Hyundai Motor Group pledged to invest $15.5 billion in India by 2032, designating the market as a core strategic growth engine. The company said the investment will cover expanded manufacturing capacity, R&D, infrastructure, deepening the local supplier ecosystem and technology development.

China's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs convened a national meeting to accelerate modernization of the state-farm (agricultural reclamation) system, directing reclamation areas to serve as demonstration zones and lead basic agricultural modernization. Priorities are: align with the goal of building a strong agricultural nation; prioritize large-scale modern agriculture; make national grain security and stable supply of key agricultural products the core task; and advance group-based, enterprise-style reform of reclamation-area farms as the main reform thrust. Implementation will focus on upgrading equipment, technology, industrial scale and operational management; integrating resource and asset portfolios and promoting industrial upgrading to strengthen endogenous capacity and overall competitiveness. The ministry ordered targeted, phased implementation — including the state-farm modern agriculture 'three major construction' initiatives and deeper reform plans — with strengthened leadership and enhanced policy support.

DeepSeek, a developer of large AI models, is set to complete a new financing round of about 100 billion yuan, sources familiar with the deal said. The planned raise doubled from an earlier 50 billion yuan within roughly two weeks; this is DeepSeek’s second funding round. Existing and new investors are each expected to provide roughly half of the capital. Pre-money valuation remains around 500 billion yuan. New entrants are mainly strategic industry investors, including Shixi Capital, Zhongxin Juyuan, CPE Yuanfeng, Junlian Capital and Geely.