CUSTOMS reported China's refined oil exports at 7.162 mln t in September, up from 6.01 mln t in August.

Madagascar’s Ministry of Public Health said in a bulletin on the 13th it has reported four confirmed plague cases and five suspected cases. The four confirmed cases were recorded in three towns north of the capital Antananarivo — Akazube, Anzuzurube and Ambhimanarisoa — and the five suspected cases were in Namidongi district in the southeast. Two hundred close contacts are under medical surveillance and have received prophylactic treatment.

Vietnam's deputy trade minister said Vietnam aims to increase imports from the United States, particularly machinery, equipment and materials.