And london. This is bbc world news. Its newsday. Good morning. Its 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 7pm in the evening in washington, where President Donald Trump has been singing the praises of china in sharp contrast to his campaign rhetoric. In an interview with the american cbs network, the us president said he was in constant touch with president xijinping, and believed he was putting pressure on north korea to rain in its leader kim jung uns nuclear ambitions. The relationship ive had with china, its been already acclaimed as being something very special, something very different to what weve already had. On north korea, mr trump warned that a conflict with the country could kill millions of people. But he had some surprising words of praise for Supreme Leader kim kim jong un. Dealing with obviously very tough people, in particular the generals and others, and at a very young age he was able to assume power. A lot of people im sure tried to take that power away, whether i
Will raise other taxes. Now on bbc news, all the latest Business News live from singapore. Thawed relations. Japan and china holds direct economic talks for the first time in nearly two years. Tea rs first time in nearly two years. Tears and disappointment. The impact on indian workers with the new australian visa laws. Good morning, asia. Hello, world. Welcome to another edition of Asia Business report. Its a monday. It may be may day or labour day were you are, but we know that markets have a lot to digest in the next few days. Japan and china are resuming bilateral trade talks after two years starting from today. The Federal Reserve kicks off its two day meeting. Investors will be looking for clues on how many more us rate hikes could be in store this year. That is the same day that tech giant, apple, will give its Financial Report card. Facebook follows the next day. And on thursday, the australian prime minister, malcolm turnbull, meets us President Donald Trump in new york. What
In iphone sales as customers wait for the ten Year Anniversary phone. We talk you through the tech giants latest numbers. And as the french prepare to make their choice on sunday, we look at the contentious issue of immigration. Welcome to World Business report. Im sally bundock. Also in the programme, the impact of trumps visa Review Infosys says it will hire 10,000 americans. Details in a moment. But first, apple is the worlds most valuable company and it made another huge profit in the first three months of the year. But it was a bit of a mixed bag. The california based firm sold just under 53 billion worth of products as it continues to dominate the smartphone market. But surprisingly iphone sales actually fell by 1 mainly because customers are holding off purchases while waiting for the 10th Anniversary Model expected this autumn. They still sold over 50 million of them though and more of their expensive seven plus smartphone. Apple shares were down 2 in after hours trading but th
President bush declared a New World Order which america would lead by example. 25 years on, and donald trump is in the white house, so what kind of example is america setting now . My guest isjoe lieberman, former senator, al gores Vice President ial running mate in 2000. And recently touted as contender for fbi director under the current president. Is donald trump fundamentally changing americas global role . Joe lieberman. Welcome. Stephen, good to be with you. Lets begin maybe have to begin, with an assessment of donald trump. Six months in the white house. Are you alarmed or reassured by what you have seen . Iam uncertain. 0bviously President Trump ran a campaign unlike any we have ever seen in america. As a former officeholder, during the year i would run into other officeholders or current elected officials, and we would go through the latest thing that candidate trump had said, which he would have agreed would have ended our campaign. He kept going. Part of it was that the publi
Agents who worked Behind Enemy Lines and go under the hammer next week. And england come from behind to beat wales in the six nations to extend their winning run to 16 matches. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. President trump says hes determined to take firm steps to protect the United States and its security. He is considering signing a new Executive Order on immigration after the courts blocked his initial attempt to bar travellers from seven predominantly muslim countries. Our washington correspondent, david willis, sent this report. Stepping into the warmth of a Florida Winter yet the president and first ladys Weekend Retreat offers little respite from the chilly climate in his presidency. Efforts to make good on a key campaign promise, having been stymied by the courts, mr trump is characteristically refusing to back down. My administration is committed to your security. We will not allow our generous system of immigration to be turned against us as a tool for terrorism and t