ceiling in start up funding. what can be done to bridge the gap? we ll hear from a leading businesswoman whose billion dollar business is set to list on the new york stock exchange. north korea has fired another ballistic missile off its east coast into the sea of japan. it s the 11th launch this year, although the range of this one seems much greater. south korea s military say the unidentified ballistic missile was fired from a site near banghyon. it came down in the east sea, the korean name for the sea of japan. in the past few days, president trump has been speaking to asian leaders ahead of the 620 summit, seeking their co operation on north korea. and in the last couple of hours, japan has protested strongly, calling the launch absolutely unacceptable. in a moment, we ll hear from the chief secretary of japan s cabinet, but first here s china s ambassador to the un. earlier he warned of disastrous consequences if tensions with pyongyang are not eased. currently, tensio
world business report. it s 241 years to the day since the us founding fathers signed the declaration of independence now, there s another man in charge. as global leaders prepare to meet later this week, we ll look at whether donald trump s policies are a step forward for the world s biggest economy. and we ll look at the issues facing female entrepreneurs after a new report points to a glass ceiling in start up funding. what can be done to bridge the gap? we ll hear from a leading businesswoman whose billion dollar business is set to list on the new york stock exchange. welcome to world business report. i m rachel horne. it s the fourth ofjuly and while americans will be taking the day off to mark independence day, the republicans and democrats will have differing views on whether the state of the country s economy gives cause for celebration. the self styled ceo president wants america to grow by 3% a year a level not seen for over a decade. with growth currently atjus
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it s 8am in singapore, midnight in london and 7pm in washington, where the white house has vowed to fight the news media tooth and nail over what officials see as unfair attacks on donald trump. the new president has taken issue with estimates of the size of the crowd at his inauguration on friday. his press secretary says it was the biggest in history for such an event, but, as our north america editor jon sopel reports, the evidence doesn t support the claim. the weightiest issues on the planet were discussed at donald trump s inaugural address, but what the president is in a white rage about are suggestions that the crowds for him were not as big as they were for barack obama eight years ago, even though the evidence is incontrovertible, as these two photos, each taken 45 minutes before the inauguration started, make plain. but last night, journalists were summoned to the most extraordinary white house briefing to be told they were lying. this was the largest audience to
it s 9am in singapore, iam in london and 8:00 in the evening in washington, where the white house has vowed to fight the news media tooth and nail, over what officials see as unfair attacks on donald trump. the new president has taken issue with estimates of the size of the crowd at his inauguration on friday. his press secretary says it was the biggest in history for such an event, but as our north america editorjon sopel reports, the evidence doesn t support the claim. the weightiest issues on the planet were discussed at donald trump s inaugural address, but what the president is in a white rage about are suggestions that the crowds for him were not as big as they were for barack obama eight years ago, even though the evidence is incontrovertible, as these two photos, each taken 45 minutes before the inauguration started, make plain. but last night, journalists were summoned to the most extraordinary white house briefing to be told they were lying. this was the largest a