the capital is preparing for the most high profile event to be held in india in years. security is tight, and the budget for hosting is reported to be more than $100 million. the two day event will be attended by several world leaders, including us presidentjoe biden seen here boarding his plane earlier thursday. india s moment on the global stage. to the world, it s promoting itself as a leader. at home, it made the 620 part of daily discourse. let us remind ourselves that this grouping bears an exceptional responsibility. ..holding 200 meetings in 60 different cities. sustainable development goals. ..making the 620 matter. 620 means a lot to me as an indian and it is the biggest achievement i feel for the government. it feels like we are the ones hosting it. that sense of collectiveness is what india is about. and, yes, i m very excited for it. new convention centre, new statues, 620 billboards everywhere. delhi has been getting a makeover worthy of bollywood stars, prese
the capital is preparing for the most high profile event to be held in india in years. security is tight, and the budget for hosting is reported to be more than $100 million. the two day event will be attended by several world leaders, including us presidentjoe biden seen here boarding his plane earlier thursday. president biden s upcoming asia trip has two parts, with visits to india and vietnam scheduled. one of the goals is to counter the influence of their common neighbour china. he first goes to new delhi to take part in the 620 summit over the weekend. then he travels to vietnam s capital city hanoi, to meet with vietnamese general secretary, nguyen phu trong. earlier, my colleague caitrona perry spoke with tim roemer, former us ambassador to india, on what to look out for at this summit. ambassador, thanks forjoining us. what are you expecting from this 620 summit in india? well, you know, when you look at the 620, you have 85% of the global gross domestic product re
focus to issues affecting the developing world. the capital is preparing for the most high profile event to be held in india in years, security is tight and the budget for hosting is reported to be more than $100 million. the two day event will be attended by several world leaders, including us presidentjoe biden seen here boarding his plane earlier thursday. british prime minister rishi sunak will also attend. here s our south asia correspondent, samira hussain, with more. india s moment on the global stage. to the world, it s promoting itself as a leader. at home, it made the 620 part of daily discourse. let us remind ourselves that this grouping bears an exceptional responsibility. ..holding 200 meetings in 60 different cities. sustainable development goals. ..making the 620 matter. 620 means a lot to me as an indian and it is the biggest achievement i feel for the government. it feels like we are the ones hosting it. that sense of collectiveness is what india is about.
there s not actually. another step forward. that s all we can do. although these are provisional figures, we see the average moving from aboutjust over 5,000 cases a day, to about 10,000 cases a day in the space of about a week. so, that is an alarming increase, which i believe merits the type of restrictions that we have reluctantly had to apply. across scotland, it s table service only in pubs and bars, and no more than three households in every group. if these restrictions are to stay in scotland, someone is going to have to find furlough, because that is going to be the only way to protectjobs. we re all going to have desperately uncomfortable conversations if there is not a way of plugging the wage bill gap. wales has also imposed restrictions of its own. events are limited to 30 people indoors, or 50 outdoors, and nightclubs have closed. in northern ireland, pubs, cafes and restaurants are providing
and railways and planes. japan is about to shut down for its biggest holiday of the year. millions of people will flood out of tokyo and other big cities, heading for their ancestral home towns. this year, they may be heading into more big snowstorms, with half a metre or more of snowfall forecast for the next two days over the mountains and along the sea of japan coast. rupert wingfield hayes, bbc news, tokyo. brexit meant big changes to eu/uk trade, and it s now nearly a year since new controls started coming into effect. at the start of 2021, the value of eu goods imports into the uk fell sharply, before recovering slightly, according to the office for national statistics. figures, up to october, show imports remain below pre brexit and pre pandemic levels, with the effects of coronavirus also having an impact on trade. jessica parker has visited three companies in the netherlands who do business with the uk.