Tokyo and Seoul opened sharply lower on Monday, Aug 3: Japan's Nikkei 225 opened down 659.27 points, or 1.02%, at 63,702.75; South Korea's KOSPI opened down 217.22 points, or 3.29%, at 6,378.23. SK Hynix fell 4% and Samsung Electronics fell 5%.

深证成指跌幅扩大至1%，创业板指跌1.59%，上证综指现跌0.6%。

Tianjin Planning and Resources Bureau, together with the Development and Reform Commission, Housing and Urban‑Rural Development Commission and 10 other departments, issued Opinions on Reactivating Stock Assets to Resolve Historical Project Planning Land and Real Estate Registration Issues (2026 edition). Building on a July 2024 pilot due to expire after two years, the revision expands the policy’s scope and streamlines procedures to support completion of formalities and real‑estate registration for historical projects; the Planning and Resources Bureau led the revisions to address market requests for an extension and practical issues on applicability, building‑retention verification, illegal‑construction handling and completion‑acceptance filing.