This is bbc world news. Its newsday. Thanks forjoining us. It is 7am in singapore, Midnight In London at 7am in beijing, where Chinas Foreign Ministry has raised new worries about north koreas weekly programme. The chinese Foreign Ministry has called for calm and an end to actions that could further raise tension on the Korean Peninsular. At at the same time a spokesman said beijing had serious concerns about pyongyangs nuclear ambitions. Translation chinas position on north Koreas Nuclear issue is clear and consistent. We have repeatedly stressed that the situation on the Korean Peninsula is highly complicated and sensitive. All parties concerned should exercise restraint and make joint efforts to ease tension in the region, rather than provoking each other and making things worse. We hope the countries which are really committed to Regional Peace will not stoke the tension there. We miss guard against anyone who tries to achieve their own political ends by taking advantage of the regional situation to play up tension and deepen the difference is there. Thats the view from beijing as far as the us is concerned. John spicer said chinas engagement in north korea was a positive step. I think it is encouraging to see china continued to move forward and join us in this effort to control north korea. I think the relationship that the president started youll been with president xijinping at president started youll been with president xi jinping at mar a lago is showing positive signs. China continues to have both economic and political influence over china and so political influence over china and Soi Political influence over china and so i think it is important to see them headed in this direction. It is a positive sign to see them play a larger role. It is in everybodys interest to contain north koreas actions. Sean spicer also faced a barrage of questions at the Daily White House briefing on confusion over a us Aircraft Carrier group and its location with regard to north korea. A week ago donald trump said he was sending what he described as an armada the Uss Carl VinsonAircraft Carrier group then in singapore as a warning to pyongyang. But its emerged that the battle group was even further away at the weekend, moving through Indonesias Sunda Strait into the indian ocean, after continuing its Military Drills with australia. Heres us defense secretary james mattis addressing the confusion. The bottomline is in our effort to a Lwa Ys The Bottomline is in our effort to always be open about what we are doing we said that we would change the upcoming schedule. As i said on the upcoming schedule. As i said on the record, it is operating up and down the Western Pacific and we are doing exactly what we said, which is that we are shifting it instead of continuing in one direction, as she pulled out of singapore, she will continue part of her cruise down at region. But she was on her way up to korea. That was the us defence secretary james mattis. Jean lee, a global fellow for the washington think tank the Wilson Centerjoins us from seoul in south korea. Thank you forjoining us. Beijing is seriously concerned. How would you describe the tone of this statement . Beijing does typically call for restraint. You know, it is interesting to see how this is unfolding between the us and china. Washington is putting a lot of pressure on china to Act On North Korea and as we heard earlier the Press Secretary pointed out that china has considerable economic and political leveraged. But i would argue that while it is true that beijing has an immense potential economic leveraged over north korea, beijing also recognises that they will lose some of their political leveraged with north korea if they press too hard. So it will be interesting to see how far china goesin interesting to see how far china goes in working with the United States in reining in these north korean provocations. So there are some shades of nuance in this statement that we heard from beijing, referring to the geopolitical situation in the region. It is a very complicated issue here and what they want to do issue here and what they want to do is to prevent any kind of aggression. This region is a tinderbox, so what they dont want is anyone pushing it too far, so that there is some sort of conflict. Its a very constipated situation, but if you read the words, the statement from beijing has been more aggressive than in the past. Complicated situation. In your view, what should be the next move of the chinese, if the north koreans continue to be quite arrogant, continue to be quite arrogant, continue their threats . The north koreans have continued to build Nuclear Weapons and perfect their Ballistic Missile technology at an unprecedented pace, despite threats from the us and despite pressure from the us and despite pressure from beijing. So i think the chinese are certainly trying to calibrate how to use the leveraged that they have economically to defuse tensions in the region. So i think that the calibration they are trying to do now and certainly they will try to send and on Voyage To Pyongyang to talk to the north koreans. Send and envoy. Perhaps even threaten more economic sanctions on their side. Economic sanctions, but