with their chins held at an extraordinary angle. a woman in traditional dress and a bouquet of flowers waits to deliver it to the visiting russian leader. all the while, the north korean leader paces up and down here s mr putin coming down the steps to greet his host at the bottom there s a handshake, a hug and an air kiss. it all seems very cordial as the translators move in for the pleasantries. eventually the flower lady gets to present her blooms to the russian president there s a slightly awkward bow, but it all seems to go down well. then, after a bit more chit chat they re off. they ve lots to talk about presumably after some sleep. here s our diplomatic correspondent paul adams. vladimir putin s first trip to pyongyang in almost a quarter of a century a measure of this relationship s growing importance. a warm welcome from the north korean leader, two men shunned by much of the world, united in defiance of the west, each bearing a shopping list, their embrace
and i m not talking hairstyles. donald trump will present his tax plan today. big cuts are expected. will it make multinationals bring their huge foreign cash piles back to the us? and ahead of south korea s election, we hear from whistle blowers on the culture of corruption which brought down that country s president. welcome to world business report. i m aaron heslehurst. if you have about eight minutes, i promised to give you a fascinating snapshot of the world of business and money. let s start in the us. shaking up the tax system has been a major theme of the trump administration. today he s promising what he describes as a big announcement on his planned reforms. in fact mr trump has already said he s planning what he s called maybe the biggest tax cut we ve ever had. take a look at this. during the campaign he talked about cutting the top individual tax rate from 36.9% to 25%. in terms of business, he wants to cut the corporate tax rate from 35% to 15%. mr trump ha
trump s tax cuts and those french elections. riding the wave of the foodie revolution. celebrity chef mark hix will be with us to talk, food, fads and investment. today, we want to know is cash your king? a survey says a third of us would rather pay digitally, do you still carry cash or is contactless the future? let us know. just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. cash, rachel. always carry that with you. i shouldn t say that. i don t have any cash on me! shaking up the tax system has been a major theme of the trump administration. today he s promising what he describes as a big announcement on his planned reforms. in fact, mr trump has already said he s planning what he s called maybe the biggest tax cut we ve ever had . during the campaign he talked about cutting the top individual tax rate from 36.9% to 25%. in terms of business, he wants to cut the corporate tax rate from 35% to 15%. mr trump has also proposed charging american firms a one off tax ofjust 10% on money they br