Trade Minister Parks Tau said South Africa will tighten auto-manufacturing rules and phase out assembly from imported vehicle component kits. The ministry will stop providing policy support for any newly established semi-knocked-down (SKD) assembly operations and will refine the legal definition for fully knocked-down (CKD) assembly manufacturing. Tau said SKD operations typically create fewer jobs and are used to increase tax efficiency; local automakers have long lobbied for policy change. The

英国8月季调后对欧盟贸易帐 -127.2亿英镑，前值-113.02亿英镑。

Hong Kong stocks traded lower into the midday close. The HSI fell 1.47% at noon and the Hang Seng TECH Index was down 2.94% after an intraday drop of more than 3%. Storage-related names led losses: Southern 2x Long SK Hynix (07709.HK) tumbled over 23% and Lanqi Technology (06809.HK) fell more than 11%. Optical-communications stocks slid — Yangtze Optical Fibre & Cable (06869.HK) dropped over 13% and Cambridge Technology (06166.HK) fell about 10%. PCB players weakened, with Dazu CNC down nearly 10% and Kingboard Laminates (01888.HK) off more than 8%. Power equipment, ports & shipping, liquid cooling, logistics, coal and airlines were also among the worst-performing sectors.