:00:12. > :00:17.OJ Simpson - the former football star and actor -
:00:18. > :00:25.He's been granted early release by a parole board after serving nine
:00:26. > :00:31.He's expected to be released in October.
:00:32. > :00:34.Nine years was the minimum he could serve of his 33-year
:00:35. > :00:36.sentence for the armed robbery in Las Vegas.
:00:37. > :00:39.The first military talks for two years between North and South Korea
:00:40. > :00:42.could begin shortly - if Pyongyang agrees to attend.
:00:43. > :00:45.Seoul made an offer of talks in an effort to ease tensions
:00:46. > :00:50.And this video is trending on BBC.com.
:00:51. > :00:54.The body of Salvador Dali is being exhumed from his crypt
:00:55. > :00:57.in northeastern Spain - so that samples of his DNA can be
:00:58. > :01:03.taken to try to settle a paternity suit.
:01:04. > :01:06.It follows a court ruling in favour of a wioman who claims
:01:07. > :01:15.New figures show a 10 percent rise in recorded crimes in England
:01:16. > :01:20.However, the national crime survey of victims suggests there were fewer
:01:21. > :01:37.Now on BBC News, all the latest business news live from Singapore.
:01:38. > :01:45.Asia stopover. The British Foreign Secretary visits Japan to discuss
:01:46. > :01:52.trade and security ties ahead of that. And, superpowered profits.
:01:53. > :01:54.Comic book companies are raking it in as franchises become more
:01:55. > :02:08.popular. Welcome to the Asia Business Report,
:02:09. > :02:14.Boris Johnson is in Japan today. He is therefore talks that are likely
:02:15. > :02:19.to be dominated by concerns about Britain's departure from the
:02:20. > :02:25.European Union. Boris Johnson visited this robotics centre in
:02:26. > :02:29.Tokyo. He has been talking up the strong economic ties between the two
:02:30. > :02:34.countries, noting that Japanese countries have invested more than
:02:35. > :02:38.$15 billion in Britain. Japan's political and business leaders are
:02:39. > :02:43.reported to be concerned about the state of the Brexit negotiations,
:02:44. > :02:45.and although Mr Johnson is not directly involved in the
:02:46. > :02:51.negotiations, it is important for him to reassure the Japanese
:02:52. > :02:56.leaders. We discussed what Japanese firms will be expecting from these
:02:57. > :03:02.talks. It is important for Japan to get some reassurance regarding their
:03:03. > :03:08.foreign investments. The UK is the second largest investment space for
:03:09. > :03:14.Japan, and a lot of investment that Japan did was to export products to
:03:15. > :03:17.the EU. So it is important for the UK to reassure Japanese companies
:03:18. > :03:25.that they will still be able to export those products after Brexit.
:03:26. > :03:29.Let's take a look at this chart. Talking about Japanese investment
:03:30. > :03:37.into the UK, it has got some surprising details about how much
:03:38. > :03:41.went into the UK from Japan after Brexit. The largest amount of
:03:42. > :03:45.investment that we saw as their in history was in the third quarter of
:03:46. > :03:50.last year, just after the Brexit referendum. It is possible some of
:03:51. > :03:55.those deals were negotiated before Wexford, but we continue to see
:03:56. > :04:03.pretty large investments in the following quarters as well. So far,
:04:04. > :04:09.Japanese firms still seem confident that the UK is a good place for
:04:10. > :04:14.investment. What about a post- Brexit UK trade deal with Japan? The
:04:15. > :04:19.EU has just signed one, could it collocate matters for Japan to side
:04:20. > :04:23.with the UK? The fact that there is already a trade deal may make it
:04:24. > :04:32.easy. In principle, there is nothing stopping the UK and Japan from
:04:33. > :04:38.keeping that deal, even after the UK leads the EU. That would obviously
:04:39. > :04:45.be positive for Japanese manufacturers and car manufacturers,
:04:46. > :04:52.the existing tariffs would be remaining the same for Japan. The
:04:53. > :04:58.European Union's chief Brexit negotiator has asked Britain to
:04:59. > :05:03.clarify details regarding settlement and citizen's rights. That followed
:05:04. > :05:08.discussions in Brussels. While the EU is demanding compromises, the
:05:09. > :05:15.UK's top negotiator seemed encouraged by the progress made so
:05:16. > :05:18.far. There is a lot to talk about and further work before we can
:05:19. > :05:25.resolve this. Ultimately, a solution will require flexibility from both
:05:26. > :05:29.sides. Negotiations have only just started. Of course there are
:05:30. > :05:39.compromises to be made, but it is too early to talk about it. We are
:05:40. > :05:44.not there yet. Oil giant ExxonMobil has been fined for violating
:05:45. > :05:49.sanctions against Russia while Rex Tillerson was its chief executive.
