Of her visit to china, and her officials are trumpeting the nearly 13 million worth of deals they expect to be signed during the trip. Theresa may has agreed a joint trade and investment review with china. Its the first step to what she says will be an ambitious trade deal post brexit although the recently lea ked Civil Service forecasts on brexit suggest a china trade deal would be of only limited benefit to the uks gdp. President xi jinping has said chinas markets will be opened further to the uk. And the two leaders also discussed north korea, protecting the environment, and, more controversially, human rights and democracy. Live, now, to shanghai, and our correspondent robin brant. This report from laura kuenssberg. Watch what i do, not what others say. Theresa may wants you to judge her actions, not her critics words. Taking tea with her husband and one of the most powerful men in the world. Lapsang souchong, no less. Maybe thats what they drink in numberten. Herjourney of thousan
Of her visit to china, and her officials are trumpeting the nearly 13 billion, worth of deals they expect to be signed during the trip. Theresa may has agreed a joint trade and investment review with china. Its the first step to what she says will be an ambitious trade deal, post brexit, although the recently leaked Civil Service forecasts on brexit suggest a china trade deal would be of only limited benefit to the uks gdp. President xijinping said chinas markets will be opened further to the uk. And the two leaders also discussed north korea, protecting the environment, and, more controversially, human rights and democracy. Laura kuenssberg reports. A short time ago i spoke to the bbcs robin brant in shanghai and i put it to him that everything anyone says in china is closely monitored or censored. I am not afraid to say what i like, but for viewers here in china, the bbc, for instance, is monitored and censored. I am not afraid to say what i like, but for viewers here in china, the b
Of her visit to china, and her officials are trumpeting the nearly 13 billion worth of deals they expect to be signed during the trip. Theresa may has agreed a joint trade and investment review with china. Its the first step to what she says will be an ambitious trade deal, post brexit, although the recently leaked Civil Service forecasts on brexit suggest a china trade deal would be of only limited benefit to the uks gdp. President xijinping said chinas markets will be opened further to the uk. And the two leaders also discussed north korea, protecting the environment, and, more controversially, human rights and democracy. A short time ago i spoke to the bbcs robin brant in shanghai and i put it to him that everything anyone says in china is closely monitored or censored. Yes, i mean, im free to stand here and say what i like, but certainly for viewers in china, getting the bbc back, that is certainly monitored and is often censored. And i think i thinkJohn Sudworths reports this morn
And london. This is bbc world news leiva from. Good morning. Its 8 00am in singapore, midnight in london and 9 00am injapan, where theres new doubt surrounding the security cryptocurrency exchanges, which handle digital cash systems like bitcoin. One of the countrys biggest exchanges, coincheck, has offered to refund half billion dollars in currency stolen by hackers on friday. Japan is one of the worlds most enthusiastic traders in cryptocurrencies. And the theft has cast doubt over the credibility of the exchange system. Rhodri davies has this report which contains some flash photography. As many as 10,000 businesses in japan are said to accept cryptocurrencies. This virtual heist is bound to increase concerns about their security. At the centre of this, tokyo based coincheck, one of the largest Digital Currency exchanges in japan. It the largest Digital Currency exchanges injapan. It said on friday it had been hacked, resulting in the loss of half 1 billion. The biggest ever. Transl
To world news today. In the last hour, the russian Opposition Leader, Alexei Navalny, has been released without charge after his dramatic arrest earlier by police at a rally in moscow. His supporters have been demonstrating across the vast country on sunday, calling for a boycott of what they claim is a rigged president ial election in march. This is the moment mr navalny was seized by police just after he arrived in Pushkinskaya Square in the centre of the russian capital. He was trying to address hundreds of protesters whod gatherered there. The bbcs Steve Rosenberg was at the protests and witnessed mr navalnys arrest. Chanting it isnt easy taking on the kremlin. Alexei navalny has beenjailed three times in the last year. He has been barred from the upcoming president ial election. So today, mr navalny called his supporters onto the streets. Alexei navalny is russias most prominent opposition figure and president putins most vocal critic. He has been barred from running in the presid