this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: china's leader makes a rare appearance to address the coronavirus outbreak as the number of deaths grows to over 1,000. several international aerospace companies withdraw from the singapore airshow as fears of the virus hit the global economy. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: from countryside to coastal towns — democratic presidential candidates blitz the new hampshire state ahead of the first primary election. triumph in hollywood brings jubilation in seoul, as south korea celebrates the oscar—winning movie parasite.

voiceover: live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. i'm glad you could join us. it's 1am in london, 9am here in singapore and also in beijing, where china's leader has made a rare public appearance to highlight the government's efforts to fight the coronavirus. speaking to medical workers, xi jinping called for "more decisive measures" to combat the outbreak. the latest figures released in the past hour by chinese authorities put the total number of deaths from the virus to more than 1,000, with some 40,000 cases confirmed. celia hatton has our first report.

china's president, the man at the pinnacle of the communist party making his first public appearance in days amid a national crisis. xi jinping told workers at this beijing health facility that he had confidence china would overcome the epidemic. but in a sign of the times, he took all the necessary precautions. "it's a special period", he said, "so i'd like not to shake hands." appearing on chinese state television, mr xi also addressed rising economic anxieties, missing the government would work to prevent large—scale lay—offs. that pledge comes as millions of people in china returned to work after the lunar new year break, which was extended from january 31 to curb the spread of the virus. but precautionary measures remain in place. work hours are staggered to prevent rush—hour crowds. several major cities including beijing and shanghai remain quiet as many factories and offices are still closed. translation: actually, i still

think it's a normal life. it's fine as long as we pay a little attention to it. for example, disinfection and being careful not to have close contact with people. but masks are not enough to convince people to leave their homes. in this beijing shopping mall, temperatures are being checked at the entrance but there were few shoppers inside the stores. the world health organisation has expressed concerns about the spread of the virus beyond china's borders, stressing their object remains containment. in recent days we have seen some concerning instances of onward transmission from people with no travel history to china. the detection of this small number of cases could be the spark that becomes a biggerfire. however, the outbreak continues to affect those well beyond wuhan. more people have tested positive on a cruise ship

quarantined off japan. the diamond princess ship is on a two—week quarantine of yokohama after a passenger tested positive for the virus. he'd left the ship earlier when it docked in hong kong. and in the uk, more people tested have also contracted the virus. that news comes as the government issued new powers in england to keep people in quarantine to stop the disease spreading. from beijing, confidence the illness will be contained but elsewhere realisations that the impact of this outbreak will continue to extend well beyond china. celia hatton, bbc news. let's stay with the coronavirus outbreak, which is having knock—on effects around the world, including on the economy and big events. many aerospace companies have decided not to attend the singapore airshow, which starts on tuesday, because of concerns over the virus. there are over a0 confirmed cases in the city state.

monica miller is at the airshow and she described the precautions being taken to ensure people are safe there. well, this is the biggest event in asia of its kind and organisers say that they have put every precaution in place and what that means, as my crew and i found out this morning, is that several miles away from here you enter a medical tent with your vehicle. you have to get out of the vehicle and the temperature is taken. and then when you get a clean bill of health you go through security, multiple steps, because this airshow is focused on the defence industry, so we went through three checks to do that. but they also have a no—contact policy which means no shaking hands which is difficult when this is an event to meet face—to—face to make deals. but they are adamant about not shaking hands. you can wave, you can bow, but you also need to keep your distance. and there is plenty of sanitiser and all precautions that you can personally take.

it is something that they are not taking this lightly. so, given all of these precautions and the dangers of this virus, why have the organisers decided to carry on with this event? well, there have been roughly 70 participants that have dropped out, or exhibitors that have dropped out. but when they did the risk assessment, there were still hundreds of people. 0rganisers say that less than 8% of exhibitors have dropped out and they said that when they looked at the value of what the conference had to offer to these hundreds of participants and the fact that they felt they could contain this, they decided to go on with it despite the government elevating that level to orange, which is the same level it was elevated to during the sars period. more on that later. also making news today, in australia high tides are expected on tuesday morning along the entire new south wales coast. in places, they could add to flooding caused

