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Statistics Korea: seasonally adjusted unemployment rate 2.7% in June (May 2.8%). June employment up 63,000 YoY, after a 40,000 YoY decline in May.

Hong Kong stocks climbed into the midday session. The Hang Seng Index was up 1.46% and the Hang Seng Tech Index rose 1.39% at the break. Life-science tools and biotech led sector gains; passenger airlines were among the laggards. Notable movers: Zhaoyan New Drug (06127.HK) +21.53%, MINIMAX-W (00100.HK) +14.96%, Yingsi Intelligent (03969.HK) nearly +13%, Jingfang Pharma (02595.HK) +12.81%. Internet names: Meituan (03690.HK) +over 4%, Alibaba (09988.HK) nearly +3%, Bilibili (09626.HK) and JD.com (09618.HK) both above +1%.