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Viral disease HMPV is on the rise among kids in China — what is it?

Health officials have reported a rise in human metapneumovirus (HMPV) infections among children ages 14 and under in China, but the exact magnitude of this uptick is unclear.

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Nurse performs CPR mid-air to save premature baby born in plane toilet

A neonatal nurse who happened to be on the flight performed CPR for more than an hour-and-a-half

Evening Standard

China selects 4th batch of astronaut candidates as part of 2030 moon landing goal

China has selected 10 new astronauts for training as part of its goal to put a crew on the moon by 2030, the country's human spaceflight agency announced last week.

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Elon Musk floated robotaxi launch in China, Chinese state media says

Tesla CEO last month made an unannounced visit to Beijing for talks with Chinese Premier Li Qiang.

Al Jazeera

Lavish, 800-year-old tombs in China may hold remains of Great Jin dynasty elites

Three newfound brick tombs date to the Golden Khanate, a non-Chinese people who ruled in northern China centuries ago.

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China steps up competition with first international flight of homegrown aircraft

China's domestically produced passenger jet, the C919, made its debut outside the mainland on Wednesday in Hong Kong. The flight is a step for China towards competing with international aircraft manufacturers like Boeing and Airbus.

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Anthony Albanese’s China trip is historic – but for Canberra not for Beijing

The first visit by an Australian PM in seven years was hailed an example of ‘win-win cooperation’ in China’s dutiful state media

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China takes cautious approach to diplomacy over Israel-Gaza war

As Western leaders rush to the Middle East, Beijing has taken a more low key stance to the deepening conflict.

Al Jazeera

Remains of 2,000-year-old sheep-drawn chariot discovered near 'Terracotta Army' in China

Only the sheep's skeletons remain, but such vehicles appear in Chinese lore.

LiveScience

A new chapter: how China sees Albanese’s ‘ice-breaking’ state visit

Chinese state media have previously viewed Australia’s actions as blindly following the US. Does a resumption of dialogue signal a change?

The Guardian - AU

China unveils Taiwan economic ‘integration’ plan as warships conduct manoeuvres off coast

Measures include making it easier for Taiwanese people to live and work in China, but the plan comes amid major military exercises

The Guardian - AU

Two people arrested in China for smashing a hole in the Great Wall

Suspects widened a gap in the Great Wall to shorten travel time to a worksite in Shanxi province, state media says.

Al Jazeera

Chinese construction workers accused of plowing a hole through the Great Wall

The pair, who were working on a local construction project, drove an excavator through a portion of the wall. They have been charged with destroying a cultural relic, China Daily reported.

WEKU

Trade War Heats Up With China's Export Restrictions on Two Critical Minerals

China and the U.S. are locked in a mutually destructive economic conflict.

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Complete Bronze Age town with elite tombs discovered in northern China

The site is one of the largest ever discovered dating from China's early Shang Dynasty.

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World’s first all-white giant panda captured in video

Officials determined that the giant panda was an albino since it has red eyes and no spots. It’s believed to be the only one of its kind.

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s trade minister hopeful China bans will end but warns against putting ‘all our eggs in one basket’

Don Farrell has dismissed talk of any Australian policy shift after breakthrough reached on barley exports

Foreign Policy

China Is Tweaking Its Propaganda for African Audiences

A concerted media campaign has not done much for Beijing’s image.

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China says will train foreign astronauts for space station

China says it will soon begin training foreign astronauts for trips to its newly completed orbiting space station

Bangkok Post

China's domestic tourism expected to fully recover in summer

BEIJING: A full recovery of China's domestic tourism market is expected during the summer holidays this year, as the market has been building momentum since the country optimized its COVID-19 response in January, according to a report on the website of China Daily.

Reuters

COVID pressures China's hospitals as countries mandate tests for travellers

Chinese hospitals and funeral homes were under intense pressure on Wednesday as a surging COVID-19 wave drained resources, while the scale of the outbreak and doubts over official data prompted some countries to enact new travel rules on Chinese visitors.

ABC News

Foreign Minister Penny Wong raises human rights and trade in Beijing, while seeking 'structured dialogue' with China

The foreign minister says Australia is seeking to stabilise relations with China, but also raises trade "blockages" and human rights at talks during the first official visit to Beijing by a minister since 2019.

AAP

'Ice thaws' as Wong lands for China talks

"The ice thaws but slowly," says Foreign Minister Penny Wong as she prepares to break a four-year diplomatic freeze with her Chinese counterpart in Beijing.

The Guardian - AU

‘Starting to warm up’: Chinese state media welcomes Wong visit after Coalition’s ‘stupid’ policies

Foreign minister says in Beijing she will press for detained Australians Cheng Lei and Yang Hengjun ‘to be reunited with their families’

Reuters

In COVID-hit Beijing, funeral homes and crematoriums are busy

Hearses bearing the dead lined the driveway to a designated COVID-19 crematorium in the Chinese capital on Saturday while workers at the city's dozen funeral homes were busier than normal, days after China reversed tight pandemic restrictions.

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