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China’s Health Commission Invites Expert Opinions on Egg Freezing

A potential policy shift to allow unmarried women to freeze their eggs is under discussion as the country faces falling birth rates and an unprecedented population drop

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Chai is tea, tea is chai: India’s favourite hot drink

Indians took the tea the British were marketing to them, added spices, milk and sugar, and transformed it forever.

Al Jazeera

‘Great wall of steel’: Xi vows to protect China economy, security

Most powerful president since Mao Zedong tells annual parliamentary meeting economy and security are indivisible.

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China’s new premier woos business as Xi doubles down on security

Li Qiang says China welcomes investment and private enterprise despite crackdowns.

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The Independent UK

Saudi FM to Asharq Al-Awsat: Agreement with Iran Sign of Joint Will to Resolve Disputes through Dialogue

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah said the Saudi-Iranian agreement to restore diplomatic relations underscores the joint desire by both sides to “resolve disputes through communication and dialogue.” He added, however: “This does not mean that an agreement has been reached to resolve all pending disputes between…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Xi calls for bigger global role for China after diplomatic coup of Saudi-Iran deal

President Xi Jinping called Monday for China to play a bigger role in managing global affairs after Beijing scored a diplomatic coup as the host of talks that produced an agreement by Saudi Arabia and Iran to reopen diplomatic relations.

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Shanghai Composite Index Rose 1.2% on Monday

Shenzhen Component Index closed up 0.55%

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Xi Jinping calls for China's military to become a 'Great Wall of Steel' at National Peoples' Congress address

Speaking to the National Peoples' Congress, the president says China must ensure its military can safeguard the country's sovereignty, security and developmental interests, as their new premier takes a swipe at the US.

ABC News

Afternoon Update: Everything Everywhere All at Once sweeps Oscars; UAP senator defends working in real estate; and North Korea test-fires missiles

Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert’s multiverse fantasy has dominated this year’s Oscars, winning best picture and six other awards, including best actress award for Michelle Yeoh

The Guardian - AU

Micronesia's president accuses China of 'political warfare'

Micronesia’s president has accused China of “political warfare” in a letter to other national leaders

The Independent UK

Xi Jinping vows to oppose Taiwan ‘pro-independence’ influences as third term begins

Chinese president lays out priorities, including ‘reunification’ with island that Communist party has never ruled, as National People’s Congress ends

The Guardian - AU

China premier warns 2023 growth target 'no easy task'

BEIJING - China's new premier warned Monday that the country's five-percent growth target for 2023 would not be "easy" to achieve, as its rubber-stamp parliament wrapped up over a week of meetings.

Bangkok Post

China’s NPC: Who are the top men tapped to support Xi Jinping?

China’s National People’s Congress wrapped up on Monday after announcing a host of top officials that will assist Xi.

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The Independent UK

Biden to announce Australia submarine deal in San Diego

President Joe Biden is set to meet with two of America's closest allies to announce that Australia will purchase U.S.-manufactured, nuclear-powered attack submarines to modernize its fleet

The Independent UK

China's Xi wants bigger global role after Saudi-Iran deal

President Xi Jinping is calling for China to play a bigger role in managing global affairs after Beijing scored a diplomatic coup by hosting talks that produced an agreement by Saudi Arabia and Iran to reopen diplomatic relations

Reuters

Taiwan says soldier who went missing has been found in China

A Taiwanese soldier serving on an islet close to the Chinese coast who went missing last week has been found in China, a senior Taiwan minister said on Monday, an incident that has happened amid heightened tensions.

Bangkok Post

Price war started by Tesla, BYD sends Chinese auto stocks into nosedive in sign of fragile consumer sentiment

Traders have been abandoning Chinese auto stocks as a price war started by Tesla and BYD spread across the whole industry, a sign of weak consumer sentiment amid pessimism about the pace of economic recovery.

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The Times of India

Xi Jinping: China must oppose pro-Taiwan independent forces

BEIJING: In his first public address since being re-elected for a historic third term as China's president, Xi Jinping on Monday emphasized the importance of enhancing national security.

AAP

WA premier eyes China visit as relations improve

Western Australia's premier has confirmed he plans to visit Beijing in late-April to discuss the lucrative trade relationship between the two parties.

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak pledges £5 billion for defence as UK faces a ‘volatile’ world

The PM is visiting California for talks with US president Joe Biden and Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese.

Wales Online

Sunak 'promises £5bn boost for defence'

Increase in spending to counter growing threat of Russia and China

The Guardian - AU

China’s ‘rotten girls’ are escaping into erotic fiction about gay men

Danmei is by some measures the most popular genre of fiction for women in China, and its popularity hasn’t gone unnoticed by the Communist party

The Guardian - UK

France challenging Russia as second biggest arms exporter behind US

Study shows French suppliers have more major export orders than Russia, while UK’s share has dwindled

The Independent UK

Sunak rejects calls for defence spending to increase to 3% of GDP

The PM is visiting California for talks with US President Joe Biden and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

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