Offa sorry for forcibly dragging this man off a plane to make room for one of its own staff. Live from our studios in singapore and london. This is bbc world news. It is newsday. Good morning. At 7am here in singapore, midnight in london and 2am In Moscow where the american Secretary Of State Rex Tillerson is preparing for talks with Vladimir Putin which he hopes may shift the Balance Of Power in the war in syria. He will try to persuade the russian president to withdraw his support for the assad regime in the Wa Ke Support for the assad regime in the wake of last weeks Chemical Attack ona wake of last weeks Chemical Attack on a rebel town in syria will stop but it is a tall order. Earlier, g7 Foreign Ministers rejected a call Foreign Ministers rejected a call for news new sanctions on syria and moscow. A warning, in this report, some images may be distressing. Americas top diplomat arriving in moscow does not accept that this is a mission impossible. Rex tillerson still hopes he can s
Of a seriously ill eight month old baby are devastated after a high court decided doctors can withdraw their sons life support. Ill be back later but first, heres Sharanjit Leyl with Asia Business report. Toshibas troubles. The Japanese Firm risks a de listing after risking earnings without a sign of from auditors. And we find out what chinas latest Inflation Figures tell us about the countrys economy. Hello and welcome to Asia Business report, im Sharanjit Leyl. Toshibas shares are down more than 296 toshibas shares are down more than 2 at the start of trade in tokyo this morning, the conglomerate from japan could face delisting from the Stock Exchange after it listed results without the endorsement of an auditor. Its unprecedented for a majorjapanese an auditor. Its unprecedented for a major Japanese Firm, they an auditor. Its unprecedented for a majorJapanese Firm, they are going to sell their crown jewels, the Chip Business, to offset huge losses from its Nuclear Division in the us
Markets. And well be getting the inside track on one start up that is taking used batteries and giving them a second life. As the boss of United Airlines, we wa nt to as the boss of United Airlines, we want to know when have you wished youd apologised sooner . Just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Welcome to the programme. As south africas president jacob zuma celebrates His 75th Birthday, the festivities may be rather more low key than usual. In less than a week, the countrys members of parliament are scheduled to hold a vote of no confidence against the president. Why . It comes after he ousted some of his key political opponents in a recent cabinet reshuffle. Today, members of the public are expected to take to the streets in protest at the move, but mr zumas decision also has big implications for the economy. South africa has been downgraded to junk status by two of the leading debt ratings agencies, fitch and s p. They argue that the reshuffle will hamper the countrys efforts to manage
Toshiba Corp will invest about 100 billion yen to expand its power semiconductor production over three years through March 2027, aiming to ramp up sales of chips widely used for power control in electric vehicles and industrial devices as part of its turnaround efforts. The technology conglomerate will increase production…