U.S. EIA implied crude oil demand for week to Aug 21: 19.987 mln b/d, prior 19.794 mln b/d.

At a routine briefing TAO spokesperson Zhang Han said Beijing supports cross-strait film exchanges and welcomed an inaugural cross-strait film exchange held in Beijing that industry participants received positively. Zhang accused Democratic Progressive Party authorities of ignoring industry and public calls and using political interference to impose various unreasonable restrictions on mainland films being shown in Taiwan, and urged the DPP to lift those limits promptly and not block cross-strait audiovisual and cultural cooperation.

市場消息：亞馬遜(AMZN.O)預計未來幾年向加拿大的包裹量增長將快於美國 。