The Japanese currency briefly surged to the lower 155 yen range against the US dollar on Monday morning after Japan confirmed joint currency market intervention with the US and warned of further intervention.

Sinopec Chongqing SVW Chemical Co Ltd opened a 50,000-ton-per-year specialty polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) unit on Monday, taking the site's total annual capacity to 210,000 tons and making it the world's largest single-plant production base for high-end PVA production, CCTV News reported.

South Korea's online shopping posted double-digit growth in June, boosted by soaring online purchases of cars and mobile devices, official statistics showed Monday. Online shopping sales expanded 10.7 percent from a year earlier to 24.61 trillion won (17.2 billion US dollars) in June, according to

China's marine economy outpaced overall growth in the first half of 2026, with gross ocean product rising 5.1 percent year-on-year and Chinese companies securing more than 80 percent of new offshore engineering orders worldwide by value.

A lightweight robotic hand deftly rotated and gripped objects at an exhibition hall. Nearby, a surgical robot designed for retinal procedures demonstrated movements with micron-level precision, finer than a human hair.

Japan and the United States have conducted a coordinated yen-buying intervention in the currency market, Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said Monday, the first such move in 15 years. The joint action on Friday during New York trading came after the yen hit 163.99 to the US dollar on July 23,