campaign against hamas could last several months. the idf says the next stage a widely anticipated ground offensive would happen soon. now let s focus on the business news and today the international atomic energy agency completes a visit to take and assess marine samples near the fukushima daiichi nuclear power station. since a 2011 tsunami, which severely damaged the fukushima nuclear plant, more than a million tonnes of treated waste water has accumulated there. japan began discharging it in august, in a process that will take 30 years to complete. despite environmental concerns the iaea endorsed the release plan but some countries from the region, notably china, have raised concerns. china has said it would ban alljapanese seafood imports. last year, it imported $571 million worth of seafood from japan. russia last week also suspended seafood trade. so are the bans likely to continue and how much could it harm japan s economy and trade relations? joining me now is pro
hello and welcome to asia business report. i m arunoday mukharji. electronics giant foxconn is under investigation in china. authorities are carrying out on site investigations in multiple locations the company operates in, according to chinese state media. business reporter suranjana tewari is here with the details. give us a sense of what we know moment. chinese state at the moment. chinese state media say that foxconn is under investigation within china at some of its subsidiaries. it’s some of its subsidiaries. it s not clear some of its subsidiaries. it s not clear as some of its subsidiaries. it s not clear as the some of its subsidiaries. it s not clear as the global times did not specify what it is under investigation for but it did allude to something related to taxes, to land use and the breaking of some sort of law and regulation. foxconn is an electronics giant and makes apple iphones for the global market. it is a taiwanese company but has had good relatio
is a taiwanese company has got good relations with the chinese government which is why it has so many factories on the mainland. foxconn says it will cooperate with authorities and respond to whatever it is asked. ~ ., respond to whatever it is asked. ~ . respond to whatever it is asked. ., ., asked. what you make of the timin: asked. what you make of the timing of asked. what you make of the timing of the asked. what you make of the timing of the developments? j timing of the developments? it s not clear why it s happening now. what we do know is it s a sensitive time for taiwan. two and a half months from a presidential election which will be of interest to china. china claims taiwan as its own, although it is a self governed territory. the other interesting thing is that the former foxconn ceo and chief executive and founder recently cut ties with the company so he could run in and there s no indication it might be a coincidence and at an interesting time for them to b
were killed when gunmen fired on a check point. representatives from around the world are meeting right now in london to discuss somalia. the country has been mired in war and famine for more than 20 years. british prime minister david cameron is hosting the meeting to promote a global resolution to the situation. i m max foster, world business today starts right now. good morning from cnn london, i m charles hodson. and good evening from cnn hong kong. i m pauline choiu. this is world business today, the top stories this day, japan appears willing to lend a hand to europe despite its own daunting debt pile. a falling out at the top of the gambling empire, bribery allegations drive two long-term business partners apart. a stampede into lin sanity. one company had the financial for site to buy in two years ago and has walked in with a bargain. they re not soaring and they re not slumping, but there is a perceptible lethargy on the markets as investors say tuesday
we were talking about arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords. we were gripped in horror when an assassin shot her in the head and killed six others around her. we watched in hope as she made remarkable steps to recovery. today in order to stay on that pathway to healing, gabby giffords announced she is resigning from her seat in congress. i have more work to do on my recovery. so to do what is best for arizona, i will step down this week. i want to bring in now our athena jones. she s been monitoring the reaction from giffords colleagues. in just the past hour we heard from the president, right? that s right. so over the course of the afternoon we ve heard from members of congress like speaker john boehner and democratic leader nancy pelosi, all praysiprays praiseing gabby give forts. president obama said gabby s cheerful presence will be missed in washington but she will remain an inspiration to all whose lives she touched, my included. and i m confident that we hav