China A-share storage-chip sector extended gains; Dapuwei rose over 10% after Yachuang Electronics earlier hit the 20% daily limit. Tongyou Technology, Chengdu Huawi Micro, Shenke Technology and GigaDevice also advanced.

Alibaba (09988.HK) released the Qwen‑Robot series, the Qianwen family's first complete embodied-intelligence large models. The suite includes Qwen‑RobotManip (VLA operation model), Qwen‑RobotNav (VLN navigation model) and Qwen‑RobotWorld (world model). Alibaba says the three models — described as a dexterous 'hand', navigational 'foot' and cognitive 'brain' — can be deployed individually or together to provide a common foundation for real-world robot applications.

US President Trump will meet Ukrainian President Zelensky again later today.