Kiuchi says Japan's economy continues a moderate recovery.

Foshan Housing Provident Fund Management Center announced the city will raise the minimum contribution floor from Sept. 1, 2026. The contribution base minimum is set to Foshan’s on-the-job minimum wage of 2,300 yuan. Employer and employee monthly minimum contributions are each 115 yuan, for a combined minimum of 230 yuan. Flexible/self-employed participants face a monthly minimum contribution of 230 yuan.

Aug 17 — AstraZeneca said Tezspire (tezepelumab) is now commercially available in China. In March 2026 tezepelumab was approved in China, based on positive Phase III DIRECTION and WAYPOINT trials, for two indications: maintenance treatment of severe asthma in adults and adolescents aged 12 and over; and, as an add-on to intranasal corticosteroids, treatment of adult chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) not adequately controlled by systemic corticosteroids and/or surgery.