Speech is due open a new session of parliament, as brexit deal talks continue. You can keep up to date with the latest developments on the bbc website, at bbc. Com news. Now on bbc news, live to singapore for Asia Business report. Trade war breakthrough. Donald trump says china has already started to buy more american agricultural goods after fridays partial deal. Cash for citizenship. But i want tos controversial new multi billion dollar booming industry. Vanuatus. It is monday, hope you had a great weekend, glad you could join us for another exciting addition of Asia Business report. I am rico his own. Lets begin with the trade war. This morning us President Donald Trump has been tweeting about the partial deal agreed on friday with chinas vice premier. Mist and trump said in that suite, beijing has already started to increase its purchases of american agricultural products. Mrtrump. He american agricultural products. Mr trump. He went on to reiterate washington has suspended its pla
As we have mentioned, london today will witness the pomp and ceremony of the queens speech. Thats when the British Government sets out its legislative programme for the next session of parliament. Its expected to include big plans to splash taxpayers cash, after the chancellor sajid javid last month declared the end of austerity, or government belt tightening, despite the brexit crisis. In fact, mrjavid promised the biggest increase in uk public spending in more than 15 years, as he outlined a £13. 8 billion pound package or this much in dollars. The trouble is, over recent years, taxpayers money hasnt been enough to cover expenditure, especially after the financial crisis. Total uk Government Debt is almost 2. 3 trillion, equivalent to more than 85 of the countrys total output. But the uk is not alone in taking such steps. Frances budget deficit didnt stop the government there promising 11 billion of tax cuts last month in its 2020 budget to boost investment and consumer confidence,
Midnight in london and either 6 30am or 7am in the morning in the Korean Peninsula depending on whether youre in the north or south. But tensions continue to rise on both sides of the demilitarized zone. Pyongyang has carried out a huge Live Firing Exercise. And the us is preparing for similar large scale manoeuvres with the south korean armed forces, which will most likely include this Nuclear Powered submarine, the michigan, which sailed into a south korean port on tuesday. South korea is going to buy two advanced Radar Systems to give warnings about incoming ballistic missiles. But the message coming from north korean state tv remains confrontational. Translation now that the us has pulled out a sword to kill us we will also pull out our grand sort of justice and fight to the end, and we will kill the us imperialists with oui will kill the us imperialists with our strong and nuclear power. Our Nuclear Forces stand at the core. Earlier i spoke with dan sneider, who is Associate Direc
Midnight in london and either 6 30am or 7am in the morning in the Korean Peninsula depending on whether youre in the north or south. But tensions continue to rise on both sides of the demilitarized zone. Pyongyang has carried out a huge Live Firing Exercise. And the us is preparing for similar large scale manoeuvres with the south korean armed forces, which will most likely include this Nuclear Powered submarine, the michigan, which sailed into a south korean port on tuesday. South korea is going to buy two advanced Radar Systems to give warnings about incoming ballistic missiles. But the message coming from north korean state tv remains confrontational. Translation now that the us has pulled out a sword to kill us we will also pull out our grand sort of justice and fight to the end, and we will kill the us imperialists with oui will kill the us imperialists with our strong and nuclear power. Our Nuclear Forces stand at the core. Earlier i spoke with dan sneider, who is Associate Direc
To fit their covid conditions. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. A new era has begun for the United Kingdom, after completing its formal separation from the European Union. There will be changes to many aspects of life, from travel to security, migration and perhaps of most concern to business, bureaucracy. As londons big ben chimed 11 oclock last night, midnight in most of europe, Great Britain left the Single Market and customs union. As the sun dawned over the new arrangements, under which there will be no taxes on goods, but there will be more checks and paperwork, the first ferry left dover and arrived in calais. The government has warned there will be some disruption in the coming weeks as new rules bed in for travel, trade, immigration and security co operation. For today though, few lorries attempted the crossing, leaving freight moving smoothly across the channel. Prime minister borisjohnson said the uk had freedom in our hands and the ability