The 29th Beijing–Taiwan Science and Technology Forum opened in Beijing on the 19th, with cross‑strait delegates discussing technology innovation and industrial cooperation. Hosted by the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office and the Beijing municipal government, the forum included signing ceremonies for cross‑strait economic and technology cooperation projects and a smart‑medical industry cooperation alliance, and ran sessions on AI‑driven green development, smart medical cooperation and AI applic

The China Enterprise Reform and Development Research Association released the 2026 China ESG Development Report. The first batch of 430 mandatory disclosure entities all filed compliant 2025 ESG reports by April 30, 2026, yielding a 100% compliance rate. More than 2,700 A-share companies published 2024 ESG reports, a 49.81% disclosure rate—almost double the level five years earlier. Over 80% of firms disclosed sustainable governance structures; pollutant-emissions and circular-economy topic disclosure rates exceed 90%; greenhouse-gas disclosure rose for a third consecutive year to 76.93%. China’s national carbon market completed a first expansion by adding steel, cement and aluminum smelting, raising coverage to roughly 60% of national CO2 emissions, and the report expects coverage to approach 80% by the end of the 15th Five-Year Plan.

Houthi armed group spokesman Yahya Saree said on the 18th that Saudi jets carried out 26 airstrikes in Yemen's Taiz province in the past 24 hours and 300 airstrikes this week. Saudi authorities had no immediate comment.