To meet the russian president , vladimir putin. Trade is set to be top of the agenda as china looks to push its vision for the new silk road. but beijing is also looking further afield for some fresh impetus. From today, Global Investors can buy Chinese Company debt through an exchange for the very first time. Welcome to World Business report. Im jamie robertson. Chinese president xijinping is in russia for talks with his counterpart vladimir putin. Trade is set to be top of the agenda ahead of the 620 meeting of Global Leaders later this week. The visit will be president xis sixth tour to russia since taking office in 2012. And their meetings seem to be bearing fruit. According to chinese statistics, trade between the two increased by over 26 in the first four months of the year, reaching nearly 25 billion. Co operation is increasing, too. Russia will be a key component of chinas belt and Road Initiative an ambitious multitrillion dollar project that will link europe and asia via the
How one man used his skills combating insurgents in the army can now sell us all sorts of things including the ft. As facebook launches a new video service, we wa nt to launches a new video service, we want to know what would you watch on Social Networks . What tv shows would you watch . Let us know. Welcome to the programme. As usual its action packed. Toshiba has reported its much delayed earnings finally reducing the risk it will be de listed from the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The Embattled Electronics firm posted a loss of 8. 8 billion for the last fiscal year. It follows an Accounting Scandal and massive writedowns. So, whats gone wrong for the 40 year old japanese giant . Two years ago an Accounting Scandal was revealed that led to the resignation of several members of the firms senior management, including the boss. The company was found to have inflated the previous seven years profits by 1. 2 billion. Problems came to a head again this year, when toshibas us nuclear unit, westingh
Now its being re negotiated. And markets pretty non plussed by the latest white house chaos, which could be the most telling thing of all, investors growing immune to the ups and downs of washington. And well get the inside track on the batteries that could power the future. Well find out how batteries will not only power our cars, but our homes too. And anything else youd care to mention. And as students in the uk get their exam results today, we want to know, do qualifications still matter . Did you flunk school or college but still do 0k . Where did your grades get you . Let us know, use the hashtag, bbcbizlive. Hello and welcome to Business Live. Failing migrate five piano exam is what has got me here today. failing my grade five piano exam. Welcome to the programme. We begin in the United States where pressure from the Business Community has become too much for President Trump, and hes been forced to disband hiS Manufacturing council. The announcement came via a tweet, after sever
Airport in florida. In sport. Three Premier League sides are knocked out by Lower League Opposition in the fa cup third round among them bournemouth, who were beaten 3 0 by League One Side millwall. And helen has the weather. A very similar day to yesterday, weatherwise. It is grey and misty with fog in a few localities first thing. The israeli ambassador has apologised for comments which appear to show an Embassy Employee plotting to bring down a government minister. Undercover footage, filmed by middle east news network aljazeera, shows an Israeli Government employee saying he would like to take down the Foreign Office minister sir alan duncan. The video also shows the official insulting borisjohnson, as Jane Frances Kelly reports. The emergence of the footage is highly embarrassing for the israelis. It shows shai masot dining with, among others, an aide to the conservative Education Minister robert halfon. Mr masot, a senior political adviser at the Israeli Embassy, says he would li
Airport in florida. In sport. Three Premier League sides are knocked out by Lower League Opposition in the fa cup third round among them bournemouth, who were beaten 3 0 by League One Side millwall. And helen has the weather. A very similar day to yesterday, weatherwise. It is grey and misty with fog in a few localities first thing. The israeli ambassador has apologised for comments which appear to show an Embassy Employee plotting to bring down a government minister. Undercover footage, filmed by middle east news network aljazeera, shows an Israeli Government employee saying he would like to take down the Foreign Office minister sir alan duncan. The video also shows the official insulting borisjohnson, as Jane Frances Kelly reports. The emergence of the footage is highly embarrassing for the israelis. It shows shai masot dining with, among others, an aide to the conservative Education Minister robert halfon. Mr masot, a senior political adviser at the Israeli Embassy, says he would li