multiple times even when i asked forjust a written comment to the victims whose lives were turned upside down. that did not exactly surprised me because going silent when faced with bad news is quite a typical strategy forjapanese typical strategy for japanese companies. they typical strategy forjapanese companies. they did send me a statement last week saying. basically the company has remained tightlipped about it. the other issue to remember, while it may be difficult to believe, hardly anyone injapan has heard of the horizon scandal until very recently. when we spoke to fujitsu s japan former president in 2022 his reaction was horizon? what horizon? because it was developed by a british company international computers limited which fujitsu bought decades ago. icl had strong ties to the british government so it did give fujitsu an outsize presence in the uk and japanese companies often let international subsidiaries do their own thing especially the board lacks internation
and ask where the emergence of these photos now leaves the prime minister. also on the programme: nazanin zaghari ratcliffe, held in iran for six years, tells the bbc she was forced to sign a false confession before leaving, while a uk official stood by. i was made to sign the false confession at the airport, in the presence of the british government. i know that that was like a last minute game. a female health worker at birmingham children s hospital is arrested, on suspicion of poisoning, after a child in intensive care dies. 36 new cases of monkeypox are detected in england, and the first case in scotland. and the queen makes an appearance in a new form of transport, as she arrives at this year s chelsea flower show. and coming up on the bbc news channel: the celebrations continue for manchester city. they re parading the premier league trophy in front of the fans, following that stunning comeback to beat aston villa. good evening. photographs have emerged said to be
It is 9 00am in singapore, 1 00am in london and 2 00am in the morning in the swiss resort of davos, where president xijinping has told a gathering of elites from across the world that china wants to be a champion of free trade and stability. Mr xi made no direct reference to donald trump, but his comments are in stark contrast to mr trumps America First vision. The chinese leader warned against a trade war with the us, saying there would be no winners. 0ur Economics editor kamal ahmed has this report. He arrived with full security detail. The president of china, here to speak to an eager audience of political and business leaders. Mr xi didnt actually mention President Elect donald j trump. He didnt need to. The message was clear. Translation pursuing protectionism is just like locking oneself in a dark room. While wind and rain may be kept outside, so are light and air. No one will emerge as a winner in a trade war. He also said that countries should redouble their commitment to the p
It is 9 00am in singapore, 1 00am in london and 2 00am in the morning in the swiss resort of davos, where president xijinping has told a gathering of elites from across the world that china wants to be a champion of free trade and stability. Mr xi made no direct reference to donald trump, but his comments are in stark contrast to mr trumps America First vision. The chinese leader warned against a trade war with the us, saying there would be no winners. 0ur Economics editor kamal ahmed has this report. He arrived with full security detail. The president of china, here to speak to an eager audience of political and business leaders. Mr xi didnt actually mention President Elect donald j trump. He didnt need to. The message was clear. Translation pursuing protectionism is just like locking oneself in a dark room. While wind and rain may be kept outside, so are light and air. No one will emerge as a winner in a trade war. He also said that countries should redouble their commitment to the p
Lee. Prosecutors vowed to continue the Corruption Investigation without wavering. We will have the latest from seoul. And for now european markets are all headed higher theresa may is speaking in davos in less than an hour and so we are watching the pound sterling. We are also going to be getting the inside track on the winners and losers. Also, streaming service net flicks reported a huge boost in subscriber numbers, they put it down to their original conflict, it is a little bit like netflix and chilling. Do the streaming services make your much watch shows . Do get in touch, use the hashtag. Welcome to the programme. Do get in touch with your comments, not just about netflix do get in touch with your comments, notjust about netflix but do get in touch with your comments, not just about netflix but about do get in touch with your comments, notjust about netflix but about our other stories. We love to hear from you. We start here in london where fears of a costly brexit exodus of bank