1. China will exert utmost efforts to realize peaceful reunification with Taiwan, but will take all necessary steps to safeguard China's territorial integrity.

2. US Congress looked set to move ahead this week to keep the government funded and avert a partial shutdown beginning.

3. More than half a million people are facing travel disruption at German airports where a 24-hour strike has led to thousands of flight cancellations in a dispute about workers' pay.

4. Taiwan’s Foxconn said it has launched its first large language model and plans to use the technology to improve manufacturing and supply chain management.

5. Tesla’s stock has dropped by nearly half in three months. Even so, investors are still debating whether the electric-vehicle maker remains overpriced.

6. Ford will inject up to $4.76 billion into its struggling German unit as it tries to revive its car business in Europe.