11/09/2012 BBC World News

Concern grows over China's slowdown has the country's premier calls are

world leaders to work towards a global economic recovery.

At the Murray wins the US Open and ends Britain's 76 year wait for a

male Grand Slam singles champion. Somalia's president is sworn in,

but can the country's new leader bring an end to decades of

violence? Welcome to BBC World News. Also

coming up: the seven-year-old who survived a deadly shooting in

France speaks to police for the first time.

And an orchid for the young royals - the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge

have a flower named after them in The Chinese premier Wen Jiabao has

been addressing the World Economic Forum meeting in the north-eastern

Chinese city of Tianjin. His speech has been keenly watched for clues

as to how Chinese policymakers plan to reverse a sharp slowdown in the

country's high levels of growth. TRANSLATION: Reacted quickly to

prevent major fluctuations to the economy. After the International

crisis broke out, we implemented a package plan, to stabilise. We

increased investment. We regulate industries and promote

technological innovation, improving people's lives. And overcoming

difficulties. Thanks to these efforts, tanner was among the first

to achieve an economic upturn -- China was among the first to

achieve an economic upturn and will be promoting economic recovery.

State media says two patrol ships have been sent to Islands disputed

between China and Japan. The boats have reached waters near the

islands, known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China. The move

follows Japan's confirmation that it has signed a contract to buy

three of the islands from their private donor.

Now, it comes as a fitting finale to a summer of sport and for

British fans, a scarcely believable triumph. Andy Murray has won his

first Grand Slam title, the US Open men's tennis championship in New

York. It makes him the first British man to win a Grand Slam

singles title for 76 years. He battled it out for nearly five

hours against the defending champion, Serbia's Novak Djokovic.

Victory for Andy Murray would be the perfect end to Britain's

glorious summer of sport. But defending champion Novak Djokovic

was certain the formidable as an obstacle. The opening set was cagey

stuff. Both players lost their first service game. In the end, it

came to a tie-break, Djokovic saving five set points and not the

sixth. Murray seemed to take full control and then served for the set,

but Djokovic broke him. A second tie-break looked likely, but Murray

broke again to take a two set lead, Djokovic roaring back to take the

third set by 6-2. Then he took the fourth. The Serbian seemed to have

all the momentum. Murray was struggling. But the British player

has grown in stature this last year, and he fought back in the fifth. In

the end, it was almost easy. After nearly five hours of play and 76

years of waiting, a British man had won a singles grand-slam title.

History was made. A dream was fulfilled. Murray was magic.

The BBC's Andy Swiss caught up with the man himself to find out what

was going through his head in the final moments of the match. I was

relieved. It was very close. He hit it so hard. I didn't know whether

it was in or out, and he didn't challenge. So when I realised I had

won, I was obviously a bit shocked. I was very relieved and emotional

for a few minutes afterwards. It was an incredible match. It is

obviously the fulfilment of a lifetime dream after everything you

have been through. How much does this mean to you? It means the

world to me. It is what I have been working towards for the last ten

years of my life. I always wanted to try and win a Grand Slam. And

having come close a few times and had the disappointment of the

Wimbledon final a few months ago, to come back and win the next Grand

Slam in a five-set match against Djokovic on a hard court, where he

hasn't lost for a couple of years on a hard court, is unbelievable.

Can you put your finger on what has lifted Europe to the next level?

think I have kept improving. I have worked hard all the time, even

after the tough losses. So that has helped. I have had a solid team

around me as well. We have not changed too much. I have had the

same fitness trainers, physios. And Danny, my coach, has been with me

for a long time. Having Ivan Lendl around has helped as well, not just

me, but having the team with someone of his experience, he has

had his name on that trophy three times. It really helps, having him

around. And a huge moment for British tennis after 76 years of

waiting. Yeah, and I have been reminded about that most days of my

life for the last few years, every time I get taught to by the press,

I get asked about that! It is good not to be asked about it any more.

