CATL said its Chocolate battery-swap network had 1,650 stations across 127 cities as of May 2026. In under six months the network added more than 600 stations and expanded into 82 cities. CATL plans to form an 11-vertical by 9-horizontal expressway swap network by 2027 and expects Chocolate stations to exceed 3,000 and cover nearly 190 cities nationwide by end-2026.

S&P affirms Hungary's BBB-/A-3 sovereign ratings; outlook negative. S&P affirms Lithuania's A/A-1 sovereign ratings; outlook stable.

Wuhan housing provident fund said on May 29 on its official WeChat account that it has fully upgraded contribution and loan rules for flexible‑employment participants, substantially boosting their mortgage rights. Key changes: the loan‑amount multiplier used in the calculation formula is raised from 10x to 20x; the contribution coefficient is aligned with that for unit (employed) staff; flexible‑employment borrowers may use provident‑fund loans to buy a family’s second home and may apply for commercial‑to‑provident‑fund loan conversion under the same rules as unit employees. The basic loan eligibility test is relaxed from “contributions held under agreement for 12 months” to a requirement that at least 12 months elapse between the loan application date and the first contribution after an effective agreement, lowering the loan threshold.