June 8 — Vice‑Minister Qin Haixiang told a State Council policy briefing the Urban Renewal "15th Five-Year" Plan is China’s first national-level special plan for urban renewal, setting targets, priority tasks and major projects for the 15th Five-Year period. He said local governments must now translate the plan into region-specific targets, tasks and implementation measures and execute them sequentially.

Chinese manufacturers are applying solid-state batteries to flying cars, replacing liquid electrolytes to meet stricter airworthiness safety requirements and potentially shortening the commercialization timeline. A flying car fitted with a high‑energy solid‑state battery has completed a test flight across the Qiongzhou Strait. The sector currently relies largely on high‑energy liquid lithium cells; solid‑state technology is transitioning from lab toward mass production, but improving cycle life to boost flight economics remains the main constraint.

Local time on the evening of the 7th, the Israel Defense Forces said it detected missiles launched from Iran toward Israel. Israeli air-defence systems have been activated and are intercepting the threats; air-raid sirens sounded across multiple regions. The IDF said its rear command sent precautionary safety instructions to civilians’ mobile phones within minutes. Explosions were reported in central Israel. Iran has not yet commented.