On May 28, the Ministry of Natural Resources and seven other departments issued the Guiding Opinions on Accelerating High-Quality Development of Marine Drugs and Functional Products, the first national-level policy document on the marine biopharmaceutical industry. The guidance directs coordinated strengthening of a full-chain innovation system covering the "resource chain + science and technology chain + industry chain + application chain", and calls for deep integration of scientific/technolog

Iran's Fars News Agency reported three explosions were heard east of Bandar Abbas port and air-defense systems were activated for several minutes.

Zimbabwe's government has issued a Mineral Classification and Declaration that formally lists 14 minerals — including lithium, nickel, cobalt and graphite — as 'critical minerals' subject to equity and export controls, and establishes a principle that the state will enforce minimum mandatory equity holdings via designated special-purpose vehicles (SPVs). Observers say the move echoes Indonesia's nickel roadmap, aiming to control global critical-mineral supply chains by banning raw-ore exports, requiring foreign investors to build smelters locally and securing state equity in projects. The declaration is currently a framework agreement and specific minimum-share ratios and implementing rules remain to be issued, but it has already drawn close attention from Chinese-backed lithium firms operating in Zimbabwe. Some companies report the government already holds equity stakes in local projects, with effective holdings reaching about 15%; the new measures are said to target new mining-right applications, while existing mines are temporarily exempt.