Hauling back. We are told the target will not that having9 , and not been lowered since 2012. Global news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. This is bloomberg. Let me get you a quick check of markets. Closing bell in australia. For the markets update, this is bloomberg. Emily im emily chang and this is bloomberg technology. The fight for smartphones the premises. The way and on the upcoming battle between the iphone x and the Samsung Galaxy s9. Believes the trump team and its mastery over analytics won the election. Itsaba put tencent and crosshairs. In its crosshairs. First, to our lead, the battle of the smartphone. Samsung has come up with its response. The company unveiled the newest off the heels of this announcement. Apple is preparing to release a trio of smartphones. Handset comes the same size of the iphone x. Apple is already running production tests with suppliers. An official announcement is expected in the fall. M
Day two of the World Mobile Congress in barcelona. We find out what they have to say about the us ban on its product. New Zealand Public finance minister tells us what the gbp would mean for the best tpb would mean for the countrys economy. Good morning, asia, and hello world. Clad you could join us for this edition of Asia Business report. It is tuesday, andi Asia Business report. It is tuesday, and i am rico hes on. We start off with the World Mobile Congress in barcelona today, and american politicians have been accused of barring the company from the us market for commercial reasons. Operators have been warned from stalking him, mobile phones over concerns that the company is too close to the Chinese Government. The firm insists its independent that its mobile boss told rory katlyn jones that they have big ambitions, whatever happens in america. Every year, we have strong growth, every year. We have a chance to be number one, not far away. You think you can be number 11 date with g
A shakeup in saudi arabia as the kingdom replaces its military chief and other Senior Defense officials. U. N. Resolution taken a many run for fueling the war in yemen fails. Prosecutors in south korea push for tougher sentence for asked of President Park going to hate you is accused of corruption. After ten days of intense bombardment on syrias eastern go to the fighting is supposed to stop at least temporarily russia has ordered a pause in the fighting which is now in effect the five hour ceasefire in the rebel held district is said to last from nine am and two pm local time every day but activists say there was heavy shelling overnight more than five hundred fifty people have been killed in the past ten days on sunday opposition doctors reported a suspected poison gas attack russia says evacuation cordles will be set up tell our civilians to leave the area more than four hundred thousand people are trapped in the eastern goods and its unclear where they will go in other districts be
And other Senior Defense officials. In another sign of ease tensions the two koreas hold more talks. And a victory for germany as the one to clean up. From the road. A cease fire in syrias eastern. Russia or the daily pause in the fighting off the ten days of intense bombardment by Government Forces but both sides are accusing the other. In the rebel held district russia would be set up to allow civilians to leave and allow aid in well the World Health Organization says more than a thousand people need to be documented from the area. Is in eastern from where he sent us this report. Yes shelling is still ongoing in a very many villages and towns and even the city of duma you can hear the intensive bombardment of several areas battles are also taking place the host of a hair and front says the Regime Forces are trying to advance and storm east into russia yesterday announced a truce between nine am and two pm in addition to humanitarian corridors for civilians to leave the area but the c
Attorney general Jeff Sessions says doj officials believe they can ban rapidfire bump stock devices without action from congress. That comes after President Trump ordered the Justice Department to work towards banning those devices, which allows semiautomatic rifles to mimic machine guns. Puerto rico says delays by the Treasury Department in getting Disaster Relief to the island has put the u. S. Territory in a dangerous financial dilemma. The islands governor says the treasury imposed restrictions that made it difficult to access funding. Global news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. Im alisa parenti. This is bloomberg, and Bloomberg Technology is next. Emily im emily chang and this is Bloomberg Technology. Coming up, amazon arrives at your front door after a 1 billion deal to buy a smart home tech company ring. How this plays into the ecommerce giants larger delivery strategy. Plus, comcast reaches for sky and raises the st