Fuselage cracks detected on Airbus A380s operated by Emirates and Qantas; Airbus to inspect 16 A380 aircraft.

Huawei China said Shanghai Telecom has built the country's first 5G-A×AI large-scale uplink network, achieving continuous "ubiquitous 20Mbps" uplink coverage in central urban areas.

Chinese A-shares ended broadly lower as selling intensified. Shanghai Composite fell 1.37%, Shenzhen Composite dropped 3.17% and the ChiNext Index tumbled 3.84%. The nonferrous metals sector plunged, with China Rare Earth and multiple stocks hitting limit-downs. Pharmaceuticals led gains with several limit-ups including Lingkang Pharmaceutical; new materials were active and Huanghe Xuanfeng posted a second consecutive limit-up. Agriculture/animal husbandry, seed stocks and banks outperformed, while CPO-related names, power equipment, building materials, steel and media lagged. Roughly 2,600 stocks declined and turnover exceeded 3.4 trillion yuan.