:00:00. > :00:15.Now let's crossover live to Singapore.
:00:16. > :00:24.Nokia goes back to the future. We will have the latest on the new
:00:25. > :00:28.designs from the phone maker. Will be new handset their success? And if
:00:29. > :00:33.the stress in your job is getting over your head, with a fitness
:00:34. > :00:41.session make you more productive, or are companies wasting their money?
:00:42. > :00:49.-- would a fitness session. Hello and welcome to Asia Business Report.
:00:50. > :00:52.I am Sharanjit Leyl. Nokia has reinvented its 3310 handset which
:00:53. > :00:56.was very popular 15 years ago. This is what it looks like now. It
:00:57. > :01:00.promises to be a simple phone with a battery that will last a week. With
:01:01. > :01:05.limited access to the Internet, will anyone actually be interested? The
:01:06. > :01:12.new model was unveiled at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, and our
:01:13. > :01:16.technology correspondent is there. Barcelona, and as the mobile phone
:01:17. > :01:25.industry arise for its annual jamboree, there is in the air. --
:01:26. > :01:30.there is nostalgia. Nokia which is to rule the Mobile world, is making
:01:31. > :01:34.a comeback. The firm that license the name, this was their first
:01:35. > :01:38.chance to make a splash. And with a new range of smart phones, it until
:01:39. > :01:49.something very retro, last on sale in 2005. Let me re- reintroduce the
:01:50. > :01:57.Nokia 3310. You cannot do much with this phone except make calls and
:01:58. > :02:02.play snake. This is the most iconic device that you have ever seen from
:02:03. > :02:07.Nokia. And we thought why not have some fun and recreate this device
:02:08. > :02:12.for the consumers? This might be fun, but let's face it, it is a
:02:13. > :02:17.little bit of a gimmick. If Nokia is to become a significant force again,
:02:18. > :02:21.it won't be the 3310, but for its new range of smartphones. The
:02:22. > :02:28.company claims this model is a ready selling well in China, but in a
:02:29. > :02:32.competition where many models of the same, it is tough. So perhaps it was
:02:33. > :02:38.smarter look back to look forward. To bring back this device that has
:02:39. > :02:44.bags of Nyst Ajer, it was many people's first phone. But will be
:02:45. > :02:52.new and old Nokia appeal to the foreign buying public? May be
:02:53. > :02:57.without parents, but not for us. I would switch my Apple phone for the
:02:58. > :03:04.thing. Even if it could not access the Internet? Then I think I would
:03:05. > :03:11.change my mind. And here is another phone train for a comeback. This is
:03:12. > :03:12.the new Blackberry, launched by a Chinese brand who has licensed the
:03:13. > :03:27.name. -- trying. If you would find all of
:03:28. > :03:34.the information on those devices, you can go to our website and go to
:03:35. > :03:38.the technology tab. It is a son of the working week. Let's look at what
:03:39. > :03:42.is coming up over the next few days. As we do so, it is the world mobile
:03:43. > :03:46.congress in Barcelona. We will return to that in a moment. It is
:03:47. > :03:54.also the final hearing in the impeachment hearing of the South
:03:55. > :04:04.Korean President, President Park Geun Hy. She is being charged with
:04:05. > :04:09.accepting vertical favours. -- Hye. At the very end of the week on
:04:10. > :04:16.Friday, Nintendo will be launching its new gaming console, P Switch and
:04:17. > :04:31.we will be covering that story and others. -- the Switch. Article other
:04:32. > :04:37.people are very excited about Nokia's comeback. My thought is that
:04:38. > :04:43.Nokia used to be very popular with the Generation X. I do not help will
:04:44. > :04:48.fare with the millennial is, now. The 3310 is creating some
:04:49. > :04:52.excitement, and the game Snake is pretty excitement, but I'm not
:04:53. > :04:59.really sure if people will go out to buy just because of that. --
:05:00. > :05:04.millenials. What about the other launches? There are a lot of new
:05:05. > :05:16.Chinese mobile phone makers, what you watching for? There are new
:05:17. > :05:21.offenders such as Oppo and Huawei who are making waves globally. They
:05:22. > :05:25.are picking up the gaps left by Samsung in some of these places. So
:05:26. > :05:29.there is some exciting phones coming out from both of these centres. It
:05:30. > :05:34.is interesting that you mentioned that they are picking up the gaps
:05:35. > :05:39.left by Samsung, after the huge Dibaba late last year with its
:05:40. > :05:43.Galaxy Note 7. Billions were lost over those faulty batteries. People
:05:44. > :05:49.are watching for the launch of the Galaxy S8 at the mobile congress.
