High levels of tax. We look at the latest efforts to get them to pay more. A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. Today, the chief executive of the Airline Delta says ask the person behind you before reclining your seat on a plane. Its after a video of an angry passenger sparked up the debate. Where do you stand or sit on the issue . Tell us what you think. Just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. Its now been almost 50 days since the new coronavirus was first reported in china, and still the world is scrambling to stop the spread of the disease and create a vaccine. The number of new cases is in decline. But Public Health experts have told the bbc that the heavy focus on quarantine isnt necessarily the best way to tackle the outbreak. Freya cole reports. These pictures released by the Chinese State media show a Sparkling Clean hospital floor with neatly prepared beds lined with neatly prepared beds lined with perfect preci
Thats all. Stay with bbc world news more on our web site bbc. Co. Uk news and our news app. Now on bbc news, lets go live to singapore for Asia Business report. A Public Relations nightmare. The m5 a Public Relations nightmare. The 45 billion a Public Relations nightmare. The m5 billion cruise industry has been hit hard by the coronavirus. And as a china further tightens restrictions of movement in the Hubei Province, popular attractions around the world are unusually quiet. Hello and welcome to Asia Business report. I am correct bus money. Let us report. I am correct bus money. Let us start with covid 19. Some american passengers has left the cruise ship that had been karin tied content in japanese cruise ship that had been karin tied content injapanese port of yokohama and a0 of them have tested positive. With more than 350 confirmed cases on board, it is the biggest cluster of cases outside china. Countries are now attempting to get their citizens home so how has this been affecting
More on our website bbc. Co. Uk news and the news app. Now on bbc news, live to singapore for Asia Business report. Apple warns it wont meet its revenue reductions due to the coronavirus out break. And americans are drinking less milk, leading to the decline of the dairy industry there. Hello, and welcome to Asia Business report. I am karishma vaswani. Lets begin with the coronavirus, also known as covid 19 because in the last few hours, apple became the major us firm to say it wont meet its revenue projections for the Current Quarter due to the lake. It appears Chinas Communist Party will postpone its most important annual gathering. The tokyo marathon has been cancelled for general runners. In singapore, it is expected to unveil a massive budget to offset a slowdown caused by the coronavirus outbreak. At a time when the economy is already feeling the pinch from the us china trade war, singapore has indicated it will increase spending. Companies will be given tax rebates and rental wa
Well be back with their special coverage of super tuesday at the top of the hour. Now on bbc news live to singapore for Asia Business report. Americas central bank makes the biggest rate cut since the financial crisis. The us shares tumble on the surprise move. And a 10 billion industry under threat as a travel ban it means Chinese Students are not able to return to australia to continue with a university classes. Lets begin with hong kong, and the cost of borrowing by half a percentage point to one and a half percent. Following on from what the Us Federal Reserve did overnight. The main aim is to help ease the adverse impact on the coronavirus. Hong Kong Monetary Authority say that there is still little uncertainty in the ever looming of the epidemic and the in texas open black and the hong kong dollar is packed. They didnt have much of a choice. But it is highly unusual for the bank to cut and outline their needs. Just a emergency moose of the financial crisis of 2008. That is raised
Showers and the west, and they will who were on lockdown at a tenerife become a bit more abundant through the afternoon, but im actually coming out as many as we have seen through this week and, more of you will spend the day if not largely dry, completely dry, and temperatures at levels of around 610d, temperatures at levels of around 6 10d, where we should be for the time of year. Bris will pick up a class scotland, and we will see the showers become a bit more longer lasting pushing across scotland, northern ireland, northern england, could drop a bit of snow here, still the main bearing Weather Hotel arrive at the airport to fly back to the uk this evening, after testing negative for coronavirus. Borisjohnson says he has front across france, but may be confidence in his home secretary priti patel, who faces allegations from her departing Civil Service chief that she bullied staff. Greek authorities have been using tear gas as clashes intensify with migrants on the border with turke