Welcome to Morning News. It's July 7, Tuesday. 27-34 ℃, sunny.

China

1. Chinese mainland reported 8 new confirmed COVID-19 cases yesterday, all imported.

2. Guangdong yesterday reported one confirmed case (from Bangladesh) and two asymptomatic carriers (from Bangladesh and Tanzania) in Guangzhou, found at checkpoints.

3. Starting from July 7th, 400,000 exam rooms across China will be expecting 10.7 million young examinees, who will embark on one of the most important journeys of their lives – the National College Entrance Examination (Gaokao) that can alter their life direction forever.

4. Buoyed by recently introduced economic stimulus policies and a positive outlook for economic recovery in the second half of the year, A-shares bounced back on Monday, showing more signs of a bull market.

5. Office of the commissioner of the Chinese foreign ministry in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) expressed on Monday strong disapproval of and firm opposition against the accusations against the national security law made by a principal official of the US Consulate-General to Hong Kong.

6. China's human resources authority has given official recognition of nine new professions to keep pace with economic and social development. The new professions, mostly in the public health sector and emerging industries, include blockchain technicians, online marketers, information security testers, online learning consultants and community health assistants, among others.

World

1. Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi spoke to Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on the phone on Sunday, and the two sides agreed to avoid further escalation in the Galwan Valley, China's Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Monday.

2. Australian officials are closing the border between Australia's two most populous states from Tuesday for an indefinite period as they scramble to contain an outbreak of the coronavirus in the city of Melbourne.

3. Following the decision by the United States Department of Commerce to impose new restrictions on Huawei's acquisition of semiconductors that are the direct product of US software and technology, the United Kingdom government is reportedly reviewing its plans to allow the Chinese company a limited role in building the country's 5G network.

4. China issued a travel warning for Canada on Monday.

5. New York City, once the epicenter of the COVID-19 crisis in the United States, entered phase three of reopening on Monday without resuming indoor dining.

Editor: Annie

Source: China Daily, CGTN, People's Daily, Xinhua