by the heaviest rain in the region in 30 years. despite the massive disruption the floods have caused, the rain has come as a much—needed reprieve, putting out 30 bushfires over the weekend. president trump is to visit india later this month for a two—day trip. he'll visit delhi and gujarat which is prime minister narendra modi's home state. the two leaders are said to have a close relationship. last year, mr modi visited the us and attended a huge rally in houston which was dubbed "howdy modi". the us has charged four chinese military officers over the huge cyberattack on credit rating giant equifax. more than 147 million americans were affected in 2017 when hackers stole sensitive personal data including names and addresses. turkey says its military has struck more than 100 syrian government targets, following an attack on turkish troops in syria. turkey says it was responding to the deaths of five

of its soldiers in idlib province. the syrian army is mounting an offensive there against rebel and jihadist fighters. counting is still under way in the irish general election but the left—wing republican party sinn fein has taken the largest share of first preference votes ahead of the two centrist parties, which have dominated the government for decades. the result is tight and no one party is expected to be able to form an outright majority. now this is a guinness world record for the largest aerial firework being broken in the united states. the firework was launched on saturday from a steel tube buried in the side of emerald mountain in colorado. it weighed nearly 1,300 kilograms and it measured just over 1.5 metres long. thousands of chinese students who study in australia will miss the start

of the academic year. they're banned from entering australia because of the coronavirus outbreak. many see the travel ban as unfair and want the start of term delayed. in 2018, over 38% of overseas students in australia were from china. education for international students is australia's third largest export, and the sector is eager to ensure the travel ban doesn't cause long—term problems. the vice—chancellor and principal of university of sydney has issued a statement which says: "we're working hard to ensure the best possible outcomes for all our students... as we navigate these uncertain times, it is important that we not allow panic or anxiety to create division." well, abbey shi is the general secretary of the students‘ representative council at the university of sydney. she is chinese, but arrived back in the country before the travel ban. she's helping to support and pass on information to those students

stranded in china. she told me how universities might be reaching out to the chinese students. it's my understanding that the university is trying to figure out an online solution to cater to students‘ needs. so the university is looking at having courses delivered online. the start of the term is still two weeks away and you basically organised a petition calling for the start of the term to be delayed. what has been the reaction of the vice chancellor and the principal to this petition? are they planning to move the term forward so to allow a lot of the students from mainland china to come back? at the moment i don't think there is a blanket policy plan to move the starting date forward or backwards to accommodate the students that are to be coming back. and also because there

is no definite data on when the travel ban will be ended. so i think the university is just having the term start as usual. you are doing a monumental task here, keeping in touch with many students outside australia. how many of them are in touch with you? well, i have a chat group with altogether 2,000 students. they are stranded in china at the moment. many of them are people i have known for years. i miss them a lot. i hope i can see them soon. i'm sure you miss them a lot and their situation is currently ongoing in mainland china. how frustrated and angry are they that they cannot return to school on time? you are right. it is not only the academic progression being affected, they also have a an attendance issue with student accommodation, some even have pets with accommodation issues. and they themselves are miles away and they cannot come back

because of the travel ban. that was abbey shi, a student leader at the university of sydney. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: celebrations in seoul as the south korean movie parasite scoops the top prize at the oscars. also on the programme — indian students use their art to speak out about controversial laws on citizenship. there's mr mandela. mr nelson mandela, a free man, taking his first steps into a new south africa. iran's spiritual leader ayatollah khomeini has said he's passed a death sentence on salman rushdie, the british author of a book which many muslims say is blasphemous. the people of haiti have

flocked to church to give thanks for the ousting of their former president, 'ba by doc' duvalier. because of his considerable value as a stallion, shergar was kept in a special, secure box in the stud farm's central block. shergar was driven away in a horse box the thieves had brought with them. there stepped down from the plane a figure in mourning. elizabeth ii, queen of this realm and of all her other realms and territories. head of the commonwealth, defender of the faith. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon, in singapore. i'm kasia madera, in london. our top stories: china's leader makes a rare appearance to address the coronavirus outbreak as the number of deaths grows to more than 1000. international aerospace

companies stay away from the the singapore airshow, as fears of the virus hit the global economy. and a story from bbc sport — brazilian football legend pele is reluctant to leave his house because he cannot walk unaided, according to his son. many of his recent public appearances have been in a wheelchair. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world: the coronavirus continues to dominate coverage — this article in the japan times looks at the use of artificial intelligence to track people suspected of having the illness. the range of technology being utilised includes security cameras that can gauge a person's temperature and identify them even if they are wearing a face mask. the arab news reports on the increased risk of a direct confrontation between turkey and syria after five turkish troops where killed in idlib on monday.

