Of legislative affairs, and winning over india, u. S. Tech giants move into the country with more than half a billion internet users. We will explore why not everyone is happy. But first, to our top story. It is finally here. After three years in the making, the u. S. And china have signed phase one of their trade deal. President trump and the chinese vice premier puttingpen putting pen to paper. Mp china has made substantial and enforceable commitments regarding protection of american ideas, trade secrets, patents, and trademarks. China has also pledged firm action to deal with pirated and counterfeit goods, which is a big problem for many in the room. Taylor those people in the room, executives from qualcomm and ebay and others. A director of cyberspace policy at the council on foreign relations, and in washington, bloombergs peggy collins. Peggy, let me start with you. What did we learn from the signing today . Peggy with the signing, what we have learned is that the u. S. And china
Leader tells the u. S. Hes got a Nuclear Button on his desk boss makes an unusually friendly remarks about south korea and his new year message. Irans president speaks for the first time about demonstrations against his government saying protests are allowed out that violence is not. Israels governing likud party has passed a draft resolution urging the addicks a shot of much of the occupied west bank. And goodbye to two thousand and seventeen and hello to two thousand and eighteen celebrations as the world brings in the new these are live pictures from rio de janeiro. North koreas leader kim jong un says he is open to dialogue with self korea and hopes that ties will improve between the two countries he made the comments and has new year. Address he also said his country completed the development of its Nuclear Program during two thousand and seventeen and will now start mass producing warheads and. Bought her message had an unusually conciliatory tone toward south korea. We should ac
Also coming up irans president speaks for the first time about demonstrations against his government saying protests are allowed but violence is no. Protests intensifying democratic republic of congo demonstrators want the president to resign immediately also. Looking at live pictures from new york where they are saying goodbye to twenty seventeen to twenty eighteen celebrations as the world rings in the new year. North koreas leader kim jong un has threatened the United States but also reached out to his neighbors in the south he made the comments in his annual new years address kim says has weapons capable of reaching the top you. Mainland and the launch button is on his desk he also warned washington that in twenty seventeen north korea had completed its push to become a Nuclear Force that its time to start mass producing Nuclear Warheads but the defiantly that made someone usually friendly remarks about south korea saying the path of dialogue with seoul is open and that he hopes ti
And sam is a down this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up irans president breaks his silence over days of demonstrations saying people are free to protest but not commit violence. In israels governing Coalition Calls for the alex ation of parts of the occupied west bank land the palestinians want for a future state i. Welcoming in the new years spectacular fireworks around the world as people celebrate the arrival of two thousand and eighteen. North koreas leader has issued a new warning to the United States saying his countrys Nuclear Forces are no longer a threat but a reality kim jong un also used his annual new years address to reach out to south korea he says pyongyang has weapons capable of reaching the entire u. S. Mainland and the launch button is on his desk he also warned washington north korea has now completed its pushed. To become a Nuclear Force its time to start mass producing Nuclear Warheads but the defiantly there made some unusually friendly remarks about so
Samis a than this is aljazeera live from don hall so coming up a log just policy in israels governing Coalition Calls for the antics ation of parts of the occupied west bank land the palestinians want for a future state. Irans president breaks his silence off the days of demonstrations saying people are free to protest and not to commit violence. While coming in the new years spectacular fireworks around the world as people celebrate the arrival of two thousand and eighteen. Well south korea is welcoming a new year message from north koreas leader those raised the possibility of reopening talks about reconciliation and reunification kim jong un said the path to dialogue is open and improving ties is an urgent issue can also said hed only use Nuclear Weapons if threatened that the launch is on his desk. We should actively create an atmosphere to move forward with the National Reconciliation and reunification improving ties between the north and the south is an urgent issue that not only