A lot to chew over as we watch our World Leaders deliver their messages over the course of the day as we said weve been tracking the opening of the general debate of the u. N. General Assembly Meeting in new york our chief International Editor Richard Walker with us here in studio and richard youll be keeping an eye on the u. N. G. A. For us thank you so much for joining us here in our studio. And lets move on to some other news now countries across europe are scrambling to contain the coronavirus pandemic after a surge in new infections british Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that the u. K. Has reached a perilous turning point as he laid out new restrictions today people across the continent will be forced to curtail their activities in hopes of reopening later in the fall. Hes waited 6 months for this bear for the 1st time since march pops in islander again pulling pints but the industry remains wary of a virus that hasnt gone away because we didnt believe until this morning we tur
Im melissa chan welcome to news asia the government of indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved a pair of bills that would change the way farmers do business in the country and that has triggered protests among them and among lawmakers from the opposition and even the government indias minister for Food Processing resigned last week in protest against the bill. That. Protests on the streets of delhi an outpouring of anger over a new farm bill that many see as anti farmer. Opponents of double edged black law and say it was rushed through Parliament Without proper debate and consultation was 7 originally we had protesting the way the government passed the phone bills in such a dictatorial manna modis claim of being a supporter of farmers has now proved to be hollow it was about time was drugged sundays vote in indias upper house of Parliament Spot chaotic scenes 5 was m. P. s shouted slogans against the bills forcing several adjournment was others tore up copies of the legislatio
Studied after a jump overnight. Steadied after a jump overnight. You are seeing the likes of the aussie, which gained a bit yesterday, off those highs. U. S. 10 year yield snapping out of three days of gains at 74 basis points. Brent crude sliding on concerns of that second wave in china. As we mentioned about geopolitical tensions, we are moments away from hearing south koreas president ial Office Briefing on the north korean situation after that Liaison Office was bombed yesterday. We are seeing a little bit of reaction with korean assets. Not a whole lot when it comes to the stoxx, although you are seeing to the stocks, although defense stocks are up today. The won taking it on the chin. Weaker by 6 10 of 1 . Vol spiked up just slightly. Haslinda geopolitics adding to marketweaker by 6 10 concerns. China has ordered all schools in beijing to close as it struggles to hold a new coronavirus outbreak which has already spread to neighboring provinces. Lets head to the capital and our ch
Lose social distancing measures in indonesia, perhaps having a slower recovery. Were still seeing gains. The sti also snapping out of a whole week of losses we saw yesterday, where every day last week was in the red. But we do see singapore the most affected nation in the nation region in the nation. The nikkei 225, watching the boj, a lot of focus on bond buying. Will they scrapped that ¥80 trillion target and launch that unlimited qe . The yen has been satellite steady ahead of the policy decision. Were watching wan related assets given the speculation of kim jonguns health. We still see strength to the korean won. The berlin be indeed were maybe were at 64 u. S. Cents right now. Ceo market calls with the of dalton in about 10 minutes. Lets get first word news now with Corinna Mitchell in new york. Corinna confirmed coronavirus cases around the world is approaching 3 million, according to bloomberg and john hopkins university. More than 2000 people have died so far, the u. S. Talkin
South africans get some exercise and celebrate being allowed out as the government eases one of the worlds a strictest lockdowns. Im Claire Richardson welcome to the show north korean state media say leader kim jong un has made his 1st public appearance in nearly 3 weeks kim is said to have opened a Fertilizer Factory near the capital pyongyang the official News Agency Says he was greeted with under arrest cheers its the 1st report of kim carrying out an engagement since he missed a National Anniversary celebrations last month there has been speculation he was seriously ill or even dead well joining me now is correspondent frank smith in seoul frank how reliable is this information coming from the state news agency reporting that kim jong un is alive and well. Well d i think the information reporting that hes alive and well coming from north koreas state media is a lot more reliable than the information that we received over the past couple of weeks that that he had undergone some surg