he's there for two days, and the visit is aimed at strengthening ties with its southern neighbour. china is already vietnam's biggest investor. this year, registered investment from mainland china and hong kong combined doubled to more than $8 billion. that's compared to 2022 when pandemic restrictions were still in place in china. but with the us pushing to grow its influence in the region, beijing is also clinging to deepen relations with hanoi even further. raji biswas from s&p global market intelligence describes what's at stake for both countries. i think it's very much reflecting the importance of vietnam for china economically and of course it's an important neighbour as well. so, the political relationship, i think that will be important in terms of president xi's visit to strengthen bilateral ties further. but also, vietnam has become increasingly important in its own right as an export market for china. it's now the fifth—largest export market for china and it's grown tremendously over the last 25 years as vietnam has become more and more important as a manufacturing hub for other countries. so i think enhancing economic ties is going to be very much front and centre for president xi's visit. vietnam does have its own territorial dispute with china over south china sea. are you not concerned that those issues could kind of overshadow some of those economic agenda? i think this has for some years been worked through, and i think the focus of this visit will be very much on strengthening relations and to try and find ways forward to improve bilateral ties. so i think much of the emphasis will actually be to improve bilateral ties and supply chains. also, china wants to help vietnam in terms of infrastructure development, so that's going to be very much at the centre of discussion. let's stay with china. a new survey shows sentiment from the british chamber of commerce and industry. that is according to the annual report. it also shows that companies are still finding it difficult to operate in the world's second—biggest economy at a time of deepening property crisis, as well as strained geopolitical relationships. julian fisher is the chair of the british chamber of commerce in china and reacted to the report's findings. certainly, we were not surprised to see pessimism go down a little. last year in the depths of covid it was incredibly hard to do business. the one thing that surprised us was that 60% of businesses said that it was more difficult doing business now around october—november when we conducted the survey than it was a year ago. that has particularly hit the service sector especially. why is that? is that because of the worsening economic conditions or other challenges? there are three main areas. one, it's the chinese economy having an enormous impact. secondly, it's geopolitics — china's relationship with the uk and us, increasing nationalism. and finally, it's the global economy. for the service sector particularly, the backbone of the uk economy, there is less business activity and less mna, less to provide revenue for those services. are there sectors that are actually doing better in china? i mean, relatively s&b and retail are doing better than they were last year for obvious reasons because there was lockdowns and it was very hard for them to conduct business, but we are seeing real bright spots in energy and healthcare and i think that kind of mirrors a lot of the findings, which is where you are one with government initiatives and government demand, there can be positivity for business. obviously, china cares a lot about healthcare now and protecting young people and old people and in energy, they're looking for self—sufficiency. i want to ask about the recent appointment of former prime minister david cameron as foreign secretary. how do british businesses in china view that appointment? in the survey we asked what was the most positive action between the uk and chinese governments this year, and overwhelmingly, it was the visit of former foreign secretary james cleverly to the country. i think that it will be welcomed here, but ultimately, it's about engagement. will he visit the country soon? it's the second—biggest economy on earth, the second—biggest trading partner with the uk, so we hope to have quick engagement quickly, and that the elections next year won't postpone any visits both ways. let's update you with any other news making headlines. 100 jobs will be cut globally. the announcement comes a year after the maker after a monopoly and peppa pig said it would reduce 15% of its workforce are wrong weaker sales. 15% of its workforce are wrong weakersales. consumers weaker sales. consumers worldwide have weakersales. consumers worldwide have struggled to cope with consistently high inflation, forcing them to cut back on discretionary spending. wework, the shared office firm once valued at $47 billion, has resolved consumers around the world have struggled to deal with high inflation, causing the cut back on discretionary spending. 