US Secretary of State Rubio said Europe should participate in Ukraine negotiations.

On Tuesday a China Southern 1.25x long Kioxia single-stock leveraged product began trading in Hong Kong. The 1.25x gearing is lower than many Hong Kong single-stock leverage products that offer up to 2x exposure. Institutional analyst Rebecca Sin said interest in leveraged semiconductor exposure remains evident—reflected in large inflows to US leveraged semiconductor ETFs—but retail traders typically favour higher‑risk structures, leaving milder 1.25x–1.5x tiers less attractive than 2x–3x products. Tokyo-listed Kioxia has struggled to regain momentum as investors rotate away from AI trades; the broader semiconductor ecosystem is weighed by macro headwinds and geopolitical uncertainty. Kioxia is up over 100% year-to-date but about 75% below its June record high.

Under the IMT‑2020 (5G) Promotion Group, Qualcomm and ZTE completed interoperability tests between 5G‑Advanced chips and systems, validating HPUE (high‑power user equipment), F/A SUL (supplementary uplink), layer‑1 fast waveform switching and device‑side AI/ML technologies.