and government voting is under way in south korea, but will new leadership make a difference this time? and the wasteland! american shopping malls lie deserted and retailers suffer. so what is president trump planning to do about the problem? hello and welcome to bbc news. a former acting attorney general has told a us senate committee that she warned the trump administration against hiring michael flynn as national security adviser. sally yates said she had let white house officials know injanuary that mr flynn had lied about contacts with russian diplomats, leaving him open to blackmail. nada tawfik has more. it was the hearing that many, not just in washington but across the country, had waited months for. sally yates, the former attorney general, speaking in public for the first time regarding her numerous warnings to the white house about general michael flynn. she testified that she spoke three times with white house counsel, saying that general flynn had lied about c
business and government voting is under way in south korea, but will new leadership make a difference this time? and, the wasteland. american shopping mauls are deserted and retailers are suffering, so what is president trump planning to do about it? welcome to world business report. i m sally bundock. also in the programme, rico willjoin us from singapore he s seen the latest international monetary fund report on asian economies. but first, today, the people of south korea are voting for a new president. the election comes after the former head of state park geun hye was removed from office as part of an ongoing investigation into corruption. the south korean economy bounced back strongly following the 2008 financial crisis, but in recent years, quarterly growth has struggled to break above 1%. the current frontrunner, moonjae in, has vowed to boost government spending and create over 800,000 newjobs in the public sector. his main rival ahn cheol soo feels the go
losers in europe, on the they are all up. also in the programme, we ll get the inside track on a smartwatch that allows parents to keep tabs on their children. but is wearable tech really the solution to parenting problems or just a technology too far? let us know. just use the hashtag #bbcbizlive. welcome to the programme. please get in touch with your views on that story about parenting, wearable technology, or anything else we are covering. south korea is just a few hours away from finding out who its next leader will be. the election comes after the former president park geun hye was removed from office as part of an ongoing investigation into corruption. the country s economy bounced back strongly following the 2008 financial crisis, but in recent years, quarterly growth has struggled to break above 1%. what are the presidential hopefuls offering to try to change the fortu nes offering to try to change the fortunes of south korea? the current frontrunner moon jae in ha
investors holding fire. we will find out why later in the programme. will the music stop playing for the dj who founded his own social media start up? later in the programme we ll speak to the young entrepreneur hoping to connect students on campus. today we want to know. and netflix are reported to be working on choose your own adventure tv programmes, with actors filming alternative endings, so let us know, what ending withjuly alternative endings, so let us know, what ending with july to alternative endings, so let us know, what ending withjuly to change? what ending withjuly to change? what ending withjuly to change? what ending would you like to change? just use the hashtag #bbcbizlive. welcome to the programme. european car makers are gathered in geneva for the annual motor show, and they are celebrating record breaking sales figures. more than 15 million cars were sold in europe last year that s the best result since the financial crisis. but a sneaky pea