Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said on the 14th it shot down a US MQ-1 drone over the Strait of Hormuz.

MOFCOM and seven other ministries issued an Action Plan to Promote Smart Home Consumption directing promotion of household service robots, health-monitoring devices and intelligent care products tailored for the elderly. The plan instructs firms to adopt age-friendly designs covering product dimensions, ease of operation, dialect recognition and safety, and to expand supply of age-adapted smart-home products and home-renovation services. It also calls for establishing certification for silver-age/elder-friendly smart-home products.

Bangladesh energy minister said the country must buy LNG on the spot market to replace 110 cargoes previously scheduled from Qatar.