And london, this is bbc world news. Its newsday. Glad you could join us. Its 8am in singapore, 12am in london, and 1am in the swiss resort of davos, where one issue is dominating the start of the World Economic forum, protectionism. It follows the decision by the us President Donald Trump to impose steep import tariffs on washing machines and solar panels. The move has been condemned by china and south korea, who fear it could choke off the revival in global trade. Heres what both sides of the debate had to say. For both solar and washing machines, executive actions uphold the principle of fair trade and demonstrate to the world that the United States will not be taken advantage of any more. Translation our government is expressing regret for the latest us safeguard measures against our industry, as they are excessive and would obviously violate the wto rules. We will actively respond to protectionist measures to protect our interests and resolve these difficulties. Ivejust spoken to p
And london. This is bbc world news. Its newsday. Good morning. Its 9 00am in singapore, 1 00am in london and 8 00pm in new york, where donald trump has given details of his Foreign Policy goals. Speaking to the Times Newspaper at his office in manhattan, the President Elect spoke on a range of issues sure to reverberate around the world. He called nato obsolete though he insisted the Defence Organisation was still very important. And on trade he criticised china and said the system just wasnt working for america. Heres a little of what mr trump due to be inaugurated on friday had to say. The problem is the United States is a Lwa Ys The Problem is the United States is always taken the problem is the United States is always Ta Ken Advantage The Problem is the United States is always taken advantage of. We have Trade Deficit with the world you almost say, who is making these deals when you are losing that kind of money. Almost 100 billion of the Trade Deficit with the world so you say, wh
And london. This is bbc world news. Its newsday. Good morning. Its 9 00am in singapore, 1 00am in london and 8 00pm in new york, where donald trump has given details of his Foreign Policy goals. Speaking to the Times Newspaper at his office in manhattan, the President Elect spoke on a range of issues sure to reverberate around the world. He called nato obsolete though he insisted the Defence Organisation was still very important. And on trade he criticised china and said the system just wasnt working for america. Heres a little of what mr trump due to be inaugurated on friday had to say. The problem is the United States is a Lwa Ys The Problem is the United States is always taken the problem is the United States is always Ta Ken Advantage The Problem is the United States is always taken advantage of. We have Trade Deficit with the world you almost say, who is making these deals when you are losing that kind of money. Almost 100 billion of the Trade Deficit with the world so you say, wh
North. Kim jongun ordered preparations of a launch of a de facto longrange ballistic missile. The country tested one in february. South Koreas Defense Ministry said the north is ready for another nuclear test. Its last happened a month ago. The United States has been increasing pressure on the north over those developments. It plans to hold a drill with the south off the coast of the Korean Peninsula next week. The u. S. Has also been talking with other countries about imposing tougher sanctions against the north. Syrias heavily criticized leader said rebels in aleppo can leave the wartorn city if they lay down arms. He said the army will push to retake the city. Acted the entire country. On thursday, troops advanced into the central area recapturing key buildings. Government forces have repeatedly launched air strikes on the city since the latest ceasefire collapsed a few weeks ago. The Government Forces are expected to further intensify their offensive, fueling concern about more civ
North. Kim jongun ordered preparations of a launch of a de facto longrange ballistic missile. The country tested one in february. South Koreas Defense Ministry said the north is ready for another nuclear test. Its last happened a month ago. The United States has been increasing pressure on the north over those developments. It plans to hold a drill with the south off the coast of the Korean Peninsula next week. The u. S. Has also been talking with other countries about imposing tougher sanctions against the north. Syrias heavily criticized leader said rebels in aleppo can leave the wartorn city if they lay down arms. He said the army will push to retake the city. Acted the entire country. On thursday, troops advanced into the central area recapturing key buildings. Government forces have repeatedly launched air strikes on the city since the latest ceasefire collapsed a few weeks ago. The Government Forces are expected to further intensify their offensive, fueling concern about more civ