Business. They maintain they made that decision for sound commercial reasons. We will bring you more on this is the story does develop. Switching focus to the other story that we have been tracking and that is of apples new series of iphones. The new design comes in a Titanium Shell and improved video game abilities. It will return to usb cable. It did not raise prices. That decision does reflect the Global Smartphone stand that we have been seeing especially here in Southeast Asia. Now, the market in terms of sales saw a 15 drop in the april to june quarter this year compared to the same period last year. That said, the insight firm his figures were putting out expects an uptick in the second half of this year. South Koreas Samsung and china Market Leaders when it comes to smartphones and apple wants to target more affluent customers here in asia. It target more affluent customers here in asia here in asia. It is a very rice here in asia. It is a very price empathetic here in asia. It is a very| price empathetic market here in asia. It is a very price empathetic market and quite difficult to navigate the landscape. Given that the channel requirements, to something that apple has invested in a very long time. One thing that apple has been looking to do in Southeast Asia is investing relationships. Escalating interest between us and china will cut the share on apples expansion which is the crucial market. So despite apples attempts to reduce china by dependence on china they do rely on the chinese economy so it is a challenging time. And how the company will respond to the new Competition Dynamic over the next 12 months so india will offer a Production Base around 20 of Apple Production will be shifted to india. A legal battle is underway between google and regulators in the us. The Department Ofjustice is taking the company to court, in a trial that could shape the future of big tech. The government is citing anti . Trust laws to claim google, and its Parent Company alphabet, have engaged in Monopolistic Practices by entering into deals with the likes of apple and samsung by making it their default Search Engine. Nomia iqbal sent this report from washington. This is day one of what is expected to be a very long, drawn out trial. You had both sides, the Department Ofjustice and google, setting out their opening arguments. The Department Ofjustice argues that google has allegedly used its Market Muscle illegally to dominate the market when it comes to Search Engines. And it claims that it has done this by making exclusive deals with Companies Like apple and samsung so that the Google Search engine is the default Search Engine that appears on Mobile Phones and tablets. And it also in court cited this pretty astonishing statistic in which it claims, according to a Data Analysis firm, that google has amassed 90 of the Search Engine market here and 91 globally. Now, google denies these charges. Google says that its not made exclusive deals, that actually people can change their Search Engine if they want to. But the reason they dont, google asserts, is because their product is the best. They also argue that on that figure, 90 , 91 , they say if you look at it in the wider context, there are there are other platforms out there now in competition with them, such as amazon and tiktok. Now, this trial is expected to last about ten weeks. There were some first few witnesses here today. We are expecting googles Chief Executive to even give evidence. Its a bench trial, which means that it wont be a jury that decides the verdict. It will be a judge and expecting to get that verdict at some point next year. Cooling food prices helped retail inflation in india to ease to 6. 83 for the month of august, down from 7. 44 a month ago, according to the data released by the National Statistical office on tuesday. However, this is still above the Central Banks comfort zone for a second consecutive month. Archana shukla reports. Food prices, especially that of vegetables moderated last month after government desperate efforts of subsidising vegetables like onions and tomatoes and banning exports of staples like wheat and rice. And that helped the counter to come down in august. But rural inflation was still on the higher side compared urban. Its a continuing trend. Also reflected from lower spending and global markets. Now, the expectation is that by next month fresh Vegetable Harvest will bring down prices. But the over all outlook for food prices which accounts for nearly half of the overall Inflation Basket remains on edge. It depends largely on monsoons which have been skewed and most agricultural regions affecting prices and yields. This coupled with Rising Oil Prices could add to the worries of the government ahead of the state elections later this year in National Polls in 202a. High inflation eating into Discretionary Spending is also making manufacturers a bit cautious ahead of the Festive Season in asias Third Largest economy. Remember, its a second consecutive month when retail inflation are about the upper limits