Iran Foreign Ministry spokesman BAGHAEI said Egypt’s readiness to assist Saudi Arabia in the conflict with Houthi forces worsens the situation.

Anhui Energy Bureau is publicly soliciting private enterprises to invest in the Inner Mongolia Kubuqi Desert-to-Anhui ultra‑high‑voltage direct‑current (UHV DC) project (Mengdian‑to‑Anhui) to implement national guidance on introducing private capital into cross‑provincial HVDC corridors and at the request of State Grid Anhui. The project is a national key transmission and clean‑energy export channel: two converter stations, ±800 kV lines of about 1,327 km and 8 GW transmission capacity. Target commercial operation in 2030; estimated total investment about 21.83 bln yuan. Anhui province, the Inner Mongolia government and State Grid are processing long‑term transmission agreements.

Hong Kong-listed PCB names rallied; Shenghong Technology (02476.HK) surged over 10% intraday, Guanghe Technology (01989.HK) gained 3.9% and Kingboard Laminates (01888.HK) rose just over 3%.