Aotewei said it has delivered its first large-format, mass-production perovskite vacuum evaporation coating system to a leading domestic perovskite firm. The 100‑MW‑class unit marks commercial-scale deployment of the company’s perovskite vacuum-equipment products.

Iranian state media, citing officials, reported a US missile strike hit the Shalamcheh border crossing on the Iran-Iraq border on the 23rd (local time), killing two.

Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi said the China‑ASEAN Free Trade Area 3.0 upgrade protocol has been formally signed; China and ASEAN have been each other’s largest trading partner for six consecutive years, with bilateral trade exceeding US$1 trillion in 2025. Beijing launched an "ASEAN visa" and the China‑ASEAN Year of Cultural Exchanges (2024–2025) staged nearly 200 major events to boost cross‑border travel and services flows. China reached key consensus with eight ASEAN countries on building bilateral "communities of shared destiny," strengthening the basis for closer China‑ASEAN integration. Beijing provided immediate disaster relief after earthquakes in Myanmar and the Philippines’ Mindanao, underscoring operational cooperation with ASEAN partners.