A spokesperson for Ethiopia’s prime minister said Ethiopia, Djibouti and Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote will build a $660 mln refined petroleum pipeline.

Guojin Securities notes at the 2026 WCLC in Seoul Chinese innovative drugs featured prominently: Akeso’s Yiwoxi showed head-to-head superiority to pembrolizumab in first-line NSCLC; PD‑1/VEGF bispecifics are emerging as leaders in IO 2.0; B7‑H3 ADCs advanced to plenary sessions and ADC programs are pushing into frontline and perioperative use. Precision therapies targeting KRAS G12D, HER2 and EGFR resistance also posted clinical progress. The research note concludes Chinese bispecifics, ADCs and oligonucleotide candidates are globally competitive with leading data and could catalyze a new wave of outbound commercialization and sector valuation rerating.

Japan's stock market resumes trading today after the 'Silver Week' holidays. South Korea's bourse will be closed for two days from today for the Mid-Autumn Festival.