to outline its industrial strategy but with brexit looming large where will any government money go? it s a war that s been raging for the past six years. the images of destruction have been seen worldwide, the suffering of the people has been clear, and many of them have fled the country, helping to create an international refugee crisis. the latest effort to end syria s civil war begins shortly in the kazakh capital, astana. for the first time, talks have been convened by russia, turkey, and iran. also for the first time, representatives of syria s main armed rebel groups are leading the opposition delegation. catriona renton reports. in the hours before the talks, this footage on social media purports to show that airstrikes on rebel held areas of syria are still happening. last month a ceasefire was negotiated in aleppo after the syrian government took back control of the east of the city. these were the scenes as civilians and rebel fighters left. the relentless confl
was all in the battery samsung explains the reason why the galaxy note mobile phones caught fire and we re note mobile phones caught fire and were recalled. the uk government to outline the industrial strategy. but with brexit looming large, where will any government money go? welcome to world business report. i m sally bundock. also in the programme: iphone maker foxconn signals $7 billion investment in the us. details injust a moment. but first. korean electronics giant samsung has released the results of its investigation into its flagship galaxy note 7 smartphones. in october last year the phones were recalled because some had overheated and caught fire. the company today confirmed problems with the design saying the manufacturing of batteries was to blame, not the actual phones. the note 7 was supposed to rival apple s iphone 7 but instead, the device caused massive damage to the company s profits, and its brand. last year, over 100 of the phones spontaneously burst in
and all of the key markets are down by nearly 1%. why such a bad start to the trading week? we talk you through the winners and losers. and we ll be getting the inside track on baby food. it s a huge market worth $53 billion. and we re speaking to the mum who couldn t find what she wanted in the shops, so she started her own organic business. and we want to hear from you today do you still trust samsung? the 58 will be out soon. would you buy another samsung phone? let us know. welcome to the programme. the start of a new business week. do get in touch, whether it is about samsung, baby food or any the other stories. let s start in south korea. korean electronics giant samsung has released the results of its investigation into its flagship galaxy note 7 smartphones. in october last year the phones were recalled because some had overheated and caught fire. the pictures were all over social media. the company today confirmed problems with the design, saying the manufacturing
they are all down, and we will explain why shortly. and cleaning up. we ll be getting the inside track on how cleaning windows and houses, doing the gardening and pet care has become big business. and what do you make of vw moving swiftly into the fast lane and unseating toyota as the world s biggest seller of cars what is your car of choice? let us know. just use the hashtag #bbcbizlive. welcome to the programme. president trump is standing firm on his ban on immigration from seven countries iran, iraq, libya, somalia, sudan, syria and yemen. he s also denying the measures are targeting muslims. the leaders of many global business have been swift to react the technology firms among the first to speak out. google says it will take legal action to protect its employees. it s urging staff who could be caught up in the ban not to leave the us and has more than 100 staff affected by the order. the head of tesla, elon musk, says the ban isn t the best way to address challeng
to put lebanon s vineyards back at the top table. and, bad maths skills could be costing us as much as £1 billion a year. let us know, have your maths skills ever resulted in you getting a bad deal? just use the hashtag #bbcbizlive. welcome to the programme. us president donald trump has only been in office for 12 days but he s already turned every presidential convention on its head. temporarily banning immigration from seven countries may have emboldened the president s supporters but it has been condemned by many nations. leading experts now say those international relationships could be further tested and even result in a trade war if mr trump follows through on his radical plan for tax cuts. there are around $2.5 trillion worth of us profits currently overseas held by some of the biggest us companies like google, microsoft and apple that would get hit by some of the highest tax rates in the world at 35% if they were repatriated now. donald trump has proposed three are