President Xi Jinping on Tuesday hailed China's great spirit of battling the COVID-19 epidemic as the country's model virus fighters were accorded grand state honors.
Australian conservation groups warned on Monday that the country's World Heritage listed wildernesses were at risk of being tarnished, including the Great Barrier Reef, ancient forests of Tasmania and remote northern wetlands.
China, the world's second-largest economy, has set its sights on services trade to stabilize foreign trade and power growth amid weaker global demand and economic headwinds.