More on our website, bbc. Co. Uk news, and the news app. Now on bbc news, live to singapore for Asia Business report. Trump signsa trump signs a key hong kong legislation. The move backing pro democracy demonstrators comes in the face of angry objections from china. Protests and investments. A trade minister in chile tells me why his country is open for business despite wave of violent demonstrations. Good morning, asia, hello, world. Yes, it is a thursday. Glad you could join us for another exciting addition of Asia Business report. Im rico hizon. Lets start off with the hong kong protests, because us President Donald Trump has signed into law congressional legislation backing the pro democracy protesters. The move comes despite angry objections from beijing, the us and china had been close to reaching a phase i deal to end their bitter trade war. Michael mccarthy joins end their bitter trade war. Michael mccarthyjoins me now end their bitter trade war. Michael mccarthy joins me now f
unchanged and we are in wait-and-see mode. here ago, sterling just nudging a little, but ultimately will be with the situation data points being very depressive and the bank of twice. cutting rates let s have a look at what is happening market wise and some of the movers really affecting what is going on out there at the moment. be atund zero seems to the moment, 500 points, pretty much everything down is everything is down with the except of exception of pharma stock. you are seeing luxury stocks as well and this report came out talking about the travel sector, the travel sector stocks are going to take more of a fall and there are no worries hitting the markets they say unless we hear an official announcement that the academic epidemic is under control. we are still seeing that kind of all-out and of course as we get closer to that lunar new year holiday. let s look at the first word news. a new report published in davos, saying a proportion of ceos expect global
Chile at the Expo 2020 Dubai celebrated the country’s National Day and stated that negotiations on a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with the UAE, initiated at the start of the expo to strengthen bilateral trade relations,
The CEPA will also include sanitary and phytosanitary measures, rules of origin, digital economy, SMEs, and intellectual property protection, among other relevant is.