According to Japan's Asahi Shimbun: Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae plans to visit India in early July to meet with Indian Prime Minister Modi.

Australia's S&P/ASX200 index opened down 73.80 points, or 0.84%, on Thursday, June 4, to 8711.90 points.

NI225 fell by 1.2% on the day.

On June 2,2026 China's ambassador to the United States Xie Feng met with senior executives from major multinationals including Blackstone,Google,Microsoft,IBM,Texas Instruments,Honeywell,Bayer, Johnson & Johnson,ConocoPhillips,Chevron,Disney and Procter & Gamble. Participants welcomed the new “constructive strategic stability” positioning in China–US ties,said it affords more stable operating expectations, expressed confidence in China’s economic outlook and signalled intentions to expand investment and cooperation in China.

[Japanese and Korean stock markets opened lower] NI225 opened down 442.74 points, or 0.65%, on June 4 (Thursday) to 67959.39 points. South Korea's KOSPI index opened down 170.78 points on June 4 (Thursday), or 1.94%, to 8630.71 points.

Cuban state media, citing the central bank, said Visa and Mastercard will suspend card transaction services in Cuba effective this weekend under President Trump’s latest sanctions. Separately, Melia Hotels International said it will withdraw from Cuba and immediately terminate operating agreements for 15 hotels; the company did not explicitly cite U.S. sanctions, attributing the decision to Cuba’s geopolitical, social, legal and economic environment.