Picked up at the breakdown, more downbeat picture. So the acceleration really driven by net exports. It tends to a bigger decline it relative to exports. We look at domestically indicates this, private consumption, government spending, investment, all of this indicates it actually to curated so that sick new rules weakening. Signals weakening. Is the slowdown on china likely to reflect on the numbers here . If you look at exports thats contracted in the fact that china accounts for 20 of korean exports that suddenly imposing a track on the overall Export Sector. If you look at Customs Trade Data today, total korean export revenues have only about 12 year to year. But if you isolate exports to china, that has fallen by 25 . So that is the key driver of the Export Sector will be missed. In the months ahead, what are some of the key sets of data that you will be looking out for . We will be watching the High Frequency data so far but we have seen for quarter three so far still suggests it
Into context now. Commercial Sexual Exploitation is a murky issue, with many countries having no publicly available database for the illegal activity. Kenya is one such nation it has been identified by the Us State Department as both a source, a transit country, and a destination for the crime. One recent study estimated that more than 2,400 children, between the ages of 13 and 17, were currently subject to Sexual Exploitation in two regions bordering the port city of mombasa. This week on bbc news, were bringing you a special series on the impact of the Cost Of Living crisis on children around the world. Our first report comes from our state Department Correspondent Barbara Plett usher and we should warn you, you may find some of the details distressing. In mombasa, life is hard for those on the margins, but tough Economic Times are making it even harder, forcing some parents to take painful decisions. This mother washes clothes a few times a week to support her three children. She do
South china sea. You like, and tensions in the south china sea. Because of the existin south china sea. Because of the existing complex south china sea. Because of the existing complex dynamics south china sea. Because of the existing complex dynamics that| existing complex dynamics that we are talking about, how difficult does it make for these countries when they have to, in a way, walk the tight rope and really pick sides between the us and china when theyre trying to move ahead and forge a relationship . Thats a very delicate issue. I mean, the asean group is trying to really remain neutral as much as they can, and they also need, in a sense, both g2 we call them the us and china to assist them in many ways, including in trade, economic activities, foreign direct investment. So theyre trying to basically pick up the best of these two in terms of trade, foreign direct investment, but theyre mindful of regional as well as global geopolitics which are influencing the way in which the
In the south china sea. Because of the existing complex dynamics that we are talking about, how difficult does it make for these countries when they have to, in a way, walk the tight rope and really pick sides between the us and china when theyre trying to move ahead and forge a relationship . Thats a very delicate issue. I mean, the asean group is trying to really remain neutral as much as they can, and they also need, in a sense, both g2 we call them the us and china to assist them in many ways, including in trade, economic activities, foreign direct investment. So theyre trying to basically pick up the best of these two in terms of trade, foreign direct investment, but theyre mindful of regional as well as global geopolitics which are influencing the way in which the asean group has to relate to g2, if you like. And i think that that will remain an ongoing challenge for the asean leaders. The countdown to the 620 Leaders Summit this weekend has begun with news that chinese Leader Xi
To face far weaker Russian Defences ahead. Ukraine says its forces are making gains in the south of the country and has recently expanded its units towards the strategic town of tokmak, which is a Logistical Centre for russian forces. Last week, ukraines military said it had captured the village of robotyne, in the zaporizhzhia region, amid a counteroffensive that is yielding incremental gains. Sources in the Ukrainian Army have confirmed the breakthrough to the bbc. An adviser to president zelenskyy, aleksander rodnyansky, explained the significance for kyiv s forces. Weve been waiting for this moment for quite some time. Weve been hoping that we would pierce through the Russian Defence line, the first defence line, which was the hardest to pierce through, if you believe Military Experts when they talk about it. So hopefully now, when we reach the second and the third lines of defence that the russians have established, those will be easier to essentially overcome. And perhaps hopeful