The 33rd meeting of the China–Russia Joint Commission on the Border took place in Moscow on June 24-25. Co-chaired by China’s chief commission representative Sun Hongliang (counsellor, MFA Department of Boundary and Ocean Affairs) and Russia’s chief representative Ambassador-at-Large Kozlov, officials from foreign, defense, customs, water resources, immigration agencies and local governments attended. The sides reviewed bilateral ties and reached broad agreement on implementing the China–Russia

China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology opened a public consultation on planned standard projects, soliciting comments on three industry standards — including the industry standard "Open-source HarmonyOS Devices: Unified Interconnection, Access and Control Interface" — and nine recommended national standards.

Gold closed below $4,000 yesterday for the first time since November as sustained selling in gold ETFs and investor reallocations outweighed ongoing central bank buying. Market participants say the Iran conflict is a net headwind for the metal. Several banks cut PTs but still see gold significantly higher by year‑end; Goldman calls for a rebound to $4,900. Some analysts warn current rate‑hike expectations may be overdone and could spark a recovery. Short‑term volatility looks set to persist into Q3. With oil proving resilient amid the conflict and global inflation rising — factors that could prompt further rate hikes and shift funds into yield‑bearing assets — gold is likely to remain under pressure.