布倫特原油期貨下跌近3%，報85.71美元/桶，爲7月17日以來最低水平。

IRNA reported Pakistan's interior minister made an unannounced visit to Doha and met his Qatari counterpart to discuss security matters.

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Kumamoto Prefecture on the 28th, with maximum seismic intensity of 7 on Japan’s scale. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami advisory for coastal waters near the epicenter, warning of waves up to 1 metre. The quake occurred at about 16:27 local time (15:27 Beijing); epicenter 32.6°N, 130.7°E; focal depth ~10 km. Multiple aftershocks around magnitude 4 were recorded within 20 minutes. Television footage showed strong shaking in Kumamoto; Xinhua’s Seoul correspondent reported tremors felt in Busan and some residents evacuated.