Dalian Commodity Exchange coking coal 2607 and 2608 contracts hit daily limit-downs, falling 7.99% to 1,302 yuan/ton and 8.00% to 1,334 yuan/ton, respectively.

JAXA said on June 8 it has postponed the H3 rocket No.6 launch originally scheduled for June 10, citing potential adverse weather near the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima prefecture. A new launch date has not been set.

CHINA met N. Korea leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang on June 8. CHINA said the traditional China–N. Korea friendship, rooted in shared ideology and history, is firm; the party and government will not change their stance valuing that friendship, will not change their steadfast support for Kim's leadership of N. Korea's socialist project, and will not change their determination to safeguard shared interests and a favorable strategic environment.