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Real-time News
May 30th - According to an AFP report on May 29th, Iranian state media reported on the 29th that Iranian authorities are preparing a "grand" funeral for the countrys assassinated former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. The funeral had been long postponed due to Irans war with the United States and Israel. Although the specific date is still uncertain, Iranian state television quoted Mohsen Mahmoudi, head of the Islamic Propaganda Coordination Committee, as saying, "A special headquarters has been established to prepare for the funeral, and various departments are currently making preparations and arrangements." Ali Khamenei, who led Iran for more than 30 years, was killed in the first wave of US-Israeli attacks that began on February 28th. His son and successor, Mojtaba Khamenei, was also injured in the attacks and has not made a public appearance since taking office.On May 30th, it was reported that on May 29th, Zhang Zhigang, Chairman and Party Secretary of the State Grid Corporation of China, and Zhang Wenfeng, General Manager and Deputy Party Secretary, held talks with Qian Chaoyang, Chairman and Party Secretary of China Southern Power Grid Co., Ltd., at the companys headquarters. Both sides stated that State Grid and China Southern Power Grid share common responsibilities in ensuring energy security, promoting energy transformation, building a strong energy nation, and serving the overall economic and social development. They agreed to focus on the 15th Five-Year Plan and further strengthen communication and deepen cooperation in areas such as technological innovation, policy recommendations, mechanism building, the electricity market, and industrial innovation to better promote high-quality development of the energy and power sector.May 30th - Data released today by the National Energy Administration shows that in April, my country issued 237 million green electricity certificates, of which 74.85% were tradable. In April, 71.1 million green certificates were traded nationwide, including 29.72 million green certificates traded for green electricity.On May 30th, it was reported that the U.S. 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit announced on the 29th that it had officially assumed command of the U.S. Southern Commands area of responsibility—specifically, the waters surrounding Latin America. According to the announcement, the unit has deployed over 1,300 Marines and sailors and has completed the handover from the previously deployed 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit.On May 30th, Qu Guochun, Director of the Equipment Industry Development Center of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, stated at the 2026 Equipment Power Forum that after ten years of development, my countrys high-end equipment industry has seen "accelerated progress in catching up, a gradual increase in keeping pace, and a rapid emergence of leaders." The number of key areas at the worlds leading and advanced levels has reached 60.8%, and the industrys scale accounts for over 60% of the overall equipment manufacturing industry. The international competitiveness of the high-end equipment industry has significantly improved. Specifically, intelligent connected new energy vehicles, rail transit equipment, power equipment, information and communication equipment, new energy equipment, aerospace equipment, high-tech ships, and overseas engineering equipment are already at the worlds leading level. Engineering machinery, building materials equipment, and computer equipment are at the worlds advanced level. However, gaps still exist in areas such as industrial machine tools, agricultural machinery, aviation equipment, robots, instruments and meters, semiconductor equipment, and biomedical equipment.
