Eurozone April unemployment rate due in 10 minutes.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian, at a routine briefing, criticized remarks by Japan’s defense minister at the Shangri‑La Dialogue, saying Japan’s wartime militarism committed grave crimes in WWII and that Tokyo’s recent string of erroneous words and actions threatens regional peace and stability. He said the international community must be highly vigilant and jointly prevent and resolutely contain "new militarism".

China A-share glass-substrate concept stocks rallied. Hongxing Development hit limit-up three times in five sessions; Voge Optoelectronics jumped over 9%. BOE A, Lehman Optoelectronics, Rainbow Co. and TCL Technology also advanced.