Counterfeiters. A warning from lego as its boss in china cant tell the difference between the fake and The Real Thing. And the mainlands most Famous Tech Giant Ali barack obama reports strong revenues and looks to soar even higher with the cloud. Good morning, asia and hello, world. Its a wednesday and glad you could join us for this edition of Asia Business report. We kick off with lego and the danish owned company has told the bbc that authorities in china need to do more to tackle fake goods after the man in charge of legos huge new factory in the mainland failed to spot a fake piece from The Real Thing. Lego is currently involved in legal action against one chinese manufacturer it claims is ripping off its products. Heres robin in shanghai. Billions and billions of these little plastic bricks have been sold the world over and now lego is betting big on china. What started out with Hand Cut Bricks in denmark in 1949 is now 100 out with Hand Cut Bricks in denmark in 1919 is now 100 m
Firms must not and can not tell workers what to wear. Johanna konta has been knocked out the Australian Open. She lost her quarter final to Serena Williams 6 2 6 3 in just over an hour in melbourne. She was the last brit left in the competition. Also this morning well be hearing a toy story with a difference. Which ones yours . I would say this is lego, this is not. Ok, this is lego . This is lego. Well find out how one of the worlds best known brands is counting the cost of counterfeits in china. And carol has the weather. Good morning. Once again today with starting off with some patchy freezing fog and it is particularly dense across parts of the south. Its also slippery underfoot so take extra ca re. Its also slippery underfoot so take extra care. There will be some sunshine around today, also some drizzle and strong winds in the north west. Ill put all that together in 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. Mps have stepped up demands for the government to publish its pl