:05:50. > :05:53.The company dealt with the President of the Russian oil giant when he was
:05:54. > :05:59.blacklisted by the US. They have challenged the fine and called it
:06:00. > :06:05.fundamentally unfair. The largest dark web marketplaces have been shut
:06:06. > :06:15.down following a major international investigation. Alphabay and Hansa
:06:16. > :06:24.were linked to drug trade, stolen data and weapons trade. Shares in
:06:25. > :06:29.eBay have fallen about 5% in after-hours trade after they warned
:06:30. > :06:33.that profits could fall for this quarter below analyst estimates.
:06:34. > :06:37.They are spending big on marketing and revamping their platforms to
:06:38. > :06:45.attract more shoppers. It is striving to compete with rivals like
:06:46. > :06:50.Amazon. Microsoft has had a revenue jump in the three months to June. It
:06:51. > :06:55.saw shares rise in after hours trade. However, they are laying off
:06:56. > :07:00.thousands of workers from the global sales team in a bid to boost its
:07:01. > :07:08.Cloud division. The Microsoft CEO has confronted one
:07:09. > :07:12.of the biggest challenges of the sector, taking a company that was
:07:13. > :07:17.dominant in one market and retooling it for new markets. Its original
:07:18. > :07:25.moneyspinner is steadily losing value. In Microsoft's case, Windows
:07:26. > :07:28.software was at the heart of the original computer revolution. But
:07:29. > :07:35.that is not today's revolution. Now, the growth is in places like social
:07:36. > :07:40.media and cloud computing. So, more of the company's efforts are going
:07:41. > :07:44.into cloud computing. Thursday's earnings show that effort is paying
:07:45. > :07:51.off. The company reported a better than expected revenue of $24.7
:07:52. > :07:57.billion for the quarter, and they also had an intelligent cloud
:07:58. > :08:03.segment which contributed nearly 30% of that revenue. Nearly as much as
:08:04. > :08:12.its personal computing segment. Still, the earnings also showed that
:08:13. > :08:17.they cost the company, and its employees. They recorded a $306
:08:18. > :08:18.million charge for the severance payments made to workers who were
:08:19. > :08:29.laid off. Superman, Star Wars, Harry Potter,
:08:30. > :08:42.these are some of the franchisors loved around the world. For fans,
:08:43. > :08:49.nothing is bigger than ComicCon. It earns millions of dollars each year
:08:50. > :08:54.in its host city, San Diego. We spoke to the author of ComicCon who
:08:55. > :09:02.is speaking at six panels today. He told me the event just keeps getting
:09:03. > :09:09.bigger. There are already about 150,000 people at the convention
:09:10. > :09:14.centre ,, and there will be even more people going to events outside
:09:15. > :09:20.of that. The convention itself brings in about 150 million people
:09:21. > :09:26.to the city of San Diego. San Diego ComicCon has spawned an industry
:09:27. > :09:34.across North America and worldwide. I calculated that as an economic
:09:35. > :09:38.impact of about 3- $4 billion. To the cinema, you have seen
:09:39. > :09:43.Hollywood's obsession with superheroes and comic book heroes.
:09:44. > :09:47.What are some of the big brand names and corporate firms who are out
:09:48. > :09:53.there this year? Warner Brothers, the parent company of DC, they have
:09:54. > :10:02.had a big hit this summer with wonder woman. Marvel Studios have
:10:03. > :10:19.had a recent release with Spiderman. You have got perennial television
:10:20. > :10:24.brands from Netflix, Stranger Things has been very successful. We have
:10:25. > :10:29.also seen huge success in Game of Sloanes, there are a number of
:10:30. > :10:37.television shows that are doing extremely well -- Thrones. What is
:10:38. > :10:42.the biggest event that everyone will camp out for this year? Everyone has
:10:43. > :10:45.their own favourite, my pick for the biggest one this time would be the
:10:46. > :10:51.Warner Brothers panel on Saturday morning. That will feature what is
:10:52. > :10:55.coming up next in the DC universe, which a lot of fans are looking for
:10:56. > :11:02.two, and Steven Spielberg will be here to give us a first look at his
:11:03. > :11:10.new film. We have also got the new Laid Runner film which is coming
:11:11. > :11:25.out, Harrison forward will be coming out for that. -- Blade. Dr Who will
:11:26. > :11:42.also be a big drawcard. There has been an asset to share
:11:43. > :11:49.technology in electric cars. They are furthering their global
:11:50. > :11:50.ambitions to transform into an electric only car