South Korea's online shopping sales rose 10.7% year-on-year in June to 24.61 trillion won ($17.2B), driven by a 56.8% surge in online car sales and a 144.4% jump in mobile device demand, official data showed.

China's gross ocean product hit 5.5 trillion yuan in H1 2026, up 5.1% YoY, the Ministry of Natural Resources says. Shipbuilding new orders surged 105.2% with 73.9% global market share.

China's gross ocean product reached 5.5 trillion yuan (about 810.09 billion U.S. dollars) in H1 2026, up 5.1% year on year and accounting for 7.9% of GDP, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources. Shipbuilding new orders, completed deliveries and order backlog rose 105.2%, 34.8% and 37.1% respectively, with global market shares of 73.9%, 55.4% and 63.3%.

Japan, U.S. conduct first coordinated yen-buying intervention in 15 years, FinanceKatayama confirms Monday

Japan and the United States carried out a coordinated yen-buying currency intervention for the first time in 15 years, Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said Monday. The action took place Friday during New York trading after the yen touched 163.99 to the dollar on July 23, its weakest in roughly 40 years; the yen then surged to the lower 157 range. The move was taken under a September 2025 U.S.-Japan finance ministers' joint statement to counter excessive volatility.

China's central bank says it will maintain a moderately loose monetary policy in H2 2026, strengthen counter-cyclical adjustments, and boost financing support for private firms and SMEs.

China's central bank said on Sunday it will maintain a moderately loose monetary policy in the second half of 2026, strengthen counter-cyclical adjustment, maintain ample liquidity, and enhance financial support for private enterprises and SMEs.

WestJet flight attendants strike in Canada: over 4,000 CUPE workers walk off the job after contract talks fail, triggering 309 flight cancellations network-wide during peak summer travel

Canada's second-largest airline, WestJet, was hit by a flight attendants' strike on Sunday, with more than 4,000 CUPE-represented workers walking off the job after contract negotiations failed. The airline reported 309 network-wide flight cancellations during one of the busiest summer travel weekends, and federal minister Patty Hajdu called the development "disappointing."