Documents for the selfdefense unit. Now they reveal that the documents have surfaced in a department they hadnt checked before. Local government and Opposition Forces clashed fiercely in july, killing nearly 300 troops and civilians. Opposition lawmakers had grilled the Abe Administration over whether any fighting had taken place. That would have violated japans selfimposed restrictions which limit sdf operations to where a ceasefire is imposed. Leaders in tokyo have repeatedly rejected such concerns. Translator ive been briefed by the u. N. That security is relatively stable. Its the west and north of south sudan where security is deteriorating. But the newly disclosed documents describe shooting around the camp and attacks on u. N. Facilities. Japans top spokesperson says the ministry did not deliberately withhold information. Translator there was never any intention to conceal the documents but by failing to locate them, it seems that the officials didnt deal with the situation prop
And singapores growth surges, beating december quarter forecast. We will be live there for a check on the vital shipping industry. Before we 30 minutes get under way right here in hong kong and china. Singapore just coming on. Looking at those numbers. We had a complete blowout there. Lets take a look at how it is reacting to the data probe we had this morning. Up about 2 10 of 1 , gdp coming on year. Higher up 2 . At movers, uab they are the third biggest lender. Bad load provisions rose. Lower than and ocbc, forecast profits. We see the nikkei lower for a second day, with property and Energy Leading the drop. Toshiba slipping for a fourth day. A single project may be in jeopardy as the u. S. Firm says it may be seeking a new contractor. In australia we do have it snapping a two day rise, act by health and material. Goldmining, seems to be gaining confidence. Third biggest oil and gas producer falling 1 after better than normal forecasts on sale volumes. Narrowsee its net loss to 1 bi
We are 30 minutes away from the open in china and hong kong. A down market at the start of this trading week. A lot of event risks on the horizon. We hear from President Trump in of first joint Session Congress speech. We are seeing a stronger yen, weighing down the japanese markets. Lets get straight to Sophie Kamaruddin at the market board for the latest. Asian i down monday for stocks after a weekly gain of. 5 . A lot of event risks on the horizon given trump and yellen due to speak. Gdp datahe lookout for from india, australia, china pmi , Housing Starts and capital spending. Inanese shares focused today. , so setei 225 down. 9 for a fourth day of declines. Some equity movers in focus, toshiba falling 3 , the day to day swings as speculation around its chip unit sale. Friday, it announced it may consider selling a majority stake in its chip unit to a thirdparty, but chipmakers also in the red. In korea, the kospi in the red. Deepening losses. Dram chip price growth has slowed in fe