World

  • Italian PM announces plan to ease lockdown
  • World’s largest container ship starts maiden voyage
  • Pakistan says timely aid helped control outbreak
  • Iran foresees tough year due to virus
  • UK lockdown exit will be “new normal”

China

  • Nation resolute in meeting poverty goal
  • China builds Asia’s largest steerable radio telescope for Mars mission
  • Nation works at full capacity to supply medical goods to world (Government moves to ensure quality, tightens procedures to export such products. China will work at top capacity to provide assistance to the international community and further enhance quality control over exports of medical supplies to better aid the global battle against the COVID-19 outbreak, officials said on Sunday)
  • Senior high school students in Beijing resume classes
  • Outbreak sees more job offers for livestreamers
  • Revitalization plan will lead to recovery (A more proactive fiscal policy needed/ Preferential tax policies to ease taxpayers’ burden/Top planning body aims to boost consumption/Most number of jobs created in the world/ Domestic demand growth will generate employment)
  • New energy car subsidies cut 10% from 2019