On Aug 27, Trump said via social media that Ben Moss will become assistant to the president and White House chief of staff effective Sept 2, replacing Will Scharf, who has moved to White House counsel. Moss formerly served as deputy White House chief of staff and earlier as deputy policy director to the vice president.

At the open on Aug 28 (Fri), the HSI fell 155.28 points (-0.61%) to 25,410.46; Hang Seng Tech fell 39.31 points (-0.85%) to 4,580.98; Hang Seng China Enterprises Index fell 64.60 points (-0.76%) to 8,425.71; Red Chip Index fell 2.11 points (-0.05%) to 4,228.33.

The National Health Commission on Aug 28 released its 2025 Health Development Statistical Communique: total medical visits 10.65 bln in 2025, up 510 mln YoY; residents' life expectancy 79.25 years; maternal mortality 13.4 per 100,000; infant mortality 3.8 per 1,000. Reported cost control: average inpatient cost per stay 9,768.9 yuan, down 1.0% YoY on both current and comparable prices; average outpatient cost per visit 357.7 yuan, down 0.9% YoY. Preliminary total health expenditure 9.33672 tln yuan; financing mix—government 25.2%, social 47.7%, household 27.1%; per capita health spending 6,637.9 yuan; health spending 6.7% of GDP. Childcare: end‑2025 under‑3 slots 4.73 per 1,000 population, county‑level service coverage 98.8%; 126,000 childcare institutions, 6.657 mln slots and 1.431 mln staff.