Israel's Defense Ministry said on June 2 that 2025 defense exports were about $19.2 bln, up nearly 30% from $14.8 bln in 2024 and a fifth consecutive annual record. The ministry's International Defense Cooperation Directorate said government-to-government sales accounted for over half of 2025 exports, roughly $10.0 bln. Director-general Baram said Israel's military build-up depends heavily on exports. Europe remained the largest market for Israeli defense products.

烏克蘭基輔官員：基輔因敵對襲擊造成的傷亡人數已上升至79人。

The Shanghai municipal government office issued guidance to deepen Shanghai’s development as a global asset management center. Measures include optimizing mechanisms for Shanghai–Hong Kong Stock Connect, China–Europe Connect and Bond Connect; steadily promoting inclusion of REITs and similar products in Stock Connect; supporting issuance of Hong Kong mutual‑recognition funds and expanding ETF cross‑listing and mutual‑recognition arrangements with more overseas markets. The plan calls for coordinated interconnection of interbank and exchange bond markets with a unified external opening, launching additional designated futures and options, and opening more eligible existing contracts to overseas investors. It also seeks to steadily widen institutional opening of the gold market and support Shanghai–Hong Kong gold market cooperation.