we begin in china where as you ve been hearing there were hugs and tears as international travellers arrived in china yesterday without the need to quarantine for the first time since the early stages of the covid pandemic. the strict quarantine rules had been in place for nearly three years. their lifting marks the end of beijing s zero covid policy, which had caused growing public anger. in hong kong, 400,000 people are expected to travel into mainland china in the coming weeks with long queues for flights into cities including beijing and xiamen. so what impact will the reopening of china have on the country s economy? let s go live to hong kong and talk to iris pang chief greater china economist at ing. lovely to see you. for many people this is what they have been waiting for for so long where they have not seen family or been able to return home. give us your take on the impact this is happening. i give us your take on the impact this is happening. this is happening.
After a lightning Military Campaign earlier this month. Nagorno karabakh was controlled by Armenian Separatists for decades, but is internationally recognised as part of azerbaijan. The United Nations says its sending a mission to the region this weekend, to assess the humanitarian situation. The team will look at the needs of people remaining in the territory as well as those who are on the move. Azerbaijan has said it would allow such a visit to take place. Lets hearfrom Ketevan Khachidze the chief executive of care caucasus. I was in a small town near the border. Obviously, this situation is devastating and hundreds and hundreds of people are crossing the border. They are tired, exhausted, they are hungry and just desperate. They are hopeless because they have just put all their belongings in their bags and theyjust rushed into their cars and started moving. And obviously, the situation is really desperate. People have Nowhere To Go and the certainty of their future is really not cl
to the bbc, the new scheme will be announced today in the house of commons, and it will offer a discount on wholesale prices rather than a fixed price. let s talk to russ mould investment director at aj bell. good morning to you. good morning. good morning to you. good morning- good morning to you. good morninu. , ., , , ., ., morning. obviously we do not know the morning. obviously we do not know the detail morning. obviously we do not know the detail as morning. obviously we do not know the detail as yet - morning. obviously we do not know the detail as yet we - morning. obviously we do not. know the detail as yet we know that business leaders were talking to the chancellor last week and of course this has beenin week and of course this has been in the making for some time. it is all about the numbers, isn t it? this will cost the government, i guess. the government announced the initial support scheme back in october and said that it would finish at the end of march and tha