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Accor Group's Greater China CEO said on Thursday that inbound bookings grew 25% in the first quarter of this year, following a target of 36% growth by 2025. He stated that the company has developed a "strategy" to further expand into western China and accelerate resource allocation to these new markets. Accor China plans to build another 800 hotels over the next five to six years. Accor Group's performance in China was unaffected by the Middle East conflict. The luxury and upscale hotel market in China performed strongly, with RevPAR growing by more than 8% compared to the third quarter of last year, while the mid-range and budget hotel market was relatively weak.

Cyprus says EU countries and lawmakers have reached a temporary agreement to postpone the implementation of a weakened version of artificial intelligence regulations.

Australia's Energy Minister: 20% of natural gas will be reserved for the domestic market on the east coast.

On May 7th, Tencent Hunyuan announced that since its launch, the token call volume of Hy3 preview has continued to increase, and the current total volume is more than 10 times that of the previous generation model Hy2. In particular, the token call volume in code and intelligent agent scenarios has increased significantly, with an increase of more than 16.5 times in Tencent's WorkBuddy/Codebuddy and Qclaw applications.

Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan: Hong Kong will promote the use of the renminbi in commodity pricing.

Apple has launched a new clean energy and environment initiative in India, including an investment of 1 billion rupees to build renewable energy capacity.

On Thursday, May 7, the Hang Seng Index opened 317.57 points higher, or 1.21%, at 26,531.35; the Hang Seng Tech Index opened 119.91 points higher, or 2.41%, at 5,089.11; the H-share Index opened 114.28 points higher, or 1.3%, at 8,915.03; and the Red Chip Index opened 14.54 points higher, or 0.32%, at 4,501.91.

The People's Bank of China (PBOC) announced today that it conducted 27 billion yuan of 7-day reverse repurchase operations, with both the bid and winning bids amounting to 27 billion yuan. The operating rate was 1.40%, unchanged from the previous rate.

US President Trump: The crime rate in Washington, D.C. has dropped to its lowest level in 30 years, which is fantastic.

The intraday decline in the most active liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) contract narrowed to 2.00%, currently trading at 5860.00 yuan/ton.

On May 7th, according to US sources, on May 6th local time, US officials stated that residents from three US states are currently under health monitoring to screen for potential Hantavirus infection risks. These individuals had previously traveled on a Dutch cruise ship, which experienced a fatal Hantavirus outbreak. Officials stated that none of those monitored have shown signs of illness. According to the World Health Organization, since April 11th, three passengers who traveled on the "Hundius" cruise ship have died, and five others have developed symptoms of Hantavirus infection. Hantavirus is a type of virus carried by rodents that can cause serious illness in humans. In the US, health departments in at least three states are monitoring residents who traveled on the cruise ship and have since returned home. The Georgia Department of Public Health stated in a statement that it is monitoring two local residents. The department stated that these two residents "are currently in good health and show no signs of infection," and are strictly cooperating with the recommendations of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

On May 7th, Jun Mimura, Japan's top foreign exchange official, stated that the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) classification of Japan as having a floating exchange rate system does not limit the frequency of exchange rate intervention. Mimura made this response to reporters when asked about recent exchange rate trends and the IMF's classification criteria. The criteria stipulate that exchange rate intervention should not exceed three times within a six-month period. Furthermore, Mimura declined to comment on the exchange rate level but stated that he will continue to closely monitor the foreign exchange market and maintain daily contact with US authorities.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states that the risk to the American public is currently extremely low (regarding Hantavirus).