Now on bbc news, all the latest Business News live from singapore. Its all smiles from north korea and the Winter Olympics but will that be enough to lift sanctions on the country. And we had to hyderabad to find out why this citys drawing so much talent. Gong xi fa cai, have been Lunar New Year to all our viewers, welcome to Asia Business report. Happy. The world has heard from north korea more from the last few days than in decades, their figure skating team, cheerleaders and north Korean Leader kim jong uns sister have all won the hearts in the winter Olympic Games in pyeongchang but good this soft diplomacy translate into loosening sanctions against the state . Earlier i asked justin hastings, an expert on the north korean economy, how the International Community had reacted to the latest moves from the country. Un sanctions and us sanctions arent going anywhere so what the north koreans can hope to gain is ultimately weaken south koreas will to enforce sanctions and maybe get more
Now on bbc news all the latest Business News live from singapore. North korea faces stiff un sanctions, but how much is really at sta ke sanctions, but how much is really at stake in the hermit kingdom . And in hong kong, a change in regulations means mountains and mountains of rubbish piling up. Hello and welcome to Asia Business report. I am sharanjit leyl. To Asia Business report. I am shara njit leyl. As to Asia Business report. I am sharanjit leyl. As we have been reporting, it is another day and another twit from donald trump, stirring up tension between north korea and the United States. As the International Community tries to cut off funding to north Koreas Nuclear programme through economic and financial sanctions, little is known about what like in the worlds most secretive country. Earlier, i spoke to in hastings, who wrote about this, and asked how he got his information. It is difficult to get into north korea. But to get into north korea, you need to leave eventually. Jus
Minutes. So when that statement comes, well, of course bring it to you. And of course all of this ongoing in sydney as it comes up on 6 00 local time. This siege going on now for more than eight hours. Im john vause at the cnn center in atlanta. And im natalie allen. We have been with you for several hours, and we will push on as this situation in australia continues. It is breaking news of a siege there in a coffee shop that has been ongoing. A gunman Holding People hostage at the lindt coffee shop in downtown sydney. Sky news has just informed us that the gunman is calling himself the brother, and has contacted a Radio Station and two tv stations via hostages
with demands, a conversation with the Prime Minister and an isil flag. We do know five people have managed to get out. Three men were seen running out two hours ago. Two of them were customers. The man in the blue jacket, the man in the white zirs and a few moments later there was a man wearing an apron who appeared to be a work
For turkey possibly headed to syria to join the terrorist group isis. Another Big Development today. U. S. Officials tell cnn the isis executioner known as jihadi john has been identified. His name muhammad enwasi a kuwaiti born londoner. A number of syrian christians kidnapped keeps going up. At least 360 people have been taken hostage, and a disturbing new statistic from the u. S. The final counting is done 2014 will have been the most lethal year of terrorism in the 45 years such data has been compiled. For the latest on jihadi john and the role he plays in isis cnns brian todd reports from washington, d. C. Reporter the british accept behind the mask. Obama, you have started your air bombardment, which keeps striking our people. So its only right we continue to strike the necks of your people. Reporter a voice we now think belongs to a 26yearold from west london nameded mohammed enwasi. Jihadi johns value as a top isis figure has grown. His chief value is being the west boogeyman a
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