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TREE NEWS update: China’s Foreign Ministry confirmed that 52 Singaporeans are being investigated for alleged pyramid scheme activities in Guangxi. Spokesperson Guo Jiakun said Beijing handles foreign nationals’ criminal cases in accordance with the law and protects their legal rights, referring further questions to competent authorities.

TREE NEWS update: China’s Defense Ministry spokesman Jiang Bin dismissed Taiwan’s 2026 military report as misleading, saying it is an excuse by the DPP to sell war anxiety and pursue independence by force. He reiterated that any attempt to seek independence through military means is doomed to fail.

TREE NEWS update: China will send personnel to Russia to participate in the ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting-Plus humanitarian demining expert group field exercise. The announcement was made on Wednesday, detailing the deployment for the multinational training event.

TREE NEWS update: China’s Ministry of Natural Resources has officially launched authorized operations for satellite navigation and positioning base station network service data, marking the first time national BeiDou base station data is shared openly with society. The move aims to facilitate compliant circulation of public data and unlock the economic value of spatiotemporal data elements for key industries and market entities.

TREE NEWS update: China has confirmed sending a delegation to the 2026 Asia-Pacific Defense Commanders Conference in Victoria, Canada, co-hosted by the Canadian Armed Forces and US Indo-Pacific Command. Led by Eastern Theater Command Commander General Yang Zhibin, the delegation delivered a speech and held bilateral meetings with US, French, and Singaporean representatives.

TREE NEWS update: The 33rd China Beijing Seed Industry Conference opened in Fengtai, Beijing, themed ‘AI Empowers Smart Breeding, Digital Intelligence Leads the Future of Seed Industry.’ For the first time, the conference focuses on smart breeding, highlighting internationalization, intelligence, and marketization, showcasing China’s latest seed industry technology innovations.

TREE NEWS update: Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter to the 8th China-Russia Energy Business Forum on [date]. In the letter, Xi emphasized the importance of energy cooperation between the two countries and called for deeper collaboration in the energy sector. The forum serves as a platform for strengthening bilateral energy ties.

TREE NEWS reports: European stocks opened lower on Tuesday, with Germany’s DAX down 0.17%, the UK’s FTSE 100 down 0.28%, France’s CAC 40 down 0.25%, and the Euro Stoxx 50 down 0.28%. Volkswagen rose nearly 10% after announcing a restructuring plan.

TREE NEWS reports: Chinese equities ended lower on Monday as the benchmark Shanghai Composite fell 0.3%, Shenzhen Component dropped 0.79%, and ChiNext slipped 0.78%, with the STAR50 index losing over 2%. Pork-related stocks rallied, with New Hope, Luoniushan, and Zhenghong Technology hitting limit-up. Liquid cooling and semiconductor shares declined, with Inspur Information hitting limit-down and Hua Hong down over 8%. Turnover reached 2.05 trillion yuan, with over 2,900 stocks falling.

TREE NEWS reports: China’s domestic commodity futures closed mostly higher, with silicomanganese surging 6%, while LPG and soda ash rose over 3%. Palladium, caustic soda gained over 2%, and alumina, silver, platinum, manganese silicon, ethylene glycol, gold, urea, glass, rapeseed meal, soybean meal, and iron ore each added over 1%. Lithium carbonate fell over 7%, and low-sulfur fuel oil dropped over 2%, with paraxylene and PTA down over 1%.

TREE NEWS reports: China’s Shanghai Composite closed at 3930.12 points, down 0.30% on [date]. The Shenzhen Component fell 0.79% to 13516.97, while the ChiNext dropped 0.78% to 3286.55. The CSI 300 edged down 0.10% to 4548.05, but the STAR 50 lost 2.10% to 1577.36, leading declines.

TREE NEWS update: South Korea’s presidential office said on Tuesday it is still reviewing a proposal to send troops to the Strait of Hormuz and has made no decision yet. The office added that Seoul could make a contribution to the situation without undermining its current defense posture.

TREE NEWS update: Shanghai’s Planning and Natural Resources Bureau issued the city’s 2026-2030 spatial implementation plan, targeting a significant upgrade of its ‘five centers’ core functions by 2030. The plan aims to strengthen global resource allocation, tech innovation, high-end industry leadership, open hub influence, and cultural soft power, advancing its vision as an innovative, ecological, and cultural international metropolis.

TREE NEWS update: Anhui province issued a 10-year general local bond of 722.89 million yuan at a yield of 1.7400%, with a marginal multiple of 4.29 times. The province also sold special bonds across 7-, 15-, and 20-year tenors, totaling about 116.16 billion yuan, with yields from 1.5600% to 2.2400%.

TREE NEWS reports: Cui Dongshu, secretary-general of the China Passenger Car Association, said the Chinese auto industry is in deep transformation and intense competition in the first half of 2026. Despite rising revenue, automakers see slowing growth and a profit squeeze, with profits concentrating in upstream battery leaders while downstream dealers face severe survival crises.

TREE NEWS update: China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued the AI SME Entrepreneurship Support Plan (2026-2028), aiming to enrich data resources for AI startups. It encourages industry leaders to build high-quality datasets and open them to startups, and fosters data service firms providing consulting, governance, and labeling to cut data costs.

TREE NEWS update: China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) issued the AI SME Entrepreneurship Support Plan (2026-2028), proposing to leverage the China Computing Power Platform to pool and flexibly allocate computing resources, offering efficient, low-cost support for startups. The plan also calls for building edge computing facilities and optimizing resource-matching services on the China SME Service Network and the platform.

TREE NEWS update: China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued the AI SME Entrepreneurship Support Plan (2026-2028), aiming to lower entry barriers and trial costs for AI startups. The plan emphasizes market-led, government-guided growth, fostering innovation and ecosystem support to nurture tech and innovative SMEs, including specialized and ‘little giant’ enterprises.

TREE NEWS reports: China’s ChiNext Index dropped more than 1% in morning trading, after earlier surging over 1.7%. The reversal reflects volatile market conditions amid ongoing economic uncertainty.

TREE NEWS reports: Japan’s Nikkei 225 closed up 1.3% at 65,020.94 points on [date]. The broader TOPIX index edged up 0.03% to 4,103.23. South Korea’s KOSPI advanced 1.64% to 6,687.21, reflecting broad gains in Asian equities.