There is a special breed of Business Leaders who acquire a public profile far beyond their core business. Think trump, branson, and a host of others. But is a flamboyant style and diversification into sports or media necessarily good for the bottom line . My guest today is one of asias best known businessmen, Tony Fernandes, boss of airasia, Football Club owner, one time formula 1 investor, and a dabbler in reality tv. Is it easy to lose sight of what matters most to Business Success . Tony fernandes, welcome to hardtalk. Thanks very much. Thanks for having me. You have been in business for, what, three decades now. Is the Tony Fernandes that does Business Today different from the young man who set out . I hope to think a little bit smarter, a little bit older and wiser, but in principle the same, the same Tony Fernandes from 30 years ago. What about attitude to risk . Umm, maybe a little bit more cautious, maybe thinking a little bit more. But overall, i dont see much difference. I th
Hello im watching the news hour live from london coming up in the next sixty minutes United States pulls out more than half of its cuba embassy after what it describes as specific attacks on its diplomats iraqi stage atomic protestors baghdad stopped International Flights into the region in retaliation for monday secession vote. A final day of demonstrations in barcelona as catalans to vote on becoming independent from spain and the United Nations says its setting up a group to investigate Human Rights Violations committed in the war in yemen. And forest smile ill have all the sport including taking a united stand the latest action from n. F. L. Teams in a race with the United States president. United States Government has ordered sixty percent of its staff in cuba to leave its embassy in havana is said to be because of quote specific attacks on u. S. Diplomats some of which have taken place in cuban hotels also used by american tourists the embassy is now expected to stop processing v
Approves a team to investigate claims of war crimes in yemen but its hard to make a lot of compromises. On a collision course with spain. Schools meant to be polling stations defying the ban on the secession referendum. A flight to fog the Us Health Secretary resigns following a scandal over his use of private jets. I cant think of anything more exciting than going out there and being among the stars city to city travel by rocket the boss of space x. Unveils an incredible plan that could take you anywhere on the in less than an hour. The u. N. Human Rights Council is sending a team to investigate alleged war crimes in yemen and examine possible Human Rights Violations by all sides in the conflict resolution follows intense closed door negotiations and it represents the highest level of scrutiny over the largely overlooked war and one of the poorest countries. In reports. The decision has been described as a game changer the un human Rights Council has agreed to send a delegation of exp
Thank you, holly. The Drinking Water in wilmington, North Carolina is tested for a toxic substance called genx used in nonstick products. It turned up recently in the Cape Fear River, which supplies 250,000 people. Jericka duncan is in wilmington. Reporter this fayetteville plant 80 miles upstreet from wilmington where genx is manufactured by dupont, and Company Officials revealed the chemical has been released into the river for nearly four decades. They caught us offguard. Wilmington mayor bill safo. We dont know what will this do to us drinking it for long period of time. Three year study by North Carolina State University and the epa out this past fall, showed an elevated presence of genx in wilmingtons tap water. But the findings werent publicly disclosed until this month. So i ask all of you to keep this going until our walter is clean reporter last Week City Council meeting was standing room only. Why has this been allowed to go on for so long . I have been drinking this water m
And nearly surrounded by americas allies on the ground. A rag tag army known as the Syrian Democratic forces. The extremists are losing territory quickly, some times leaving their weapons behind. Under isis control, raqqa became infamous for depraved acts of violence. American journalists were beheaded nearby. This child was captured holding a severed head. And even now that raqqa is under siege, isis is still deadly. When part of our team moved forward, they were spotted by an isis sniper. Our producer, omarabdul kadir had no choice but make a run for cover. They were safe, pinned down behind a concrete wall. Darkness before we move. We cant move from street to street. Because of the snipers. Said, this man who has been fighting isis for four years. And then, came word there was a suspected isis suicide car bomber nearby. 400 yards away the fighters told us they lost five soldiers to one of the bombs the day before. They are worried that a suicide car bomber is coming towards the poin