In its 2026 interim report, Changguang Huaxin posted 1H revenue of 391 mln yuan, up 82.67% YoY, and net profit attributable to shareholders of 30.34 mln yuan, up 238.04% YoY. The company cited rapid growth in its optical communications business and valuation gains from an invested photonics fund. Q2 net profit was 26 mln yuan versus 4 mln in Q1, implying a QoQ rise of about 477%.

Al Arabiya TV said a circulated video shows Shahid Rajaee Port at Bandar Abbas, Iran, largely deserted as the US blockade continues.

China held the 2026 National Social Science Fund annual project review in Beijing; Politburo member and head of the Central Propaganda Department Li Shulei attended and spoke. The meeting ordered priority on systematic theoretical and philosophical study of the Party’s innovation theory and faster construction of an autonomous Chinese philosophy and social-science knowledge system to tackle major theoretical and practical issues of Chinese-style modernization. It called for systemic reform of the National Social Science Fund and research management—sharpening academic evaluation, promoting rigorous academic conduct, reorganising funding and institutions to focus on solving real problems—and urged creative transformation of traditional Chinese culture and wider deployment of digital‑intelligence tools to empower social-science research.