gathering of global, political officials, former officials, economic leaders and the guest speaker this morning was hengjun, the new vice president of china. i'll run you through some things he said which was interesting. he said things like protection of unilateralism will lead nowhere, that globalisation is irresistible and irreversible and i have to say people are listening to him, delegates, these are people who represent these are people who represent the global businesses around the global businesses around the world probably agreed with him because the old system he talks about, the globalised system where china makes cheaply, efficiently, traders open between countries, that does benefit business. people who are bit more nervous about these kinds of things our government, western governments and notify the united states if you are more dominant china, cuc things like the united states fully and restrictions on ownership technology. you see the us curbing investment in things like artificial intelligence and consequently you see the retaliation from china. they'vejust you see the retaliation from china. they've just put in measures to the export of paragraphs and critical materials, things that will be needed for green technologies. that's the tension i think fundamentally here at the heart of this conference and what people will talk about, the needs of business and that also the political imperatives that governments have and china are sort of thread the needle between those two, not annoying people too much on either side. that's the real difficulty that people here are all going to navigate. people here are all going to navigate-— people here are all going to naviuate. navigate. indeed the same time there are many _ navigate. indeed the same time there are many other— navigate. indeed the same time there are many other topics - there are many other topics that have to be discussed, not to mention the gaza and israel war but also the rise of ai and so on. , w , war but also the rise of ai and soon. , , ~ �* war but also the rise of ai and so on. , . . , ~ �* , so on. yes, exactly. we've been talkin: so on. yes, exactly. we've been talking about — so on. yes, exactly. we've been talking about israel _ so on. yes, exactly. we've been talking about israel and - so on. yes, exactly. we've been talking about israel and gaza, i talking about israel and gaza, there been talk about the war in ukraine which is obviously still having big repercussions for the global economy as well. i think the other big point of discussion here apart from this talk of what they call the risking or decoupling between the us and china is at the green technology because china is the leader in green technology, representing only 8% of the world pass by gdp but has invested more than the whole of the world combined. they are the leaders in electric vehicles. so they all had access to things like lithium, for example. how will they get their hands on this lithium? take australia as another example who produce half the world's lithium, australia zoo politically allied to the us and the us will not be happy with a country like australia or any other country like indonesia providing china with these raw materials so you collaborate to make a more sustainable world economy, you support a country like china which is really ploughing ahead with its green technologies when you have all these cheap political tensions at all this what they call resource nationalism which is underpinning the flow of all these goods, how can a supply chain via green but also plan to various countries' strategic priorities as well?— priorities as well? thank you so much _ priorities as well? thank you so much for _ priorities as well? thank you so much for the _ priorities as well? thank you so much for the update. - the us stock exchange is preparing to delist wework, after it was filing for bankruptcy in the us. once worth $47 billion, the company struggled under the weight of a huge debt pile and a failing management style. the former executive said he said the anticipated bankruptcy was disappointing. some critics argue he oversold wework as acknowledging player when it was a property leasing business. others argue he was the dynamic and charismatic leader that successful start—ups need. we have spoken to an expert and she gave me her appraisal of his leadership. although he is very passionate in terms of his purpose at wework, but it is the extrovert sense of really getting people to manipulate in terms of what he was doing with both the investor buy—in and also his team buy—in as well. do you think they almost have to oversell the business model to oversell the business model to at least get on the path of success? i to at least get on the path of success? ., ~' to at least get on the path of success?— to at least get on the path of success? ., ~ ., ., success? i do think we have to oversell but — success? i do think we have to oversell but with _ success? i do think we have to oversell but with these - success? i do think we have to oversell but with these days i oversell but with these days the global markets are open it is more competitive than ever so to be disruptive you really have to sell your vision and be confident in your mission, so sometimes i think overselling happens by default.— sometimes i think overselling happens by default. what would our happens by default. what would your advice _ happens by default. what would your advice to _ happens by default. what would your advice to a _ happens by default. what would your advice to a wants _ happens by default. what would your advice to a wants be - your advice to a wants be entrepreneur in the future? confidence is fantastic and having a very clear vision, but you also have to make sure that you also have to make sure that you have people following that vision and your leading with purpose and integrity as well because a lot of these companies fall down when integrity comes down to it and really what we want to see is more leaders leading with purpose and integrity and not just with a very transparent agenda in mind. we just with a very transparent agenda in mind.