Iran's Fars News reports a vessel was struck by a drone in the southern channel of Hormozgan province.

A股AI语料概念走强，掌阅科技涨停，新华传媒此前涨停，深圳瑞捷、当虹科技、中文在线、游族网络等跟涨。

The State Administration of Foreign Exchange released China’s balance of payments for Q2 and 1H 2026. In Q2 the current-account surplus was CNY 1,324.3 bln, with a goods trade surplus of CNY 1,906.1 bln, a services deficit of CNY 378.9 bln, a primary income deficit of CNY 245.6 bln and a secondary income surplus of CNY 42.8 bln. The capital and financial account showed a deficit of CNY 1,075.0 bln. For 1H, the current-account surplus was CNY 2,607.9 bln and the capital and financial account deficit CNY 2,385.2 bln.