World

  • WHO suspends clinical trial with hydroxychloroquine
  • Putin says Russia to hold postponed Victory Day parade on June 24
  • EU tries to rescue Open Skies treaty
  • NASA, SpaceX make final preparations for historic launch(Two NASA astronauts will fly on Space X’s Crew Dragon spacecraft to the international Space Station-ISS on Wednesday, the first launch of American astronauts on an American rocket from American soil since 2011.)
  • Dalian donates to international sister cities(has donated four batches of anti-epidemic materials-1.25 million pieces altogether to 32 sister cities, institutions and Chinese embassies and consulates in Japan and the Republic of Korea)
  • Nepal plans to expand COVID-19 test coverage

China

  • Mature metropolitan areas to drive future growth (The central city-metropolitan area-urban agglomeration will be the main region driving China’s socio-economic development in the future, the 21st Century Business Herald reported on Tuesday)
  • Shanghai upgrade public phone booths to mini 5G base stations
  • No timetable to launch digital currency: China central bank governor
  • Qomolangma team set for summit bid
  • Qingyang sachets stitch their place into cultural firmament (The Qingyang sachets, a time-honored cultural craft in Northwest China’s Gansu province is experiencing a profound local revival. )
  • Online platform launched to facilitate employment of grads