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TREE NEWS update: Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Vladivostok from Sept 2-4 and co-chaired the 13th meeting of the China-Russia Investment Cooperation Committee with First Deputy Prime Minister Manturov, and the 23rd meeting of the China-Russia Energy Cooperation Committee with Deputy Prime Minister Novak. He also attended the opening of the 8th China-Russia Energy Business Forum.

TREE NEWS update: The 32nd APEC Small and Medium Enterprises Ministerial Meeting, held in Guangzhou on September 4, released the Chairman’s Statement and the Guangzhou Initiative on SME Innovation and Resilience. The documents outline cooperative measures to bolster SME development across the Asia-Pacific region.

TREE NEWS update: At 1:32 a.m. on September 5, Jiangxi Provincial Hydrological Monitoring Center upgraded the flood orange alert. Due to heavy rainfall, the Ganjiang River at Ji’an urban section is expected to exceed warning level by about 2.7 meters within 13 hours. Water levels at Xiajiang and Zhangshu sections continue to rise, with flows around 13,800 and 12,800 cubic meters per second respectively.

TREE NEWS update: Agriculture ministers from Poland, Hungary, Czechia and Slovakia on April 4 jointly urged the EU to take immediate unified action to mitigate the impact of severe drought on farmers. At a meeting in Nitra, Slovakia, they highlighted that Poland’s crop output fell at least 20% this year and Czechia faces its worst harvest in 15 years, warning that feed shortages will hit livestock farming.

TREE NEWS update: The China Development Bank (CDB) has successfully issued 5 billion yuan (about $690 million) in 3-year green financial bonds through the Shanghai Clearing House, with a coupon rate of 1.27%. This marks the first time CDB used an online bookbuilding process for green bond issuance, enhancing efficiency and transparency. Proceeds will fund green infrastructure upgrades, energy-saving and carbon-reduction industries, and ecological restoration.

TREE NEWS update: The US State Department approved arms sales to Saudi Arabia and Oman on March 4, with estimated values of $5.75 billion and $188 million, respectively. The Saudi deal includes 5,004 500-pound bombs, 5,000 2,000-pound bombs, and guidance kits, totaling $5 billion, plus 60 Abrams tank engines worth $750 million. Oman will receive F-16 sustainment services and related equipment.

TREE NEWS update: Cross-chain protocol Router Protocol announced it will gradually cease operations and fully shut down by September 30, 2026, after four years. Citing scarce Web3 liquidity, market shift toward AI, fading interest in interoperability, and revenue failing to cover costs, the team will permanently burn 303,333,198 ROUTE tokens and coordinate delisting with centralized exchanges. Holders must withdraw tokens before deadlines set by exchanges.

TREE NEWS update: China Automobile Dealers Association released its latest auto consumption index for August 2026 at 82.7, up from the previous month. The association expects September to kick off the traditional ‘Golden Nine’ sales season, with a rebound in vehicle sales.

TREE NEWS reports: China Automobile Dealers Association reported the auto consumption index for August 2026 at 82.7, up from the previous month. The association expects September to open the traditional ‘Golden Nine’ sales season, with a rebound in vehicle sales.

TREE NEWS update: Chen Yong, a member of the Party Leadership Group and vice president of China State Construction Engineering Corporation, is under investigation for suspected serious disciplinary and legal violations. The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission are conducting the review.

TREE NEWS reports: A trader lost $907,000 in two trades on September 5. The trader spent $916,500 to buy 7.28 million MEME at $0.126 each, then sold for $353,000, losing $563,000 (-61.45%). Later, they spent $356,000 on 8.93 million SLINK at $0.04 each, but sold for only $12,000, losing $344,000 (-96.62%).

TREE NEWS reports: A whale identified as 0x6436 has purchased another 343,000 HYPE tokens worth $29.09 million. The whale’s total accumulation now stands at 3.24 million HYPE, valued at $252 million, all of which has been staked.

TREE NEWS update: China’s logistics industry prosperity index rose to 50.9% in August, up 0.5 percentage points from the previous month. The sector remains in expansion territory, with 8 of 12 sub-indices improving month-on-month. Business volume, new orders, and employment indices have been in expansion for several consecutive months.

TREE NEWS update: Uruguay declared a nationwide health emergency on September 4 after detecting highly pathogenic H5 avian influenza in backyard poultry in Colonia province. The agriculture ministry restricted movement of non-monitored birds and mandated covered housing for backyard and free-range poultry. Markets, auctions, and exhibitions involving birds are suspended.

TREE NEWS reports: Four traders lost about $807,000 after Elon Musk replied to a post about the SLINK token from Shivon Zilis’ hacked account, Onchain Lens reported on Sept. 5. The token’s market cap briefly spiked to around $80 million before collapsing to about $2 million, down over 97% from its peak.

TREE NEWS update: USDC Treasury added 250 million USDC on the Solana network at 09:09 Beijing time on September 5. The new tokens bring the total supply on Solana to over 2.5 billion USDC.

TREE NEWS update: As of 5:00 a.m. on September 5, Nepal’s landslide disaster has killed 1,342 people, with 4,898 still missing. The figures mark an increase in casualties from the devastating event.

TREE NEWS update: S&P Dow Jones Indices announced changes to the S&P 100, S&P 500, and S&P MidCap 400, effective Sept. 21, 2026. The S&P 100 will add Palo Alto Networks, Arista Networks, SanDisk Networks, and Dell Technologies, while removing Nike, Colgate-Palmolive, and Honeywell Aerospace. The S&P 500 will include Bloom Energy, Illumina, and Everpure.

TREE NEWS update: Donations for relief after the Gyirong County landslide in Tibet have exceeded 660 million yuan ($90.5M) as of Sept. 5, China’s 11th Charity Day, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said. Of that, 14.7 million people donated 50.16 million yuan via online platforms. Since the start of the 14th Five-Year Plan, social donations for disaster relief have totaled over 20 billion yuan.

TREE NEWS update: A film titled “Bitcoin,” directed by Doug Liman and starring Gal Gadot, Casey Affleck, Pete Davidson, and Isla Fisher, is in post-production with a $70 million budget. The movie’s plot leans toward portraying self-proclaimed Bitcoin inventor Craig Wright as Satoshi Nakamoto, a narrative likely to stir controversy in the crypto community. No major U.S. distributor has been announced yet.