0:00:00 > 0:00:00There's been a sharp rise in the number of serious violent
0:00:00 > 0:00:05crimes and sex offences recorded by police in England and Wales.
0:00:14 > 0:00:22US President Donald Trump takes his America First agenda two Davos. How
0:00:22 > 0:00:29will this message be received by the world's global league? In the Indian
0:00:29 > 0:00:34Premier League is set to hold its biggest ever player auction. We
0:00:34 > 0:00:41break down the numbers on the world 's biggest sports auction. Get's
0:00:41 > 0:00:46Friday, everyone. Good morning, Asia. Hello, world. Thank you for
0:00:46 > 0:00:51joining us for another edition of Asia Business Report. Starting in
0:00:51 > 0:00:55Davos and Donald Trump has become the first sitting US president in
0:00:55 > 0:01:00almost 20 years to attend the World Economic Forum. It was a busy first
0:01:00 > 0:01:05day for Mr Trump. He met with the UK Prime Minister were and they
0:01:05 > 0:01:08discussed the details of his visit to Britain later this year. Donald
0:01:08 > 0:01:12Trump also hosted a dinner with the head of the world 's biggest
0:01:12 > 0:01:17companies and discussed US economic policy. The head of one of India's
0:01:17 > 0:01:21biggest companies told the BBC that Mr Trump's America First policy will
0:01:21 > 0:01:27be on display at Davos for his voter base.He likes talking to
0:01:27 > 0:01:32businessmen so he is coming to his community. I have another point of
0:01:32 > 0:01:38view. Is also talking to his bast race back in America. That base is
0:01:38 > 0:01:42probably not very friendly to people at Davos and I don't think they look
0:01:42 > 0:01:48kindly upon these gatherings of the 1%. I was told that he may in fact
0:01:48 > 0:01:55come here, talking to his base to say look, I went and met with Davos
0:01:55 > 0:01:59man and told them about America First.The boss of Goldman Sachs was
0:01:59 > 0:02:12also in attendance. He told the BBC that US investment banks and their
0:02:12 > 0:02:17plans for Brexit are reaching the point of no return but it is a
0:02:17 > 0:02:21sensitive subject.As a UK national, I don't know what it would feel
0:02:21 > 0:02:29like. I am an American. As a world citizen, I thought UK was good as
0:02:29 > 0:02:34part of Europe. I am sure it was good both of them. I thought the UK
0:02:34 > 0:02:39die mentioned that the UK brought to Europe improved Europe. With the UK
0:02:39 > 0:02:44out, I don't think it is great, in my view, great for the UK and I
0:02:44 > 0:02:47don't think it is great for Europe either, to be missing that
0:02:47 > 0:02:55ingredient. As a citizen of the world, in my view, and if I may
0:02:55 > 0:03:02indulge in some provincialism, my company stands by the open Markman
0:03:02 > 0:03:06-- market and our commitment to the UK was good for the UK and for
0:03:06 > 0:03:10London. Most of our European business was in a place where we do
0:03:10 > 0:03:13less than one third of our business echoes we keep everything in the UK
0:03:13 > 0:03:17and service the rest of the continent from that. We may or may
0:03:17 > 0:03:21not be able to do that. 's new arrangement is not so good for my
0:03:21 > 0:03:25company. It is less good for Goldman Sachs and for wealth creation in the
0:03:25 > 0:03:30world I think it is less good for the UK. As a British person, at the
0:03:30 > 0:03:33court, having to throw in and get instructions from and surrender some
0:03:33 > 0:03:41sovereignty, I am not at liberty. I I can't do that. And if I venture
0:03:41 > 0:03:46into that space I get criticised. Brexit secretary David Davis is set
0:03:46 > 0:03:50to deliver a key speech on Friday, outlining the UK's economic plans
0:03:50 > 0:03:55for when it is no longer a member of the European Union. He is expected
0:03:55 > 0:03:59to say that the UK will once again have its own trading policy which
0:03:59 > 0:04:02will include negotiating and signing new deals with emerging markets in
0:04:02 > 0:04:09Asia and the Americas. Returning now to the snowy Swiss Alps and another
0:04:09 > 0:04:14major talking point this year has been the need to movement. Business
0:04:14 > 0:04:20typically used to be seen as a boys club at this year the World Economic
0:04:20 > 0:04:25Forum is being co-chaired entirely by women for the first time. Many
0:04:25 > 0:04:29are speaking out against ending gender discrimination, sexual
0:04:29 > 0:04:34harassment and unfair pay at work. How do you stamp it out? Here are
0:04:34 > 0:04:38some views.
