Bbc. C0. Uk news and the news app. Now on bbc news live to singapore for Asia Business report. The diamond princess disembarkation continues but with a british ship operated by an american firm, who is legally responsible for looking after passengers . And there is a new force hitting stores. Big bucs disney is banking on yes, take a look at the baby yoda business empire. Welcome to fridays Asia Business report. We begin with the coronavirus, also known as covid 19 because passengers from diamond princess ship continue to disembark and with passengers and crew in fact did, its become the biggest cluster outside hubei province, china. Two elderly japanese in their 80s were confirmed to have tied died and experts question whether the quarantine processes failed. The japanese government has come under criticism but the ship is british and is operated by an american company, carnival. He was legally responsible, and we put that rest into andrew leave. A number of parties are obviously responsible for the situation like this. The first party we looked to as the jurisdiction in which the vessel was situated. That is currently japan. The japanese authorities will have taken control of the situation, thats normally what would happen. So although the vessel will have its own Public Health standards, its own rules it must comply with, the ship owner will imply its own rules. Ultimately the jurisdiction, vessel was situated, will govern what actually goes on. How is the cruise ship in that association you mentioned potentially responsible for Something Like this . What are their roles to play . Generally its a case of whether there is any fault. Its a difficult situation where you have a virus which is communicable before any symptoms have been detected. Its quite difficult to find any fault in general terms. Does difficult to find any fault in generalterms. Does a bit difficult to find any fault in general terms. Does a bit about how a ship is in territorial waters, do courts have an obligation to bring them in . We saw the example of the ship that went around that was being turned away until cambodia took them in. Jurisdictions dont have an obligation to take on vessels and different jurisdictions obligation to take on vessels and differentjurisdictions will have their own policies. It is open to a country to say no, you are not coming in. They have their own considerations to bear in mind and bad publicity, if they dont all they do allow a vessel to come back. Maritime lawyer andrew leave. Air industry body iata says ticket sales could fall 13 in asia because of the art break and that could mean 28 billion of lost revenue. It also warned of the first annual decline in Global Passenger demand since the financial crisis which started in 2007. The coronavirus will also be top of the agenda this weekend when the finance ministers of the worlds 20 biggest economies meet in saudi arabia. The epicentre of the art break, china, produces everything from iphone parts to auto parts and that could all be at risk because of widespread disruption to manufacture drawing. The imf also in a separate note that it is issued to the leaders that are meeting at the summit is clearly mentioned that coronavirus has created uncertainty the Global Economy and it is urged leaders to look for some joint action which would help address this issue. It also appeared appealed to the leaders to look at other issues like Climate Change so that it will help the recovery of the Global Economy in the next two or three years. China will be sending in any delegates to attend the meeting. This is not been officially confirmed but what a lot of news reports have been stating. The other big issue discussed a new tax rules for tech and internet companies. According to many countries, giants like amazon, google and Facebook Open their offices in low tax countries even though customers are based across the globe and that helps them register hi profits. They wa nt to helps them register hi profits. They want to change those rules but the United States has been reluctant, they have been discussing this for a while but the leaders are hoping they will make some progress during this meeting and be in a position to finalise those rules by the end of 2020. Now to india where donald trump is headed next week. His First Official visit to the country and negotiators have been trying to put together a trade deal which would involve lower ta riffs on together a trade deal which would involve lower tariffs on goods and give American Farmers more access to indian markets. President trump has called the deal very big and says it may not happen during his trip. They have called their relationships vessel in the past but it is in rural india that the true impact of a trade deal between the us and india will be felt. The Indian Government has traditionally resisted imports of Dairy Products to protect the domestic industry. India is the Worlds Largest milk producing nation. Translation if you allow American Products to enter the indian market, you will flood the indian market, you will flood the market and our business will be snatched from us. But there is another more sensitive religious issue because cows are central to hindu worship, india wants the us to certify that feed for American Cattle do not contain animal products. The us hasnt promised that yet. Its notjust dairy but poultry farmers, those who are growing wheat, corn and sawyer say they are concerned. They say they will not be able to compete with American Products entering the indian market at affordable prices. Almost 50 of the indian population is associated with the Agricultural Sector in one day or the other and many people here feel any deal with the us could hurt their livelihood. The two countries have struggled to narrow differences over trade but kelly is steaming ahead with ties and other ways. For one, two . 