The finals will be held in tokyo with prizes worth a total of 900,000 u. S. Dollars. Esports or competitive videogaming is making headlines as a new spin on traditional sports. Game genres include combat sports, racing and soccer. In some placace the number of global competitors at over 100 million. At the 2018 asian games in indonesia, esports w were featud as a demonstration sport. At the 2022 games in china, they will become an official sport. Both public and private groups in hong kong are working together to expand its esports industry. Well b be connecting other neighboring cities, and we can be a hub for esports. The citys first dedicated esports venue has been built in central hong kong. Its one of the biggest such faces in asia. A top Corporate Group has put together a progaming team and plans to take them global. There are even Training Programs in schools specializing in esports. Esports is attraracting attenti from across the globe. Hong kong citizens and its government hav
Stoxx 600 is negative now, down by less than 2 10 of 1 . The pound is moving relatively aggressively on a number of different things. Theres a reuters report talking about a regime that would allow the continuity of the good friday agreement for the irish border. Emmanuel macron talked about an intelligent solution to the brexit impasse. All of these factors helping the pound get a lift today. I think positioning is also a factor in this. The italian 10 year not budging that much, but keep an eye on it. Reportsla, the suggest, wants a coalition formed by the end of today. Salvini is about to go see the italian president. Vonnie the u. S. Economy does not need lower rates according to Kansas City Fed president Esther George. She spoke with bloombergs Michael Mckee in jackson hole, wyoming. Have a listen. Theer as i look at where economy is, im not ready to begin to provide more accommodation to the economy outlook thats adjusts the economy is getting weaker. Vonnie we are joined now by
, Gary Kaltbaum and well the president is firing off this tweet, china dropped the price of their currency to an almost historic low, its called currency manipulation. Are you listening, Federal Reserve . This is a major violation, which will greatly weaken china over time. Wall street not liking that tweet at all today, but how much of a beating could markets take . What do you think . Look, i think they can go lower. Look weve had a good year already. Markets were up in the 20s. They were due, and theres some issues out there that have to be addressed. I ask myself questions every day why is the 30 year bond germany trading negatively. Why . Aways the economy there is sink ing and if germany is sink ing europe is. Same with japan. I think Economic Growth is slowing down and the market sees it and what happened on thursday with the pivot from the president really donald trump trick and i must tell you the dow is down about 1,450 points since, apple is down 115 billion of wealth since,
Earlier demonstrations they also accuse the place of deliberately holding up their response to the assaults. And the hundreds of thousands are album proud on the streets of berlin as the city celebrates its annual pride parade and this year its marking a special anniversary. Im rebecca riches welcome to the Program Police in moscow have arrested more than a 1000 people as they attempted to rally outside the Mayors Office the protestors were demanding free and fair local elections after a rofft of opposition and independent candidates were bought from running in the citys september polls it was one of the biggest clampdowns in recent years on protests against russias tightly controlled political system. A show of force from Moscow Police facing off against an unauthorized demonstration as people took to the streets to demand free minutes of elections one protester after another is arrested. For the people taking part here a sign the authorities in flooded near putins russia fear their d
On the other. Thats all, stay with bbc world news. Now on bbc news, its hardtalk, with shaun ley. Hello and welcome to hardtalk, im shaun ley. Hong kong is in uproar. Each weekend for the last two months, thousands of people have taken to the streets. Alvin yeung, who leads the civic party, shares their fears, first of a plan to give beijing a greater say in extradition, then for wider cause, to defend hong kongs freedoms. But as local authorities struggle to contain the crisis, and beijings grumbles grow ever louder, could the Peoples Liberation army be on its way . Alvin yeung, welcome to hardtalk. Late into sunday night, protesters clashed with the hong kong police. It is the eighth weekend in succession that we have seen street protests and skirmishes, some of them violent. What has gone wrong . Well, hello, shaun. Things are not doing so well in hong kong, and of course, we have seen and witnessed protesters taking to the streets, and of course, we have seen clashes between the po