On June 25, Baidu said it has merged and upgraded its Wenxin-related websites into a single Baidu Wenxin site as a one-stop AI services portal, with an expanded feature matrix.

Multiple UN agencies on the 24th released the Tracking SDG7: Energy Progress report, saying 655 million people still lack access to electricity. The report warns that without urgent, larger-scale action the world will miss SDG7 — universal, affordable, reliable and sustainable modern energy access by 2030. While most regions are close to universal electrification, progress in Sub-Saharan Africa is slow: more than 560 million people lack electricity and 970 million lack access to clean cooking energy.

FTSE China A50 futures staged a short-term surge, trading more than 2% higher intraday.