One of those suffering from hunger. Programs fighting over. The foot. Its a deal of 7 years in the making and today could be the day the e. U. And china announce a great through for their massive investment pact we go to brussels to find out more about the deal and its implications for europe also coming up the thinking of switching crops to something more profitable chinese farmers are branching out to make a bigger buck and its own legal. And it took a deadly explosion in the port of beirut to reveal the poisonous liquid stored there now a German Company helps clearing out the chemicals. Welcome to do that we have business i want to jones in berlin good to have you with us it will take months to be finalized and fully ratified but the new e. U. China deal which is expected to be signed today is certainly a landmark deal it will remove barriers to e. U. Investments in china for key sectors but critics say its rushed and it reduces europes leverage on dealing with china. After 7 years
Sure when i will be arrested and be extradited to china and what we all worry about the threats that we need to face in our common fields for the full interview later in the program. And crocs in distress thousands of the giant reptiles face starvation. In india as the corner of august keeps paying visitors the way. Im british benji welcome to news asia its good to have you with us police in hong kong have arrested prominent prodemocracy figure and media tycoon jimmy lie under provisions of a newly implemented security knoll and aide to said he had been charged with allegedly colluding with foreign Powers Police arrested live from his home before also searching the offices. Of his daily newspaper 8 others have also been held in the past line has been critical of the chinese governments actions in hong kong and is the most high profile person to be arrested under the new security law which came into force on the 30th of june if convicted he could be facing a maximum of life in prison. J
Clashes rose as president lukashenko claims a landslide victory despite strong challenge from an opposition candidate the Election Commission says the same 80 percent of the vote. More clashes in the streets of beirut as Thousands School for the government to go to 1st minister quits but thats not enough for the protesters angered by last weeks devastating explosions. Welcome to the Program China has again cracked down on democratic freedoms in hong kong with the arrest of media tycoon jimmy lie hes a prominent prodemocracy companion an outspoken critic of beijings policies in the territory an aide said lawyer was being held over suspected collusion with Foreign Forces under the tough new National Security law imposed in june. This was the moment of arrest jimmy lie put into an Unmarked Police van outside his home in hong kong. Then driven away. Police raided the Publishers Office late in the morning. He was then later brought to the offices of his Media Company mixed media the paper i
Election claims the vote was rigged and there were clashes across the nation as president of the sinkhole headed for landslide victory. And peace talks in afghanistan could start within a week after a council of afghan leaders agrees to 3400 taliban prisoners freed child abandonment made their release offer prisoners a condition for the toll. As well come to the Program China again crackdown on democratic freedoms in hong kong with the arrest of media tycoon jimmy lie hes a prominent prodemocracy compan arent an outspoken critic of beijings policies in the territory an aide said lie was being held over suspected collusion with Foreign Forces on the tough new National Security though beijing imposed in june. This was the moment of arrest jimmy lie put into an Unmarked Police van outside his home in hong kong. Then driven away. When hes raided the Publishers Office late in the morning. He was then later brought to the offices of his Media Company the next media the paper itself released
But early suggest results to gamble may not pay off. We are live in madrid. Haidi to gamble may not pay off. We are live in madrid. Haidi lets hear how the trading week has started with markets coming online. Sydney starting trading. Investors after a bad week of trading, looking for a new catalyst. So for the next step up with trade negotiations, not much has developed but it is a big event risk week when it comes to the asian data, not least of which , industrialles production. Domestic activity out of china with the deeper numbers out of china recently. Theey on the back foot as day begins, new zealand trading up 1. 25 . We are seeing when it comes to trading in the u. S. Session this week, mildly positive after the s p closed out friday at a fresh record high. You see japanese markets extending gains into a sixth straight week. Lets get you to first word news. Su we start with more fallout in the u. K. From the brexit drama. Has kept the sovereign Credit Rating to a negative outloo