① Xi Jinping is to attend a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and pay state visits to Kazakhstan and Tajikistan. Why does the SCO summit matter to China? And what is China bringing to the two Central Asian nations? (00:56)

② In France, far-right National Rally party has won a resounding victory in the first round of the country’s snap parliamentary elections. We explore the possible scenarios of the elections’ final result. (13:14)

③ 27 years after Hong Kong’s return to China, how can the city increase its competitiveness? (24:43)

④ A China-Serbia free trade agreement has taken effect. We look at the momentum of the two-way trade. (34:46)

⑤ Why has Japan’s currency fallen to 38-year low? (42:04)