CCTV reported Premier Li Qiang chaired a State Council executive meeting that reviewed and approved the revised draft of the PRC Audit Law Implementation Regulations.

Minimax-W (00100.HK) rose over 13% in Hong Kong trade; Zhipu (02513.HK) rose over 3%.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told TASS on the 30th that Russia remains open to talks with Ukraine in Turkey but said the prerequisites to resume negotiations do not currently exist. He added that a three-way summit among Russia, the US and Ukraine would be solely to finalise an agreement, and warned such an accord would not be a "simple deal" but a complex process involving many detailed elements.