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US-China Summit Kickoff: Donald Trump arrived in Beijing for a high-stakes Xi meeting, making his first demand “open up” China for American firms, while the agenda also circles Taiwan and the Iran war; the trip is packed with tech CEOs, including Nvidia’s Jensen Huang, Tesla’s Elon Musk and Apple’s Tim Cook. Trade Talks in Motion: Ahead of the summit, China’s Vice Premier He Lifeng and US Treasury chief Scott Bessent held candid economic consultations in South Korea, described as constructive but more “sounding each other out” than delivering breakthroughs. Middle East Pressure: Markets in the Gulf leaned higher as a fragile Iran ceasefire stayed in focus, but Brent slipped, underscoring how much the Iran Strait of Hormuz situation still drives risk. China’s Global Standards Push: ISO released China-led natural gas standards, including shale-related benchmarks aimed at boosting efficiency and safety. India Health IT Upgrade: India launched the Swasth Bharat Portal to unify public health programme reporting, and upgraded JANANI with QR cards, alerts and dashboards to track maternal and child care. Malaysia Citizenship Row: Malaysia’s home minister rejected claims of arbitrary citizenship grants to Chinese nationals as slander and urged people to ignore viral misinformation.

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