U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve crude stocks fell about 6.1 mln barrels last week to 298.7 mln barrels, the lowest level since 1983.

Jiangsu Water Resources Department at 14:00 on Aug 10 upgraded a red flood warning for the South Jiangsu Canal. Under Wuxi’s flood-control emergency plan, the municipal command decided at 15:00 on Aug 10 to activate a level-2 flood-control emergency response for the Xicheng area.

China’s Central Meteorological Observatory: at 17:00 Beijing time on Aug 10 Typhoon Canhong’s centre was about 780 km east of Tokyo (35.1°N, 148.3°E). Maximum winds near the centre 18 m/s, central pressure 998 hPa; radius of force‑7 winds 200–400 km. Canhong is moving west‑northwest at 25–30 km/h with little change in intensity, gradually approaching Japan’s eastern coast. At 17:00 Beijing time on Aug 10 Typhoon Pilu’s centre was about 920 km northeast of Saipan (21.4°N, 151.6°E). Maximum winds near the centre 20 m/s, central pressure 995 hPa; radius of force‑7 winds 160–180 km. Pilu is moving east‑northeast at 30–35 km/h with little change in intensity and is not expected to affect China.