Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. (ADNOC) said cooperation builds on existing arrangements and includes an opportunity for South Korea to secure up to 24 mln barrels of UAE crude.

China announced on July 8 in Beijing that academicians Chen Liquan and Ben De received the 2025 National Highest Science and Technology Award. Chen (b.1940) is a researcher at the Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences and a pioneer in lithium‑battery research; Ben (b.1938) is a researcher at China Electronics Technology Group and a founding figure in airborne pulse‑Doppler, phased‑array and space‑based surveillance radar; both are academicians of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. The 2025 national science and technology awards covered 258 projects and 11 experts: two National Highest Science and Technology Awards; 51 National Natural Science Awards (3 first prizes, 48 second prizes); 58 National Technological Invention Awards (3 first prizes, 55 second prizes); 149 National Science and Technology Progress Awards (3 special prizes, 13 first prizes, 133 second prizes); and nine recipients of the China International Science and Technology Cooperation Award.

TRUMP: We must accelerate production of defense equipment.