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On May 9, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced via social media that he had spoken with European Council President Costa, exchanging views on Ukraine's cooperation with Europe and its integration into European integration. Zelenskyy stated that he and Costa focused on joint efforts to further Ukraine's integration into Europe, clarifying Ukraine's commitment to becoming a full member of the EU and that preparations are underway for initiating negotiations and subsequent decisions.

On May 9th, the chairman of the Iranian Parliament's Energy Committee stated that production continues uninterrupted at multiple oil fields across the country. He asserted that the actions of adversaries targeting Iranian oil tankers are entirely illegal, and that pressure on Iranian oil exports has been ineffective. There are currently no official reports of an oil spill near Kharg Island. Earlier reports indicated that satellite images suggested a large-scale oil spill near Kharg Island, a key Iranian oil export hub, with pollution covering tens of square kilometers of sea surface.

On May 9th, according to CCTV, Li Qiang chaired an executive meeting of the State Council, during which a report was heard on the construction of the national comprehensive transportation system. The meeting emphasized the need for coordinated advancement of transportation infrastructure construction, adhering to integrated planning and systematic integration, effectively utilizing existing resources and optimizing new supply. It stressed the importance of improving management and service levels, creating a more convenient travel environment to facilitate the smooth flow of people and goods, and promoting cost reduction, quality improvement, and efficiency enhancement in freight transportation. The meeting also called for deepening reform and innovation, building a unified and open transportation market, actively promoting the application of new technologies, developing new transportation business models safely and orderly, and cultivating more new growth points.

On May 9th, according to CCTV, Li Qiang chaired an executive meeting of the State Council, emphasizing the need to strengthen the planning and construction of water networks, new power grids, computing power networks, next-generation communication networks, urban underground pipe networks, and logistics networks. He stressed that efforts to ensure people's livelihoods should focus on stabilizing employment and providing a safety net, while also improving education, healthcare, childcare, and rural development. He called for greater efforts and more concrete measures to strengthen basic research, placing it high on the agenda, identifying key areas and priorities based on both urgent national needs and long-term objectives, increasing investment through multiple measures, and fostering a favorable research environment.

According to CCTV: Li Qiang chaired an executive meeting of the State Council to hear a report on the construction of the national comprehensive transportation system.

May 9th - According to the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the sixth batch of the third round of central environmental protection inspections has now all completed its on-site inspections. According to the work plan, the sixth batch of the third round of central environmental protection inspections will last for one month. During this period, each inspection team has set up a dedicated hotline and mailbox to handle letters, calls, and complaints regarding environmental protection issues from the inspected entities.

May 9th - Recent reports indicated that DeepSeek was in the process of securing its first round of funding, attracting investment talks from companies including Tencent and Alibaba. However, negotiations between Alibaba and DeepSeek recently broke down. Today, a market source told First Financial Daily that Alibaba likely did not participate in the negotiations.

Spanish Interior Minister: The EU has provided two additional aircraft for the remaining European citizens. Contingency plans are being prepared with the Netherlands for citizens from non-EU countries for whom no air transport is available.

According to TASS, the Russian Ministry of Defense stated that it has responded to Ukraine's violation of the ceasefire. Ukraine has been attacking Russian military and civilian targets with drones and artillery fire.

The Spanish Interior Minister stated that flights to France, Germany, Belgium, Ireland, and the Netherlands have been confirmed. Nationals from Spain will only disembark once their evacuation flights are ready.

Russian Presidential Aide Ushakov: The agreement stipulates a three-day ceasefire, not a longer one.

Spanish Health Minister: The risk to the general population remains low.

Spanish Health Minister: The cruise ship will be disinfected in the Netherlands.

Spanish Health Minister: Spanish citizens on the cruise ship are expected to be the first to disembark.

On May 9th, the Ministry of Commerce held a special press conference to introduce the upcoming APEC Trade Ministers' Meeting. A spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce stated that as Asia-Pacific economic and trade cooperation enters a more complex and challenging phase, this year's meeting topics have been further expanded to include emerging areas such as the digital economy, green and low-carbon development, and supply chain resilience. The digital economy is a key topic at this year's meeting. China hopes to work with all APEC members to explore and formulate a cooperation framework, fully leveraging APEC's policy coordination and guidance role to develop clearer goals and pathways for the digitalization of trade in the Asia-Pacific region. China will also engage in in-depth discussions with all parties on issues such as trade rules and standards in the digital field, regulatory models, public safety, and fair development.

According to TASS, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that there is still a long way to go to reach a peace agreement (with Ukraine).

On May 9, it was announced that, in order to strengthen the rule of law in the financial sector and improve the legal and regulatory system of the central bank, the People's Bank of China plans to formulate the "Business Processing Measures for the National Unified Centralized Account Management System" and is now soliciting public opinions.