:05:50. > :05:52.This is not happening until March. They release tablets, instead. Is
:05:53. > :05:56.that a big disappointment for a company that is soap permanent in
:05:57. > :06:05.the mobile space? I would not read too much into it that Samsung is not
:06:06. > :06:13.launching the Galaxy S8 at the congress. -- so prominent. That
:06:14. > :06:22.should not take away all the hype that Huawei will be able to generate
:06:23. > :06:26.with their new launches. One of Germany's most senior banking
:06:27. > :06:29.executives said that the Brexit vote should not be taken as an excuse to
:06:30. > :06:42.penalise London's financial industry. We got was -- we got worse
:06:43. > :06:46.that the response to be pragmatic. If there has been this vote, we
:06:47. > :06:50.should deal with smooth transitions. VizEat is my job and the job of my
:06:51. > :06:55.colleagues to make sure that the transition is as smooth as possible.
:06:56. > :07:03.And we hope that it will be as pragmatic as possible in this
:07:04. > :07:12.situation. -- it is my job. Deutsche Borse appears to be in jeopardy. The
:07:13. > :07:15.LSC says that a deal is unlikely to be approved by the European
:07:16. > :07:20.Commission unless it sells its 6% Schache in the NTS trading platform.
:07:21. > :07:23.This would be the third failed attempt at combining the exchanges.
:07:24. > :07:28.And Warren Buffett has backed American businesses to continue to
:07:29. > :07:34.create what he calls mind-boggling wealth. Warren Buffett's comments
:07:35. > :07:40.come after a 15% rise in fourth-quarter profit to $6.3
:07:41. > :07:45.billion for his firm, which owns shares in dozens of governors,
:07:46. > :07:49.including Apple, cut times, Coca-Cola, and the four biggest US
:07:50. > :07:55.allies. On Friday, Japan launched premium Friday, eight campaign on
:07:56. > :07:59.the very last Friday of every month. Some very lucky employees get to
:08:00. > :08:04.leave early and receive cash to spend. It is aimed to improve the
:08:05. > :08:09.worklife balance in a country that is quite infamous for extreme
:08:10. > :08:14.overtime. But there are more ways to reducing workplace stress than just
:08:15. > :08:19.cutting the hours once a month. If businesses now -- businesses are now
:08:20. > :08:27.increased Lleyton into corporate world is progress. So do they keep
:08:28. > :08:37.stuff happy and healthy? -- staff. It is 5pm at Silicon Labs. Workers,
:08:38. > :08:40.is it a go home, at catching breath. They are taking part in a free
:08:41. > :08:45.health programme at work. As an example of a growing trend of
:08:46. > :08:54.company is buying into the idea that healthier and happier employees are
:08:55. > :09:01.also more productive. -- instead of catching a train home, are catching
:09:02. > :09:06.breath. The industry is inspected 37 $.4 billion by 2024. And there is no
:09:07. > :09:15.shortage of companies offering help screen is, XO programmes, and stress
:09:16. > :09:19.management worktops. We are marketing to 150 companies. But they
:09:20. > :09:25.expect the rate will go up. People realise that employing healthy
:09:26. > :09:29.employees will impact the bottomline. -- exercise programmes.
:09:30. > :09:38.The critic say there is insufficient other tobacco the benefits. The
:09:39. > :09:42.results initial two -- insufficient data to measure the benefits. And
:09:43. > :09:49.they are difficult to measure. But for some companies, the boost is
:09:50. > :09:54.welcome. The employees are happier and more engaged. We have seen less
:09:55. > :09:59.sick leave and higher productivity in the workplace. Stress management
:10:00. > :10:04.programmes are a good way for companies to show that they care,
:10:05. > :10:07.but experts say there is little point in having these schemes if
:10:08. > :10:15.businesses do not measure their success. A little bit stressed
:10:16. > :10:18.investors on the markets, because they are all lower this Monday
:10:19. > :10:26.morning. The Nykea is down 1.4%. Is due to the strong yen and shares
:10:27. > :10:30.being sold. A lot of concern about President John's speech to congress
:10:31. > :10:35.on Tuesday, a lot of people listening to it for hints on his
:10:36. > :10:37.policies on the economy. --