and three european champions cups. there was plenty of drama on day nine of the australian open. sixth seed alexander zverev had to win a fifth set tie break in his match against britain s cameron norrie to make the quarter finals. the german will face number two seed carlos alcaraz who lost just eight games as he beat miomir kecmanovic of serbia in straight sets. it is great to find this level, to play this level in the matches, on the court, i am feeling better and better every day, i m feeling better every match that i am playing, coming into the quarterfinal with a lot of confidence. a shock at the africa cup of nations on the cards, as the hosts ivory coast could be heading out following their 4 0 hammering at the hands of equatorial guinea. emilio nsue s double helped them to a famous win that saw them top group a and qualify for the knockouts. ivory coast need other results elsewhere to go their way. earlier, nigeria had to rely on an own goal to beat guinea bissau 1 0
hi there. welcome to asia business report with me, mariko oi. as we told you on newsday, the united states so there was a more constructive economic relationship with china. the comments were made in a speech by the country s treasury secretary, janet yellen. it comes at a time when diplomatic and economic relations between the us and china are increasingly fraught. the bbc s north america business correspondent samira hussain has more. it has been five years since the united states imposed tariffs on billions of dollars of goods coming in from china. since then, not only have trade relations, but diplomatic relations between the two countries have deteriorated. but in a speech at an american university, us treasury secretary janet yellen was emphasizing the need for a more constructive relationship with china. we seek a healthy economic relationship with china, one that fosters growth and innovation in both countries. a growing china that plays by international rules is good
treasury secretary, janet yellen. it comes at a time when diplomatic and economic relations between the us and china are increasingly fraught. the bbc s north america business correspondent samira hussain has more. it has been five years since the united states imposed tariffs on billions of dollars of goods coming in from china. since then, not only have trade relations, but diplomatic relations between the two countries have deteriorated. but in a speech at an american university, us treasury secretary janet yellen was emphasizing the need for a more constructive relationship with china. we seek a healthy economic relationship with china, one that fosters growth and innovation in both countries. a growing china that plays by international rules is good for the united states and the world. both countries can benefit from healthy competition in the economic sphere. but healthy economic competition where both sides benefit is only sustainable if this competition is fair. but t
we speak to the swedish company aiming to make freight more electric and looking to the uk market. the sacked boss of the cbi has told the bbc that he has been made the fall guy for the crisis engulfing the business lobbying group. tony danker apologised to anyone at the organisation that he had upset or made uncomfortable, but said his reputation has been destroyed as the public have wrongly connected allegations against him of sexual harassment with separate charges of serious misconduct that occurred before he joined the cbi. he has been talking to our business editor simonjack. first, simon, iwant first, simon, i want to apologise to anyone at the cbi and i made upset or uncomfortable. that is on me. that is on me. but i ve had a week of coverage saying that tony danker sacked in rape scandal. these stories have been about rape and sexual assault and cocaine and bullying. none of that was anything to do with me and it was all before my time. so, the first thing that has h