BYD Chairman Wang Chuanfu said the company aims to achieve "zero traffic accidents" through intelligent-driving capabilities.

KATAYAMA, Japan's finance minister, said the cabinet unanimously agrees that decisions on specific monetary policy instruments are to be made by the Bank of Japan.

On Wednesday local time US President TRUMP commented on reports that Iran and Oman would jointly control the Strait of Hormuz, saying Oman "will behave" and rejecting any such mechanism, "otherwise we will have to bomb them." Iranian authorities proposed cooperating with Oman to control and regulate maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz; Iran also considered a joint toll mechanism with Oman, a proposal the United States opposed. Speaking to reporters after a cabinet meeting, TRUMP said "no one can control the strait. The strait will be open to everyone," and that the US would "watch it very closely." He added, "Oman will act like other countries, otherwise we'll have to bomb them. They understand that, so there will be no problem."