A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. And you can be part of the conversation. At the moment, everyone seems to be sharing their most listened songs of the past year. What was top of your list . Tell us what you think, just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. France is waking up to a second day of strikes, with trade unions warning they wont stop until the government scraps its reforms to the pensions system. The disruption is the worst for decades, with trains cancelled, schools closed and Oil Refineries shut. There have been rallies in major cities, with some protests turning violent. Rich preston reports. Teachers, transport workers, hospital staff, even theatre employees turned out. Hundreds of thousands of workers in a show of force against the government of emmanuel macron. 90 of trains were cancelled, as well as hundreds of domestic and international flights. Schools were locked and the countrys biggest tourist attr
Bbc. Co. Uk news and the news app. Now on bbc news, live to singapore for Asia Business report. As the worlds most Profitable Company announces its share price, saudi arabia is expected to urge opec to make deeper cuts in production. And is there anyone benefiting from the us china trade war . We will be finding out from an investment strategist. Good morning, asia. Hello, world. Its a thursday. Thanks forjoining us for this edition of Asia Business report. Im rico hizon. Lets begin with the worlds most Profitable Company, oil producer saudi aramco. It is announcing the final price for its shares today. Its stock market debut is expected to be the biggest ever. So how did it get here . So how did it get is expected to be the biggest ever. So how did it get here . Lets take a look. Meanwhile, opec countries are getting ready to meet in vienna. The connection saudi arabia is the de fa cto connection saudi arabia is the de facto leader of opec and it wants the organisation and its allies
A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. And you can be part of the conversation. The traditional christmas dinner in the uk is likely to cost more due to extreme weather conditions hitting supply of turkeys and some veg. Whats on the menu in your home . Are your festive traditions changing . Tell us what you think. Just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. So lets get started. Two years after the murder of the maltese journalist daphne ca ruana galizia, a volley of resignations has thrown the government into crisis. Three senior politicians have stood down and angry crowds have called for the Prime Minister to resign as police step up their investigation into the murder. Now out of government are the chief of staff to the Prime Minister, the tourism minister and the economy minister. All deny involvement in the death of ms caruana galizia, who had been investigating corruptio on the island. Corruption. Rich preston reports. O
In business, chinese telecoms giant huawei launches a second legal challenge against the us ban, saying there is no evidence it is a National Security threat. A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. And you can be part of the conversation. After the row about pelotons sexist and dystopian christmas video advert, what is the worst gift you have ever received, and why, and how did you react . Let me know. Just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. Commuters in france are struggling to get to work this hour as one of the countrys biggest ever nationwide strikes begins. Rail services have been severely hit and many schools are also closed as unions battle the government over pension reform. It will be a major test for emmanuel macrons presidency, as rich preston reports. 90 of high speed and regional trains will be affected, according to the countrys rail operator, meaning problems travelling and commuting for thousands of people.
More on our web site bbc. C0. Uk news and the news app. Now on bbc news live to singapore for Asia Business report. Black friday all bleak friday . Whats in store from the Global Shopping bonanza for retailers and the environment . Indias economic slowdown. Officialfigures the environment . Indias economic slowdown. Official figures are today are expected to confirm the weakest growth in more than six years. Welcome to Asia Business report. Its friday but its notjust any friday. It happens to be black friday. It happens to be black friday today, the start of what retailers are hyping as the cyber weekend Global Shopping spree in the worlds biggest economy the united states, spending over the next four daysis states, spending over the next four days is expected to break the 29 billion mark by the time cyber mondays over. Companies are hoping for a sales boost ahead of the next round of tariffs on imports from china which are due next month. Of course, a lot of that spending is now on li