the assault on a military base comes a week after eight turkish troops were killed in a similar attack. and finally, the independent is one of many front pages featuring the triumph of south korean film parasite at the 0scar‘s. it has become the first non—english language movie to take out the top prize of best film at hollywood's biggest award ceremony. congratulations to parasite. bernie sanders and pete buttigieg have both requested a partial review of results from the democratic party presidential caucus in iowa. mr buttigieg narrowly beat mr sanders in a chaotic contest in which technical problems delayed the result for days. the party says it will review the requests to see if they meet the requirements.

that's iowa. on tuesday we move onto new hampshire. jane 0'brien has been out with campaigners who've been knocking on doors. hi, how are you? hunting for election gold on the streets of manchester — voters who have not yet made up their minds. you can send out thousands of pieces of mail, you can send out a tweet that reaches a million people, but ultimately face—to—face conversations is still what people like. voters don't live on twitter, they live behind their doors. around half of new hampshire voters a registered around half of new hampshire voters are registered independent but can still vote in the democratic primary. they could decide the outcome. because of a couple of trends in our politics, we do not talk to them. we really focus on making people afraid of the other party, instead of wanting to come to our party, and campaigns really focus on who they know will vote. and now they can do a youtube pre—roll ad instead of doing a tv ad to everybody and that means a lot of these people

are being left out of the process and we need to talk to them. this our place? yep. ca nvassers know exactly who they are targeting thanks to apps that reveal personal data and likely preferences. we know the woman who lives in this house voted in the last two general elections but has never voted ina primary. she probably supports gun—control, but is less likely to support the minimum wage. she definitely supports a woman's right to have an abortion and might have a college degree. from small country towns in the mountains to the seaside, candidates have spent months campaigning for every single vote. but new hampshire is not going well forformer vice president, joe biden, who is now fourth in the polls and could be in real trouble. i do have concerns about, more about — to be honest — about his age. it is not age, it is energy. and i am here today to find out if he has the energy to do it, and i do not know the answer

to that question. i want some fire and some fury, i want some really good... how are they're going to attack trump — that's my most important thing — how are we going to beat him. are you not hearing that at the moment? not yet. some experts say the polls have too much influence and could be damaging the election process itself. mobilising independence is essential if democrats are to beat donald trump in november but as disappointing turnout in iowa showed, getting them excited about the candidates is another matter entirely. jane 0'brien, bbc news, new hampshire. now you may remember the backlash and protests over the controversial citizenship laws in india, the bill which gives immunity to religious minorities from three neighbouring countries, except for muslims. as young students speak up against this new law we talked to some to find out why they're using art to express their opinions.

my name is simeen, i am 21 years old, i am a second—year student of fine arts injamia millia islamia university. me and my friends have been painting on the walls in support of the protests that are happening. the other day when the cops

entered the campus, i was very scared and i had to run and climb this wall to be safe. so the very next day, i stepped out of my house with all the pains and i started painting and it is a way to deal with all the trauma i had to go through. each and every campus is coming together, it is not one campus. it becomes the responsibility of each and every artist like us especially young

artists, because we have youths and they relate to us. at protest sites we have music, it always helps. music helps us to go on and on. the great and the good of hollywood were out in force at the oscars on sunday night. here on newsday we've been watching the success of parasite. director bong joon—ho is being hailed in his native south korea and around the globe for making history, after his film parasite became the first foreign—language film to win the best picture award. parasite is a social satire about two families from different classes in seoul. here's a little taster.

i really want to see it. parasite became the star of the night. apart from best film it won three other awards — best international feature film, best director and best original screenplay. earlier i spoke to hyun jin cho, director of the london korean film festival — she says the enitre film community is pleasently surprised. let's listen in. it is amazing. the international film community are happily surprised by the news.