of 6 . And thats why most economists believe Interest Rates are likely to stay on the higher side for a longer period and any hopes of a rate cut by the central bank would be delayed until next year. We now turn to an economic meeting in russia. Russian president Vladimir Putin has spoken to a gathering at the far Eastern Federal University in vladivostok and said hes bracing for a long war in ukraine and that washington would continue to see russia as an enemy no matter who wins the 2024 us election. Attendees from india, china, pakistan and afghanistan are hoping to get a sense of what the future holds for their Regional Economic ties. Wang wen is a professor from the Renmin University and writes editorial pieces for the Chinese State . Run media global times. He says despite geopolitical tensions, the economies in the far east is opening up. The story of the chinese economic weakness, i think western media, have told of it historically for more than 20 years. Now i believe it seems to come those stories are all a lie. All wrong. And it hits the west, so called china weakness. Story again and again. I think for this year China Economy grows by 50 , it is no problems. Nowadays we are very obviously that china and russia and the other eastern asia countries, we push for regional organization. Now, do you everfeel your voice isnt heard at work meetings . Youre probably not alone but, weve been speaking to one ceo, whos got a piece of advice that might help. A challenge that i have faced is being carried in meetings so i did something about it. Matt heard in meetings. I always remember a particular meeting and the manager came up to me afterwards and said well done, it was great to hear from you but what he didnt realise was how difficult it actually was how difficult it actually was for me to be heard in that meeting and in many meetings. You know, iam meeting and in many meetings. You know, i am one of very few females in the Technology Industry and very few black females in the Technology Industry so as i was walking away i thought, what can i do about this . I had a mentor back then and so i spoke to her and said, you know, how can i be heard more meetings and she said, one of the things we can do as you could ask your manager to help you. To create the space for you so you can be heard. 0h the space for you so you can be heard. Oh and die, we got hold of the agenda for the next upcoming meeting. Iwent of the agenda for the next upcoming meeting. I went to him that i actually asked him to create a space around that particular agenda for me to be heard which exactly what he did so poz the meeting and said lets hear. So i was able to have my Point Of View and that is a piece of advice i still get people today. If you are self conscious, prepare by getting hold of the agenda. Rehearse what you are going to say. In fact, rehearse what you are going to say. Infact, it rehearse what you are going to say. In fact, it is advised that i still continue to follow today. And thats it for this edition of Asia Business report. Thanks for watching. 0nline scams. A new iphone again and surfing dogs. The uks biggest pub chain is going to start charging you more for a pint when it is busy. Stonegate group which owns brands like Slug And Lettuce will add 20p At Peak Times as part of new dynamic pricing. An 800 of its pubs. You will probably have seen a similar thing from Apps Like Uber and when booking hotel rooms and flights. 0ur demand means higher prices. It comes as the increase in what we are being paid has caught up with how fast prices are rising. I have read to pay up by 8 . That is the same as inflation which is how much prices are going up by. The first time that has happened in two years meaning your money is not losing its value for now but prices have been rising faster and for longer so pay is still behind. Lets get some other news then. More than 2000 people are thought to have died in floods in libya. But these 10,000 more are missing after a huge storm hit the country. Boys as young as 13 are being increasingly targeted with sending explicit images and told if they do not send their scammers money those images will be shared online. Police in scotland say it is a growing problem and there is another new iphone coming. The iphone 15 along with you our pods will have a usb seaport instead of the usual iphone cable. Tonight, iam instead of the usual iphone cable. Tonight, i am going to leave you with ten of coastline canines. 50 dogs took part in this annual surface on in california, raising money for a Rescue Centre near san diego. Hopefully the water wasnt too rough. Right, we are done. See you later. Hello and welcome to sportsday im mimi fawaz. Heres whats coming up in the programme. Two time grand slam champion simona halep is banned from tennis for four years for anti doping violations. England Beat Scotland in hampden park in one of the oldest rivalries in world football. And in the nfl a blow for the new yorkjets as Aaron Rodgers is ruled out for the rest of the season with an achilles injury