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Ukrainian President Zelensky: I have arrived in Jordan for an “important meeting”.

On March 29th, amidst the global energy crisis and soaring fuel prices, Egyptian Prime Minister Madbouly announced on the 28th a series of energy-saving measures to cope with the impact. Egypt will slow down the implementation of large-scale national projects involving high gasoline and diesel consumption for at least two months, while reducing fuel rations for all government vehicles by 30%. Madbouly also stated that, except for the service and manufacturing sectors, Egypt's public and private sectors will implement remote work every Sunday in April, the first working day of each week. Given Egypt's heavy reliance on energy imports, the government had previously raised fuel prices and public transportation fares to cope with global energy market volatility.

March 29th - According to disclosures by the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Manycore Tech Inc., a space intelligence unicorn company, updated its post-hearing information set, signifying that the company has successfully passed the Hong Kong Stock Exchange's listing hearing. JPMorgan Chase and CCB International are the joint sponsors for this IPO. If the listing is successfully completed, Manycore Tech will become the "world's first listed space intelligence company," and also the first of the "Six Little Dragons of Hangzhou" to complete an IPO.

On March 29, Fars News Agency and other Iranian media reported that the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched missiles and drones to strike two companies in the Middle East that are linked to the US military and aerospace industry.

March 29th - According to the "2026 China Toy and Juvenile Products Industry Development White Paper" recently released by the China Toy and Juvenile Products Association, in 2025, the total retail sales of toys (excluding trendy toys) in the domestic market reached 103.53 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.8%; the total retail sales of trendy and collectible toys reached 67.69 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 45.4%.

March 29 – Chevron (CVX.N) stated that its Whitstone gas facility in Australia has been damaged by a storm, impacting its restart efforts. Tropical Cyclone Narrele disrupted normal operations at mining and liquefied natural gas facilities along Australia's northern and western coasts over the past week. In a statement, Chevron said, "The Whitstone gas facility near Onslow has suffered equipment damage due to severe weather, affecting restart efforts." The company added that it will take "several weeks" for the Whitstone facility to return to full production.

On March 29, Iran released satellite images showing the destruction of a US E-3 early warning aircraft. The Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps issued a statement on the 29th, claiming that an E-3 early warning aircraft at the Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia had been completely destroyed. Other nearby aircraft also suffered severe damage. According to Iranian sources, the Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia was recently attacked by Iranian missiles and drones, and one US E-3 early warning aircraft was damaged in the attack.

RIA Novosti: Russia claims it has occupied the village of Kivsharivka in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine.

On March 29th, E Fund, a listed fund specializing in crude oil futures, announced that its secondary market trading price has recently been significantly higher than its net asset value (NAV). On March 25th, 2026, the NAV per unit was 1.6067 yuan, while the closing price on the secondary market as of March 27th was 2.260 yuan. To protect investors' interests, trading in the fund will be suspended from the market opening on March 30th until 10:30 AM, resuming at 10:30 AM. Redemption services will continue as usual during the suspension period. If the premium does not effectively decrease, further suspension measures will be taken as needed.

On March 29th, Swiss President Guy Palmer stated that trade negotiations between Switzerland and the United States will continue beyond the preliminary tariff agreement reached last year and will not end in March. In February, the US Supreme Court ruled that Trump's previous global tariff policies were invalid, prompting Trump to order a new round of global tariffs of 10% on all imported goods. In March, the US launched a new round of investigations against major trading partners, including Switzerland, adding further uncertainty to the trade negotiations. Palmer, who also serves as Switzerland's Minister of Economic Affairs, stated this weekend that the goal of completing negotiations by the end of March is "effectively" no longer applicable, and negotiations will continue. According to two sources familiar with the matter, the next round of Swiss-US trade negotiations may be held in April.

According to Iranian state media, Iranian Parliament Speaker Qalibaf stated that symbols of American prestige, from F-35 fighter jets to aircraft carriers and regional military bases, have suffered significant blows.

According to Iranian state media, Iranian Parliament Speaker Qalibaf stated that the energy market is out of control and food inflation is imminent.

According to Iranian state media, Iranian Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf stated that Trump has consistently failed to gain cooperation from European countries.

According to Iranian state media, Iranian Parliament Speaker Qalibaf stated that the strikes continue, Iran's missiles are poised to launch, and Iran's resolve and conviction are even stronger.

On March 29th, local time in New Zealand, the first two satellites of the European Space Agency's (ESA) Celeste mission were successfully launched from the Mahia Peninsula in New Zealand on the evening of the 28th. These satellites will be used to explore low Earth orbit-based satellite navigation, supplementing the European Galileo satellite navigation system located in medium Earth orbit. According to a press release from the ESA, the two satellites were launched from the launch site in New Zealand aboard an Electron rocket from Rocket Lab. The two satellites will conduct tests in the L-band and S-band. Subsequent launches in 2027 are planned to complete the Celeste mission with a full complement of 11 satellites in orbit.

On March 29th, it was learned from the Beijing Financial Regulatory Bureau that Beijing has taken the lead nationwide in launching the development and application of commercial insurance products for intelligent connected new energy vehicles. The new products largely follow the existing new energy commercial vehicle insurance system, adhering to the principle of "overall stability with partial optimization." They primarily provide risk protection for specific intelligent driving scenarios and software/hardware losses that are of concern to consumers and automakers, and can be uniformly adapted to all levels of intelligent connected new energy vehicles from L2 to L4. For example, existing car insurance products mainly define drivers based on the basic scenario of "human driving," which is not fully applicable to L3 and L4 level "human-machine co-driving" or "machine driving" scenarios. Furthermore, for L2 level assisted driving vehicles, some consumers upgrade their assisted driving systems at their own expense after purchasing a new car, but existing car insurance products do not cover this portion of the loss, requiring further optimization.

According to Iranian state media, Iranian Parliament Speaker Qaribaf stated that the United States talks about negotiations in public but is secretly planning a ground offensive.

On March 29, local time, a U.S. military KC-135R aerial refueling tanker encountered an emergency during a mission and was forced to return to Tel Aviv, Israel.

The Israel Defense Forces have detected another ballistic missile launch by Iran. Alarms are expected to sound in southern Israel within the next few minutes.