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On March 24th, at the 2025 Annual Meeting of the China Development Forum (CDF), which opened on March 23rd, the foreign chairman of the forum, Chairman of the Board of Siemens AG, and President and CEO, Boleren, said in his opening speech that Siemens will continue to invest and support China’s development. Investing in China is the voice of many multinational companies.

On March 23rd, the Israeli Defense Forces announced that they have been conducting military operations in multiple areas of the Gaza Strip in recent days, expanding their buffer zone along the Gaza border. During the operation, the Israeli army killed multiple Palestinian militants and destroyed military facilities, including rocket launch sites. In addition, the Israeli Air Force has also dispatched fighter jets, drones, and helicopters. Navy ships also launched attacks on multiple military targets in Gaza.

On March 23, the Financial Secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, Paul Chan, stated at the China Development Forum 2025 Annual Meeting that while the country actively enhances its foreign trade momentum, Hong Kong will continue to consolidate its relationship with traditional markets such as Europe and America, and make every effort to explore new markets, while also linking up with more mainland provinces to jointly attract investment overseas. At the same time, as more and more mainland enterprises expand their business overseas and lay out their industrial and supply chains in the “global south”, Hong Kong will also seize the opportunity to develop cross-border high value-added supply chain management and trade financing services, providing comprehensive support for overseas enterprises. Chen Maobo also stated that Hong Kong is supporting the development of science and technology innovation by building a “patient capital” ecosystem, including guiding and leveraging market funds to invest in early, small, long-term, and hard technology through Hong Kong Investment Management Limited, cultivating future development momentum, and building a thriving future industry cluster.

On March 23rd, Russian President’s Press Secretary Peskov recently stated in an interview with Russian media that Russian President Putin and US President Trump have agreed to continue their contacts if necessary. On the 23rd, Zarubin, the TV host of the All Russian State Television Broadcasting Company, released a video of the interview on social media. Peskov stated that the Russian and American presidents have agreed to continue contacts when necessary. In addition, both teams have established contact to quickly exchange information on the most urgent issues. He said that the recent phone call between the two heads of state was conducted in an atmosphere of “absolute trust, honesty, and constructive work”.

On March 23, the lawyer of Ekrem Imaolu, Mayor of Istanbul, Türkiye, said on the 23rd that he would appeal against the court’s decision to detain Imaolu that day. Imamoglu, 54 years old, is affiliated to Türkiye’s largest opposition party, the People’s Party of the Republic, and is regarded as a strong competitor of Türkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. It is reported that the Republika People’s Party was scheduled to announce him as a candidate for Türkiye’s presidential election in 2028. Recently, Imam Oulu’s residence was searched and he was subsequently detained by the police for involvement in two investigations, one related to corruption and the other related to terrorism. On the 23rd, a court in Türkiye approved the detention of Imamoglu pending trial in the corruption related investigation, and several other co defendants were taken into custody; As for the investigation into terrorism, there is no need to detain and await trial separately at this stage. Imam Oulu denies the allegations and has posted on social media platforms that he will never give in. According to reports, the Republican People’s Party also stated that it will file an appeal and elect an acting mayor of Istanbul.

On March 23rd, spokesperson for the Houthi armed forces, Yehia Sareya, stated in a speech on the afternoon of the 23rd local time that the Houthi armed forces attacked Israel’s Ben Gurion International Airport with the “Palestine 2” hypersonic missile and successfully achieved their goal, causing a half-hour interruption of air traffic at the airport. In addition, the Houthis also claimed to have attacked the US aircraft carrier Harry Truman through missiles and drones. On the 23rd, the Israeli Defense Forces issued a statement saying that they intercepted a missile launched from Yemen towards Israel that morning, and the Israeli Air Force successfully intercepted the missile before it entered Israeli airspace. Social media footage shows that a large number of people went to emergency shelters to take shelter during the morning rush hour. According to Israeli media reports, Ben Gurion International Airport temporarily suspended all flights taking off and landing.

On March 23, the annual horse racing event “BMW Hong Kong Derby 2025” was held on March 23, 2025 at the Sha Tin Racecourse in Hong Kong. As an important milestone in the four year old horse racing career, this event not only showcases the potential and strength of the racehorse, but has also been included as one of the key world-class events of the Hong Kong Tourism Board’s “Shenghui Super March”, attracting nearly 72000 people to watch today. Among them, the number of visitors to Sha Tin Racecourse exceeded 61000, and the number of visitors from mainland China and overseas exceeded 9000, both setting a new high in the history of horse racing competitions.

On March 23, the Russian appointed Deputy Governor of Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Anton Jitskyi, reported on March 23 local time that due to large-scale shelling by Ukrainian armed forces, a substation in Zaporizhzhia Pologovski District was damaged, and 11000 residents in nearby villages lost power. There are currently no reports of civilian casualties. Ukraine has not yet responded to this.

On March 23rd, Iranian Foreign Minister Aragorzi stated in an interview with local media that in international relations, Iran will never say that the diplomatic path is over because the alternative to diplomacy is war. Iran has been avoiding war, but it is also prepared and not afraid of war. In recent years, Iran’s policy has shown that it does not want war, but is also fearless and prepared to respond to any situation. Regarding the US sanctions, Alaghi stated that the issue is not related to Trump’s expectations, but rather concerns Iran’s national interests, and Iran must allow the sanctions to be lifted. Iran’s refusal to negotiate with the United States is based on history, experience, and precedent, rather than stubbornness. Alaghi emphasized that in the current situation, Iran is no longer able to negotiate with the United States unless “something changes.

On March 23rd, the Market Supervision Administration of Meishan City, Sichuan Province, issued a notice stating that after monitoring the incident of Qianhe Flavor Industry’s related products being sent for inspection by the media, the bureau immediately organized supervision and sampling of the company’s finished product warehouses and related products sold in shopping malls and supermarkets, with a total of 23 batches. After testing, the results comply with the national standard for brewing soy sauce (GB/T 18186) indicated by the enterprise.