so far it hasnt really worked with the north koreans. I mean, the Vice President mike pence has said military action is out of the equation, at trump says a range of options. What should really be done to be able to solve this Korean Peninsula problem . The sanctions can really only have teeth if they are enforced. It is very difficult to do. China is the main conduit for materials. Not only illicit material that might help them build some of these missiles but also the luxury goods and other kind of Creature Comforts that some of those sanctions are intended to restrict. The sanctions are meant to not only stop the flow of illicit groups or goods that could contribute to illicit weapons but also put the pinch on the north koreans to get them to change their behaviour. But thats not going to be effective u nless thats not going to be effective unless they are forced. Certainly enforcement and putting pressure on china to enforce the sanctions will be part of that equation. Thanks so much forjoining us. Our other big story is of course in the uk. Mps have voted overwhelmingly to hold a Snap Election injune. In the end it was little more than a formality, with 522 votes to just 13 backing the Prime Ministers plans to send britain to the polls three years early. Theresa may says its necessary to guarantee stability and a strong hand for the uk during brexit negotiations. Campaigning has already kicked off, heres what the hopefuls said during their first events. Thats what this election is about. Its about providing a strong and sta ble its about providing a strong and stable leadership this country needs to ta ke stable leadership this country needs to take britain through brexit and beyond. Its about strengthening our hand the negotiations that lie ahead and its about sticking to our plan for a stronger britain that will enable us to secure that more stable and secure future for this country and secure future for this country and take the right long term decisions for the future. Its about strong and stable leadership in the national interest. This election is about the future of all of us the future of our children, the future of socialjustice, the future of our services, the future of ourjobs. Are we going to be a country that gives riches and makes riches for all of us, orare gives riches and makes riches for all of us, or are we going to be a country that works only to make the richest even richer . I know which side i am on i know which side you are on. Side i am on i know which side you are on. This election is going to be fought on the streets of this country, up and down, in town halls, streets, beaches, seafronts. We are going to take this message of the kind of country and kind of society we want to be. Theres much more on the uk election on the bbc news website. There are live updates, the latest videos, analysis and an election fact checker, where our experts will be putting the campaigns claims under the spotlight. Head to bbc. Com news. Also making news today the us Vice President mike pence has arrived in indonesia, on the latest leg of his tour of asian nations. Hell spend three days there. The visit is being seen as an attempt to engage with the Worlds Largest muslim majority country, as it begins to emerge as a growing regional power. Two senior Civil Servants in nigeria have been suspended, after more than m3 million was found in cash in a flat in lagos. President buhari has ordered an investigation into the discovery. The Nigerian NationalIntelligence Agency says the money belonged to it, but its not clear how it came to be in the building where it was found. Now, heres an example of why you should always keep a close eye on your guests, especially when theyve got something to celebrate. This is President Trump hosting the new England PatriotsAmerican Football Team to congratulate them on their victory in the superbowl earlier this year. So far, so good. But the players then appeared to get the run of the white house and heres what happened during Press Secretary sean spicers daily briefing. It pans out in the negotiation. Can i just. It pans out in the negotiation. Can ijust. I think ive got this but thank you. Maybe. Thanks, the winner minutes. See you in a minute. All right, but was cool. That was sean spicer. That was new england player rob gronkowski, crashing the White House Press briefing. As you can see, his offer of help was declined. And heres some change from south korea, or rather, a lack of change. The country is starting to test a system known as the Cashless Society project, which will allow customers to have change from their purchases added to pre paid cards. The government wants to scrap coins by the year 2020. If its able to do so, it estimates it could save around 16 million a year in manufacturing costs. The First Christian governor of the Indonesian Capitaljakarta has conceded defeat to his rival, a muslim former government minister. It follows a divisive election battle which stoked religious tensions after governor ahok, whos ethnic chinese, was accused of insulting the koran in a campaign speech. From jakarta, Rebecca Henschke reports. In conceding defeat, the governor called for unity. Translation we are all the