he s there for two days, and the visit is aimed at strengthening ties with its southern neighbour. china is already vietnam s biggest investor. this year, registered investment from mainland china and hong kong combined doubled to more than $8 billion. that s compared to 2022 when pandemic restrictions were still in place in china. but with the us pushing to grow its influence in the region, beijing is also clinging to deepen relations with hanoi even further. raji biswas from s&p global market intelligence describes what s at stake for both countries. i think it s very much reflecting the importance of vietnam for china economically and of course it s an important neighbour as well. so, the political relationship, i think that will be important in terms of president xi s visit to strengthen bilateral ties further. but also, vietnam has become increasingly important in its own right as an export market for china. it s now the fifth largest export market for china and it s gro
three part plan that would begin with a six week ceasefire in which the israeli forces would withdraw from populated areas of gaza. there would also be a surge of humanitarian aid as well as an exchange of some hostages for palestinian prisoners. the president said it was time for this war to end hamas issued for this war to end and hamas issued a statement saying it was ready to deal positively with any proposal offering a permanent ceasefire and a complete israeli withdrawal. the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu said the plan was in line with israel s demands that the war would not end until its hostages were released and hamas no longer ruled gaza or posed a military threat. our first report this hour is from vincent mcaviney. after almost eight months of israeli response to the 7th october attacks by hamas, gaza lays largely in ruins, with the lives of palestinians who call it home turned upside down. more than 36,000 have been killed across the region, accord
provinces. 0bjections were raised about the final tally. what this is important is because these are some of the most populous regions in south africa with huge vote counts and we re still waiting to hear from the electoral commission of how it will these objections. as you said, it is waiting until sunday to publish the final results and what usually happens is it will take the next few hours to meet with different parties, look over the results and make a decision as to whether those objections will determine or change the final result thatis determine or change the final result that is in front of us. but really we are waiting to hear from the anc itself of how it will react to what looks like a significant loss in its vote share. in looks like a significant loss in its vote share- looks like a significant loss in its vote share. , ., ., vote share. in terms of movement auoin vote share. in terms of movement going forward. vote share. in terms of movement going forward, coalition
editorjustin rowlatt. this is what this climate conference will be remembered for. 0bjections is so decided. an agreement to create a fund to help vulnerable nations with the loss and damage climate change is causing. the deal on loss and damage is undoubtedly a breakthrough, but there is huge disappointment in this room, disappointment that the rest of the text is not more ambitious. leaders of delegations met to discuss how they could change the wording to increase the effort to cut emissions. the aim of these summits is to raise ambition every year, but today s deal goes no further than what was agreed last year in glasgow. what is low emission energy? there s even a clause which could allow natural gas to be classified as green.