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The U.S. government announced today that, effective Eastern Time, all direct-hire personnel of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) worldwide have been placed on "administrative leave," with the exception of designated personnel. Additionally, approximately a number of USAID employees based in the United States will be laid off.

（海外网）

Data released by the Singapore Department of Statistics shows that Singapore's month-on-month increase was .%, while the month-over-month decrease was .%.

（界面新闻）

The first group of Chinese tourists to benefit from South Africa's "Trusted Traveler Program" visa simplification service arrived in Cape Town on the evening of the day.

China News Service

Kim Bong-hwan, Chairman of the Financial Services Commission of South Korea, stated at a press conference that South Korea will temporarily relax the standards for short selling of overheated stocks, aiming to fully resume short selling as planned by the end of the month.

（界面新闻）

BBVA announced that over the next five years, the bank will increase its lending target to companies it considers sustainable to 1 billion euros (approximately equivalent to 1 billion dollars).

Sina Finance

According to data released by the Federation of Thai Industries, Thailand's monthly domestic car sales dropped from the revised figure of the previous month to the current figure.

（界面新闻）

Samsung Electronics announced today that the company has reached a preliminary consensus with its largest labor union on the annual wage agreement, with wages set to increase by an average of .%.

(Caixin)

Tencent's major shareholder announced today that it will acquire the Amsterdam-based European food delivery platform for billions of euros in an all-cash deal, with a price of . euros per share.

（界面新闻）

According to a report by the Financial Times, European Central Bank Governing Council member Wunsch stated that the eurozone faces the risk of inadvertently over-lowering interest rates and must be prepared to halt rate cuts as soon as possible. Wunsch expressed that he feels "relatively comfortable" with market expectations that interest rates will be around "a few basis points above or below %" by the end of this year.

Sina Finance

Text/Bi Ruolin

Editor/Zhang Bo

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