Beijing Municipal Bureau of Commerce said 127 monitored enterprises generated 6.11 bln yuan in sales over the Dragon Boat holiday (June 19-21, 2026), up 1.6% YoY. Specialty retailers led gains with sales up 42.6% YoY, while e-commerce sales rose 0.8% YoY.

UKMTO said the captain of a product tanker reported a small boat with five armed individuals approached the vessel and appeared to attempt boarding.

With progress in US-Iran talks toward a durable peace deal, regional shipping has risen and crude flows through the Strait of Hormuz are at their highest level since the outbreak of war. Vessel-tracking shows three US‑sanctioned VLCCs—Elva, Virgo and Vigor—entered the strait on Monday carrying about 6 mln barrels of Iranian crude, en route to waters off Singapore. The tankers loaded at Kharg Island, Iran’s main export terminal, adding to roughly 20 mln barrels recently exported from Chabahar in the Gulf of Oman. The shipments indicate Iran is rapidly restoring crude production and resuming loadings from Kharg as cargoes can now reach global markets unimpeded.