Kingsoft Office will roll out a standalone AI-native office agent, Lingxi Professional Edition, initially on PC. The product targets individual professional use, understands users' work context, can invoke the WPS document engine and external tools, and converts commands into editable, auditable, multi-user collaborative deliverables.

Vedanta Oil & Gas said it will invest $5 billion over the next five years to raise oil and gas output to about 500,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day, more than fivefold its recent level. The company reported average production of 87,200 bbl/d in the fiscal year ended March 31 (down from over 210,000 bbl/d a decade ago) and expects about 100,000 bbl/d this fiscal year. Vedanta said the investment will focus on improved recovery at mature fields and new field development to offset declining mature-field output and help reduce India’s energy import reliance; it aims for its volumes to account for over half of India’s crude production.

A-share aerospace equipment sector continued to slide; China Satellite fell more than 9%, with Aerospace Electronics, Star-Net Yuda, CETC Blue Sky and China Satcom also following lower.