The World is One News, WION examines global issues with in-depth analysis. We provide much more than the news of the day. Our aim is to empower people to explore their world.

WION Speed News: Watch top national and international news of the morning - February 03, 2020

Hong Kong's leader announced the closure of four more border crossings with mainland China on Monday, leaving just three checkpoints open, but stopped short of demands for the entire border to be closed to curb the spread of the new coronavirus.

Coronavirus: Hong Kong suspends four more border crossings with mainland China to curb spread of virus

Hong Kong Medical Workers Strike for China Border Closure | WION News | World News Hundreds of Hong Kong medical workers walked off their jobs on Monday, demanding the city close its border with China to reduce the coronavirus spreading

Hong Kong Medical Workers Strike for China Border Closure

Hundreds of medical workers went on strike in Hong Kong on Monday to demand the government shuts the border with mainland China to prevent the spread of a coronavirus and ease pressure on a stretched health sector.

Hong Kong medical workers strike to urge closure of China border to block virus

Residents in Hong Kong's Kowloon district braved a seven-hour long queue on Thursday (January 30) morning to buy face masks only to discover stores were out of stock amid fears of increasing coronavirus cases.

Hongkongers queue for hours as mask supplies run short

Hong Kong has confirmed the eighth case the deadly coronavirus with 77 more suspected cases. The Hong Kong government has announced that all public, cultural and leisure facilities are closed under further notice. All schools have been closed. The Disney Land and Ocean park are also closed.

Hong Kong confirms 8th case of coronavirus, Hubei residents banned

Singapore said on Monday that the coronavirus outbreak will hurt its economy this year, as it announced new measures to tackle the disease which originated in China and has spread to the city-state and several other countries.

Singapore says China virus outbreak will hit its economy this year

January 26  in history: Discovery of the Cullinan, Constitution of India comes into force and more

Chinese health authorities announced Monday that 24 new fatalities have brought the death toll from the coronavirus outbreak to 81 and more than 2,744 have been infected so far.

WION Dispatch: HK confirms 8th case of Coronavirus

At least five persons, including four Chinese nationals, have been put under observation in Pakistan for suspected coronavirus infection, according to a media report.

Pakistan: 4 Chinese among 5 under observation for suspected coronavirus

Hong Kong authorities on Sunday barred residents of China's Hubei province, the centre of the coronavirus outbreak, from entering the city, in response to mounting pressure to enact preventative measures to contain the spreading epidemic.

Hong Kong bars Hubei residents from entering city as coronavirus fears intensify

The Lunar New Year holiday is the most important on the Chinese calendar and falls on Saturday this year

New Year Celebrations In Hong Kong

WION Speed News: Watch top national and international news of the morning - January 25, 2020

Hong Kong on Saturday declared Coronvirus outbreak as an "emergency" in the city as the mystery virus killed 41 in China. "Today I declare the lifting of the response level to emergency," chief executive Carrie Lam told reporters after holding urgent meetings with health officials.

Coronavirus outbreak: Hong Kong declares virus emergency as 41 die in China

The emergence of a SARS-like virus in China is the last thing Hong Kong's struggling economy needs, analysts say, as the city reels from the twin storms of the global trade war and months of political unrest.

Wuhan virus compounds Hong Kong's economic woes

January 20 in history: First African-American sworn-in as US President, Hong Kong ceded to Great Britain, and lots more!

Hong Kong is witnessing protests yet again and protestors in huge numbers gather to call for electoral reforms and also to boycott the Chinese Communist Party in Beijing. The demonstrators started the march towards the nearby legislative council building.

Protests continue in Hong Kong, protestors call for electoral reforms

Hong Kong's reputation as a global business hub was dealt a fresh blow Monday after Moody's downgraded a key rating, blaming a lack of government response to months of popular protests and China's increased influence over the city's institutions.

'No tangible plans': Moody's downgrades protest-hit Hong Kong

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam’s government again pushed back on a key demand of protesters as a downtown rally turned violent, showing the unrest that began last June still has no end in sight.

Hong Kong unrest: Protesters call for electoral reforms

Police made several arrests on Sunday in Hong Kong's Chater Garden after thousands of people called for democratic reforms and allegedly spoke out against police brutality.

Several arrested in pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong

Several policemen were beaten bloody by pro-democracy protesters in a rally demanding greater democratic freedoms in Hong Kong on Sunday. Violence erupted when police ordered the protesters to disperse from city's commercial district.

Hong Kong unrest: Protesters rally, thrash police officers

Police fired tear gas to disperse thousands of anti-government protesters who gathered in a central Hong Kong Park on Sunday but later spread on the streets, briefly on the streets and spray-painting buildings.

Police fires tear gas to disperse anti-government protesters in Central Hong Kong

The global head of Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said he was denied entry to Hong Kong on Sunday. #WION #HongKong #HumanRightsWatch

Human Rights Watch chief barred entry to Hong Kong

Hong Kong's strengths as a global financial hub have not been undermined by months of pro-democracy protests, the Chinese-ruled city's chief executive, Carrie Lam, said on Monday.

Hong Kong's strengths as global financial hub intact despite protests: Carrie Lam

hong-kong

Hong Kong, News on Hong Kong, stories on Hong Kong, articles on Hong Kong, Hong Kong stories at Wion, Hong Kong news, Hong Kong latest news

hong kong