anti money laundering rules for allowing payments from high risk countries. and america s biggest e cigarette firm, juul labs, is hit with a lawsuit accusing it of targeting teens and misrepresenting the safety of vaping. and, helping musicians collect royalties, we ll be hearing from one former drummer whose business makes sure artists get paid. and following the vaping lawsuit in the us, today we want to know: do you think kids are being encouraged by vaping ads? and would you like to see them banned? let us know just use the hashtag bbcworklife. a very warm welcome to our new business show, lovely to have you with us. we start in south america, where the world s greatest rainforest the brazilian amazon is under increasing threat. illegal logging, mining and land grabbing has led to vast areas of rainforest being lost. it is a huge store of carbon that is vital for tackling climate change but the brazilian government of president bolsonaro has so far denied the proble
now on bbc news live to singapore for asia business report. zuckerberg grilled on the hill. us lawmakers challenge facebook‘s boss over his crypto currency plans. the rise of the robots. what they be helpful mechanical friends or just steal ourjobs? it isa it is a thursday. good morning asia and have a world. glad you could join us for this exciting addition of asia business report. i am rico hizon, let s start with critter currency because facebook‘s mark zuckerberg has tried to reassure sceptical us lawmakers over the safety of their proposed digital currency libra. at a testimony in congress, us lawmakers attacked plans for the pay system warning it could be abused by criminals and terrorists. he told the hearing he understood the reservations about libra but was determined to persevere. the idea behind libra is that sending money should be as easy as sending a message for some it will be a global payment system fully backed by a reserve of cash and highly liquid asset
now on bbc news all the latest business news live from singapore. will australia s miracle economy keep on winning? we look ahead. in his first tv interview since taking over as ceo, the boss of india sjet airways talks about what its new european alliance means. good morning, asia. hello, world. this is the start of a brand new week. we kick up the final month of 2017 and here is the calendar for the week ahead. lots of rates decisions with australia s central bank deciding on the cost of borrowing on tuesday, currently at 1.5%. this will be followed by another key meeting from india s reserve bank on wednesday. also, finding out more about australia s economic performance in the middle of the week and rounding off, we have trade data from the world s second largest economy on the eighth of december. earlier, i spoke with economist peter mcmahon and asked if rates will remain the same. “ and asked if rates will remain the same. peter mcguire. and asked if rates will re
now an embarrassment. now on bbc news all the latest business news live from singapore. canada tries to salvage free trade talks with the chinese before the prime minister, justin trudeau, wraps up this trip to the mainland. and the chief of air france launches an airline catering to minelli and millennials. will be id take off? idea. good morning. hello, world. it is wednesday. glad you could join us it is wednesday. glad you could join us for another action packed edition of asia business report. i m rico hizon. we start of canada and the prime minister, justin trudeau, has left beijing for the industrial city of gwangju on his men they too. he met the country s leader xi jinping on tuesday for a state dinner. china is currently canada s second largest trading partner with annual bilateral trade worth around 70 billion us dollars. the two sides had expected to launch formal negotiations for a free trade pact during mr trudeau s visit, but progress is proving to be slo
voters in nepal are casting their vote as they look to and use of poverty and political instability. meet the designer for apple who created the most profitable real space in the world. good morning, asia, hello, world. glad you could join us for another exciting asia business report. the polls have opened and voters are casting their ballots in at election in nepal. in the last three decades, they have suffered an earthquake and political instability including an 10 year violent insurgency. we report from the capital, kathmandu. the election are described as a watershed moment what this country. it witnessed a 10 year insurgency which ended in 2006 and then the monarchy was abolished two years later. it took ten yea rs abolished two years later. it took ten years for the politicians to agree on a constitution, that was last year, and that is why this election is important. the first after they have adopted a new constitution. in this election, the congress is taking on a coa