But he will be asked about Wimbledon until next summer! At now,

Aaron, we touched on China at the top of the programme and the Wen

Jiabao speech. But the growth figures have been

slipping back. Yes, this speech was important not only for what is

happening with China and what is happening on the ground there, but

also for European economies, global economies. Everybody is watching

this. As he has been giving this speech, we have seen more evidence

over the last few months that China's economy is slowing faster

than many expected. Growth in China is down at a three-year low. We

consider to see evidence that manufacturing is off. Exports have

slipped. Yesterday, we saw import numbers going down. That suggests

that domestic demand, what the Chinese themselves are spending on,

that is also slowing, and that is a worry. So everybody wants to hear

an announcement on any new policy measures. That is because of the

slowdown, but also because some previous policies backfired last

year. Back then, Beijing was worried that the economy was

growing too fast and overheating, so they put a restriction on how

much money the banks could lend. They have since reversed those

policies. They have cut interest rates twice since June and freed up

the amount of money they can lend. But there was not anything new that

came out of this speech? Not at the moment. But there are still hopes

that something will emerge. The biggest problem for China is Europe.

Europeans are buying less Chinese- made stuff, and that is having a

profound impact on china's economy. We will keep a cross that. The

other big story of the day is Deutsche Bank, which is outlining a

new strategy to staff. It is taking a 5 billion dollar charge to

organise its business, and it is moving $160 billion worth of risky

assets to his new unit. It is also revamping the way it pays

investment bankers. It is reducing bonus payments, and executives will

have to pay -- wait five years for deferred incentives. Analysts say

it is a significant move. They have one of the biggest investment banks

in the world, and they have been at the forefront of paying their staff

lots of money, the same as Barclays and some of the big American banks.

So it would be a big statement for them to do that.

Some of the other business news. In Hong Kong, scuffles broke out

underneath the Asian headquarters and HSBC. Bailiffs were trying to

kill activists from the Occupy movement. Activists had ignored a

court ruling ordering them to leave by August 27th. The protest began

in the public area beneath the office building last October.

Another round of job cuts at the Dutch group Philips Electronics.

The company has raised its cost- cutting target this year to EUR1.1

billion. To achieve that, another 2200 posts will go, mainly at the

lighting and healthcare divisions. It adds to the 4500 job cuts

Philips announced last year. And shares in the British luxury

goods maker Burberry have slumped 18% in London after it warned that

profits this year will be at the lower end of expectations. The

company said that in recent weeks, it had seen a deceleration in sales.

Burberry had been a market favourite after delivering rapid

growth, particularly in Asia. In India, a Supreme Court hearing

is under way which will determine how overseas pharmaceuticals do

business in the nation. Swiss pharmaceuticals giant Novartis is

trying to prevent the sale of a cheaper generic versions of a

cancer treatment. Novartis applied for a patent tried to detect that

drug in 2006, but the application was rejected by a lower court her

on the grounds that it was a development of an existing product

rather than new technology. Our correspondent in Mumbai explained

what the hearing will cover today. Today Novartis is seeking clarity

on India's patent laws. As you mentioned, the patent application

for its cancer treatment drug was rejected. There is a section in

India's patent law that says a newer version of an older drug can

not be entered a patent unless it is significantly more effective

than the old guard. Novartis is saying that India's patent law does

not define exactly what it means by significantly more effective. That

is at the heart of the court battle. Final arguments were initially

supposed to be held in August, but they were delayed and are now

finally under way in India's Supreme Court. We are not likely to

see a verdict soon, because these will take some days.

He back to our top story, premier Wen Jiabao speaking at the World

Economic Forum in Tianjin. Let's go straight to Juliana Liu, who is

just outside that forum. I was saying earlier that this speech

could not have come at a more crucial time, not only for Europe,

but for the global economy, because in the past few months, we have

seen more and more evidence that China is slowing faster than many

of us expected? Absolutely, and in the last few days, we have had

fresh data to support that idea. Imports have been falling instead

of rising modestly like many expected. Many are wondering

whether China is on track to hit it stated growth target of 7.5% for

this year. Premier Wen Jiabao, in a detailed speech, enumerated the

many successes of his administration. He said that yes,

China would be able to meet its growth target for this year and it

would put more emphasis on trying to stabilise the economy. Those are

the two nuggets from that speech that investors are looking for.

