Stay updated with breaking news from Union the nasuwt. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
12 people were burned in the attack, two of them seriously. Now on bbc news, all the latest Business News with rico hizon live from singapore. World business report. From korea to japan, security and trade are high on the agenda as us Vice President mike pence head to tokyo. And we find out what sort of food the movers and shakers of asia it for breakfast. Eat. Good morning, asia. Hello, world. Its a tuesday. Welcome to another edition of Asia Business report. Im your host, rico hizon. Thank you for joining us. Fresh tensions between the us and north korea, the us Vice President mike pence has warned pyongyang that president trumps result should not retested. North Korea Remains defiant, telling the bbc they will ....
The government says standards will go up because the content is more rigorous, and that bright pupils will have a better chance to shine. Our education editor, bra nwen jeffreys, reports. The new system has more grades and replaces letters with the numbers nine to one, with nine being the highest grade. Its all change for gcse maths and english this year. Numbers, not letters, for grades and new, tougher content for the exams. Would that be ok, to do that . So, umi is getting extra help from her tutor, something many families cant afford. Even so, shes anxious about the exams. Its quite daunting, because lots of my teachers dont. Theyve never taught it before, so theyre not used to the new syllabus thats coming in. Her mum, kelly, is trying to get her head round it all. A grade 4 will be the same as a c or above. And a top grade of 9 will be higher than an a. She doesnt mind the exams Content Being made harder. But to bring in a ne ....