At the open of China A-shares, the Shanghai Composite fell 0.13%, the Shenzhen Composite fell 0.82% and the ChiNext Index fell 1.46%. Lab-grown diamond and shipping stocks led gains; China shipbuilding-related names, PEEK materials and crude palm oil-linked stocks were the biggest decliners.

俄罗斯总统普京：俄罗斯企业为非洲的发展做出贡献，而不是参与殖民剥削或掠夺性行为。

The New York Times reports that three months ago federal health officials planned to ban a potent opioid extracted from kratom; Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. had said the substance “endangers Americans' lives.” This month the administration reversed course: Kennedy and DEA officials announced the compound, referred to as MGPI, will be allowed within specified concentration thresholds on the grounds it occurs only in trace amounts in other natural products. Andrew Kolodny, medical director at Brandeis University, said the move was driven by industry lobbying rather than scientific evidence.