CITIGROUP says Kingdee International (00268.HK) issued a positive H1 profit alert showing a swing to profit, marking a material inflection. Citi attributes the surprise to strong subscription revenue growth and expansion of AI-native products, and views the company's AI-first, subscription-first, globalization strategy as effective. The bank will watch enterprise AI operating system Lingji's H2 revenue contribution—likely a key catalyst for re-rating— noting Lingji's pricing guidance was only pu

CENC measured a magnitude-3.0 earthquake at 13:05 on July 8 in Gaoxian County, Yibin, Sichuan (28.51°N, 104.68°E); focal depth 6 km.

Marine Le Pen, leader of the National Rally and chair of its parliamentary group in the National Assembly, said on the evening of July 7 she will run in the 2027 presidential election. Le Pen has polled strongly in recent French surveys and has run three times previously, reaching the second round in 2017 and 2022 but losing both to President Emmanuel Macron. Earlier on July 7 the Paris Court of Appeal upheld her conviction for misappropriation of public funds but amended her sentence, restoring her legal eligibility to stand in 2027.