--IATA expects the global aviation industry to generate 30.5 billion U.S. dollars in profit this year.

--Indian shares slump on narrower lead for Modi-led alliance.

--China's construction business is growing with the ongoing housing market adjustment.

--China's Caixin PMI hits a two-year high, signaling faster manufacturing growth.

--New automotive trends are expected at the 2024 GBA International Auto Show.

--Macao pursues economic diversification and stresses expos, food, and culture.

--Landmark agreements sealed at the 10th ministerial conference of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum.

--May sees manufacturing contraction as expansion in China's services sector accelerates.

--China-Malaysia trade relations yield fruitful results.

--Chinese President Xi Jinping announced China will host the second China-Arab States Summit in 2026.

--Tianjin becomes the latest city to ease policies to spur the property market.

--China's State Council urges local governments to phase out NEV purchase restrictions.

--IMF: China's growth to stay 'resilient' at five percent.

--China's largest cities ease restrictions on home buying to spur demand.

--Consumer confidence improves amid growing inflation and recession concerns in the U.S..

--China's top financial regulator vows to foster a healthy relationship between finance and real estate.

--Shanghai ceremony commemorates the first anniversary of C919's inaugural commercial flight.

--Global leaders discuss ways to rebuild the Bretton Woods system at the 2024 Tsinghua PBCSF Forum.

--The first China-Japan-South Korea summit talks in more than four years were held in Seoul.

--China's major industrial enterprises report 4.3 percent growth in combined profits in January-April.

--Yichun logging halt spurs economic growth and creates job opportunities for residents.

--Chinese President Xi Jinping urges further reforms centering on Chinese modernization.

--China issues a second batch of ultra-long special treasury bonds.

--Over 4,000 investment projects are traded at the China International Cultural Industries Fair.

--Nvidia's fiscal Q1 revenue beats expectations.

--McDonald's posted weaker profits in Q1.

--Buenos Aires posts first fiscal surplus in 16 years, but the economy shrinks by 8.4 percent in March.

--Chinese Premier Li Qiang highlights the role of the financial sector in serving the real economy and urges efforts to promote the sector's high-quality development.

--BEYOND Expo 2024 gets underway, showcasing Asia's latest technologies and industry trends.

--Today marks the International Day for Biodiversity. This year's theme, "Be Part of the Plan," is a call to action to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by supporting the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.