— just with a very transparent agenda in mind. we told you about the — agenda in mind. we told you about the earthshot - agenda in mind. we told you about the earthshot prize . agenda in mind. we told you about the earthshot prize on j about the earthshot prize on newsday and one when it is an indian start—up tackling food waste. it's a huge challenge and india were cold storage facilities are few and far between. but sas technologies has built a unique, low—cost, sun powered food drying machine to prolong the shelflife of perishables and a climate friendly way. here is a shocking statistic. more than one third of all fruits and vegetables and up in landfills like these. these solar—powered dryers could be one solution to the big problem. all operated by rural women, they use natural heat in three different ways to completely suck out moisture from fresh produce. this is not exactly a high—tech device at all, with any complex technology, electronics or chips, but these dryers like onions or tomatoes that otherwise would have rotted. it is a frugal, low—cost, climate—friendly solution to preserving second grade produce that normally does not find a market. once dried, the produce comes to this factory, which processes it further into packaged food that is sold to big companies and restaurants. the farm—to—factory chain gives growers an assured market and cuts out the middleman, but growing the business comes with many challenges. onboarding women entrepreneurs is initially a challenge. i have to tell them about the technology and how it works. the second thing, the training because when we install the dryers, every day we need to give handholding on how to use the dryer and create a good value—added products. but for the local farmers, this has been a game—changer. at the crack of dawn, this man is sorting his onion harvest to be sent to the drying facility. translation: many times the lower-grade crop - would not get sold. nearly half of what i had grown would rot. now, all of it gets picked up at the farm gate and my income has gone up substantially. sas want to touch the lives of millions such farmers in the next few years. it is a lofty goal but tech solutions like these, if scaled up, can help transform the lives of some of india's poorest communities. before we go, let's update you with other business use making headlines. australia's second biggest telco optus says it's gradually restoring services following a massive outage across its mobile phone and internet networks, affecting millions of customers. just over 40% of the country uses optus with more than 10 million customers. the company has not specified if it was because of a cyber incident. last year cyber bridge at optus exposed the personal details including home addresses and passport numbers of of customers. one production is on course to fall this year to its lowest more than six decades. the international organisation for vine and wines has output is excited to four x 7% compared to last year. it has blamed extreme weather events in the southern hemisphere as well as some parts of europe which have led to poor harvests. that's it for this edition of asia business report. i'll be back tomorrow morning sojoin business report. i'll be back tomorrow morning so join us business report. i'll be back tomorrow morning sojoin us if you can. for now, thank you so much for watching. voice-over: bbc, bringing you different stories _ voice-over: bbc, bringing you different stories from _ voice-over: bbc, bringing you different stories from across - different stories from across the uk. it may look like a trip to the science museum but believe it or not this is gatwick. it is a new centre with hands—on experiments with the hope of inspiring schoolchildren to considerjobs in stem, otherwise known as science, technology, engineering, and maths. fundamentally, it is about the future pipeline of talent. we are hoping some of them may be the workforce of the future. when i grow up i want to be an engineer. - something to do with i electronics, something to do with biotechnology. something to do with stem. i want to be an aircraft carrier designer and i want to make a plane that can hold about 8,000 people that is a kilometre long. when i grew up, i want to be an engineeu — when i grew up, i want to be an engineeu i_ when i grew up, i want to be an engineer. ilove when i grew up, i want to be an engineer. i love the idea of creating _ engineer. i love the idea of creating planes and making them io creating planes and making them go faster— creating planes and making them go faster so i think it'd be called _ go faster so i think it'd be called to— go faster so i think it'd be called to build a plan and have a chance — called to build a plan and have a chance to go on it yourself. it will be here for a year as part of a parlour and will get feedback from schools and students with the aim of attracting a host of new and enthusiastic talent to the airport's workforce. for more stories across the uk, head to the bbc news website. hey, i'm stephen. this is the catch up. and israel gaza update, plastic packaging claims, and a session in the sky. starting with the king's speech, but it is written by the government to mark the state opening of the parliament. there were crowns, carriages and fancy robes and the whole point is to give us an idea of what ministers are planning over the next year. here are some of the main points: a ban on landlords evicting tenants without a clear reason, and a crackdown on flavoured vaping, but a bill to ban conversion therapy is missing. labour says the plans are gimmicks and a new low. some other stories now and more than 160 children are being killed every day in gaza. those figures are from the world health organization and it accuses israel of breaking international law by attacking healthcare sites. israel says the strikes are legitimate. next, calls for neck guards to be made compulsory for ice hockey players. that's from a coroner after the death of nottingham panthers player adam johnson, hit in the neck by an ice skate. he was 29. and are coca cola and nestle plastic water bottles, are they really 100% recycled? some environmental groups have complained to the eu, saying the claims are misleading. the companies say they are trying to reduce the amount of plastic packaging they use. and time to leave you with ten seconds of in—flight entertainment. this is an irish traditional music group putting on a show for passengers on a flight from frankfurt to dublin on sunday while it was delayed on the ground. you are all caught up! have a good night. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm gavin ramjaun. maxwell's masterclass in mumbai puts australia into the cricket world cup semi—finals as they beat afghanistan in a thriller. haaland the hero at the etihad, he puts injury concerns to one side, to send manchester city into the champions league knockouts. and milan come back to beat psg — it's wide open in their group after dortmund did the double over newcastle. hello and welcome along to the programme where we'll start with an absolutely thrilling game at the cricket world cup. a spectacular double century from glenn maxwell saw australia clinch their spot in the semi—finals. they beat afghanistan, but it really was the maxwell show in mumbai, asjoe wilson reports. somehow afghanistan retains this flag and this identity through cricket. only, it must be stressed, male cricket. in this world cup, they keep surprising. in mumbai, ibraham zadram said he was inspired. he batted through 50 overs and became the first afghan to make a world cup century. the team made 291. their highest ever world cup score.