A controversial ceremony indias Prime Minister prepares to lay hindu temple foundations on the ruins of a mosque. Welcome to the program a massive explosion in lebanons capital beirut has killed at least 78 people and injured thousands more when its about 8 oclock in the morning in beirut and these are live pictures showing the scale of the destruction hospitals are overwhelmed and in a moment well hear from someone from the medical community but 1st. Reports. A massive explosion in the heart of the lebanese capital 6. The blast sent shock waves across beirut shattering windows destroying buildings. And injuring hundreds. The streets were filled with panic and confusion. My call was down there it rolled over i think my injuries are because of the loss the loss can. Me up my call was like this on about from the front i dont know what happened i was fishing i heard there was a fire so i began to hit home then i heard something explode and then this happened i got injured this is all i kn
A Security Risk because it helped protesters plan attacks on police stations a claim the developers reject in a tweet they said we disagree with apple and the Hong Kong Police forces claim that the h. K. Map up in mangers Law Enforcement and residents in hong kong. Critics accuse it of putting business interests ahead of human rights china is a multibillion dollar market for the company about 20 percent of its turnover is generated in the country this isnt the 1st time the us tech giant has taken action after falling afoul of beijing 2 years ago that removed a major v. P. N. Used to get around chinas internet censorship from its app store in the country prior to that it had pulled the New York Times out following a request from chinese authorities. U. S. And chinese officials today re commenced talks on a comprehensive trade deal more than one and a half years ago u. S. President on the tram said a trade war was good and easy to win ever since the whirls 2 top economies have been clash
And explore. To celebrate comics on the phone while its 250 the 1st day were embarking on a voyage of discovery. Expedition voyage on g. W. Could 13 be the lucky number for us china trade talks negotiations are meeting for the 13th time but most investors and analysts are pessimistic about a breakthrough well give you the details. Also on the show are indias team plantations exploiting workers british Aid Organization oxfam thinks so and is pushing governments and retailers to take action. Well take you to kashmir where business inter ism are barely hanging on after an indian crackdown. And we need a cattle rancher in brazil who believes trees are a better long Term Investment than pasture. This is a Business Report im stephen beards in the lead thanks for joining us u. S. President donald trump says hell meet with top chinese negotiators on friday as the 2 sides enter the 13th round of trade talks hopes are muted for a grand bargain although investors would like to see a reversal of p
The 2 sides enter the 13th round of trade talks hopes are muted for a grand bargain although investors would like to see a reversal of plans u. S. Import tariffs scheduled to hit next week and begin in simberg the trade dispute between the worlds 2 largest economies has spread uncertainty across the globe and contributed to a larger economic slowdown. And lets go to our financial correspondent in new york he ends quarter for more on this now yes from an investor perspective what exactly does success look like in these trade talks. Well i mean certainly investors are hoping that we wont see an escalation of trade disputes but if you look at it realistically and at the real economy if you look at the big u. S. Corporations they will probably have to live with the uncertainty because china is not going to change their industry strategy overall meaning for example that there will be subsidies for chinese corporations and that means a whole lot of uncertainty for the u. S. Corporations we h
And based on a new study on working conditions on indias Tea Plantations Aid Organization oxfam says retailers need to take greater responsibility for working conditions in their Supply Chains. Alone welcome to d. W. Business asia want to get jones and well and good to have you with us apple has withdrawn an app that to protesters in hong kong have used to track Police Movement this comes after some Harsh Criticism by the Chinese Communist Party Official newspaper the peoples daily earlier this week the tech giant said the crowdsourcing app h. K. Map dot live violated its terms and that its been used in ways that endanger Law Enforcement and residents in hong kong the developers of the app disagree with that. The up in the app store had been used by hong kong demonstrators to track the location of police now following pressure from china its no longer available explaining the decision the company said it posed
a Security Risk because it helped protesters plan attacks on Police Stations