0bjections by landlords to its bankruptcy financing agreement. it has agreed to reserve a portion of future loans for rent payments. the softbank—backed company was forced to file for bankruptcy in the us last month. high street giant zara has pulled an advertising campaign from its website and app, which some people claim resembles images from the israel—gaza war. this followed calls for a boycott of the firm. the campaign featured mannequins with missing limbs and statues wrapped in white. zara did not respond to the bbc�*s request for comment. it isa it is a boom time for india's luxury market. from premium cars and designer handbags and watches, they are all flying off the shelves. but this boom also coincides with flattening consumption across the broader market. and also, worries of growing inequality in asia's third—biggest economy. from mumbai, nikhil inamdar has more. india's richest man launching the country's largest luxury shopping centre. the opening featuring the red carpet with big stars. the shops in salons of global brands occupy prime real estate here. and areas like this and made their debut with this is not difficult to understand why these glitzy premium shopping malls are springing up across the country. india is minting new millionaires. it is not just it is notjust in retail whether growing appetite for luxury is visible. sales of luxury homes and jumped forward this year. high—end smartphones are flying off the shelves and luxury carmakers are having their best year ever. this doctor fulfilled a lifelong dream last month when he splashed out on this $100,000 mercedes. translation: it's a big day - for me, i've come from a humble background. people look at you differently. this is the new aspirational in the umpiring luxury car sales as they go at twice the pace of the broader market. younger buyers are also more open to showing off their success and wealth. there is clearly an aspirational boom in india right now. but the luxury boom comes as the spending in india as a whole remains weak. the rich are buying more than ever, the poor are cutting back. people are still at the fringes of their existence and most of the growth in india as far as consumption is concerned is largely led by a small number, a0 to 50 million people. a huge number of potential customers will take the luxury goods market to $100 billion at the next few years. and it couldn't come at a better time. the growth of the luxury market has been losing steam. before we go, let's quickly look at asian markets. they are all taking their cue from wall street where we saw a rally and investors all watching for the fed's last meeting of this year as well as inflation data. that is it for the programme. thank you so much for watching asia business report. voice-over: bringing you different stories i from across the uk. breaking the law, these e—scooters were filmed on the streets of lincoln in the last few days. the only place they can legally be ridden is on private land with the permission of the landowner. it has become a common site. they scoot past you. don't even know they are coming around. you don't even know. a wide range of scooters on sale in big—name high street shops alongside warnings from police, and their message is think twice before you buy one as a present. the only place you can use them is on private land with the owner's permission, and for most people, they're not going to have the option. saving fuel and allowing people to travel, i think| it is a good idea. i think it's a good alternative to bikes, but into they're regulated and actually looked at, i think it's a problem. voice-over: for more - stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. hey. i'm zoff with the catch up. tonight, mosquitoes in the uk, a ritz ring, and santa claus in a helicopter. first, our top story: a uk branch of a christian church has been secretly filmed trying to cast out evil spirits from a 16—year—old. a pastorfrom the universal church of the kingdom of god, known as the uckg, was seen reciging what looks like strong prayers to rid the boy of a demon. it says under—18s are not allowed into strong press services. for more on this, you can watch panorama on iplayer. some other stories now. mosquitoes — you probably associate those insects with being abroad, but some are capable of spreading diseases within the next 20 years. conditions are being made increasingly ideal because of climate change. next, customers of smile direct club have told us that they feel outraged after it shut down and lots of customers are worried that they will not get their money back. the company has apologised for the inconvenience caused. they told customers to ask their local dentist any questions about further treatment. and a ring worth over £600,000 that went missing at the ritz hotel in paris has been found in a vacuum cleaner by the security guards. the owner of the ring was staying there and police are now looking after it until she can collect it. and now for 10 seconds of santa using an raf helicopter as he delivered 200 presents to a children's hospital in oxford in the fifth year that the youth activities team have organised this, and it is just adorable. you're all caught up now. see you later. hello. i'm mark edwards. welcome to sportsday. here's what's coming up in the show. chaos and presidential condemnations as turkish fa halts league football after a club president punches a super lig referee. the nigerian double: victor 0simhen is crowned african footballer of the year and his compatriot asisat oshoala takes the women's award. england name their men's test squad to tour india. we'll bring you up to date with those heading to the subcontinent and there's a big surprise in there. hello and thanks forjoining us. we'll start with some extraordinary news from the top flight in turkish football. the country's football association has suspended all leagues after one of turkey's top referees, who is also on uefa's elite referee list, was punched to the ground by a club president after a fiery end to a match. halil umut meler was knocked down by mke ankaragucu president faruk koca who ran on to the pitch after his team conceded a 97th—minute equaliser in a 1—1 super lig draw with caykur rizespor. meler received several blows from others as he lay on the turf. the incident sparked chaotic scenes involving players and club officials. the club president required treatment in hospital, but "detention procedures will be carried out "after the treatment" according to turkey's minister of internal affairs, ali yerlikaya. we've had some statements in.