South Korea's M2 money supply rose 0.6% month-on-month in December, compared with 0.00% in the previous month.

Individual Stock News: 1. CK Hutchison Holdings (00001.HK): The continued operation of the two ports in the Panama Canal depends entirely on the actions of the Panamanian Supreme Court and the Panamanian government. 2. Hua Hong Semiconductor (01347.HK): Net profit attributable to ordinary shareholders of the company in the fourth quarter of 2025 was US$160 million, representing a year-on-year increase of 17.7% and a quarter-on-quarter decrease of 29.6%. 3. China Resources Land (01109.HK): For the month ended January 31, 2026, the company and its subsidiaries achieved total contracted sales of approximately RMB11.65 billion and total contracted sales area of approximately 368,000 square meters, representing year-on-year increases of 0.4% and decreases of 24.6%, respectively. 4. China Coal Energy (01898.HK): In January 2026, its marketable coal production was 10.29 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 10.4%; marketable coal sales were 20.05 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 7.3%; and sales of self-produced marketable coal were 10.57 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 1.7%. 5. Wolong Electric (09981.HK): The Hong Kong public offering was priced at HK$20.09 per share and was oversubscribed by 569.58 times. 6. Asia Pacific Satellite (01045.HK) issued a profit warning: It expects its annual profit attributable to shareholders to decrease by approximately 31% year-on-year. 7. Skyworth Group (00751.HK) issued a profit warning: It expects its 2025 profit to decrease by approximately 30% year-on-year. 8. China Mobile (00941.HK): Mr. He Biao resigned from his positions as Executive Director, CEO, and member of the Sustainable Development Committee due to a job transfer, effective February 12, 2026. 9. China Unicom (00762.HK): Mr. Wang Limin has submitted a written resignation to the Board of Directors of China United Network Communications Corporation Limited due to a job transfer, resigning from his position as Senior Vice President of the Company. The resignation will take effect on February 12, 2026.

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama: (in response to comments from Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi regarding past policies being overly restrictive) Previous budgets did not take into account rising prices and labor costs.