The trial of samsungs boss continues today, adding another chapter to the scandal that has gripped south korea. And well take a sneak peek at how airlines are attracting Business Travellers to splash their cash in the skies. Good morning, asia. Hello, world. Im rico hizon for Asia Business report, glad you could join us, the era parent of samsung is going to court today in what is considered to be south careers trial of the century. Hes accused of bribing the countrys president and century. Hes accused of bribing the countrys president and in century. Hes accused of bribing the countrys president and in return for business favours. Earlier i asked Jake Saunders whether the scandal is impacting the bottom line. Close friend. If you look at the stock market, no, everything is fabulous there, it is an upward trend, looking at the revenue of samsung electronics, over the last three years it is quite flat, doing about 175 billion. Why is there a disconnect between the stock price, which has
Ofa we dont see this as the beginning of a new campaign. Well be live throughout the day in beirut, moscow and washington with the latest reaction to the unfolding events. The other news. A Romanian Tourist who fell into the river thames during the Westminster Bridge terror attack has died. A sharp rise in the number of accident and Emergency Departments turning away ambulances in england. Good morning, its friday the 7th of april. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. Russia has strongly condemned us Missile Strikes on a syrian airbase, describing them as an act of aggression against a sovereign state. It has provoked anger from russia. 59 tomahawk Cruise Missiles were fired from two American Navy warships in the mediterranean. Their target the shayrat Airbase Which donald trump said was the airfield used to launch what he described as a horrible Chemical Attack on innocent civilians earlier this week. Six people are said to have died in the air strikes and the base is described as almost com