They were looking for hints from the Chinese economy of what more

they might do to support that growth. He did not give details of

that, but he tried to reassure them. How much was said about Europe? It

is China's biggest export market. And you have an unhealthy Europe,

which is having a profound impact on the Chinese economy. He really

focused his speech on China. He was obviously addressing a crowd that

he knows well. He addresses them almost every year at the World

Economic Forum. He talked about the last six years since the meetings

started. He listed all the successes of his government, mostly

in the domestic Chinese economy. He was talking less about Europe and

the crisis there. We will be covering this on the

business for the rest of the day. Still to come: the Royal's visit

Raffles - William and Kate kick off their tour of Asia with a trip to

Turkey has refused to extradite Iraq's fugitive Vice President

after he was sentenced to death in absentia. The Turkish Prime

Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said that Tareq al-Hashemi can stay

in Turkey for as long as he wants to. James Reynolds has this report

from Ankara. Tareq al-Hashemi is meant to be on

Death Row in Baghdad. But instead, we met him at a hotel in Turkey.

From exile, Iraq's Vice President dismissed the verdict of the Iraqi

court. First of all, I think the verdict is not a surprise. I

expected that this verdict would be taken from day one. It is an

unreliable trial. I'm not going to recognise the verdict. It is

illegal, illegitimate, and died will be an in my position as Vice

President. -- and I will be in my position. This is Iraq's Prime

Minister, who Tareq al-Hashemi blames for the verdict. The two men

lead the rival communities of Sunni and Shia. Iraq's Vice President

told us that he was prepared to go back to Iraq under two conditions.

Provided that security is prepared for me. And fair trial. Does that

mean a trial without the Government -- current government? The problem

we are facing is bigger than the accusation. Let us talk about how

to put an end to or find some suitable exit for the current

political impasse that we are facing. The country is at a

crossroads and this is the major problem we are facing. We do not

know what will now be the future of Iraq. The present is clear enough.

On Sunday, more than 100 people were killed in bombings and

insurgent attacks. It was one of the most violent days of the year.

A sign of the continuing rift between Sunnis and Shears, a

division made clear by the case against the serving Vice President.

Here are the headlines: China's premier has been addressing more

than 2000 delegates at the World economic Forum in Chen Jian. And

Andy Murray has won the US Open tennis championship, becoming the

first British man to take a men's singles clan -- Grand Slam title

and 76 years. -- Tianjin. The former French Prime Minister,

Dominique de Villepin has been held for questioning by police in Paris.

He is being interrogated in connection to fraud charges brought

against a associate. He has vehemently denied any wrongdoing.

Hugh Schofield gave me this analysis.

What is happening is that Dominique de Villepin is being held for

questioning here in Paris and the story goes back several months.

This was first in the newspapers at the end of last year when his name

was linked to this affair. It is linked to the Association that he

has with a close friend, before her head -- the former head of an

association. He is charged with fraud, for siphoning off money and

kickbacks. The allegation that may or may not firm up relates to a

telephone conversation which was bugged by police in which he is

heard telling his close friend that he put pressure on the new

management of the company do not to go public with the affair. That is

what we know. That is in the public domain, that this conversation was

bugged by police which appears to implicate Dominique de Villepin

with something. Apparently in his conversation he says that he told

the new management "Don't go public or else.'s whether this turns into

charges against him, we do not know. That is the state of play. -- or

else." and he has had a stellar political career. He was thinking

of running for the presidency this time last year. He did not, in the

end, and it may be that this story helped decide that for him. He was

Prime Minister, Interior Minister, with a great performance of the UN

Security Council if you remember, before the Iraq war. He is a man

whose ambitions have so far come to nothing in the sense that he

clearly feels himself destined for the vote but he has not got a job.

-- not got that job. How much surprise or public interest is

there in the details emerging? details came out one year ago and

everybody was intrigued but Dominique de Villepin has denied

any involvement. The reporting has been strictly limited. We can only

tell you the facts, which is the Dominique de Villepin, as we know,

fight strongly to defend his reputation. He was accused several

years ago of helping to smear his arch rival, Sarkozy. In the end, he

was completely exonerated by the courts. On appeal. In this case,

too, he insists he is being set up and there is nothing to fear from

the justice system. Some news just coming in, Yemen's defence minister,

-- defence Minister has survived an assassination bid. It is reported

that seven of the defence Minister's arts was killed in an

explosion. -- Minister's guards. A in what is seen as the first free

and fair election in Somalia in 40 years, the country has chosen a new

president. The Salma Ali parliament voted out the incumbent, whose

administration had been accused of corruption, and chose a little

known academic. One by one, Somalia's MPs were

called up to vote. The ballot box is a symbol of the transparency of

the selection. More than two dozen candidates were in the running.

