Asian equities started the week on a strong note as Hong Kong and South Korea outperformed, while Australia was closed for the King’s Birthday and Indonesia and Pakistan were closed for Eid al-Adha.

Suzhou Creek and the Huangpu River met the Thames, with water serving as a shared symbol of culture and urban identity, as the Shanghai-London Twin Cities Dialogue gathered momentum Wang Qi, Minister at the Chinese Embassy in the UK,

One expert said he expected loosened controls on U.S. exports of semiconductors in exchange for China's releasing of more rare earths.