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Xinhua China-related world news summary at 0900 GMT, Aug. 4

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Australia's co-working space and start-up hub Fishburners is expanding internationally and has chosen Shanghai, China as its first stop.

The Shanghai expansion slated to take place sometime this year will be led by Fishburners co-founder Peter Davison and Daniel Shi of China-based 23Seed, Australian media NewsCorp reported on Thursday. (Australia-Fishburners)

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SUVA -- Fijian Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has sent a congratulatory note to the Chinese government on the celebration of China's Army Day, the Fijian government said on Thursday.

In his message, Bainimarama said Fiji looks forward to strengthening bilateral relations with China, according to Fiji's Department of Information. (Fiji-China-Army Day)

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WELLINGTON -- Chinese social media giant WeChat on Thursday announced it was entering the New Zealand payments market with its automatic payment app.

WeChat said it was partnering with New Zealand company Pure NZ Gateway Ltd. to provide retailers with the ability to receive payments through WePay, part of the WeChat portal, which is used by almost 800 million Chinese. (New Zealand-Wechat-Payment)

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CANBERRA -- China is becoming more crucial to Australia's economic and multicultural future, according to the nation's preeminent demographer Bernard Salt.

Penning a piece in The Australian newspaper on Thursday, Salt said that the Chinese-born Australians now make up 2 percent of the general population, while the recent free trade deal between the two nations meant Australia is relying on the burgeoning Asian power's growing middle class to supplement its steadily-growing economy. (Australia-China-Contribution) Endi