BOJ Governor Ueda declined to comment on the content of talks with US Treasury Secretary Bessent.

China Maritime Safety Administration (Huludao office) issued a navigation warning: on Sept 18 from 02:00 to 16:00 local time parts of the Bohai Sea will be closed for military exercises; entry is prohibited.

At its Sept. 17 interim results meeting, Guoxin Technology said contract liabilities were 1.143 billion yuan at end-June, up 23.38% from year-end; these relate to design and mass-production service orders for AI-customized chips. The company said it is actively pushing acceptance and delivery of these projects, building a technical stack of "RISC-V CPU + AI NPU + security" and expanding its customer base.