more than 3,000 chinese lawmakers are meeting for the annual national people s congress. it s got under way in the last hour in the capital beijing. the meeting is taking place in the great hall of the people and will last for ten days. the congress is the body which debates and approves government policy. high on the agenda is the state of the chinese economy and concerns about economic growth. they are also expected to discuss ways to reform finances, the future of international trade policies and how to tackle pollution. chinese premier, li keqiang, is delivering the country s economic report card to the npc. 0ur china editor, carrie gracie, is in beijing. earlier, she told me how the party had outlined its achievements so far and what challenges it was anticipating. in terms of the message, there is a lot about the attention to getting on top of smog, for example, and the zombie businesses, especially steel and coal. and those two issues relate, steel and coal and zombie
will be reduced to six point five pecent and that policy makers will focus on reducing pollution with major reforms involving its steel and coal companies. 6.5%. premier li keqiang was speaking to more than 3,000 chinese lawmakers at the annual national people s congress in beijing. the congress is the body which debates and approves government policy. high on the agenda is the state of the chinese economy, and concerns about economic growth. the chinese premier li keqiang started the session by outlining the country s economic report card to the npc. translation: economy has recorded good growth. domestic growth represented 6.7% growth and sees china outpaced many other economies stop china can should have more than 30% of global growth. domestically, china faced multiple difficulties. risks and dangers and mounting downward pressure on the economy. china found it self in a complex environment and reformed entered a critical stage. profound changes took place affecting int
will be reduced to six point five % and that policy makers will focus on reducing pollution with major reforms involving its steel and coal companies. premier li keqiang was speaking to more than 3,000 chinese lawmakers at the annual national people s congress in beijing. the congress is the body which debates and approves government policy. high on the agenda is the state of the chinese economy, and concerns about economic growth. mr li started the session by outlining the country s economic report card. translation: the economy has registered a slower but stable performance with good momentum for growth. gross domestic product reached 74.1; trillion yuan, representing 6.7% growth and seeing china outpace most other economies. china contributed more than 30% of global growth. domestically, china faced multiple difficulties. major structural problems, prominent risks and dangers and mounting downward pressure on the economy. china found itself in a complex environment and ref
and economic gloom for brazil as its set to reveal another year of recession. politicians promise it will end but it s already led to misery for millions of brazilians. president trump s revised travel ban on six majority mulsim countries will come into effect on the 16th of this month. has finally signed his replacement executive order on immigration. it re imposes travel restrictions on six muslim majority nations. but the new order omits iraq, offers protection to people that already have green cards, and removes an indefinite ban on syrian refugees. democrats have criticised the plan. as nick bryant reports. there was applause when president trump signed the first executive order, but it caused anger, chaos and confusion at america s airports, as the travel ban on entrants from seven mainly muslim countries was hurriedly put into effect. but the us courts blocked it, opening the borders, delivering an embarrassing rebuke to president trump. so today he signed a revised ba
newsday. glad you could join us. it is currently midnight in london and 8am in singapore and in kuala lumpur, where the diplomatic crisis between malaysia and north korea shows no sign of letting up. the north korean embassy in kuala lumpur has been cordoned off and the un has called for calm, after the two nations banned each other‘s citizens from leaving their countries. it is part ofa leaving their countries. it is part of a growing row over the killing of kimjong nam at of a growing row over the killing of kim jong nam at the half brother of the north korean leader. malaysia has not directly blamed the north for the killing, there is widespread suspicion pyongyang was responsible. for the latest, let s cross over to the capital. we are joined for the latest, let s cross over to the capital. we arejoined outside the capital. we arejoined outside the north korean embassy by my colleague sharanjit the north korean embassy by my colleague shara njit leyl. the north korean e