Qatar said it is seeking to secure more LNG deals outside the Middle East.

Shanghai Stock Exchange data show another STAR Market IPO termination today: Zhongke Chuangxin, accepted June 29 and sponsored by Dongwu Securities. That brings year-to-date STAR Market IPO withdrawals to 12 — Zhongke Chuangxin, Saikesaisi, Huihe Medical, Huandong Technology, Taosheng Technology, Rongxin Huike, Future Materials, Xinxin Co., Xinmi Technology, Yijia Additive, Qinhen Micro, and Yadian Technology. Seven of the 12 were accepted in 2025. Shortest acceptance-to-withdrawal was 86 days for Huihe Medical (co-sponsored by Dongwu Securities and Guotai Haitong Securities); longest was 597 days for Xinxin Co. (co-sponsored by Guotai Haitong Securities and Huayuan Securities).

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.