we are taking a look at the big business of choppers. hello and welcome to bbc news. president trump has said the united nations security council must be prepared to impose new sanctions on north korea over its nuclear and missile tests. mr trump said north korea was a real threat to the world, and that the status quo was unacceptable. he was speaking as north korea prepared to celebrate the 85th anniversary of the founding of its armed forces. the status quo in north korea is also unacceptable, and the council must be prepared to impose additional and stronger sanctions on north korean nuclear and ballistic missile programmes. this is a real threat to the world. whether we want to talk about it or not, north korea is a big world problem, and it s a problem we have to finally solve. people have put blindfolds on for decades, and now it s time to solve the problem. in an unusual move, the entire us senate has been called to discuss the problem. we will have more from steve eva
christine lagarde and ivanka trump have in common? they have gathering to close the gender gap. yep, some of the world s most powerful women take action on equality. but they have got a big task, because according to some, closing the gap between sexes could take 170 years. and how to get from a to b in a whirlwind, and avoid those horrible traffic jams. we are taking a look at the big business of choppers. welcome to world business report. i m aaron heslehurst. some of the world s most powerful people from business and politics are meeting in berlin today. they also happen to all be women. it is part of an initiative called w20, set up by 20 of the world s leading nations. so who is going, and what is it all about? attending the summit will be christine lagarde, the head of the imf, angela merkel, the chancellor of germany, and ivanka trump, daughter and special assistant to the president of the united states. the group wants to highlight the issue of women s economic partic
elections, they have delivered but are they overconfident? we will discuss the matter. making sure you hire heroes, not zeroes. we ll meet the man who says tech is the best way to vet new recruits. asa as a whistle blowing engineer wins $1 million for reporting a cruise ship for dumping waste, we want to know, would the chance of the big payoff make you more likely to blow the whistle? let us no. let us know. just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. hello and welcome to business live. some of the world s most powerful people from business and politics are meeting in berlin today. they also all happen to be women. it s part of an initiative called w20 set up by 20 of the world s leading nations. so who s going and what s it all about? attending the summit will be christine lagarde the head of the imf, angela merkel the chancellor of germany and ivanka trump, daughter and special assistant to the president of the united states. the group wants to highlight the issue of women s econ
an official position in her father s administration. ivanka trump takes the stage alongside angela merkel as an official adviser to the us but there s criticism about the nature of her role in the white house. and hearts and minds researchers say regular moderate exercise is the best way to keep your brain sharp, if you re over 50. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. theresa may is targeting labour seats in wales following a shock poll that could see the conservatives take the majority of welsh votes for the first time in 150 years. the prime minister is speaking in south wales a little later on and our chief political correspondent vicki young is there. the conservatives see rich pickings potentially in wales? yes. i think they do. they think there are no go areas for them. theresa may has gone to newport and visiting other places today. their confidence comes from the macro three vote. wales voted to leave. there is a sizeable uk thought here, about 15%. they are
A confluence of factors has propelled the advancement of women's economic empowerment, creating opportunities around the world. Despite improvements in societal attitudes and policies in several countries, opportunities remain difficult to attain in specific sectors or regions.