MIIT said it will resolutely prevent unreasonable design innovations and automotive products that have not undergone sufficient R&D, testing and validation from entering the market.

India's state-owned NMDC has suspended plans to develop nickel mines, citing concerns about oversupply from Indonesia — which accounts for over 60% of global nickel output, two company officials said. Earlier reports said NMDC and the Steel Authority of India were exploring increased Russian nickel imports and purchases of coking-coal assets; India listed nickel as a critical mineral in 2023 and remains reliant on imports. A senior NMDC official said, "Given current oversupply in Indonesia, we have temporarily shelved our nickel mine investment plans." The official added NMDC has been unable to secure a meeting with Russia's Norilsk Nickel despite repeated outreach and said the company is interested in acquiring Russian nickel assets to secure supply, without specifying why it sought talks with Norilsk.

South Korea will reduce government bond issuance as needed.