China's long-slumping hog market has shown a recent rebound. In the final week of August national live hog prices rose for a third consecutive week; last week wholesale pork averaged 16.22 yuan/kg, up 0.7% WoW and down 17.9% YoY. Monitoring by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs across 200 wholesale markets shows supply remains ample to slightly excessive; last week's modest price rise reflected slaughterhouse throughput controls rather than a shortage of hogs, according to Xinfadi mar

港股医疗设备及用品股震荡上升，德适(02526.HK)大涨超30.5%，今海医疗科技(02225.HK)涨超17%，精锋医疗(02675.HK)、启明医疗(02500.HK)均涨6.5%。

Ukrainian President Zelenskiy met in Kyiv with a US envoy and Jared Kushner on Sunday; national security chiefs from the UK, France and Germany later joined. Zelenskiy said the US, Ukraine and European partners agreed to hold another meeting, timing and venue to be determined. The US envoy said there had been progress in Moscow and new proposals were brought to Kyiv; Zelenskiy declined to detail them but said discussions also covered a post-war prosperity plan. He said territorial issues, including Russian demands for more of eastern Donbas, should be resolved at leader level. Zelenskiy said Ukraine is prepared for the conflict to extend into another harsh winter and is seeking allied support in a package that includes air-defence reinforcements and energy supplies, notably US LNG.