An auditors sign off on its much delayed results and avoids delisting but analysts warn its future still hangs in the balance. And Silicon Valley is setting an example when it comes to paid Maternity Leave in america. But will the rest of the country follow . Welcome to World Business report. Im sally bundock. Also in the programme, facebook revamps its television offering. Challenging you choose and other television networks. We will fill you in on that injust a moment. But first, the mystery over how much money toshiba is losing or making could soon be solved. The troubled Japanese Tech Giant says auditors have signed off its Financial Results for the year to the end of march. This comes after months of delays and should mean toshiba avoids an immediate delisting from the top tier of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. It has now been revealed toshiba made an 8. 8 early in dollars loss. 8. 8 made an 8. 8 early in dollars loss. 8. 8 billion dollars. So whats gone wrong for the 40 year old japan
Welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. Venezuelas political and economic crisis is precariously poised. The Maduro Regime is determined to rewrite the constitution to strengthen its grip on power. The opposition is intent on using mass protest to bring the government down. The current stand off is not sustainable, but which side will prevail . My guest is isaias medina, until last month the venezuelan diplomat at the un. Now an anti maduro dissident. Can maduro outlast his enemies . Isaias medina, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. Thank you so much, stephen. I would like to express my gratitude not only to you personally but to hardtalk and the bbc for representing objectively the hardships that the venezuelan people are living in right now in my country. Well, lets examine the situation in your country in some detail. Lets start with a simple explanation, if you like. Why did you change sides . Because for the last couple of years, youve been a diplomat at the United Nations, represent
Playwright is best known for his shows about the middle class. He is now entering the world of Science Fiction forfirst time. Now entering the world of Science Fiction for first time. His new play debuts at the Edinburgh Festival today. It is set 100 is from now when a deadly contagion has separated men from women. It was, i think, an attempt by me to bridge my ageing writing personality to a younger generation, and the way to do that, i thought, was through the medium of Science Fiction. Science fiction is a great leveller. It gives you an even playing field, where you say to your younger audience, now this is a world that i dont know but i have created, and you dont know, and you can inhabit it. I cant enter their world, which is for me as a 78 year old, incomprehensible now. I mean, most of what my grandchildren say is complete gobbledygook. And anything i say is beyond their comprehension. So, here i am at last. A member of the falcons. Is it a concern of yours that the theatre is
Welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. Venezuelas political and economic crisis is precariously poised. The Maduro Regime is determined to rewrite the constitution to strengthen its grip on power. The opposition is intent on using mass protest to bring the government down. The current stand off is not sustainable, but which side will prevail . My guest is isaias medina, until last month the venezuelan diplomat at the un. Now an anti maduro dissident. Can maduro outlast his enemies . Isaias medina, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. Thank you so much, stephen. I would like to express my gratitude not only to you personally but to hardtalk and the bbc for representing objectively the hardships that the venezuelan people are living in right now in my country. Well, lets examine the situation in your country in some detail. Lets start with a simple explanation, if you like. Why did you change sides . Because for the last couple of years, youve been a diplomat at the United Nations, represent
May be more people to come, is the president has to get back on track. K. He has to honor the promises that he made during the campaign. He has to get a legislative agenda passed by 2018, the start of the new year, otherwise were going to be consumed next year with the midterm elections. It will be every man and woman for themselves and theyre going to be running for the hills. The president needs a staff t around him, thats congenial, and believe me, its possible, it happens. I worked with two president s and the staffs had disagreements but they were in the room and once that disagreement was over, and a consensus was had, policy was made and thats what we have to do. You also have to make sure the president understands that you make policy in washington but you sell it on main street. Tucker for sure. I think he already sold it on main street, though. Thats what that campaign was about. He ran out a bunch of Different Things that everybody in d. C. Pa hated but the public kind of li