speech is due open a new session of parliament, as brexit deal talks continue. you can keep up to date with the latest developments on the bbc website, at bbc.com/news. now on bbc news, live to singapore for asia business report. trade war breakthrough. donald trump says china has already started to buy more american agricultural goods after friday s partial deal. cash for citizenship. but i want to‘s controversial new multi billion dollar booming industry. vanuatu s. it is monday, hope you had a great weekend, glad you could join us for another exciting addition of asia business report. i am rico his own. let s begin with the trade war. this morning us president donald trump has been tweeting about the partial deal agreed on friday with china s vice premier. mist and trump said in that suite, beijing has already started to increase its purchases of american agricultural products. mrtrump. he american agricultural products. mr trump. he went on to reiterate washing
weather this weekend. today, it looks like western areas will see the thickest of the cloud and the rain. further east, it should be brighter. tomorrow, it s a reverse of fortune with the east seeing some pretty heavy rain. i ll have all the details for you a bit later on. good morning. it s saturday, the 5th of october. our top story: the duke of sussex has launched a legal battle against the tabloid press, taking action against the owners of the sun, the now defunct news of the world, and the daily mirror, in relation to alleged phone hacking. it s not yet clear when prince harry s allegations date from, but in a phone hacking trial in 2011 he was named, along with prince william, as a victim. his move follows the announcement that his wife meghan is taking separate legal action against the mail on sunday. ben ando has more. the end of another high profile tour fulfilling their royal duties, meeting and greeting, but amid ever frostier relations between the prince and the p
pranced. i don t think they should be hated they don t believe in demonizing the successful. life from moscow this is the international weekend. welcome to the program 1st to south america ecuador in the grip of a wave of protests after a state of emergency was declared on thursday demonstrations began over the government s decision to end fuel subsidies with petrol prices expected to more than double. was students and transport workers have been leading a national strike and the country s president is using emergency powers to deploy troops in a bid to maintain order but there have been scenes of chaos as police clashed with protesters there s also been at least $350.00 arrests the fuel subsidies have been costing the government more than a $1000000000.00 a year it says there s no chance they ll be reinstated it s all part of the president s plan to cut public spending to meet the terms of an i.m.f. loan agreed in march it was done of takes a deeper look at the impact it s h
hello and welcome to bbc news. masked protesters have again taken to the streets of hong kong in defiance of their leader carrie lam who has introduced a new law banning face masks in public. a human chain was formed to show they re against the legislation which came into effect on saturday carrie lam is warning that she can no longer tolerate rioters ‘destroying the territory. translation: the government will suppress violence with the greatest determination. i appeal to everyone to support the government to condemn violence together, and to cut ties with rioters with a firm will. our correspondent robin brant has more now on how the shutdown is affecting the territory. a big slice of yesterday and now all of today, hong kong ‘s metro system, the light rail underground trains will not be running. the only service you can get is from the centre of the city to the airport. the decision yesterday by the authorities to essentially shut down authorities to essentially shut d
now on bbc news, brexitcast. last week you had a giant flask of coffee? tea 7 yes. that is what i will say it was. and a punnet of raspberries. and now i m the raspberry! greetings from brussels. i am gazing adoringly at you. thank you. i am the raspberry. welcome to brexitcast. brexitcast from the bbc. no one has got a clue what brexit is. brexit is. no one has quite understood the full extent of this. we rely on the dover and calais crossing. i met borisjohnson once. the doubters, the doomsters, the gloomsters, they are going to get it wrong again. remainers and leavers, that will end well. brussels, i would describe as a dog s brexit. we have still not got any raspberries, but it is chris at westminster. you ve got a banana, as well as me. laura at westminster. adam in brussels. and doctor ardler in brussels. i like to say doctor when i m wearing shoulder pads! it has been another big week. really. i feel cross eyed. my binder has got much thicker. and are we poised to get