South Korea's Lee said cooperation with Turkey on the Sinop nuclear power project is progressing.

34 Shanghai-listed securities firms (two now delisted) reported combined revenue of CNY 408.0 bln in the first nine months, up 21.9% YoY. Net profit attributable to parent was CNY 170.14 bln, up 28.7% YoY; net profit excluding non-recurring items was CNY 168.96 bln, up 34.8% YoY. By line: brokerage revenue CNY 108.49 bln (+28.2%), proprietary trading CNY 170.06 bln (+15.7%), asset management CNY 31.91 bln (+26.8%), credit business CNY 36.63 bln (+43.3%), and investment banking CNY 27.95 bln (+28.3%). Brokerage and proprietary trading together accounted for about 68% of total revenue.

China’s National Intellectual Property Administration on the 3rd published the Patent and Trademark Examination 15th Five-Year Plan. The plan sets a systematic agenda for patent and trademark examination over the 15th Five-Year period, prioritizes capacity building for examiners, and calls for higher‑quality scrutiny to better incentivize advanced technological innovation and support development of a higher‑standard market system.