0:04:43 > 0:04:48No more secrets. Get it all out on the table. Let's come clean with the
0:04:48 > 0:04:53issues. Move on. Be inclusive in the future.The most important thing
0:04:53 > 0:04:58that companies need to do is create a pew at an merit-based environment
0:04:58 > 0:05:01so that women have confidence that they will not be discriminated
0:05:01 > 0:05:06against just on the basis of gender. In China, most of us do not know
0:05:06 > 0:05:13what sexual harassment is. I think it is the company's obligation to
0:05:13 > 0:05:16educate their employees that sexual harassment is the wrong.It is
0:05:16 > 0:05:20critical to transform anger into action. And action has to start at
0:05:20 > 0:05:26the top.Companies need to remember that women tend to be more modest so
0:05:26 > 0:05:33they need to be lifted up to grow in the ranks of companies.It is very
0:05:33 > 0:05:37important that companies create a culture where women feel welcome,
0:05:37 > 0:05:45safe and empowered.Give her the chance to study anything she wants.
0:05:45 > 0:05:49The MeToo movement at the World Economic Forum. In other business
0:05:49 > 0:05:53news, a ruling on a contentious trade dispute between the US and the
0:05:53 > 0:05:59Canadian planemaker bomb by the eight is due later today. At the
0:05:59 > 0:06:02International Trade Commission is expected to back the US government's
0:06:02 > 0:06:09move to impose a massive tariffs of almost 300% on the C series planes.
0:06:09 > 0:06:15Boeing accused their opponents of receiving illegal government
0:06:15 > 0:06:21subsidies and of dumping planes on the US market. Do you remember the
0:06:21 > 0:06:24meltdown at the Fokker Chinon nuclear power plant in 2011 when the
0:06:24 > 0:06:31huge tsunami hit? The case against three former executives at the
0:06:31 > 0:06:36company is in court today. For the latest I am joined by my colleague.
0:06:36 > 0:06:41How significant is this case? It is quite significant. Necessarily
0:06:41 > 0:06:47criminal case over the nuclear accident. You are seeing some
0:06:47 > 0:06:51dramatic footage of the tsunami which hit for the Ashima and other
0:06:51 > 0:07:02north-eastern areas of Japan. -- Fukushima. This is the only criminal
0:07:02 > 0:07:07case against three former executives of Tokyo Electric. The argument goes
0:07:07 > 0:07:12that they could have known that the nuclear accident would have happened
0:07:12 > 0:07:17should there be a tsunami. The three men who, at the start of the draft
0:07:17 > 0:07:20several months ago, pleaded not guilty and said there was no way to
0:07:20 > 0:07:26predict the natural disaster of a magnitude like that. If you
0:07:26 > 0:07:30remember, at a parliamentary enquiry back in 2011 it found that this
0:07:30 > 0:07:34nuclear accident was man-made. The tsunami and the earthquake were not
0:07:34 > 0:07:39that the actual nuclear accident was. We will hear from over a dozen
0:07:39 > 0:07:42witnesses including employees as to whether there was any study done
0:07:42 > 0:07:46about it and for many of the victim's family members, they hope
0:07:46 > 0:07:51that this trial will shed light on the broader responsibilities of the
0:07:51 > 0:07:55nuclear accident.
0:07:55 > 0:08:00Thank you very much for that update on the court case. The IPL, the
0:08:00 > 0:08:04Indian Premier League, is one of the biggest sports leagues in the world.
0:08:04 > 0:08:09On Saturday, clubs will bid millions of dollars to have the biggest names
0:08:09 > 0:08:20in the world of cricket on their teams. BBBC-- the BBC previews what
0:08:20 > 0:08:23we can expect from the auction.
0:08:30 > 0:08:35That is a lot of money for playing seven weeks of cricket across India.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38Clubs have already signed these stars up for this year's Indian
0:08:38 > 0:08:43Premier League. Real money will be spent this weekend at the
0:08:43 > 0:08:49tournament's mega players auction. It promises to be the biggest ever
0:08:49 > 0:08:54with some of the best cricketers in the world for grabs. Most of them
0:08:54 > 0:09:00were contracted to clubs for ten years. Will be the 11th IPL so they
0:09:00 > 0:09:03will join over a thousand players in the pool. And with international
0:09:03 > 0:09:09stars like Joe Root, Mitchell stark and Chris Gayle on the list, the
0:09:09 > 0:09:17bidding is bound to be intense. IPL players are earning big bucks during
0:09:17 > 0:09:23the tournament. Vera Kohli earned $380,000 per week, which is more
0:09:23 > 0:09:31than many athletes in the EPL and la Leaguer. The IPL has become one of
0:09:31 > 0:09:35them what's watched leagues in the world. Around 32,000 people turn up
0:09:35 > 0:09:39for the matches, a little lower than the English Premier League but
0:09:39 > 0:09:44higher than la Leaguer and major-league race ball in the US. TV
0:09:44 > 0:09:50and digital viewership is rising steadily as well. They expect nearly
0:09:50 > 0:09:55700 million people to tune in this season. The tournament growth in
0:09:55 > 0:10:01population and salary is expected to break records this year, it seems
0:10:01 > 0:10:05that the only way is up.
0:10:05 > 0:10:13An enormous sport in India. Cricket, cricket.
0:10:18 > 0:10:25We have the Nikkei two to five in negative territory together with
0:10:25 > 0:10:34another index but the All or Derry is up.