Business news live from singapore. Chinas one belt one road for it kicked off in beijing. Just how lofty are its Silk Road Ambitions and can they be filled . More victims are expected of the cyber attack as they return to work after the weekend. Hello and welcome to Asia Business report. Leaders from 28 nations are gathered in beijing to bring chinas grand plan to invest billions of dollars to improve its global trade links one step closer to reality. Called the one belt one road initiative, it was proposed in 2013 by president xi xin ping. Its ambitions span over 60 countries and the president has pledged billions of dollars for the scheme. There are sceptics that say it is an expensive exercise to extend chinas political and economic influence. We are joined by our asian Business Correspondence in the studio. 124 billion, no small number. Of course, this was an announcement that was made to all of the World Leaders that were gathered to listen to president xi. Why are the chinese mak
Than 100 years. He is the sky diver who has broken a world record byjumping out of a plane at the age of 101. And matt has the weather. Good morning. Certainly not whether for skydiving. It is a wet start to the week for many of you but i will see if i can find some sunshine in the forecast to get you through the next few days. All the details coming up inis next few days. All the details coming up in 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story there is a warning of fresh disruption from the global cyber attack this morning, when workers switch on their computers for the first time at the start of the working week. Microsoft has described the attack, which began on friday, as a wake up call, and criticised customers who didnt keep their systems up to date. Lets take a look at where things stand this morning. It is thought there are more than 200,000 victims of fridays cyber attack, but that figure may rise as people return to work this morning. Organisations in 150 countries were t
Pound a month. They took it all away from me. On labours campaign, Jeremy Corbyn promises an extra £37 billion for the nhs and shorter Hospital Waiting Lists. Frances new president on his first full day in Office Visits germany to boost the relationship at the heart of the eu. And a sky dive at the age of 101 the d day veteran who says hes now planning something else. If im fit and well, and the doctor puts his signature on thshgs i might try a and do a bit of wing walking. That i would love to do. Its 5 oclock. The governments Emergency Committee cobra is meeting right now to discuss the cyber attack which Hit Nhs Trusts in england and scotland three days ago. 16 Hospital Trusts are still experiencing problems. Patients have been urged to turn up for appointments unless they hear otherwise. The head of the Technology Giant microsoft has said the attack should be treated as a wake up call. The governments been criticised for not being proactive enough in making sure the nhs is properl