SK Hynix said it is open to additional investment in the US semiconductor industry but has not made any decision. The company’s CEO forecast a global memory-chip shortage lasting through end-2030. SK Hynix is scouting global sites for R&D and testing; power supply, water resources and government incentives are key selection criteria. The company said it will consider any location that can provide sufficient infrastructure and signaled it hopes to deliver further positive developments for the US

IRNA: The head of operations coordination and supervision at Iran's National Oil Products Refining and Distribution Company said there is no gasoline shortage. He said demand is up about 10% and damage to some fuel storage and logistics capacity in Tehran has slowed deliveries at certain stations, producing queues.

Early on Aug. 29 local time, heavy gunfire broke out in Niamey after a mutiny by junior military officers, sources said. Rebel units converged on the capital from Tillaberi and Dosso, mounting multi-pronged attacks on the Presidential Palace, Diori Hamani International Airport and the national television station. Sources said assaults on the TV station and Presidential Palace were repelled, but fighting remains intense around the 101st Air Base near the airport. Nigerien national TV, which earlier went off air, has resumed broadcasting.