We are watching the hang seng index. Australias market is only higher by 0. 3 . But we had this news that china will allow australias cargo to come ashore. Lets have a look at stocks. Clearing exchanges in focus. The u. S. Approved legislation that could lead to chinese firms getting kicked off american exchanges. Also getting a call from sidney. Tak is down 1. 4 . ,his big surging iron or holding at a record. In recent weeks, weve seen pickup of state owned enterprise default in china that have jolted the credit markets and rattled investors. One company in the spotlight is ever grand, which has accumulated the biggest debt in global real estate. We are joined by Stephen Engle in hong kong. In ournt to bring distinguished guest, the ceo and cofounder of sc lowy in hong kong. A bank and manager that specializes in distressed and highyield debt. Good to see you. You spoke to bloomberg about a month ago and you did talk about ever grand. We know that they have taken steps to increase or
Festival Helena Humphrey and David Leavitts have been taking in all the action from the red carpet. Hollywood Actor Johnny Depp is making waves here at the festival with the World Premiere of his latest movie minamata will have a sneak preview for you of that runs under kathy pixels latest release coming up a little later on the show. Time soon is almost gone though its good to have you with us iranians are voting and a parliamentary election but many moderate candidates have been barred from competing by Irans Guardian Council the countrys president Hassan Rouhani has urged people to vote amid predictions of a low turnout many are expected to boycott the poll to defy the countrys leaders the election comes amid ongoing Economic Hardship under crippling u. S. Sanctions conservative iranian hardliners looks at. To dominate the election. Lets go to dave you correspondent to a set top a she is at a polling station in tehran for us hi took a set tell us what the voter turnout has been like
Its newsday. Glad you could join us. Its 9am in singapore, 1am in london, and 2am in the morning in syria, where Government Forces have carried out some of the heaviest bombardments in recent years on a rebel held area on the outskirts of damascus. Activists say that in three days of airstrikes and artillery fire, more than 200 people in eastern gouta, including children, have been killed. This report by our middle east editorjeremy bowen contains some distressing images. This could be the beginning of the end of a rebellion in Eastern Ghouta that began in 2012. All the other smaller rebel held enclaves around damascus have been starved and bombed into submission. Explosion screaming now, it looks to be Eastern Ghoutas turn as the regime pushes for decisive victory around the capital. Sirens activists in Eastern Ghouta say this is as bad as its been. You can hear the shout and crying of women and children through the windows of their homes and the missiles and mortars dropping on us li
I dont see it and this is al jazeera live from london also coming up syrias army says eisel has withdrawn from its last town in syria treating to the. Aid agencies and warmly Saudi Led Coalition that cutting off yemen could bring millions closer to starvation. And zimbabwe renames Harare International airport after the president attentions grow in. Saudi arabia has settled all its citizens to leave lebanon immediately the order comes five days after the surprise resignation of lebanese Prime Minister saad hariri and an announcement from riyadh hariri is office says hes back in the saudi capital after a quick trip to the United Arab Emirates and then i suggestions hes being held against his will his future Movement Party says his resignation from riyadh raises many questions its demanding that he returns to beirut. The return of Prime Minister saad hariri head of the future movement is necessary in order to restore the internal and external balance of lebanon with full respect to libert
The few gambias government doesnt want people to hear. El australias government is being urged to remove children from its Detention Center on the Pacific Island of nauru. Welfare groups wants allegations of abuse to be investigated. The pitch was built by australia to house eye sigh lem seekers. 30 allegations of child abuse have been made against them at the center. There have been 15 allegations of Sexual Assault or rape or four allegations relate to the exchange of sexual favors for prohibited goods. The private company, transfield services, should be disqualified from doing so. Th. Access has become exceedingly difficult. I went to nauru three years ago when the catch was first built. The government at that time was very keen to advertise, to publicly size the fact that this camp was being built, they wanted it to act as a deterrent. In a sense it has worked. The boats have stopped coming. When the government changed a year later to a more right wing hard government, they kept it