6 billion helicopter deal with American Defence firm Lockheed Martin is on the cards. India is a very significant market for us at Lockheed Martin. We have had a presence in india for the last 30 yea rs. Presence in india for the last 30 years. Washington is now new delhis top arms supplier, displacing longtime ally russia. The trip is also about india telling the world that irrespective of obstacles in the indo us relationship on the trade front, the India Us Partnership is strong and it can weather any storm. President trump hasnt ruled out a limited trade deal on his trip but has said he is saving himself for a major agreement in the future. The 80 million families that depend on dairy farming in india hope it wont come at the cost of their livelihoods. Evenif even if you dont watch the streaming tv hit the mandalorian, chances are you are familiar with this character, ba by chances are you are familiar with this character, baby yoda. He is all over social media since disneys latest story had our screens and the inevitable toys are about to hit the shelves along with all manner of merchandise. The mandalorian, disney pluss new star wars series, has had a big impact on Popular Culture thanks to one small bit central character. Hes been a tv star four months already, a massive hit on social media and now finally the child, a. K. A. Baby yoda, is available as a toy so you too can live out your means. Its just a testa m e nt to live out your means. Its just a testament to the power of social media. The character was introduced in november and already its become a worldwide phenomenon. Given its success , a worldwide phenomenon. Given its success, why keep fans waiting . This lucasfilm executive defended the lack of official merchandise last christmas, a move that may have cost disney 3 million in sales. We live ina disney 3 million in sales. We live in a world where leaks are very difficult to manage so we all agreed we wouldnt release assets on the character until the show had aired and worked out. That secrecy created and worked out. That secrecy created a similar problem in the first star wa rs a similar problem in the first star wars films came out. Back in 1977, there was no Product Development when the film came out. They ended up when the film came out. They ended up shipping empty boxes to consumers, what was known as an Early Bird Special so there is definitely a precedent. Brand com boulder bed brands havejumped on board and forget getting their hands on this baby yoda, it is already the biggest pre selling funk oh pop figure of all time. These companies are hoping the popularity of the mandalorian and the child, known by many as ba by mandalorian and the child, known by many as baby yoda, will create the next big hit in the toy market and that turning up late wont cost too much and profits. A quick look at the markets before we go. They are all flat here. Thats it for the show. This is bbc news. The top stories this hour the bbc has heard from two people a prisoner and a guard who managed to escape from a jail in north korea. President trump has said hed love to see his former advisor roger stone exonerated after he was sentenced to forty months in prison for lying to congress. A man in his 70s is in a serious condition in hospital, after being stabbed during afternoon prayers at London Central mosque, in regents park. A 29 year old man has been arrested, on suspicion of attempted murder. Scotland yard says the incident isnt terror related. Heres dan johnson. These are frantic moments that followed a stabbing during afternoon prayers. A man in red is surrounded by worshippers and held down by police. Beside him, beneath the chair is a knife. His bare feet show he was part of this congregation before he turned on a member of it. He was praying, he was praying, you know. He took the knife. And then we heard screaming, you know. People reacted quickly, pinning down the attacker before paramedics and police arrived. They are not treating him as a terrorist. He said to have become a familiar face here recently. This individual has been coming to the mosque for several months. There has been no intel to say he was a threat. Some people thought it was a bit vulnerable in the past. Hes had issues. The man in his 70s was a figure with an Important RoleLondon Central mosque for several years. The man was stabbed in the neck. If it wasnt for the worshippers who stopped the guy and apprehend him, i actually called the ambulance, the ambulance came within a matter of minutes, the police were straight on after a few minutes. The 29 year old they arrested has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. It is the voice of the call to prayer, the man who summoned the 29 year old they arrested has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. It is the voice of the call to prayer, the man who summoned worshippers here five times a day who was a apparently targeted in this attack so people are asking how could this happen, why and are they safe when they come to pray . Tonight there were messages of support from politicians and religious leaders after violence and injury interrupted a peaceful act of prayer. Dan johnson, bbc news, in regents park. Staff at 7a universities across the uk have begun strike action over pensions, pay and conditions. Members of the university and College Union are walking out on 111 different days between now and 13 march. Its estimated more than a Million Students will be affected. Now on bbc news, sport today. Hello. Thanks forjoining us on sport today. Youre live at the bbc sport centre with me ben croucher. Coming up the fed express grinds to a halt for the next four months anyway as knee surgery rules Roger Federer out of the french open. From denmark to catlunya via bordeaux and middlesbrough. Well introduce barcelonas new front man. And leading from the front, the world number one is the man to beat in mexico. Roger federer says he expects to make a full recovery from knee surgery after being ruled out of tennis for the next four months. Hes opted to treat the longstanding problem to give him a better chance at competing in some big events later in the year. Now 38, hes been managing his workload around the Clay Court Season for the last five years or so but this operation means hell definitely miss the french open. Commentator gigi salmon believes the timing is deliberately planned. I think