Oman warned European allies the Strait of Hormuz may need to levy vessel transit fees.

China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) says Jan-May telecom services revenue totaled 735.5 bln yuan, down 1.9% YoY. Telecom services volume at constant prices rose 7.9% YoY. Cumulative mobile internet traffic Jan-May reached 181.2 bln GB, up 17.9% YoY. Mobile internet users were 1.634 bln at end-May, a net increase of 24.12 mln vs end of last year. May monthly data usage per user (DOU) was 24.01 GB, up 12.7% YoY and 0.97 GB higher than at end‑of‑last‑year.

At the invitation of CHINA FOREIGN MINISTER Wang Yi, Austria’s foreign minister visited China June 22-26. It was the minister’s first trip since taking office; both sides held in-depth exchanges on bilateral, regional and international issues and agreed to sustain high-level contact and strengthen strategic dialogue. Beijing welcomed Austria’s rational, pragmatic China policy and urged Vienna to continue playing a constructive role in China‑EU relations.