business news live from singapore. donald trump and vladimir putin speak. are we about to see big changes in us russian business negotiations? and fashion. what leads some asian parents to spend thousands! good morning, asia. hello, world. welcome to asia business report. it s a monday. us president donald trump s immigration policy has nominated the headlines this weekend. but he also had a phone conversation with the russian president, vladimir putin, aimed at clawing the frosty relationship. thrawing. they did not discuss lifting sanctions, apparently. earlier, i spoke with someone to see if the sanctions have had a major impact on russia. international trade has dropped down from 25%. that is like $136 billion, quite damaging. as a result of the sanctions, has this drawn russia into the arms of other trading nations like china and countries here in asia, for example? with china, it is actually a very big front for international trade. 0ver 90 billion us dollars in tra
you and you getjealous. and coming up in the sport on bbc news: joe root is expected to be named as alistair cook s successor as england test captain. root‘s coach at yorkshire thinks he ll take more risks in thejob. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. a growing number of conservative mps have criticised the speaker of the house of commons, john bercow, after he publicly opposed the idea of president trump addressing parliament during his state visit. he told the house of commons yesterday that addressing mps was not an automatic right, but an earned honour. it s prompted calls for him to consider his position, with some conservativing accusing him of ignoring the tradition that the speaker should stay neutral. but the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, said it was the duty of the speaker to stand up for parliament. here s our political correspondent, chris mason. the ultimate accolade on a state visit. the red carpet and the chance to address both houses of parli
comfortably beating newport gewnt dragons 45 17. fourth placed glasgow lost to scarlets. second placed ospreys were comfortable winners over bottom of the table zebre. ulster beat edinburgh. well, the rugby continues this weekend with round two of the six nations. wales welcome england to cardiff, whilst scotland are in paris to take on france, a place they haven t won since 1999. let s get some team news, beginning our round up in rome where ireland face italy in the first match of the weekend. it was a captain ‘s run with a difference this afternoon for ireland, as no captain was attendance at the stadium. rory best to so often leaves from the front was back in his hotel room nursing a stomach bug he picked up overnight. the irish camp are confident that the 34 year old hooker will be fit and ready to go against italy tomorrow. there are always things that crop up in the course of a week. i think how we react and respond to it will hopefully allow us respond to it will
which disappeared from a dry clea ners which disappeared from a dry cleaners after it had gone bust, has gone that back been found. the dress has been won by her grandmother in 1870. so much happening in the sport. high time to cross to the bbc sport centre for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday with karthi gnanasegaram and hugh ferris. the headlines this evening: wales against england is heading for a cracking conclusion in the six nations. two goals in two minutes for liverpool could derail totttenham s title hopes. and great britain beat croatia to force their way in to the fed cup group two play offs. it is a very busy day. we will get to the premier league in a moment but we really do have to start with a cracking game in the six nations between wales and england. england are the defending grand slam champions and are on a record unbeaten run. but as the game enters its final stages, it s tight at the principality stadium, as tim hague reports. wales at home to en