Bank of Japan July meeting summary: one member said the bank must accelerate withdrawal of monetary support because the cost of delaying rate hikes is significant.

Fliggy said on Aug 9 it has activated an emergency response for Typhoon 'White Dolphin'. For bookings made before 00:00 on Aug 9 it will allow no-penalty refunds or changes for: Zhejiang hotels with check-ins Aug 9–10; Huangshan, Anhui hotels with check-ins Aug 9–11; and Lianjiang, Fujian hotels with check-ins on Aug 9. Consumers forced to cancel or alter travel by the typhoon can apply to Fliggy for lossless refunds/changes; Fliggy will cover refund/change losses.

Per OpenRouter estimates, global AI model calls reached 69 trillion tokens in the week of Aug 3-9, up 21.48% WoW. Chinese models accounted for 34.25 trillion tokens, up 21.76% WoW; US models logged 9.17 trillion tokens, up 109.36% WoW. Chinese models have led US weekly call volumes for 15 consecutive weeks. DeepSeek‑V4‑Flash‑0731 (official DeepSeek‑V4‑Flash release) ranked first with 8.83 trillion tokens, up 570% WoW; Tencent Hy3 was second at 8.05 trillion tokens, up 67% WoW.