欧盟委员会主席冯德莱恩：我们已就加拿大参与欧盟对乌克兰贷款达成一致。

Oct 29-30 — A MOFCOM delegation led by Vice Minister Jiang Chenghua attended the WTO's 10th Global Review of Aid for Trade in Geneva. China co-hosted an Africa regional session with Zambia and Rwanda on China–Africa trade-investment integration to support African industrialization. MOFCOM said China has submitted related proposals to the WTO and invited other members to join discussions on using investment to drive trade growth and using trade to steer investment, aiming to boost developing members’ processing capacity and translate trade-investment opportunities into concrete industrialization outcomes.

At Shenzhen’s Shuibei gold market, retailers report a pickup in demand after a fall in gold prices. A store manager said customers are buying heavier-weight pieces—notably large gold bangles—and that sales were nearly double month-on-month, with another estimate putting the gain at 30–40%. Wedding-related purchases have risen and sheep-year zodiac jewellery now makes up about 50% of sales, overtaking horse-themed items.