lot of people in hastings are quite proud of hastings, and if its returning to hastings, even better. Because it, you know, comes from hastings. I mean, you know, the battle of hastings, and all the rest of it yeah. Yeah, a good tourist attraction. The battle happened here, and theres not enough displays of what happened in hastings. So i think it should come here. Britain has twice requested the tapestry on loan. The first time for the queens coronation, but has always been refused. This initiative has the backing of president macron, part of the cultural exchanges he promised in his election campaign. But the deep ties with britain have often been tinged with rivalry, and one french official wasjoking today about whether britain would find anything of similar merit to send them in return. Lucy williamson, bbc news, bayeux. The legendary videogame Space Invaders is a0 years old this year. To celebrate its place in cultural history, images from the game have been projected onto the window panes of a tokyo skyscraper, much to the delight of fans. It is part of a high tech exhibition allowing enthusiasts to reacquaint themselves with the space game that helped spawn todays multibillion dollar global games industry. I remember Space Invaders, i used to play this videogame many, many, many, play this videogame many, many, any play this videogame many, many, many, many years ago. And with that we end this edition of newsday. Thank you so much for watching. Stay with us. Authorities in china have been clamping down on investments and factory pollution, but how has this affected growth . That is still to come. And, before we go, meet these twin penguins. The chinstrap penguins were artificially incubated at an aquarium in dalian city, in north east china. The twins were born in november last year, and now they are big enough, at about 1. 5kg each, to move into a special kindergarten area. They are called chinstrap because of the markings under their face, and they eat as many as two dozen fish a day. Hi there. The weather looks set to cause a few problems for commuters first thing thursday morning. This rapidly deepening area of low pressure. Now, the isobars really squeeze together across eastern counties of england. That is where the winds are going to be at their strong as, particular across parts of east anglia, maybe the south east. Coastal areas could get windows potentially at the 75 mph. Not far off that for inland areas, so we could well bring down trees with winds that strong. Power cuts a possibility, transport disruption a possibility, transport disruption a possibility as well, due to that windy weather. Whereas across the far north of england, southern areas of scotland, it is no that is going to be causing problems. With another five to ten centimetres of fresh snow around, we could well have some disruption across some of those high level routes first thing in the morning, as well. So it is one of those days when you might want to live a little bit of extra time for your commute. Across scotland, icy conditions first thing in the morning. Plenty of snow showers working across Western Areas and we have a number of snow showers as well piling their way across northern ireland, across the high ground, the pennines, the Peak District as well of northern england. Very strong winds, remember, across parts of east anglia and south east england. Even towards the south coast, winds will be gusty at times and there will be a few showers working in the southern parts of wales across south west england. So as i say, it is going to be one of those mornings, whether it is due to the snow locally, or the strong winds, either way we could see one or two problems out and about. Now, through the rest of the day the weather becomes more straightforward as those fierce winds work across the netherlands. By the way, that could cause disruption at the airport, for example. If youre flying their checked before travelling. We will have a number of wintry showers across the north and west, with temperatures again struggling across northern areas. Feeling cold here, but even colder when you factor in the strength of the winds. Now, as we go through thursday evening and overnight, those snow showers if anything could get heavier again across parts of scotland and northern ireland, with further significant accumulations of snow building up. Elsewhere, as temperatures take a dive, again ice could be a problem as we havent had the first part of morning. 0n could be a problem as we havent had the first part of morning. On friday a similar kind of look to the weather, to be honest. It is they are fairly brisk winds, plenty of wintry showers across the north west of the uk. Yes, there will be some sunshine but even across parts of england, we see one or two wintry showers pushing in from time to time. Now, the weekend looks like this. Ridge of High Pressure followed by this atlantic weather front. It means that weekend comes in this package of two pubs. So they not too bad, largely dry. Sunday potentially turning mother but potentially turning mother but potentially a little bit of snow on the leading edge of this weather system. Thats your weather. This is bbc news. Im Babita Sharma. Our top story north and south korea have agreed to march under the same flag at next months Winter Olympics in south korea. The arrangement is a sign of the thaw in relations which began when the north korean leader, kim jong un, offered to send a team to the games in a new year speech. A former cia officer has been arrested in the us on charges of retaining classified information in a case thought to be linked to the crippling of the agencys spy operation in china. And this story is trending on bbc. Com. Space invaders the game which spawned a multibillion dollar industry celebrates its 40th birthday. To celebrate images from the game have been projected onto the window panes of a tokyo skyscraper. Thats all from me for now. And the top story here in the uk the bill transferring all european legislation into uk law