CAOCAO has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Zhuhai's Xiangzhou district to deliver a land-air integrated smart mobility pilot. CAOCAO's first autonomous vehicle test units are due to enter designated Xiangzhou road sections for on‑site validation, with plans to progressively scale its AV fleet. The deal also covers construction of an integrated operations hub dubbed "Green Intelligent Transit Island" combining automated battery swap, intelligent quality inspection and remote dispatc

MORGAN STANLEY upgraded South Korea equities to overweight from neutral, saying recent deleveraging improves entry points for AI and an industrial supercycle trade. Strategists led by Daniel K Blake estimate KOSPI has about 36% upside to their 9,000 target after large unwinds of crowded and leveraged positions. The index fell as much as 5.5% on Monday following a record 18% jump on Friday. Morgan Stanley describes the recent sell-off as mainly technical and says deleveraging of leveraged ETFs, hedge-fund leverage and retail margin trading is more than half complete. It sees KOSPI trading in a 5,500–10,500 range near term, and expects Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix to provide valuation support; industrials, defense and financials are likely beneficiaries.

Israel Broadcasting Corporation reported an Israeli official said Trump's handling of affairs makes serious preparation and planning for the future difficult.