According to the Moscow City Election Commission, as of 1500 Moscow time more than 1.8 mln people had voted on the first day of voting.

China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism, in its Cultural Industry Development '15th Five-Year' plan, directs financial sector to better align services with cultural industry demand, urging banks to expand credit, and calling for tailored financial product and service innovation. The plan supports eligible cultural companies raising capital via listings, equity and bond issuance, encourages VCs to increase early- and growth-stage investments, asks insurers to develop products for cultural firms, promotes qualifying cultural projects issuing infrastructure real estate investment trusts (REITs), and tasks cultural and tourism financial service centers with strengthening industry financing services.

President Sheinbaum said Mexico has made good progress toward a trade agreement with the United States.