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TREE NEWS update: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on 23 August that Ukraine is ready to end its military conflict with Russia as soon as possible but will not give up more territory to do so. In an interview with ABC, he said Kyiv would accept a ceasefire agreement but rejected a proposal to cede 25% of Ukraine’s territory. Russian forces currently control about 19.3% of Ukrainian territory, he said.

TREE NEWS reports: Crypto long positions lost $404 million in four hours as bitcoin briefly fell below $80,000, triggering a wave of liquidations. Spot bitcoin ETFs shed $773 million on Thursday and Friday, reversing three days of net inflows.

TREE NEWS reports: Bitcoin dropped below $80,000, triggering $291 million in liquidations across crypto exchanges in the past hour, Coinglass data shows. Long positions accounted for $274 million of the total, while short liquidations reached $17.33 million. BTC liquidations totaled $86.79 million and ETH liquidations $69.80 million in the same window.

TREE NEWS reports: US producer prices for semiconductors and other electronic components rose 26% year-on-year in September, the fourth-largest increase on record. It marked the sixth consecutive month of at least 25% annual growth. Since July 2025 the index has climbed 31%, reaching its second-highest level since January 2007. Producer prices for electronic components and accessories rose 27% year-on-year last month.

TREE NEWS update: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on February 24 that the Starlink and Starshield satellite communications systems have been restored to speeds seen before the restrictions, sufficient for Ukraine’s combat needs. Restoration work began in the early hours and was confirmed in the morning after testing reported by Defense Minister Hemara, Zelensky said, calling the recovery critical for the front line, logistics and defense against drone attacks.

TREE NEWS reports: Huafu Securities chief macro analyst Chen Xing said A-share core asset valuations have fully reflected cautious market expectations, with the allocation value of equities gradually emerging. He said that as long as earnings stabilize at the margin and liquidity expectations repair moderately, equities have upward recovery elasticity. Chen advised investors to avoid short-term sentiment interference and panic selling, and to focus on quality names with good earnings-valuation matches.

TREE NEWS reports: Chinese brand-name pure gold jewelry prices were cut on October 24, falling 6 yuan per gram from the previous day, with major brands quoting around 1,200 yuan per gram. The drop follows a decline in international gold prices, and the per-gram jewelry price has now fallen about 100 yuan over the past month.

TREE NEWS update: Yemen’s Houthi movement said on the 24th that heavy airstrikes struck the capital Sanaa and the Red Sea port city of Mokha in Taiz province the same day, causing multiple deaths and injuries. The Houthis attributed the strikes to Saudi Arabia. No further details on casualties or targets were immediately provided.

TREE NEWS update: Suzhou’s Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau, Natural Resources and Planning Bureau, and the Suzhou branch of the National Financial Regulatory Administration jointly issued an implementation opinion requiring commodity housing projects on land granted from Aug. 28, 2026 to give priority to completed-unit sales, with deposits capped at 3% of the total purchase price. The document is Jiangsu province’s first implementation opinion for the “828 New Policy.”

TREE NEWS update: Singapore’s Energy Market Authority said the country’s energy supply remains adequate after Indonesia reduced natural gas deliveries. The cut amounts to less than 2% of Singapore’s daily gas demand, the EMA said. The agency’s statement followed the reduction in supply from Indonesia.

TREE NEWS update: The 2026 Senegal Chinese Film Festival opened in Dakar on October 23, with about 100 guests from both countries attending the opening ceremony and watching the opening film “The Shadow’s Edge.” The festival runs through October 24 and will screen seven Chinese films, including “The Shadow’s Edge,” “Blades of the Guardians: Wind Rises in the Desert,” “A Letter to Grandma,” “Boonie Bears: The Big Top Secret,” “The Lychee Road,” “Flying Tigers” and “The Mountains and Rivers as Witness.”

TREE NEWS update: The 32nd China Yiwu International Commodities Fair closed after four days with 193,628 professional buyers, up 4.08% year on year, including 14,759 overseas buyers, up 23.37%, from 224 countries and regions. The fair also hosted the 2026 “Golden Trade Global” sourcing meetings for the Middle East and ASEAN and a trade matching event for quality export goods.

TREE NEWS update: Russia’s Defense Ministry said on 24 May that over the past 24 hours its forces struck energy and transport infrastructure used by Ukrainian forces and downed 1,297 fixed-wing drones. The ministry issued the figures in a statement on Sunday. No details on damage or casualties were given in the statement.

TREE NEWS update: President Donald Trump said on Truth Social that the White House press briefing room may be moved to another location. The post, which addressed the briefing room directly, gave no timeline for the potential move. No further details were provided.

TREE NEWS update: The Chinese Mission to the European Union held the fourth session of its “China Lecture” series in Strasbourg, France, inviting Xie Zhenhua, former Special Envoy for Climate Change Affairs of China, to deliver a lecture on China’s green development and China-EU green cooperation. The event focused on the two sides’ collaboration on green issues, the mission said.

TREE NEWS update: China’s Commerce Ministry said on October 23 it strongly opposes a new US Treasury proposed rule expanding outbound investment restrictions on China, calling it a discriminatory broadening of curbs that overgeneralizes national security. The ministry said it will closely monitor the rule, which is open for public comment, and reserves the right to take corresponding measures. It urged Washington to stop politicizing trade and create a sound environment for bilateral economic cooperation.

TREE NEWS update: The three-day CEIC2026 Consumer Electronics Innovation Conference concluded in Shenzhen on the 24th, where the ‘Top Ten Trends in Consumer Electronics’ was officially released. The event drew more than 1,000 representatives from global industry, academia, international organizations, enterprises and industry associations, along with over 300 leading companies participating and exhibiting.

TREE NEWS update: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree on the 24th to enact a new round of sanctions approved by Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council targeting Russian entities involved in missile production and the defense industrial supply chain. The measures focus on precisely hitting Russia’s missile manufacturing and military supply network.

TREE NEWS update: Wang Huning accompanied North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on a visit to Dandong. The trip places a senior Chinese official alongside the North Korean leader in the border city across the Yalu River from North Korea. No further details of the visit were provided.

TREE NEWS update: Li Xi, addressing the mobilization and deployment meeting for the 20th Central Committee’s eighth inspection round, urged deeper study and implementation of Xi Jinping’s thought on Party building and called for higher standards and more concrete measures to advance inspection work in the new era. The meeting marked the launch of the eighth round of inspections by the 20th Central Committee.