House Speaker Mike Johnson has launched a six-week midterm campaign sprint, planning visits to 22 states and more than 40 congressional districts before Election Day, Axios reports. The effort is aimed at defending the Republican House majority as the political landscape tilts toward Democrats. The Cook Political Report on Friday moved ratings for 15 House seats toward Democrats and said Republicans must win most of the remaining swing districts to retain control. Johnson’s itinerary is split ro

China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and six other ministries released the 15th Five-Year Plan for new battery industry development, defining 19 priority tasks across five areas: accelerate full‑chain innovation, drive industrial upgrading,完善产业体系建设, enhance industry science-and-technology service capacity, and raise the quality and level of trade and investment cooperation. Targets through 2030 include steady industry scale growth; strengthened full‑chain innovation with breakthroughs in advanced materials and major progress in next‑generation battery system R&D; leading firms achieving product defect rates at parts‑per‑billion (PPB) levels; accelerated construction of a full‑scenario application ecosystem and faster integration of battery technology with clean energy and end‑use sectors; and deeper international trade and investment integration to support global low‑carbon development.

At its Sept. 28, 2026 interim results briefing, Zhongchen Technology said it will continue to monitor M&A opportunities that are synergistic with its core business and will advance deals when appropriate. The company said it will weigh upstream and downstream supply-chain services, acquisition cost, strategic fit, overall capabilities and resource integration in investment and acquisition decisions.