same. We want jakarta to be good and we wanted to move forward because this is where we all live. Celebrations have already begun here at the supporters home. The former Education Minister has been criticised for running a very divisive and divisive election campaign, capitalising on accusations against the governor and highlighting religious differences. The fact that governor ahok is a christian and not a muslim. But it has been a very Successful Campaign and these people say that he is a leader that they want to bring ja ka rta leader that they want to bring jakarta back together after this divisive election. He is a smart leader, with a low profile, and he is close to the people. Anies baswedans campaign heavily capitalised on the Blasphemy Case against governor ahok to harness the awesome vote and today, right after the election, governor ahok is back in court. He faces jail time if convicted of blasphemy. Very unlikely he used to be acquitted. Very unlikely he used to be found guilty. It will bring a very bad message for indonesia. It means the Blasphemy Law can be used more and more, can be easily politicised and easily manipulated to send your enemies, anyone you dont like, to prison. The Jakarta Election was widely seen as a proxy for the next president ial poll in two years. With supporters of Anies Baswedan crying out that their party will win back the presidency from joko widodo. The brought in 147 million in Advertising Revenue for Fox News Last year alone he. Now bill oreilly, one of americas best known anchors, is leaving the Network Following accusations of sexual harassment. Hes always denied the allegations, some of which have been around for a decade, and says it is tremendously disheartening to be leaving due to com pletely disheartening to be leaving due to completely unfounded claims. Our washington Correspondent Laura Bicker has more details. Hes been with the network almost since its inception, hes been there for two decades, he draws 4 Million Viewers a year, so he will be a very big loss to fox news. But they were ina big loss to fox news. But they were in a corner. Their hand had been forced. Not only did it come to light that five women had allegedly settled harassment claims for 13 million, more claims seem to be coming to light. On tuesday night for instance, a woman came forward, a lawyer came forward, alleging that her African American client had been called Hot Chocolate by bill oreilly. He said he had leered at her any time no one was looking. As these allegations began to mount, far more protests were held outside fox news hq and more and more sponsors, more than 50 of them, were withdrawing their Advertising Revenues. All of this after the chairman of fox news, roger ailes, also had to leave after his own harassment claims came to light. This is all at a time when 21st Century Fox is trying to negotiate a deal to buy the remaining 61 of the european broadcaster sky, so theres a sense of timing and it all added up a sense of timing and it all added up to being an offer is enough. Washington Correspondent Laura Bicker. Youre watching newsday on the bbc, live from london and singapore. Still to come on the programme prince harry gets an amazing response after opening up about his struggles in coping with the loss of his mother nearly 20 yea rs the loss of his mother nearly 20 years ago. The stars and stripes at half mast outside columbine high. The School Sealed off, the bodies of the dead still inside. I never thought they would actually go through with it. Some places have already had nearly as much rain as they would normally expect in an entire year. Some places have already had nearly as much rain as they would normally expect in an entire year. For millions of americans, the death of Richard Nixon in a New York Hospital has meant conflicting emotions. A national day of mourning next wednesday sitting somehow uneasily with the abiding memories of the shame of watergate. And lift off of the Space Shuttle discovery with the hubble space telescope, our window on the universe. Welcome back, youre watching newsday on the bbc. Im rico hizon in singapore. Im kasia madera in london. Our top stories this hour trialer says it is seriously concerned about not Korean Nuclear ambitions as tensions continue to rise in the region china. British lawmakers have given the go ahead for a snap general election. The Prime Minister theresa may says she wants a stronger negotiating hand over brexit. Now lets take a look at some of the front pages from around the world and we start with the china daily and we start with the china daily and on its front page, where it says beijing has urged the United States to change its export policies. Chinese Officials Say washington lifting the block on Selling High Tech goods to china would help relieve the Trade Deficit between the two countries. And moving on to the upcoming uk collection, which features on the front page of the daily telegraph, and it covers theresa mays refusal to ta ke and it covers theresa mays refusal to take part in Television Debates but says the Prime Minister hasnt ruled out a televised question and a nswer ruled out a televised question and answer session or an extended interview.