Houthi spokesman said every airstrike against the Houthis will exact a heavy price from Saudi adversaries.

The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council issued Opinions on developing new-quality productive forces, directing improvements to market regulation and market access and stronger enforcement of antitrust and anti-unfair-competition rules. The document calls for enhanced governance in AI, biotechnology and related fields; strengthened cross-department joint supervision and regulatory innovation; fewer on-site inspections and exploration of a “use data to decide, use data to manage” regulatory model to raise cross-agency supervision intelligence. It also mandates an efficient comprehensive intellectual property management system with improved punitive damages, and calls for study of a tax system adapted to new business formats.

Malaysia's national energy company said rapid data-center expansion is lifting power demand and projects national electricity consumption will reach 148.66 TWh in 2027.