CUSTOMS said China imported 78.226 million tonnes of natural gas in January-August.

The National Copyright Administration issued its Copyright Work 15th Five-Year Plan, setting targets including: nationwide works registrations of 7.49 mln by 2025 and 9.50 mln by 2030; computer software copyright registrations of 3.18 mln by 2025 and 4.00 mln by 2030; copyright pledge financing registration amount of Rmb 8.4 bln by 2025 and Rmb 12.0 bln by 2030; copyright industry value added at 7.46% of GDP in 2025 and 7.53% in 2030; core copyright industry value added at 4.72% of GDP in 2025 and 4.79% in 2030.

ISNA reported Sept. 7 that the Tehran Stock Exchange main index rose 184,041 points to 6,907,000, its largest single-day gain on record (about +2.7%). The exchange's equal-weighted index also climbed markedly. Retail trading turnover exceeded 37 trillion rials.