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Geopolitics & International Relations - Trump Has Expressed to Aides His Desire for a Swift End to the Iran War, Aiming for Its Conclusion Within Weeks - Iran Seeks to Impose Tolls on Ships Passing Through the Strait of Hormuz - Pentagon Prepares for Massive "Final Blow" of Iran War - Pakistan Says Iran Considering U.S.-Proposed 15-Point Plan - Iran Wants the U.S. to Scale Back Demands in a Proposed 15-Point Plan Before Agreeing to Talks on a Cease-Fire, People Familiar Said - Trump Says Iran Allowed 10 Oil Boats Through Hormuz as Gift China / Hong Kong Economy & Policy - China Vanke Seeks Bond Payment Delay, Weighs Major Debt Restructuring: Sources - China’s CXMT Rides AI Boom to Record Revenue Ahead of IPO - Chinese AI Startup Moonshot AI Is in Early Discussions About a Potential Hong Kong Initial Public Offering - China Weighs Easing Bank Shareholding Limits to Boost Capital Raising - HKEX Plans Micro Hang Seng Futures to Boost Retail Trading - China’s Foreign Ministry, on Trump Announcing China Visit on May 14-15: The Two Countries Have Maintained Communication - China’s Foreign Ministry and Embassy in Japan Advise Citizens to Avoid Travel to Japan - Xinhua - China’s Market Regulator Holds Fair Competition Symposium of 2026; Executives From CATL, BYD, Chery, DidiGlobal, and Meituan Attend Meeting Corporate & Technology - CapCut: Introducing CapCut Video Studio, a Timeline-Free Way to Create Videos on CapCut Web, Supporting Dreamina Seedance 2.0 - Apple: Plans to Spend $400 Mln for New Programs Through 2030 Markets & Corporate Earnings - Meituan Reports Q4 Revenue of 92.1 Billion Yuan, Up 4.1% Y/Y Global Policy & Regulation - EU Parliament Votes to Remove Tariffs on US Industrial Goods - Fannie Mae to Accept Crypto-Backed Mortgages for the First Time -- WSJ Miscellaneous / Media & Signals - White House Posts Pixel-Style Images Resembling Donald Trump Without Caption Following Cryptic Videos