Acknowledges and accepts the high court decision. We will have more reactions on that head on bbc as well. The new design comes in a titanium shell, a faster chip and improved video game playing abilities. It also ditched its Lightning Charging Port and will return to the usb cable. One big surprise it that it did not raise prices. That decison reflects the Global Smartphone slump, especially felt here in Southeast Asia. The market in terms of sales, saw a 15 drop in the april tojune quarter of this year compared to the same period last year. That said, Insight Firm Canalys expects an uptick in the second half of this year. South Koreas Samsung and chinas oppo are Market Leaders in this part of the world. Tech analyst Le Xuan Chiew says the apple wants to target younger, more affluent customers in here in asia. If we look at asia, its a Price Sensitive Market and the landscape, given that the Channel Requirements for apple it is something that apple has not done in a very long time. So i think that apple has been looking to do in Southeast Asia is investing in channel relationships, its presence in the operator channel, so this will help to bring in the price back of the iphones. You know, there is also news of apple making that made in india iphone. The Company Wants to diversify beyond china . Cast a shadow on apples shadow in 7 despite apples intent to reduce its dependence on mainland china, on the chinese economic, so i think its a challenging time for apple and how the company will respond to the new Competition Dynamic over the next 12 months. So india will offer an alternative as a production piece, around 20 by 2025. Apple production will be shipped out to india. Cooling food prices helped retail inflation in india to ease to 6. 83 for the month of august, down from 7. 44 a month ago, according to the data released by the National Statistical office on tuesday. However, this is still above the Central Banks comfort zone for a second consecutive month. Archana shukla reports. Food prices, especially that of vegetables moderated last month after government desperate efforts of subsidising vegetables like onions and tomatoes and banning exports of staples like wheat and rice. And that helped the counter to come down in august. But rural inflation was still on the higher side compared urban. Its a continuing trend. Also reflected from lower spending and global markets. Now, the expectation is that by next month fresh Vegetable Harvest will bring down prices. But the over all outlook for food prices which accounts for nearly half of the overall Inflation Basket remains on edge. It depends largely on monsoons which have been skewed and most agricultural regions affecting prices and yields. This coupled with Rising Oil Prices could add to the worries of the government ahead of the state elections later this year in National Polls in 202a. High inflation eating into Discretionary Spending is also making manufacturers a bit cautious ahead of the Festive Season in asias Third Largest economy. Remember, its a second consecutive month when retail inflation are about the upper limits of 6 . And thats why most economists believe Interest Rates are likely to stay on the higher side for a longer period and any hopes of a rate cut by the central bank would be delayed until next year. We now turn to an economic meeting in russia. Russian president Vladimir Putin has spoken to a gathering at the far Eastern Federal University in vladivostok and said hes bracing for a long war in ukraine and that washington would continue to see russia as an enemy no matter who wins the 2024 us election. Attendees from india, china, pakistan and afghanistan are hoping to get a sense of what the future holds for their Regional Economic ties. Wang wen is a professor from the Renmin University and writes editorial pieces for the Chinese State . Run media global times. He says despite geopolitical tensions, the economies in the far east is opening up. Very obvious conditions the western media, the far east is opening, and even the north korea is also opening gradually. For a long time we have all looked at north korea, russia, Northeast Asia from perspectives. Eastern asia or countries who very much hope to use economic advantage to 7 so ist off they must issue, on basis of security, the year has opened hoped to security the Northeast Asia without any intention to economic government of Northeast Asia. This is regrettable. The story of the chinese economic weakness, i think western media, have told of it historically for more than 20 years. Now i believe it seems to come those stories are all a while the Eastern Economic forum intention was, given the kind of economic slowdown youre seeing in china, china of course is going to play an Important Role in this forum, do you see beijing being in a relatively weaker spot . The story of the chinese economic weakness, i think western media, have told of it historically for more than 20 years. Now i believe it seems to come those stories are all a lie. All wrong. And it hits the west, so called china weakness. Story again and again. I think for