Theres more on our website, bbc. Co. Uk news, and the news app. Now on bbc news, live to singapore for Asia Business report. Many factories remain shot across china as the death toll from the new coronavirus exceeds that of sars. And the Singapore Air show kicks off despite the lack of qualified pilots as the industry faces growing demand. Welcome to this mondays Asia Business report. We begin with the coronavirus outbreak, because firms and factories in china are expected to get back to work this week after an extended spring festival break, but across the country some factories will remain closed, including carmakers like toyota and honda, and what matters in China Matters for the rest of us. The country alone accounts for some 39 of global growth, and china is the Worlds Largest oil importer, so Global Consumption has fallen around 20 since the outbreak began, and the spread of the coronavirus could also affect the phase one trade deal the us and china worked out last month. We take
Down at the same time, and drains are blocked instantly. Much of the coast has been hit with roads left impassable, while travellers were left stranded, and theres further disruption to come. The forecast is for more bad weather, with high winds and blizzards. Also tonight. Another victim of the coronavirus is confirmed in the uk. History in the making in ireland, as sinn fein gains huge support in the countrys general election. And im reporting live from the oscars red carpet for the 92nd Academy Awards. Good evening. Theres been widespread disruption to roads, railways and ports today, along with thousands of homes being left without electricity, after the most powerful storm so far this winter battered the uk. Storm ciara brought high winds, heavy rain and flooding, with some rivers bursting their banks. Winds in excess of 90 miles an hour led to Power Outages right across england, and parts of south wales. There are now 159 flood warnings in place, and yellow warnings for high wind
Veteran New York Times reporterjohn fischer burns. Political commentator steve richards. Welcome to you all. The syrian war will soon go into a 10th year with so much suffering for civilians that its hard to imagine there could be a new low. But the current assault against idlib, syrias last rebel held enclave, is a humanitarian catastrophe. The United Nations says that many of the 800 000 people fleeing the town are children and some are now dying in sub zero temperatures. John, can you start us off on theirs, damascus says that it is attempting to eradicate the terrorist threat in north west syria right now. What is as strategic objectives as it also bombs at schools, hospitals, shops . objectives as it also bombs at schools, hospitals, shops . I like to a nswer schools, hospitals, shops . I like to answer you something of a personal apology, like so many people who see this devastation on the nightly news, it makes me want to weep. And with a particularly personal edge to it because
Republic and sweden. Defences flood once more, this time sinn fein says early results from irelands general election are a revolution in the ballot box in the wake of storm ciara. Solar after it topped the poll ahead of the two parties which have orbiter which aims to unlock the dominated the countrys politics for decades. Secrets of the sun is on its way to a spacecraft built in britain has the stars. And the oscar goes to begun its mission to explore the secrets of the sun. Stopped up parasite. And the oscar goes to. Parasite. The stars. And the oscar goes to stopped up parasite. The first non english language film to take the top five in oscar awards. Also coming up the south korean film, pa rasite makes history at the oscars becoming the first non english language film to take the top prize. We will be debating why here on bbc news. Well, china where the coronavirus outbreak originated, has been counting the cost of the disease. Chinas leader xi jinping and if you justjoined us goo
Hello, and welcome to bbc news. A thai soldier who carried out a shooting spree has been killed by Security Forces. 20 people are known to have been killed in the incident and 42 others wounded. Officials say that the gunman shot a colonel at his Army Barracks and stole weapons before opening fire in a buddhist temple and a Shopping Centre in the city of Nakhon Ratchasima. Aaron safir has the latest. A15 a 15 hour stand off finally over. Tire Security Forces emerged from the terminal 21 Shopping Mall in the city of Nakhon Ratchasima, a lone gunman shot dead, but not before he took 20 lives. For a long time it was not clear how this stand off would end. Hundreds of people enjoying a weekend shop managed to escape the rampaging gunman, but an earlier attempt to flush him out failed, with one member of the Security Forces killed. Inside, people ran and hid whatever they could as news of the attack spread. Translation i saw the Security Guard officials and a motorcycle taxi driver running