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the title of his speech was unpacking the new order. i think what he was basically talking about was the united states leading western efforts to try to impose technology sales to china to make china less capable with things like chip making and green technologies and i have to say that many people in that room, business delegates, would probably agree with him. the old order, if you want to call it that, the idea of countries making stuff that is the quickest and efficient countries, making it and then selling it so people who need it, i think that worked for many businesses. the problem is that western governments were not that happy about that because if you have a dominant partner, that does pose a threat to you if you are a western country and that is why you see chip technology restrictions in the us and the retaliation, the rare earths potential ban or at least restriction of what china has to the rest of the world. this is fundamentally what the tension is at th ....
with their chins held at an extraordinary angle. a woman in traditional dress and a bouquet of flowers waits to deliver it to the visiting russian leader. all the while, the north korean leader paces up and down here s mr putin coming down the steps to greet his host at the bottom there s a handshake, a hug and an air kiss. it all seems very cordial as the translators move in for the pleasantries. eventually the flower lady gets to present her blooms to the russian president there s a slightly awkward bow, but it all seems to go down well. then, after a bit more chit chat they re off. they ve lots to talk about presumably after some sleep. here s our diplomatic correspondent paul adams. vladimir putin s first trip to pyongyang in almost a quarter of a century a measure of this relationship s growing importance. a warm welcome from the north korean leader, two men shunned by much of the world, united in defiance of the west, each bearing a shopping list, their em ....
trump s tax cuts and those french elections. riding the wave of the foodie revolution. celebrity chef mark hix will be with us to talk, food, fads and investment. today, we want to know is cash your king? a survey says a third of us would rather pay digitally, do you still carry cash or is contactless the future? let us know. just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. cash, rachel. always carry that with you. i shouldn t say that. i don t have any cash on me! shaking up the tax system has been a major theme of the trump administration. today he s promising what he describes as a big announcement on his planned reforms. in fact, mr trump has already said he s planning what he s called maybe the biggest tax cut we ve ever had . during the campaign he talked about cutting the top individual tax rate from 36.9% to 25%. in terms of business, he wants to cut the corporate tax rate from 35% to 15%. mr trump has also proposed charging american firms a one off tax ofjust 10% on money t ....
in sport, still tight at the top. chelsea and tottenham both win in the premier league. there s still just four points between them. do you ever ask to take home your left overs when you re eating out? so called doggy bags are standard part of restaurant culture in the states, but they haven t really caught on here. we ll find out about a new scheme aiming to change that. and carol is out and about with the weather. hello. good morning from truckfest. 40,000 are expected to see some amazing vehicles. everything is in here. 0utside it is raining. the forecast is some bright spells, rain, and a few showers. brightest skies in scotland and northern ireland, especially in the west. i will have more details in about 15 minutes. thank you. good morning. first, our main story. social media companies are being accused of a shameful failure to tackle on line terrorist propaganda and hate speech. a report by a group of mps claims sites like facebook, twitter, and google put mor ....
singapore. this is bbc world news. its newsday. hello, it is midnight here in london, 7am in singapore and also of course the midnight in the city of manchester police are responding to what they say is a serious incident ata what they say is a serious incident at a concert venue. in the last few minutes, they have reported a number of fatalities. this happened at the manchester and arena at the end of a performance by american singer ariana grande. there were reports of loud bang. police say they are investigating. they may have been explosions. it is not entirely clear what those banks were from eyewitnesses have said earlier they we re eyewitnesses have said earlier they were a number of casualties. the building is above a railway station. train services have been suspended. let s recap what we know because there are so many things at this stage which are unequivocal stop however, in the last few minutes, manchester police have confirmed that there are a number of fa ....