Issues. In ransom president who really pursue to trade goals very aggressively for unit in the incoming president , Vice President biden, president elect divided, has said his initial focus will be in domestic issues. But i think trade is become such a crucial National Priority that he will be brought to it soon. This is a unique opportunity to listen to these eight leaders they bring a bipartisan point of view here. Each one of these people had a distinguished record of print and they work with both sides of the aisle when they served as ustr. Twenty be a real opportunity. Obviously, the u new u. S. Trade rep. Will inherit the very complicated agenda. There are things that we need to talk through. I hope we can be helpful along the way. We got to decide how are we going to preform the world trade organization. In any ways is on my support right now. There really crucial issues that we have to discuss. Were some very fortune to have this remarkable collection of leaders be with us toda
Im melissa chan welcome to news asia thank you for joining us at least 16 people are dead and thousands of homes destroyed as of monday evening local time in the philippines officials continue to assess the damage typhoon goni is one of the strongest storms to make landfall there in years bringing winds of up to 200 kilometers an hour to parts of the country it mostly missed to the capital of manila but still hundreds of thousands of people have had to evacuate not just from the storm but from subsequent mudslides and floods. For a country hit on average 20 times each year by typhoons goni was the most powerful to strike the philippines this year. Rooftops were torn away debris flying everywhere as water rushed in one from the sea or downhill from mountainsides. Wind gusts reached above 300 Kilometers Per Hour and in some towns the red cross said up to 80 percent of the homes were destroyed. Goni rival typhoon haiyan which in 2013 killed more than 6000 people. But this time there were
Begin with news from germany where exports rebounded more than forecast in september dampening fears that europes biggest economy could stumble into a recession the German Statistics Office said seasonally adjusted exports increased by one and a half percent on the month was their biggest increase since november 2017 data published earlier this week painted a mixed picture of the industrial sector with a panel of economist advising the government saying germanys long term upswing had to come to an end. And for more im joined by Chelsea Delaney in frankfurt chelsea german exports posting the biggest rise in almost 2 years how big a surprise is that. Its certainly a surprise certainly relieved its about a percentage point more than economists had been expecting looking at the details of the report this is really driven by increase exports to the u. K. And the u. S. Which both of those have been struggling with bracks and trade tensions they did see a decline in exports to china and anoth
Justice department accuses wallys top brass of using a Hong Kong Based Shell Company to funnel Telecommunications Equipment to iran in violation of International Sanctions investigators also accuse wall ways engineers of stealing trade secrets from cell phone provider t. Mobile including robotics plans using t. Mobile cell phone testing. The u. S. Is also seeking the extradition of for wasting a full man long for her role in the alleged sanction violations she was arrested in canada late last year in connection with the u. S. Investigation. Huawei has long been suspected of having close ties to the Chinese Government a cause for concern for some international observers. However both the company and the Chinese Government deny the accusations. Now they will just as the Foreign Ministry said with no evidence theyre using their state power to discredit and attack designated companies this sort of behavior is unfair and immoral the woman she hired one woman the charges are likely to throw
Its called the good afternoon from the russian capital. This is R T International with the latest and world news. Today. Im here, elizabeth, great to have you with us for us and future stability around the globe have been the watchwords of the past couple of days in the russian capital as moscow hosted a conference on International Security. More than 800 delegates from 76 countries took part. In his opening address, the Russian Defense minister said the world, the rena was evolving, giving a voice to the previously voiceless is the direction of the special military operation. Put an end to the dominance of the collective west and the ministry sphere. Its ability to impose interest in various regions of the world has significantly decreased. The ongoing changes have increased the role of the countries of asia, africa, and latin america in the world system. Today, a reference, oppose not by the armed forces of ukraine, but by the anti collective west, which has recently been joined by i