In sport still in the title race. Tottenham beat Crystal Palace and keep the heat on leaders chelsea. A boom for books as the Publishing Industry has a surge in sales and a record year. And carol has the weather. A chilly start in southern areas, with a touch of frost. But here weve got early sunshine. Most of the uk will be cloudy, with showers and a few sunny spells in between. More in about 15 minutes. Thank you amcu bend. See you then. Tensions are rising in north korea, as the u 5 call for more pressure to force the country to give up its Nuclear Weapons programmes. Last night, President Trump briefed all 100 members of the senate, revealing a strategy of economic sanctions and diplomacy. But washington also said they were prepared to defend themselves and their allies, as our correspondent laura bicker reports. The us is piling on the pressure. This is a Military Exercise just north of the north korean border. A message that the us is ready if diplomatic efforts fail. This is how
Do diplomacy in any recognisable form. A clear strategy, a consistent message, they dont feature in the trump toolkit. It is that he can threaten north korea with war, while at the same time describing kim jong un as a smart cookie who it would be an honour to meet. What does it all mean . My guess is christopher hill, a senior us diplomat under three president s and a former lead negotiator On North Korea. Could trumps unpredictable approach to Foreign Policy actually work . Christopher hill, in warsaw, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you very much. Lets start with the general point about President Trump and his Foreign Policy making style. Admittedly, we only have 100 and a few more days tojudge him on. To what extent do you think it is breaking off the norms of Foreign Policy leadership . He is certainly breaking with the norms in terms of a virtual lack of staff. He has a Secretary Of State, a secretary of defence and there is not much in between. You get the impression that when he say
Do diplomacy in any recognisable form. A clear strategy, a consistent message, they dont feature in the trump toolkit. It is that he can threaten north korea with war, while at the same time describing kim jong un as a smart cookie who it would be an honour to meet. What does it all mean . My guess is christopher hill, a senior us diplomat under three president s and a former lead negotiator On North Korea. Could trumps unpredictable approach to Foreign Policy actually work . Christopher hill, in warsaw, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you very much. Lets start with the general point about President Trump and his Foreign Policy making style. Admittedly, we only have 100 and a few more days tojudge him on. To what extent do you think it is breaking off the norms of Foreign Policy leadership . He is certainly breaking with the norms in terms of a virtual lack of staff. He has a Secretary Of State, a secretary of defence and there is not much in between. You get the impression that when he say
Do diplomacy in any recognisable form. A clear strategy, a consistent message, they dont feature in the trump toolkit. It is that he can threaten north korea with war, while at the same time describing kim jong un as a smart cookie who it would be an honour to meet. What does it all mean . My guess is christopher hill, a senior us diplomat under three president s and a former lead negotiator On North Korea. Could trumps unpredictable approach to Foreign Policy actually work . Christopher hill, in warsaw, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you very much. Lets start with the general point about President Trump and his Foreign Policy making style. Admittedly, we only have 100 and a few more days tojudge him on. To what extent do you think it is breaking off the norms of Foreign Policy leadership . He is certainly breaking with the norms in terms of a virtual lack of staff. He has a Secretary Of State, a secretary of defence and there is not much in between. You get the impression that when he say
Now on bbc news, all the latest Business News live from singapore. A strong Earnings Results for way bow. Will we see similar numbers for tencent . Tencent . Good morning, asia. Glad you could join us for this midweek edition of Asia Business report. Chinese social Media Giant Weibo has reported reve nu es of Media Giant Weibo has reported revenues of just Media Giant Weibo has reported revenues ofjust under 200 million, an increase of 67 compared the year ago levels. Profits are coming in at about 47 million us. The Company Claims 347 million monthly active users, an increase of 30 over the past year. Another tech giant in china, tencent, is tipped to report encouraging numbers today. But with a saturated market, what are the other avenues for growth . Certainly they need to start looking outside of the chinese market. Theres still a lot of growth in chinese market, for example tencent are actively looking outside, looking at Notjust China but around hong kong and singapore. The chine