Live from london, this is business today. We start with uber, the us Tech Firm that has become a global transport giant. Around The World some 6 Million people work as drivers and couriers through the uber app, and their services are used by 150 Million people at least once a month. Well, the boss of uber, dara khosrowshahi, has been talking to our business editor simonjack, about their plans to make the firm greener and get more of their drivers using Electric Cars. But hes worried that trade tensions with china are getting in the way. The us and europe are hitting chinese Electric Cars with hefty Import Taxes or tariffs to protect their own auto makers, making them more expensive. I think cheap chinese vehicles are a good thing for the environment. And i would tell you that china is transitioning from notjust being cheap but also being high quality and for us, we want to electrify our fleet and make sure it is affordable for our drivers to switch over to evs. The political considerat
Now on bbc news, all the latest Business News live from singapore. A strong Earnings Results for way bow. Will we see similar numbers for tencent . Tencent . Good morning, asia. Glad you could join us for this midweek edition of Asia Business report. Chinese social Media Giant Weibo has reported reve nu es of Media Giant Weibo has reported revenues of just Media Giant Weibo has reported revenues ofjust under 200 million, an increase of 67 compared the year ago levels. Profits are coming in at about 47 million us. The Company Claims 347 million monthly active users, an increase of 30 over the past year. Another tech giant in china, tencent, is tipped to report encouraging numbers today. But with a saturated market, what are the other avenues for growth . Certainly they need to start looking outside of the chinese market. Theres still a lot of growth in chinese market, for example tencent are actively looking outside, looking at Notjust China but around hong kong and singapore. The chine
With sally and World Business report. President trumps expected to ditch obamas Clean Energy Policies later today but the big question, will the move really help to boostjobs . And hit the road, jack. Ubers Self Driving Cars are going back on the road after a crash in arizona. Welcome to World Business report. Also American Airlines and chinas Biggest Airline agree a strategic partnership, rico will have all the detailfor partnership, rico will have all the detail for you partnership, rico will have all the detailfor you injust a moment. After weeks of delay and speculation, President Trump is finally expected to issue an Executive Order later today that will start to dismantle president obamas Clean Energy Policies. This includes a sweeping Environmental Protection agency rule that mandates cuts in Carbon Emissions from power plants. Its also expected to quickly end the freeze on new Coal Mining Leases On Federal Lands and reverse rules to curb methane emissions. During his Election C
Finally they gave up in rental buying young guys like that but returned to the sewing machine sewing i suppose was more appropriate for girls than writing advice as no i want to meet all of those women back home who are both by their duties and social rules and informed them of old dead basic rights. My name is the about of people homes and a war zone. This is t w news coming up a Major Nuclear arms control treaty ends between the United States and russia but it will impact the asia pacific it will tell you how plus. A car crash or Attempted Murder in the us public is demanding answers as the young woman who accused a politician of rape to fight for her life. And from icon to
insurgent ordinary citizens of palm com has driven its summer of protests but not without being led by some serious star power. Im Melissa Chan Welcome To News Asia thank you for joining us the United States and russia have withdrawn from a Landmark Arms Control Treaty today it had been in place for 30 years the i
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