CATL's Chocolate battery-swap unit said province-level centralized signings for 100-station packages make highway swap stations likely to exceed 1,000 by end-2026. The unit expects to have 1,000 highway swap stations built in 2027, forming an 11-vertical by 9-horizontal national highway backbone. Projects are advancing along major trunk routes including the G4 Beijing–Hong Kong–Macau Expressway, with stations confirmed in Chongqing, Anhui and Henan, signaling a move from isolated sites to networ

International Atomic Energy Agency Director General GROSSI said Iran is a party to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and must fulfill its obligations.

The yen rose 1.1% to 154.56 per dollar, its strongest since February and above levels reached after the US-Japan joint intervention. The rebound was aided by rising bets on Bank of Japan policy tightening and speculation that the Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) may shift asset allocations. Markets have questioned the long-term effectiveness of coordinated Tokyo-Washington intervention in recent weeks. Japan’s top FX official Atsushi Mimura said last Friday his stance on the yen has not changed even as the currency strengthened. JPMorgan strategists warn a break above the 155 per dollar level could prompt accelerated covering of large short positions, further boosting the yen.