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TREE NEWS update: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi told the UN General Assembly on September 22 that Japan, as a peaceful nation, upholds its exclusively defense-oriented policy and called for the removal of the ‘enemy state clauses’ from the UN Charter. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said the international community cares more about what Japan does than what it says, accusing Tokyo of denying its history of aggression, expanding its military and seeking to abandon the three non-nuclear principles.

TREE NEWS update: China’s Ministry of Civil Affairs will focus on four areas to raise child welfare protection standards, Vice Minister Hu Haifeng said at a State Council Information Office press conference in Beijing. During the 14th Five-Year Plan period, the system for protecting children in difficulty was further improved, its service scope expanded and care levels raised, with a support system for migrant and left-behind children initially established.

TREE NEWS update: China’s overall myopia rate among primary and secondary school students has declined for five consecutive years, Vice Minister of Education Wang Guangyan said on Sept. 23 at a State Council Information Office briefing. He said the country has built the world’s largest and quality education system, with two hours of daily comprehensive physical activity and 15-minute breaks now fully implemented in schools.

TREE NEWS update: China’s Minister of Civil Affairs Li Changguan said on September 23 that during the 15th Five-Year Plan period the ministry will push to revise the Law on the Protection of the Rights and Interests of the Elderly and to enact an elderly care service law. The aim is a tiered, inclusive, urban-and-rural care system that is universally accessible and sustainable.

TREE NEWS update: Indonesia’s central bank kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 5.75% on Wednesday, in line with market expectations. The decision leaves borrowing costs steady as policymakers weigh inflation against currency stability. No change was made to the policy stance.

TREE NEWS update: Germany formally acceded to the UN agreement on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction, known as the High Seas Treaty, on September 22. Environment Minister Carsten Schneider submitted the instrument of ratification at UN headquarters in New York the same day.

TREE NEWS reports: European benchmark natural gas futures fell as much as 3.7% on Wednesday, hovering near a three-week low, as signals of progress in US-Iran diplomatic talks raised expectations that shipping through the Strait of Hormuz could resume and add to global energy supply. Prices remain volatile, with Europe’s gas storage injection season nearing its end and inventory levels notably low.

TREE NEWS update: The second Laser Manufacturing and Additive Manufacturing Innovation Development Conference was held in Beijing on September 22, where the High-Quality Development Initiative for the Laser Manufacturing and Additive Manufacturing Industry was released. Academicians including Leng Jinsong of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Lu Bingheng, Chen Xin and Han Enhou of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, along with executives from Geely Auto and Wuhan Raycus Fiber Laser Technologies, delivered keynote reports.

TREE NEWS reports: France’s September flash composite PMI came in at 51.2, beating expectations of 48.7 and up from 48.5 in August. The services index jumped to 51.4 against a forecast of 48.3, rebounding from 48.0 a month earlier, while the manufacturing PMI slipped to 50.3 versus an expected 50.9 and a prior 51.1.

TREE NEWS update: Ukrainian Agriculture Minister Taras Vysotsky said on the 22nd that Ukraine has suspended grain exports through Black Sea ports because the ports are blockaded. In a video statement, Vysotsky said that “as of today” there is no grain export from the Odesa region and that the related exports have stopped.

TREE NEWS update: China’s Education Ministry will work to better align university disciplines and majors with industry needs during the 15th Five-Year Plan period, Vice Minister Du Jiangfeng said at a State Council Information Office briefing on September 23. Universities will be pushed to match science and technology developments and urgent national strategic needs by optimizing their subject and major offerings.

TREE NEWS update: China will continue advancing inclusive, basic and safety-net livelihood programs, Civil Affairs Minister Li Changguan said at a State Council Information Office briefing on September 23. During the 14th Five-Year Plan period, the country regularly guaranteed basic living support for 39.36 million low-income recipients, 4.88 million people in extreme poverty, and 570,000 orphans and de facto unattended children, while two subsidy programs reached 11.98 million disabled people in difficulty and 16.75 million with severe disabilities.

TREE NEWS reports: China’s treasury futures closed lower on the day, with the 30-year main contract down 0.05%, the 10-year main contract down 0.05% and the 5-year main contract down 0.05%. The 2-year main contract fell 0.03%.

TREE NEWS update: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said in his address to the 81st UN General Assembly general debate in New York on September 22 that Seoul will work to create conditions for restarting long-stalled US-North Korea dialogue and to develop it into talks among relevant parties on ending the Korean War armistice and moving to a peace mechanism. Lee also met US President Donald Trump in New York the same day, agreeing to maintain close communication on peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula.

TREE NEWS update: Switzerland’s upper house of parliament voted to support a 90% core equity tier 1 (CET1) guarantee for UBS’s overseas subsidiaries. The measure covers the capital backing the bank provides to its foreign units, with the Council of States endorsing the 90% CET1 level.

TREE NEWS update: Chinese Premier Li Qiang attended the opening ceremony of the 2026 World Skills Conference in Shanghai on the morning of September 23 and delivered a speech. Li said skills have always been an important force driving the progress of human civilization, and noted that the conference’s theme is “Skills Light Up the Future.” He also referenced President Xi Jinping’s congratulatory letter to the 48th WorldSkills Competition.

TREE NEWS reports: Kpler said a US diesel export ban would further tighten global diesel supply and quickly drive up fuel prices in Europe, Latin America and the US West Coast. The analyst firm said America’s large diesel export volumes cannot be replaced, and that potential export restrictions would cut off Latin America and Northwest Europe from a key supply source.

TREE NEWS update: China’s National Energy Administration Director Wang Hongzhi, on a Sept. 20-21 inspection tour in Jilin, called for expanding energy investment and accelerating construction of major energy projects. He also urged advancing new-type power grid construction ahead of schedule and developing new energy, hydrogen and green fuels. Wang said private enterprises should be attracted to participate in energy project construction.

TREE NEWS reports: Combined turnover across the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges reached 1.764976 trillion yuan on September 23. Shanghai accounted for 834.133 billion yuan, Shenzhen for 930.844 billion yuan, and the ChiNext board for 442.742 billion yuan.

TREE NEWS reports: On September 23, the combined full-day trading volume of the Shanghai and Shenzhen markets totaled 1,764.976 billion yuan. Of this, the Shanghai market recorded a trading volume of 834.133 billion yuan, the Shenzhen market recorded 930.844 billion yuan, and the ChiNext board recorded 442.742 billion yuan.