05:44⇢Jeju Air Disaster While CR450 Debuts
⌨The newspapers report intensively on two major events: a Jeju Air Boeing 737 crash in South Korea with 179 casualties (BBC Chinese, SCMP), and China's unveiling of its fastest CR450 high-speed train prototype in Beijing (Global Times). Multiple state media sources (Beijing Daily, China Economic Net, China Daily, Guangming Daily) coordinate coverage of Xi's "opening up" narrative, while Hong Kong media focuses on taxi industry reforms (HKFP).