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rebecca jones. i m here at the british library to guide you through five moments in chinese history that helped shape the country. we ll meet an archaeologist who s worked on the terracotta army site for decades. a man who took part in the student protests at tiananmen square, and a former red guard. but our first witness is sidney rittenberg. he visited china as a gi during world war ii and stayed on. he joined the communist party. and during china s civil war, he got to know the revolutionary leader, chairman mao. he was so idolised. and it was so impossible to criticise him. he finally convinced himself that china needed an emperor figure. i think mao before coming to power and after coming to power were two quite different personalities. but he was enormously courteous. he was disarming. he could make you forget that you were in the presence of someone from history. he was a large man and he had great personal dignity and was very easy to talk to. yunnan was the ner ....
first, all the business news with rico hizon in singapore and asia business report. we look at what companies in america and asia want from the us fed ‘s intraday‘s meeting. . today s. i m glad you could join us. i am rico hizon. it is less than 2a hours before we find out if the us central bank will raise interest rates for a second time this year. analysts widely expect the fed to increase the cost of borrowing. it has fallen toa16 the cost of borrowing. it has fallen to a 16 year low and economic growth appears to have picked up, with inflation so low, wieters the fed stand ready to act again? michelle fleurieu has more from new york. fleury. this factory is growing at a dizzying pace. we have been grown for the last 18 months between 15 and 18%. this woman left university to set up this start up, hoping to revive an industry many left for dead. here, they sell close not to customers but directed to businesses, who demand a fast turnaround. the firm now e ....
sot they will activate and wear their body worn cameras or they will be terminated. a prosecutor has decided against filing criminal charges over the balcony collaspe that killed six students last june in berkeley. reporter: francisco district attorney continues their investigation still at the side of the charge. all cases need it thorough investigation suggesting this investigation in san francisco is still going on. but by catherine:it was determined that water infiltration when the balcony was built created dry rot that caused the collapse. the alameda county d-a says there s insufficient evidence to bring criminal manslaughter charges. the fifth story balcony gave way during a party on june 16th, 2015 - that left six people dead and seven seriously injured. most of the victims were college students from ireland. city officials now require inspections on all existing berkeley structures. a prosecutor is asking for the death penalty for the oakland man accused ....
around the world. but we begin this morning with today s eye opener, your world in eye opener. we re trying to find a flight out. any airline will do. the nation s airlines try to get back on track. sabotage at a chicago area control center grounded flights causing major traffic trouble. a disgruntled plea set a fire in the basement of that faa facility. the fact that one person can bring down thousands of flights is astounding. the japanese volcano is erupting again. airplanes are being diverted from the airy to avoid the ash cloud. 200 hikers were coming down at the time of the eruption and at least eight we understand, have been injured. the fbi is investigating the beheading of a woman. he s been trying to convert people to islam. the british air force is expecting to begin a bombing mission in iraq. you can join u.s. in the fight against isis. they have already declared war on us. a u.s. mail carrier is accused of hoarding thousands ....
world in eye opener. we re trying to find a flight out. any airline will do. the nation s airlines try to get back on track. sabotage at a chicago area control center grounded flights causing major traffic trouble. a disgruntled plea set a fire in the basement of that faa facility. the fact that one person can bring down thousands of flights is astounding. the japanese volcano is erupting again. airplanes are being diverted from the airy to avoid the ash cloud. 200 hikers were coming down at the time of the eruption and at least eight we understand, have been injured. the fbi is investigating the beheading of a woman. he s been trying to convert people to islam. the british air force is expecting to begin a bombing mission in iraq. you can join u.s. in the fight against isis. they have already declared war on us. a u.s. mail carrier is accused of hoarding thousands of pieces of mail in his home. all that. is that what happened to my marri ....