Forget, they have been going up and up forget, they have been going up and upfor forget, they have been going up and up for days it would seem. We will talk you through the winners and the losers. Well meet the man who bought a failing factory and turned into a thriving Business Feeding Babies around the world. Plus a new device has been launched to muzzle noisy phone calls in the office. What most distracts you at work . It is called a hushmie and it cant be used by presenters im told in the last few hours weve heard President Obamas Farewell Speech with just over a week left in charge of the worlds biggest economy. Today his successor donald trump will give a long awaited Press Conference, his first since winning the white house in november. There are still questions about how he will separate himself from his vast Business Interests. In his latest disclosure the President Elect revealed interests in 144 companies. These have had dealings in least 25 countries in asia, europe, africa
Samsungs group leader offers an apology before he takes the hot seat asa apology before he takes the hot seat as a suspect in south korea corruption scandal. It is a 3 billion industry, as parents spend big time for high tech smart toys sales are growing fast. Good morning, asia. Hello, world. It is thursday. Lagutin during us for this edition of Asia Business report. We start with samsung and the group leader lee jae yong has arrived at short time ago with the south Korean Prosecutor Office for questioning over bribery suspicion is, it is pa rt over bribery suspicion is, it is part of a scandal that may permanently unseat the president. Samsung is accused of giving donations to non profit foundations toa donations to non profit foundations to a confidant of the president in return for assistance in a business transaction. Mr lee apologised. Translation i am very sorry to the south korean people. Samsung has denied any wrongdoing, so what do prosecutors hope to find . I put the questio
Later well be live in davos where for the first time in the history of the event a chinese president will attend. Well be getting the inside track on what this tells us about chinas Global Business ambitions. And its being reported that flying cars could be about to take off for real. Today we want to know what sci Fi Technology you would like to see becoming a reality . Let us know. Just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Good to have you with us. A warm welcome. Theresa may will today deliver a highly anticipated speech on the uks future outside the European Union. That will be in just a few hours. The speech will focus on Global Britain and how the uk can be an outward facing nation as it seeks new post Brexit Relations with its trading partners. Reports over the weekend suggest the british Prime Minister will use todays speech to signal the uk will pull out of the eu Single Market, although Downing Street described this as speculation. It was all over the papers on the weekend, various le
Its newsday. Good morning. Its 9am in singapore. 1am in london and 8pm in the evening at the United Nations in new york where a urgent meeting of the Security Council has been requested, and which is expected to take place later on monday. Its been called by the United States, japan and south korea in response to north koreas latest missile test. The official news agency in pyongyang says the military successfully launched a new type of medium range Ballistic Missile on sunday. The launch was widely criticised in the region and beyond. In washington, the white house said the us will reinforce vital pacific alliances to deter what they called the increasing hostility from north korea. Our tokyo correspondent Rupert Wingfield hayes reports. The launch was almost certainly timed so that north koreas dictator, kim jong un, could crash a Weekend Party taking place on the other side of the world. President donald trump and japans Prime Minister, shinzo abe, have been spending the weekend gol
Its newsday. Good morning. Its 9am in singapore. 1am in london and 8pm in the evening at the United Nations in new york where a urgent meeting of the Security Council has been requested, and which is expected to take place later on monday. Its been called by the United States, japan and south korea in response to north koreas latest missile test. The official news agency in pyongyang says the military successfully launched a new type of medium range Ballistic Missile on sunday. The launch was widely criticised in the region and beyond. In washington, the white house said the us will reinforce vital pacific alliances to deter what they called the increasing hostility from north korea. Our tokyo correspondent Rupert Wingfield hayes reports. The launch was almost certainly timed so that north koreas dictator, kim jong un, could crash a Weekend Party taking place on the other side of the world. President donald trump and japans Prime Minister, shinzo abe, have been spending the weekend gol