this year China Economy grows by 50 , it is no problems. Nowadays we are very obviously that china and russia and the other eastern asia countries, we push for regional organization. Now, do you everfeel your voice isnt heard at work meetings . Youre probably not alone but, weve been speaking to one ceo, whos got a piece of advice that might help. A challenge that i have faced is being heard in meetings so i did something about it. I always remember a particular meeting, and the manager came up to me afterwards and said well done, it was great to hear from you, but what he didnt realise was how difficult it actually was for me to be heard in that meeting and in many meetings. You know, i am one of very few females in the Technology Industry and very few black females in the Technology Industry so as i was walking away i thought, what can i do about this . I had a mentor back then and so i spoke to her and said, you know, how can i be heard more meetings and she said, one of the things we can do as you could ask your manager to help you. To create the space for you so you can be heard. Oh and die, we got hold of the agenda for the next upcoming meeting. I went to him that i actually asked him to create a space around that particular agenda for me to be heard which exactly what he did so poz the meeting and said lets hear. So i was able to have my Point Of View and that is a piece of advice i still get people today. If you are self conscious, prepare by getting hold of the agenda. Rehearse what you are going to say. In fact, it is advised that i still continue to follow today. In other news making headlines. Tiktok has announced it is officially rolled out its e . Commerce business in the United States after months of testing. Chinese Owner Bytedance looks to capitalise on the popularity of the social media app. Tiktok is bringing Online Shopping through a series of features on its main app and is hoping to replicate the success of asian platforms. And thats it for this edition of Asia Business report. Thanks for watching. A brand new Vending Machine at school but you wont find any snacks here. Instead, a different kind of nourishment. For the mind. Got it. It is about adventures and i think saving the world, i think. What you need to do to get one of these books in the Vending Machine . Well, you have to work hard to get one of the tokens. The scheme offers children a book to keep which the teachers say makes a difference. 31 of our children did not have an access to a bigot home appropriate to their needs. By providing books in this way give students a sense of ownership. Why dont they have access at home . For some of our families it is a combination of things like deprivation in the area that we are men but also Literacy Skills were some of our parents and carers themselves. The idea is to help themselves. The idea is to help the students prepare for further education and work. Just a tiny fraction of adults with my Learning Difficulties are in paid employment. 0ur theory is that actually is going to give them encouragement at home and we need to start them off on that journey of reading. For more stories across the uk head to the bbc news website. Tonight, online scams. The uks biggest pub chain is going to start charging you more for a pint when its busy, Stonegate Group controls brands like gates and slug and lettuce. You will probably have seen a similar thing from Apps Like Uber and when booking hotel rooms and flights. 0ur demand means higher prices. It comes as the increase in what we are being paid has caught up with how fast prices are rising. Pay up by 8 . That is the same as inflation which is how much prices are going up by. The first time that has happened in two years meaning your money is not losing its value for now but prices have been rising faster and for longer so pay is still behind. Lets get some other news then. More than 2000 people are thought to have died in floods in libya. But these 10,000 more are missing after a huge storm hit the country. Boys as young as 13 are being increasingly targeted with sending explicit images and told if they do not send their scammers money those images will be shared online. Police in scotland say it is a growing problem and there is another new iphone coming. The iphone 15 along with you our pods will have a usb seaport instead of the usual iphone cable. Tonight, i am going to leave you with ten of coastline 50 dogs took part in this annual surf california, raising money for a Rescue Centre near san diego. Hopefully the water wasnt too rough. Right, we are done. See you later. Hello and welcome to sportsday im mimi fawaz. Heres whats coming up in the programme. Two time grand slam champion simona halep is banned from tennis for four years for anti doping violations. England Beat Scotland in hampden park in one of the oldest rivalries in world football. And in the nfl a blow for the new yorkjets as Aaron Rodgers is ruled out for the rest of the season with an achilles injury. We start with tennis, and two time grand slam winner simona halep has been banned for 4 years for anti doping violations