Tianjin Port Group said on Oct. 15 its party secretary and chairman Chu Bin met China Digital Logistics Information Co.'s party secretary and chairman Zhang Jian to discuss equity cooperation, joint development of a logistics big-data platform, and business-scenario innovation to advance digital‑real integration and support higher-quality development of port and shipping logistics.

On the 17th Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae, in her capacity as prime minister, presented a masakaki offering at Yasukuni Shrine, which enshrines Class-A World War II convicted war criminals. Several senior politicians — including the minister responsible for economic and fiscal policy and the speakers of the lower and upper houses — also presented masakaki. Fujita Takakage, chair of the Murayama Statement Inheritance and Development Association, said he strongly opposes politicians visiting or making offerings at Yasukuni, called the acts absurd and wrong, and urged Japanese society to uphold the spirit of the Murayama Statement.

IMF managing director GEORGIEVA said persistently high inflation and rising interest rates are further intensifying already-heavy sovereign debt-servicing pressures.