Take you to washington d. C. To work analysis plus pope francis takes a stand against Nuclear Weapons the pontiff making a symbolic visit to japan he calls upon the worlds Nuclear Nations to scrap their arsenals. Im calling aspen welcome to the program polls are now closed in hong kongs District Council election and as a result start to trickle in we know one thing for certain this vote was historic turnout has topped 70 percent higher than in any election in the territories history its being seen as both a test of support for in battle the chief executive kerry lamb and as a referendum on the prodemocracy movement that has rocked the city for close to 6 months now. The prodemocracy movement urged people to vote and they turned out in record numbers these elections are to closest thing hong kong hours have to direct representation and nearly half a year for unrest has left many feeling that enough is enough. People have been long thought long you know their time. Cooperate. This is wor
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Prime minister nuri credentials in a runoff election. And bolivias Senate Approves a bill that could pave the way for new elections without former president abel modest interim government hopes a new poll will end weeks of unrest has left dozens dead. And pope francis takes a stand against Nuclear Weapons the pontiff makes a symbolic visit to mecca saturday in japan where he calls on the worlds Nuclear Nations to scrap their office. To. Helen on free glad you could join me. Ready has a District Council election been the focus of so much attention in hong kong more people have already voted in todays poll than in any election in its history and polls havent even closed yet the votes are seen as both a test of kerry lobs pro beijing government and as a referendum on the prodemocracy movement that has rocked the city for months. The prodemocracy movement urged hong kong people to vote and they turned out in force hours before polls closed numbers had already exceeded previous records on t
In a runoff election. And believe he is a Senate Approves a bill that could pave the way for new elections without former president able moralities the interim government types that a new poll will end weeks of on the rest it is left a dozen people say. Im going to home free glad you could join me rarely has a District Council election been the focus of so much attention but in hong kong more people have already voted in todays poll than in any election in the territorys history and polls havent even closed yet well the vote is seen as both a test of support for a battle chief executive kerry lamb and as a referendum on the prodemocracy movement that has rocked the city for close to 6 months now. The prodemocracy movement urged hong kong people to vote and they turned out in force hours before polls closed numbers had already exceeded previous records on the surface of it the poll to choose Council Representatives and Link Community level concerns like garbage collection may not seem p
Sliding Global Demand is increasingly hurting the mainland economy. Kathleen thousands join hong kongs biggest demonstration in months. The protests may drag on into the new year. Lets get straight to the market action. What are you watching . Sophie this monday, stocks in tokyo are gaining ground. The nikkei to 25 adding 0. 7 pipe 0. 7 . 225 economy the nikkei adding 0. 7 . The economy grew. Jesper sees a payoff in 2020 with likely massive boom in productivity. Checking on the yen, holding at about mid108 levels. We are seeing the kospi gain ground, up 0. 4 . The korean won is also looking stronger. We are seeing gains for the asx 200. There was a surprise resignation. We are seeing futures marginally lower this morning early in the asian session. A quick check on bonds. Keeping a close eye on 10 year jgbs to reach that 0 level for the first time this march. We are seeing dwindling demand on the short end as expectations fall for more boj stimulus in light of shinzo abes spending pack