South Korea’s finance minister Koo Jun-cheol said on Wednesday the government is internally studying measures to stabilise markets after the KOSPI fell 6%. Speaking in the National Assembly he said further adjustments to rules on single-stock leveraged ETFs to address volatility are possible.

Ukraine's foreign minister spoke by phone with Iran's foreign minister on the 28th about a recent Ukrainian strike on an Iranian merchant vessel. Ukraine urged avoidance of escalation and said its actions aim to defend Ukraine against Russian aggression and are not intended to target civilian ships or civilians. Iran said it likewise does not seek escalation, but called attacks on Iranian citizens or interests unacceptable and said any resulting losses must be compensated.

MOFCOM Department of Foreign Trade deputy director He Shaojun said at a State Council Information Office briefing on the 28th that, according to customs statistics, China’s exports of industrial robots and 3D printers rose 18.6% and 109.3% YoY in 1H, respectively, making AI-related products a new export calling card.