One of britains biggest retail groups, arcadia, has been handed a lifeline by landlords whove agreed to cut its rents. The business has 566 stores in the uk and ireland and employs 18 thousand workers. Now on bbc news, live to singapore for Asia Business report. Business alarm as hong kong braces for more potential protest we look at the impact on the Asian Financial powerhouse. Our warning from japan. He cautions over potential clashes in the middle east when he meets with the president of around. Good morning asia, hello world. It is thursday and thank you forjoining us thursday and thank you forjoining us for this exciting addition of Asia Business report did lets start the programme with hong kong where authorities have shut government offices in the cbd for the rest of the week. On wednesday, hundreds of thousands of people swarmed the streets to oppose a planned new extradition law which includes mainland china. Many Stores Closed and several businesses gave their employees a day
President trump warns germany over dependence on russian gas and threatens sanctions over the nordstream 2 project to bring more of it to europe. A warm welcome to the Programme Briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. Also in the programme the Us House Intelligence Committee today holds a hearing on the rise of so called deep fakes online, fake videos of people saying or doing something that never happened. How concerned are you about this . How can it be policed, if at all . Send us your comments, bbcthebriefing. Authorities in hong kong are shutting most government offices in the financial district for the rest of the week, after days of protests against an extradition bill that would allow people to be sent to Mainland China for trial. The bill has triggered the biggest street rallies since hong kong was handed back to china by the british in 1997. Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets in running battles with the demonstrators. Joining me now is t
At the womens world cup in france. They were 13 0 winners over thailand beating the previous record when germany beat argentina 11 0 in 2007. Alex morgan also equalled the goals in one game record at this tournament set in 1991, by scoring five. With news of that and the other two games played on tuesday heres colm harrison. The United States could not have wished for an easier start to their title defence in the writing was on the wall for thailand from the moment alex morgan headed in the opening goal after 12 minutes. This rout included two goals each from the veil and lewis but morgan surpassed them both. Morgan scored her fourth of the game sending the americans into double figures in the process. After the reigning champions equalled the world cup record of ii champions equalled the world cup record of 11 goals in one match, morgan made sure they broke it as she scored her fifth of the game. The substitute completed the scoring in stoppage time with 13 overall. Unlucky for some.