Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said at a regular briefing that the 40th Global Financial Centres Index released Sept. 16 ranked Hong Kong third globally and first in the Asia‑Pacific. He cited H1 IPO proceeds of HKD 203.3 bln, the second-largest worldwide, and said the report reaffirms Hong Kong's attraction, influence and competitiveness as an international financial centre under 'one country, two systems.'

Axios, citing three people, says Trump is expected to meet Gulf leaders or foreign ministers next Tuesday in New York during the UN General Assembly — Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and Oman — to discuss next steps in the war with Iran. The meeting will focus on a U.S. post-war strategy; Trump and senior advisers are drafting a plan they expect to finalize after the midterm elections. One source said the meeting could be expanded to include other Arab and Muslim leaders. An Israeli source said Prime Minister Netanyahu also wants a meeting in New York with Trump but none is scheduled. Trump said on Wednesday he hopes "we are close to the end of the war" and repeated that he has heard directly from Iran that it wants to reach an agreement.

美國財政部外國資產控制辦公室取消了一些與俄羅斯相關的制裁名單。