Daybreak asia. Thisr top stories wednesday, new questions about President Trumps many deal that says chinas higher purchases of agricultural goods depend on a reduction in u. S. Tariffs. The imf cuts its outlook for the fourth straight time. And sterling reaches a new high on high optimism about a new brexit deal. Shery breaking news out of south korea. The jobless rate ticked up to 3. 4 in september. The estimate was to gain from 3. 1 , so the Unemployment Rate higher than expected. We have seen weakness in the private sector, south korea very exposed to trade tensions and slowing global demand, although we have seen passage of that extra budget in august, which could provide support for labor markets, but so far september unemployment at three point 4 . Australian markets just open. Lets turn to sophie. Sophie. Sophie sherri, shares in sydney are breaking ground, advancing fifth straight day, in tokyo the nikkei 225 open. It fresh 2019 high with valuations below the fiveyear average.
the earliest galaxies. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news it s newsday. it s 8am in singapore, and 9am injapan where a private funeral will be held in tokyo later, for the former prime minister shinzo abe, who died after being shot while at a political campaign event. mourners have streamed into a temple in tokyo to pay their respects. these are scenes from a vigil at the zojoji temple. world leaders have also paid tribute. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, said mr abe did more than anyone to elevate the relationship between their two countries. rupert wingfield hayes reports from tokyo. shinzo abe was a fresh faced 52 year old when he shocked everyone by becoming japan s youngest postwar prime minister. it did not go well. and in less than a year, he was gone. five years later, he plotted his return with a new hairstyle and a new slogan. and this time, he stayed, for eight years, longer than any other postwar japanese leader. today, japan is layin
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President trump and the russia investigation. The commander in chief spending the weekend with eyes fixed on the russia probe after his former National Security advisor Michael Flynn pled guilty to lying to the fbi. Flynn is now cooperating with special counsel muellers investigation leading the president to seemingly rewrite the narrative of why flynn was fired in the first place. The president tweeted, i had to fire general flynn because he lied to the vicepresident and the fbi. He has pled guilty to those lies. Its a shame because his actions during the transition were lawful. There was nothing to hide. Well, that seems to suggest the president knew flynn lied to the fbi when he asked then fbi director james comey to drop the flynn investigation. For more we go to nbcs tracie potts in washington. Tracie, good morning. Reporter hi there, frances, good morning. The president s personal lawyer john dowd says he wrote that tweet but doesnt have an email or any evidence to prove it becau