indonesia changes its tune on mining exports, relaxing two year ban. and how the art world has lost its lustre, as buyers from china shy away. good morning asia, hello world. it is a friday, almost a weekend. glad you could join us for this edition of asia business report. i am this edition of asia business report. iam rico this edition of asia business report. i am rico hizon. this edition of asia business report. iam rico hizon. we this edition of asia business report. i am rico hizon. we start off with indonesia where the government has done an about face on its ban on raw mineral exports. indonesia will now allow exports of more unprocessed minerals, a big change from two years ago when the government banned most exports to force mining companies to process minerals within the country. the president, joko widodo, explained his decision. translation: we need to make sure that our natural resources benefit our own people. that s the founding principle, and oui’ that s the
unsuspecting women in brighton. and the rambling reptile: what happens when a giant alligator crosses your path it s not a joke. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister says the uk will leave the eu single market when it quits the european union. in her long awaited speech on the impact of britain leaving the eu, theresa may said instead she would seek a bold and ambitious new free trade agreement with europe for a global britain. mrs may also confirmed that any final deal could be phased in, and that both houses of parliament will get to vote on it. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn said she misses may once her cake and eat it. good morning, what is the plan? you have had the slogan, brexit means brexit and today we saw some of the substance. theresa may voted to remain in the european union but she consulted leading leave campaigners. what s the plan for brexit? borisjohnson and david davies, over the most important speech and she has made since becoming p
valley will know that an attempt, a serious attempt to bring jobs back, to rebuild american industries is long overdue. therefore, to sum that up long overdue. therefore, to sum that up in long overdue. therefore, to sum that upina long overdue. therefore, to sum that up in a slogan put america first, there is another context in the 19305, there is another context in the 1930s, but to say in the 21st century i am going to put america first that strikes home, doesn t it? it has, of course some pretty ominous it has, of course some pretty oitiii ious overtones it has, of course some pretty ominous overtones for anybody who knows american history, including it in the 20th century. isolationism and protectionism then. theagetives rolled out here in the press and the la st rolled out here in the press and the last few days about trump, it s hard to disagree on the basis of what we saw in the campaign with very much of it. but on the other hand, 63 million people, maybe 66 million
of bbc world service. donald trump first, and as he begins the job of being 45th president of the united states, to paraphrase a question from the presidential debates, let s start by saying something nice, positive or hopeful about the new president. this is going to and stretch for you, but have a go! after that inaugural speech in which he reached out to nobody at all, in which he trashed all of the previous presidents sitting around him very politely, i think the only thing we can seriously hope for is that this meglomaniac will overreach himself to such a degree that he will be impeached as soon as possible, hopefully before that four years is up. and that he will simply be removed. he is utterly unfit to be president of the united states and i think we saw that writ large in his speech which was the most outrageously ungracious speech i think probably any president has ever made at an inauguration. john, i challenge to you do a bit better than that, just a possibility h
two stories dominate the week and are likely to dominate the year ahead, too. the beginnings of the trump presidency and the beginning of the end for britain in the european union. my guests today arejohn fisher burns of the new york times, thomas kielinger of die welt, polly toynbee of the guardian and dmitry shishkin of bbc world service. donald trump first, and as he begins the job of being 45th president of the united states, to paraphrase a question from the presidential debates, let s start by saying something nice, positive and hopeful about the new president. this is going to be a stretch for you, but have a go! after that inaugural speech in which he reached out to nobody at all, in which he trashed all of the previous presidents sitting around him very politely, i think the only thing we can seriously hope for is that this meglomaniac, this sociopath, will overreach himself to such a degree that he will be impeached as soon as possible, hopefully before that four ye