Chinas richest man heads to detroits uluru is small American Business tallulah small American Businesses. And how do you keep track of 1. 2 billion people . We look at the new biometric identification system. Welcome to Asia Business report. Im sharinjit leyl. Most americans have never even heard of alibaba even though its a Household Name right here in asia, so the giant has gone to detroits. Its a first major eventin to detroits. Its a first major event in the us since it debuted on the New York Stock Exchange two yea rs the New York Stock Exchange two years ago, but the challenge is both to introduce and convince americans to introduce and convince americans to use the platform. Alibaba has to use the platform. Aliba ba has come to use the platform. Alibaba has come to america with a bang. The Chinese Commerce giant is here to show businesses what the company is all about and how it can bea company is all about and how it can be a gateway to the chinese market. The harder sell of co
Ive been to meet the boss of one of them to see whats going on. Good morning. In sport, swansea city sack bob bradley afterjust 11 games in charge. The swans are second bottom of the Premier League. Milder winters and wetter summers have caused a drop in numbers of butterflies and bees according to an audit of our wildlife by the National Trust. And carol has the weather. Good morning. It is a cold and frosty start to the day. There is patchy fog around, some of which will be slow to clear, if at all. We have some sunshine in the forecast and some rain coming in across the north west. I will have more details on all of that in 15 minutes. Thank you, carol. We will see you then. Good morning. First, our main story. Middle aged people are putting themselves at risk of Serious Health problems unless they take action to change their lifestyles, according to Health Officials. Public Health England says 80 of 40 to 60 year olds are overweight, drinking too much and not getting enough exercis
Mode. Well tell you why. And. Can economists be compared to Weather Forecasters when it comes to prediciting the future . Our economics editor kamal ahmed will be here with that and a look back at the rest of the business week. And following the impact of Donald Trumps toyota tweet, we want to know whats the biggest twitter storm youve ever sparked 7 just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. We start with samsung because in the last few hours the South Korean Tech Giant has said its on track for the best quarterly profits in more than three years. Its a major boost for the company after the exploding Smartphone Scandal that put a serious dent in its reputation. In the three months to the end of december, samsung is forecasting profits of 7. 8 billion. Thats up by half on the same period last year, much better than expected and the best quarter since mid 2013. That might come as a surprise, as we know samsung was forced to scrap its top of the range phone, the galaxy note 7, after a spate of exp
Programme. Hello and welcome to the programme. Were live until 11am. Were also talking about the british is fighter who died in that Suicide Bomb Attack on iraqi forces in mosul this week. He was a former Guantanamo Bay detainee who received, it is reported, £1 million in compensation, taxpayers money, your money, on his release back to the uk. Well be asking if the money was spent on terror and how he was able to travel abroad. Heres how to get in touch. Use Victoria Live. If you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today, a ruling expected later this morning at the Supreme Court could mean that thousands of british citizens gain the legal right to bring their foreign spouse to live in the uk. Currently, people who are married to a briton but are from outside the European Economic area that is, the eu plus iceland, liechtenstein and norway, have been barred from settling here unless their partner earns more than £18,600 a year. Lisa hampele is here t
Ta ke i can connect with my children and take them to my friends Birthday Parties and go on the old claygate every now and then and actually be present in my childrens lives. Playdate. From today, bigger businesses will have to reveal how much they pay their male and female staff and if theres a gap between their wages. Im looking at the rules and what they hope to achieve. In sport, eden hazard scores twice to keep chelsea at the top of the Premier League. And carol has the weather. Good morning. A chilly start. For many of us, a fine day with sunshine and variable amounts of cloud. Through the next the days, by sunday, it will be warmer than it has been. More in 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. The Supreme Court will rule today on whether parents can take their children on holiday in term time, without Breaking The Law. Its considering the case ofjohn platt, who refused to pay a fine after taking his daughter to florida for a week in 2015. The decision could have far