China A-share pharmaceutical e-commerce sector extended gains; Huarun Pharmaceutical hit the daily limit-up, while Huaren Health, Aidi Pharmaceutical and Hainan Haiyao also advanced.

The New York Times reports former ANTHROPIC researcher Coxon recently attended a New York gathering by video and met with dozens of leading business figures.

On Sept. 21 the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said it is closely monitoring a super‑strong El Niño and will refine meteorological, pest and weed emergency plans, accelerate repairs to field channels and plain waterlogging control, and speed up fixes to drying and storage shortfalls to shore up disaster preparedness. The ministry ordered measures to stabilize winter wheat production—protect sowing area and quality, combine growth control with promotion of robust pre‑winter seedlings to underpin next summer’s grain—and to lift oilseed output via mechanization and agronomy integration to boost rapeseed yields. Regulators will also push to stabilize fertilizer and agricultural input prices and supply, and promote water‑fertilizer integration and other water‑ and fertilizer‑saving technologies to ensure planting-season fertilizer availability.