韩国总统李在明：将于8月成立委员会以提升芯片竞争力。

United Edison said repair crews have restored power to more than 166,800 customers affected by extreme weather.

At the morning close, China's main futures contracts were mixed with more gains than losses. Notable risers: eggs up over 3%, Shanghai tin nearly 3%, synthetic rubber over 2%, PTA about 2%; soybean meal, 20# rubber, paraxylene (PX) and ethylene glycol (EG) rose above 1%. Major decliners: lithium carbonate and container shipping rates on the Europe route down over 2%; low-sulfur fuel oil (LU) and LPG nearly 2% lower; red dates, palladium and platinum down more than 1%, apples nearly 1% lower.