Investigation. The bribe is to. And a low birthrate crisis in south korea is an opportunity for these grandmothers to go back to school. Hello, its 9 00am in singapore, 1 00am in london and 9 00am in beijing, where chinas president has made his strongest comments yet on hong kong. Xi jinping called on the territory to restore order and bring an end to the violence following the latest violent protests. Chinas president also warned that the unrest could threaten the principle of one country, two systems, under which hong kong has had significant autonomy from beijing. Earlier, protesters barricaded themselves in University Campuses in anticipation of possible police raids. Verna yu is a freelance journalist based in hong kong. Yes, i actually believe this is the first time that president xijinping has spoken out on the issue. Previously, in the communique of a key Party Meeting over a week ago, they made a pretty strong statement about the signalling the need for tighter control in hong
Live from our studios in london and singapore, this is bbc world news. Its newsday. Hello and a warm welcome to the programme. Its 8 00am in singapore and midnight here in the uk where the Election Campaign is officially underway. Borisjohnson is calling on voters to deliver a majority for the conservative party, so that he can get brexit done by the end of januray. The Opposition Labour Party leader, jeremy corbyn, is promising to sort out brexit in six months, in part through a second referendum. Our political editor, Laura Kuenssberg has all the details. He has been one of the best known politicians in the country for a decade, but fame and having faith are not the same thing. He may be the tory partys darling, but he wants you to trust him, and to stay in number ten. I didnt want an election. I love myjob, and no Prime Minister wants an election, particularly when im enjoying it so much that we want to get on and do. But, my friends, we have no choice. The whole brexit delay is hol
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An ancient role in modern times. As japans Emperor Naruhito is enthroned this week, we look at the role of the empress masako. Good morning. Its 8am in singapore, 1 in the morning in london and 8am in hong kong, where the working week is getting under way. It follows another weekend of mass protests. Organisers say as many as 350,000 people took part in the demonstrations, which were held without official permission. Police fired teargas and water cannon, to try to clear the streets. Nick beake reports from the protests in hong kong. They were told they werent allowed to march today. They were threatened with prison if they wore a mask. And they were warned by chinas leader there would be broken bones for those who try to break up his country. But this is a Pro Democracy Movement that believes the world is on its side and its not backing down. We are here to fight for freedom and we are not scared about the Chinese Communist party. We want our freedom and human rights. But once again,
And the video game thats looking to build bridges not blow them up. We get an exclusve preview of Death Stranding. Live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. Its newsday. Good morning. Its 8am in singapore, midnight in london and 5. 30am in the indian capital delhi where millions of people have been told to stay indoors for a fifth day after air pollution reached dangerous levels. The toxic smog has been caused by a combination of burning crops, industrial emissions, and car fumes. Hundreds of flights have also been diverted or delayed, as Pratiksha Ghildial reports from delhi. Delhi is choking. People here are breathing the citys most toxic air in years, with pollution levels more than 20 times their safe limit. The problem returns here every winter, but many are saying that this is the worst they have experienced. Protesters gathered outside the Prime Ministers house demanding a basic right clean air. They believe there isnt the political will to find a so