Rio Times · Asia Intelligence Brief July 9

—South Korea Former President Yoon’s 7-year prison term was finalised, the first final ruling from the 2024 martial-law crisis.

—Oil Brent crude rose more than 5% toward 78 dollars a barrel after the Iran ceasefire collapsed.

—China prices June consumer prices rose 1.0% from a year earlier, while factory-gate prices rose 4.1%.

—Storm Super typhoon Bavi is forecast to graze northern Taiwan around July 11 and near Okinawa on July 10-11.