Most of them fell in the first round and the contest came down to

a choice of two. The incumbent President, and a newcomer, a

university lecturer. The MPs' choice was decisive, a rejection of

the old administration by 190 votes to 79. I congratulate all the

Somali people wherever they are. I can say that we have now come back

from the long days of suffering and our feet are heading on the right

path. Importantly, the outgoing administration, which had been

widely criticised for corruption, publicly recognised the outcome.

The defeated President said he was ready and willing to work with the

winner. Little is known about Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. He has never

been involved in formal politics until this week. He is a moderate

and managed to persuade the extremists of Al-Shabab to allow

his university to remain open during the time they control most

of the capital. Outside the parliament building, life in

Somalia is getting better, but remains extremely tough. The

country does not have a functioning government, and the new President

will need all his negotiations skills if he is to make any

progress. 11 years after the September 11th

attacks on New York and the Pentagon, health authorities in the

US have announced that survivors will be entitled to free monitoring

and treatment for around 50 times of cancer. The move coverers almost

70,000 members of the emergency services who responded to the

attacks and others nearby at the time. It is thought they might be

at risk from exposure to toxic compounds in the wreckage.

John Feal is the founder and president of the Fealgood

Foundation -- No Responders Left Behind, set up after the attacks.

He has welcomed the development saying it will help alleviate

suffering and hardship. It is monumental. It is historical.

People are struggling to put food on their table or put gas in their

cars to get to chemotherapy appointments. We walked the halls

of Congress for eight years to get his bill passed. Thousands are sick

and dying from these actions. We lost 1300 people since 9/11 from

9/11 related illnesses. I am happy that the responders, the men and

women in uniform and not in uniform, will get compensation. But this is

another day at the office. First, be said we could not get it past,

then we got a past. The miss-hit cancer would not be added to the

bill, but we got that done. This bill is only a five-year bill, so

we have to make sure it stays up and running. We will introduce

legislation and we want this to stay over for 20 years. If we need

more money, we will have to ask for more money. A suicide attack by

Turkey's biggest city has killed at least one person. Turkish media

says the explosion in the city centre of Istanbul has wounded

several others. Eyewitnesses say attacker ran towards the police say

son -- the police station and blew himself up. So far, no one has

claimed responsibility. The Children's Commissioner is

warning that nearly one in three children lives with a parent to is

a binge drinker. Maggie Atkinson says that almost 3.5 million people

in the UK are affected by a parent who drinks alcohol excessively. She

is concerned about the lack of support available and says that

parental alcohol abuse is not taken seriously.

Alex died in 2009 after being left in front of a gas fire for three

days. His mother was a binge drinker and was sent to prison

after admitting child cruelty. The case may be extreme but parents

that drink too much cause more problems for children than those

who misuse illegal drugs, say the Children's Commissioner. -- says

the Children's Commissioner. the Children's Commissioner.

Today's report defines binge drinkers as women who have six or

more drinks at a single occasion or men who have at least eight. They

conclude that nearly one in three children drink -- a live with a

children drink -- a live with a parent who is a binge drinker. This

girl grew up in a home where both parents were alcoholics. She wishes

to remain anonymous. I was angry and confused. I did not know how to

react to have a thing because it was all coming at one time. --

react to anything. I was thinking, are we bad people, why does this

happen to us? I was really confused and scared. The report urges the

Government to give as much attention to alcohol abuse as to

other forms of drug misuse. They are suggesting training the

authorities to recognise the signs of alcoholism earlier.

Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge are in Singapore on the

first stop of the official visit to the South Pacific. They visited the

Botanic Gardens to attend an orchid naming ceremony of flowers named in

their honour and they saw an orchid named after winger and -- William,

-- Diana, Princess of Wales, who died shortly before she was able to