The State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) will launch 2026 spot checks of fair competition reviews, requiring local authorities to review comprehensively and apply strict standards. SAMR said it will conduct special inspections in priority sectors and use spot checks, interviews and public reporting to enforce binding oversight. It will continue to refine rules and institutional support and is advancing amendments to the PRC Price Law to tighten identification of unfair low‑price dum

At the NATO summit in Ankara President Erdogan said the US has pledged aircraft, signaling a substantive thaw in defence ties frozen over Turkey’s purchase of Russia’s S-400 system. The Trump administration reportedly moved to bypass congressional restrictions to advance F110 engines and potential backing for Turkey’s F-35 participation, reflecting transactional diplomacy to court a geopolitically pivotal Ankara. The package drew strong opposition from Israel and other regional allies but directly bolstered confidence in Turkey’s defence supply chain and eased tensions on NATO’s southeastern flank in the near term. Macro/market takeaways: a warmer US‑Turkey relationship could prompt regional realignments after multi-front Middle East clashes, support TRY stabilization, and shift georisk premia from acute bilateral isolation toward a broader geopolitical tug-of-war.

Zhongheng Group said it intends to repurchase 100–200 mln yuan of its shares at a maximum price of 3.04 yuan per share.