To thrash out a plan. Now on bbc news, all the latest Business News live from singapore. Trade and the Trans Pacific partnership are at the top of the agenda for the Prime Minister of australia, malcolm turnbull, and his first visit to washington. How valuable is one celebritys worth . Snapchat is finding out the hard way as its stock falls more than 7 . Good morning, asia, hello, world, it isa good morning, asia, hello, world, it is a friday. Thank you forjoining Asia Business report. We start with malcolm turnbull, the Prime Minister of australia, meeting donald trump very soon at the house. He is very soon at the white house. He is travelling with a large delegation of Business Leaders to boost trade. Australia us trade last year rose to 34 billion. Major australian exports include beef, other meats, and spacecraft. The us is the largest foreign investor into australia, pumping in 672 billion into the economy last year to be i spoke to a professor at the university of sydney, who sa
Hurricane irma. Police probe the deaths of eight resident at a nursing home which lost power during the storm. Also in the next hour the transformed tenner. In circulation for the first time the new plastic tenner complete with a picture ofjane austen, and raised dots to help the blind. And the singer selena gomez reveals shes had a kidney transplant as a result of the condition lupus. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. The Public Inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire which killed at least 80 people injune has opened with a minutes silence to remember the victims. The man leading the inquiry, sir Martin Moore Bick, said he acknowledged the great sense of anger and betrayal felt by survivors, and that he wanted to provide answers about how the disaster could have happened in 21st century london. He added that the inquiry wouldnt shrink from making recommendations that could lead to civil or criminal prosecutions. Frankie mccamley reports. It was a catastrophic tragedy that killed at
Without advance notice, and was a provocative action that raised regional tensions. South koreas military said the missile was launched towards the east, from sunan near the north korean capital pyongyang. It flew 3700 kilometres over the island of hokkaido and crashed into the Pacific Ocean about 2000 kilometres east of cape erimo. The Un Security Council is to meet in emergency session later on friday to discuss the crisis. This is the First Response from south north korea since the latest round of sanctions. The south Korean Military has estimated that it travelled 3700 kilometres across japan and into the Pacific Ocean. Here in seoul the national Security Council is meeting as we speak and there has again been global condemnation of north korea. Certainly in this part of the world. For example, the japanese Prime Minister has said that his country will never tolerate these types of provocations. The us secretary of state has said that this will further increase north koreas isolati
The japanese government said the missile was fired without advance notice, and was a provocative action that raised regional tensions. South koreas military said the missile was launched towards the east, from sunan near the north korean capital pyongyang. It flew 3700 kilometres over the island of hokkaido and crashed into the Pacific Ocean about 2,000km east of cape erimo. The Un Security Council is to meet in emergency session later on friday to discuss the crisis. This is the First Response from south north korea since the latest round of sanctions. The south Korean Military has estimated that it travelled 3,700km across japan and into the pacific 0cean. Here in seoul, the national Security Council is meeting as we speak and there has again been global condemnation of north korea. Certainly in this part of the world. For example, the japanese Prime Minister has said that his country will never tolerate these types of provocations. The us secretary of state has said that this will f
By firing a Ballistic Missile over northern japan. The japanese government said the missile was fired without advance notice, and was a provocative action that raised regional tensions. South koreas military said the missile was launched towards the east, from sunan near the north korean capital pyongyang. It flew 3,700 kilometres over the island of hokkaido and crashed into the Pacific Ocean about 2,000 kilometres east of cape erimo. The Un Security Council is to meet in emergency session later on friday to discuss the crisis. Stephen mcdonell reports from the south korean capital seoul. The south Korean Response was swift. It launched its own missiles into the sea following north koreas Ballistic Missile test. This region is again on high alert. In seoul, the president called an emergency meeting of the national Security Council. He said, in this climate, dialogue is impossible, adding that his country must prepare for potential attacks from the north, including biological and chemic