awards from the academy international, we know is really amazing and a great news. what is brilliant is bong joon—ho was saying how they wanted an international board and he was laughing saying they were local awards what is brilliant is bong joon—ho was saying how they wanted an international board and he was laughing saying they were local awards but what does this mean for korean and asian cinema? it is really encouraging. with the academy awards, we have been making a lot of interesting, great piece of cinema but this recognition from this kind of notoriously narrowminded sort of america cinema focused towards giving this award means that perhaps more internationalfilms can be part of this major film play. this can be an encouraging moment notjust for careers in but for cinema around the world. what was it about this film that resonated on such a wide audience because it works on so many different levels. we can talk about parasite for half an hour easily but maybe two factors, as you mention, it tackles this timely issue of inequality and class disparity, really sharply but without losing a sense of humour, and also cinematically it is really inventive, it mixes different

genres, you cannot pin it down to one genre. it is action, furlough, social commentary and black humour. —— thriller. everyone is attracted to this combination and it made the film exciting. what is it about south korean cinema that makes it so competitive and compelling? we have amazingly talented filmmakers, working independently and also with smaller budgets. they have been working very hard but also korean society is extremely dynamic. we had this interesting history over the last half a century. we had a war, dictatorship, oppression, amazing demonstration movement, in some sense we had a difficult social situation which inspired a lot of artists

to react and create something original, maybe that is something we can give it credit for. i cannot wait to watch that film. you have been watching newsday. i'm kasia madera in londonand i'm rico hizon in singapore. stay with us. coming up in asia business report ...how going solo injapan is becoming more acceptable in a society known for its group mentality. this is a beach in sydney is covered with foam. the recent storms in new south wales have caused flooding in many parts

but they have been churning up the ocean and all these gunk and turning it into foam. and while it was a novelty it was not so pleasant for residents. hello. sunday was very much all about the windy weather, thanks to ciara. monday things took a turn for the more wintry, and for today, well, we're left with a combination of the two really. strong chilly winds, gales for some, and some wintry showers feeding in. there is ciara now, sitting across scandinavia. but we've still got lots of isobars on our charts, still noticeable winds and the showers getting blown in with the colder air sitting across us, are likely to be wintry. just follow the arrows back across the atlantic, and you can see basically that air spilling out of greenland, all the way down from the poles. so a cold start to tuesday and, where we have the wintry showers, there will be the risk of ice around for the first few hours of the day, at least.

there will be a lot of sunshine away from the showers. but some of the showers are going to feed in thick and fast and that will mea accumulations of snow, maybe even as far south as the moors of the south—west, across parts of shropshire the mountains of north wales, and the winds still very gusty too. so that will mean blizzards and the possibility of drifting snow. so some dangerous conditions to be found across particularly the northern half of the uk and it is cold. factor in the wind, it will feel a little bit chillier than these highs ofjust 6—8 degrees would imply. through the evening and overnight, things change just subtly. the wind will ease a little but still plenty of showers feeding into the northern half of the uk. to the south, largely clear skies, again, temperatures in the towns and cities dipping down a degree or so of freezing. or so above freezing. but in rural areas there will be a frost. so again, especially

where we have had showers, the risk of ice first thing on wednesday. wednesday the winds are a little light right the way across the uk but still a threat of some showers in the north. perhaps a few outbreaks of rain further south. still quite gusty winds but nothing in comparison to sunday, monday and tuesday. but you can probablyjust see it creeping in there, to the south—west of the uk, we have another area of low pressure waiting to come wing its way across us, on thursday. so for thursday, we are back into another spell of strong winds as this low winds its way in from the atlantic, and then, hot on its heels, looks like there will be another one pushing in through friday. perhaps a little break in the weather first thing on friday but again it is setting us up for what looks like will be a potentially even a stormy weekend ahead. so the weather still set to bring us some challenges, i think, in the next few days but for today, it's a cold wind and wintry showers to look out for.

i'm kasia madera with bbc world news. our top story is the coronavirus outbreak. more than 1,000 people have died so far, with over 40,000 confirmed cases. china's president made his first public appearance in days and met with health workers. the world health organization has expressed concern over the spread of the virus outside china. south koreans have been celebrating the four 0scars won by the film parasite, the first foreign language movie ever to win the best picture award. and video of a record—breaking firework is getting a lot of attention on our website. it is in fact the world's largest firework. at nearly 1,300 kilograms, it weighs as much as a family car and it was successfully launched at a winter carnival in the us state of colorado. that's all. stay with bbc world news.