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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen: Ten months ago, the European Commission proposed suspending trade preferences under the EU-Israel Association Agreement.

July 4 (Xinhua) -- The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces stated on the 4th that reports of Russian troops controlling Konstantinovka in the Donetsk region were untrue. According to the Ukrainian news agency, General Staff spokesman Kovalev issued a statement that day saying that Russian troops were still attempting to retake Konstantinovka, and small groups of Russian troops had infiltrated Ukrainian positions, which Ukrainian forces were currently clearing out. The situation in Konstantinovka is currently serious, but it remains under Ukrainian control.

July 4th - The China Earthquake Networks Center automatically determined that an earthquake of approximately magnitude 4.2 occurred at 17:33 on July 4th near Binchuan County, Dali Prefecture, Yunnan Province (25.96°N, 100.58°E). The final result is subject to the official rapid report.

The U.S. Geological Survey reports a 5.1-magnitude earthquake 264 kilometers west of Abepula in Indonesia.

The China Earthquake Networks Center automatically determined that an earthquake of approximately magnitude 3.4 occurred at 17:00 on July 4 near Binchuan County, Dali Prefecture, Yunnan Province (25.95 degrees north latitude, 100.57 degrees east longitude). The final result is subject to the official rapid report.

On July 4th, the General Offices of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the Ministry of Science and Technology, and the China Association for Science and Technology jointly issued the "Registration Guidelines for the Establishment of International Science and Technology Organizations." The guidelines require that the establishment of an international science and technology organization must simultaneously meet the basic conditions for a social organization legal person and the fundamental conditions for conducting international cooperation. Specifically, these include appropriate Chinese and foreign initiators, a certain number of members, a standardized name, a standardized organizational structure, a fixed address, suitable proposed leaders and full-time staff commensurate with its business activities, and legal assets and sources of funding.

According to Saudi media Hadas, the Iraqi president stated that keeping weapons in state control is the most important issue facing the new government.

July 4th - Data released by the State Post Bureau on July 4th shows that as of June 30th, my country's express delivery volume this year has exceeded 100 billion pieces, nine days ahead of the 2025 target. The resilience of the postal and express delivery industry reflects the steady growth of my country's consumer market and the positive trend of steady economic development.

Russia claims that a Ukrainian drone attacked an oil depot in St. Petersburg.

According to Japan's Kyodo News, Japan's Defense Minister and Foreign Minister will attend next week's NATO summit.

Russia claims that a drone attack struck an oil terminal in St. Petersburg.

The General Staff of Ukraine denies that Russian troops have occupied Kostyandinka in eastern Ukraine.

On July 4th, French Health Minister Stéphane Rister stated in an interview with France 1 television on July 3rd that she supports a lifetime ban on the sale of tobacco products to those born in 2009 and later. The French National Health Insurance Fund released its annual report on July 2nd, indicating that France has one of the highest smoking rates in Europe and needs a systematic anti-smoking policy to improve public health and reduce long-term public health expenditures. The report called for a ban on the sale of tobacco products to those born in 2009 and later, creating a smoke-free generation. Rister stated on July 3rd that she "personally strongly supports" the anti-smoking recommendations made by the National Health Insurance Fund in its annual report. Rister also emphasized that her personal stance does not equate to government decisions, and the government will discuss with "all stakeholders" before making a decision.

July 4th - Micron Technology officially launched the expansion project of its western Japan factory, with a total investment of 1.5 trillion yen, for the production of advanced memory chips. This expansion is part of its global capacity expansion plan aimed at meeting the needs of the artificial intelligence industry; the Japanese government will provide subsidies of up to 500 billion yen to share the construction costs. This factory expansion will help Micron improve the energy efficiency and data transmission efficiency of chips required for artificial intelligence services and autonomous vehicles. The expanded production line is expected to be operational and shipping around the summer of 2028.

July 4th - The National Data Administration announced today the issuance of the "Guidelines for Data Property Rights Registration (Trial)," which will promote the safe, compliant, and efficient circulation and use of data. The national data management department is responsible for the management of data property rights registration nationwide. Specific responsibilities include establishing and improving a unified national data property rights registration system; guiding and supervising data property rights registration activities nationwide; and constructing and managing the national data property rights registration service system. The national data property rights registration service system aggregates registration results and provides unified services nationwide, including publicizing data property rights registration information, querying and verifying registration results, and supporting the management of registration agencies.

SK Hynix is reportedly considering paying a 0.5% fee on its massive ADR offering.

July 4th - The Russian presidential website reported on the night of July 3rd that President Putin stated that large-scale strikes against Ukrainian military-industrial complexes and related facilities must continue. The report stated that Putin inspected an auxiliary command post of the Russian Joint Forces Group that day and held a military meeting with the head of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces and commanders of various units to discuss the current situation and recent combat developments in the special military operations area.

On July 4th, a team led by Professor Yang Yuchao of the School of Integrated Circuits at Peking University, in collaboration with a team led by Researcher Song Zhitang of the Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, successfully developed the world's first neurodynamics system-on-a-chip based on phase-change memristors. This breakthrough reduces the single-step latency of such complex calculations to 2.12 milliseconds for the first time. In tasks such as cortical reconstruction, this represents a speedup of 50 to 478 times compared to current advanced graphics processing units (GPUs), overcoming a real-time computing bottleneck that has constrained neurodynamics for half a century. The relevant findings were published in *Science* on the morning of July 3rd.

On July 4, Jiang Lue, spokesperson for the China Coast Guard, stated that the Xiushan frigate flotilla replaced the Daishan frigate flotilla on July 4 and continued its law enforcement patrols in the waters east of Taiwan. Since June, the Daishan frigate flotilla has continuously conducted patrols, verification operations, and fishery protection and rescue operations in the relevant waters to ensure normal navigation and operational order and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests, as well as the lives and property of Chinese fishermen, including compatriots from Taiwan. The China Coast Guard will continue to strengthen law enforcement patrols in waters under its jurisdiction and resolutely safeguard national territorial sovereignty and maritime rights.