Optical-communications sector pullback sent Lianxun Instruments shares lower. The company says production and operations are normal and order deliveries are proceeding as planned. Sampling oscilloscopes, bit-error-rate analyzers and clock-recovery units for 800G and 1.6T optical-module testing are the main products being delivered this year and face strong demand. Lianxun is the second global vendor to offer the full set of core 1.6T optical-module test instruments; capacity expansion is being a

On the 21st the U.S. mission in Saudi Arabia issued a security alert saying Houthi forces have continued attacks on Saudi civilian airports and other critical infrastructure, causing civilian casualties and major travel disruption; the mission warned these hostile actions could rapidly escalate and spread. U.S. citizens were advised to follow nationwide mobile alerts issued by Saudi civil defense. U.S. government personnel in Saudi must obtain special authorization from the mission chief before using any Saudi airport. The mission highlighted risks of airport strikes, airspace closures, flight cancellations and travel disruption and urged extreme caution for anyone using Saudi airports.

During the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021–25), China’s two-way investment ranked among the world’s largest: cumulative inward FDI exceeded $750 bln over five years, while non-financial outward direct investment surpassed $800 bln across nearly 190 countries and territories. Domestic consumption expanded—retail sales of consumer goods crossed RMB40 trillion and later RMB50 trillion—and external trade hit new highs, with goods trade exceeding $6 trln and services trade topping $1 trln.