China Reform Holdings and China International Capital Co signed a strategic cooperation agreement in Beijing on Aug. 6. China Reform party secretary and chairman Xu Siwei said the groups, citing complementary resources, hope to leverage their platforms and expertise to deepen cooperation on fund and equity investment, direct investment, asset management and healthcare financing. China International Capital Co party secretary and chairman Chen Liang said the firms aim to strengthen strategic coor

China's State Administration for Market Regulation and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology have issued a public call for 2026 projects to advance metrology support for new-quality industrial productivity, in line with the 2025–2030 Metrology Support Action Plan. The solicitation targets urgent measurement needs in strategic emerging and future industries—next‑generation information technology, artificial intelligence, aerospace, new energy, new materials, high‑end equipment, biomedicine, quantum technology, integrated circuits and instrumentation—prioritizing development of key common metrology equipment, measurement technology R&D, commercialization and industry applications that resolve critical chokepoints, enable domestic substitution and fill gaps in domestic and international capabilities.

Iran's parliament speaker Ghalibaf said the world now recognizes that Iran cannot be subdued.