Beijing – September 03, 2026 -- Chinese-brand passenger vehicles captured 77.4 percent of the domestic market in July 2026, up from 40.3 percent in 2023, as full-chain technology integration and automated "super factories" reshape the global electric-vehicle industry.
Beijing – September 03, 2026 -- China's auto market posted more than 100 all-new models in the first half of 2026, with gasoline-powered vehicles accounting for less than 20 percent of new launches, as new-energy vehicles (NEVs) cemented their dominance over combustion engines.
Monthly NEV retail penetration crossed 50 percent at the end of 2025 and stayed above 60 percent from April through July 2026, reaching 65.1 percent in July. More than 80 percent of gasoline-car owners now choose an NEV when replacing their vehicle, even as gasoline-vehicle prices have been cut sharply.
HONG KONG – September 03, 2026 -- TCL Electronics Holdings Limited (01070.HK) reported adjusted profit attributable to shareholders of HKD 1.64 billion for the first half of 2026, up 54.3% year-on-year, as revenue climbed 16.4% to HKD 63.76 billion.
Gross profit rose 30.3% to HKD 10.90 billion, while net profit after tax reached HKD 1.62 billion. Annualized return on equity improved 4.2 percentage points to 16.5%. Overall expense ratio was held at 11.7% of revenue, which the company attributed to AI-driven operational efficiency and scale economies.
Hong Kong – September 03, 2026 -- Ascletis Pharma Inc. has dosed the first participant in a global Phase III program for ASC30, an oral small molecule GLP-1 receptor agonist for chronic weight management, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange-listed biotech confirmed.
The program comprises two pivotal trials, AURORA-1 and AURORA-2, spanning clinical sites in the U.S., Europe, and Canada. AURORA-1 targets participants with obesity or overweight without type 2 diabetes, while AURORA-2 enrolls those with type 2 diabetes; both trials test 20 mg, 40 mg, and 60 mg maintenance doses against placebo over 72 weeks, with the primary endpoint measuring percentage change in body weight from baseline to Week 72.
ZIBO, China – September 03, 2026 -- INTCO Medical (300677.SZ) reported revenue of RMB 6.91 billion (approximately USD 1.03 billion) for the six months ended June 30, 2026, up 40.61% year-on-year, as the disposable glove maker expanded annual production capacity to 107 billion units.
Net profit attributable to shareholders rose 17.86% to RMB 837.3 million (approximately USD 124.6 million). Adjusted net profit, which excludes one-off gains and losses, climbed 165.00% to RMB 1.06 billion (approximately USD 157.7 million), pointing to stronger underlying operating performance during the period.
Miami – September 03, 2026 -- The Society of Professional Journalists' Florida Pro Chapter awarded $15,000 in cash prizes for investigative reporting at the 2026 Sunshine State Awards, the state's largest and longest-running journalism competition, honoring work published in 2025. The ceremony took place at ArtServe Fort Lauderdale.
SUWANEE, Georgia – September 03, 2026 -- YFORE Technology rolled out its first US-manufactured digital car key at its Suwanee, Georgia plant, marking the launch of localized mass production for the North American market. The Tier-1 automotive electronics supplier, which works with more than 30 automakers globally, said the system meets global alliance standards for OEMs through a vehicle-cloud-device architecture.
The company's multiprotocol approach targets a range of mobility use cases, from passive vehicle entry to smart-device integration, positioning the platform as a bridge between vehicles, cloud services and connected devices.
ALTAMIRA, MEXICO -- August 31, 2026 -- Christian Hess Ratz, Jurgen Hess Ratz and Steel Connect, B.V. have launched an American Arbitration Association (AAA) proceeding against LOGISTEC Marine Services ULC and LOGISTEC Stevedoring Canada Inc., seeking to force completion of a stalled acquisition of IPA Steel Terminal in Altamira, Mexico.
On February 17, 2026, Canadian marine logistics operator LOGISTEC announced a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of IPA Terminal, a breakbulk and steel-handling facility at the Port of Altamira. Mexican and Canadian officials publicly praised the deal as a boost to bilateral trade ties. The transaction followed a full due-diligence review in which sellers disclosed complete operational, financial and cargo-origin records to LOGISTEC.
NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- Aug. 31, 2026 -- Yale School of Medicine has secured a nearly $25 million grant from the Aligning Research to Impact Autism (ARIA) initiative to build the first high-resolution map of the developing human brain and pinpoint where autism diverges from typical neural development.
The award, part of ARIA's Human Developmental Neurobiology Research Hub, funds two Yale-led projects within a four-project collaboration that also involves Harvard University. Combined, the initiative targets a gap researchers say has stalled autism drug and diagnostic development for decades: no detailed reference map exists for how the human brain wires itself in the first years of life.
BEIJING -- Aug. 31, 2026 -- Walnut Coding placed No. 44 among 500 companies in TIME's World's Top EdTech Companies 2026 ranking, the only China-based youth coding education firm to break into the global top 100. The Beijing-founded company ranked sixth among 23 China-based firms on the list, which TIME compiled with market data provider Statista after screening roughly 6,500 education technology companies worldwide.
Statista weighted revenue, funding and market capitalization at 70% of each company's total score, pulling from public disclosures and company-reported data. The remaining 30% covered industry impact, measured through product reach, alignment with United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, intellectual property holdings and website traffic.
BOCA RATON, Fla. -- September 01, 2026 -- Phoenix Tower International (PTI) has signed a $6.5 billion multi-jurisdiction financing package, the largest such deal for a privately held tower company in the wireless infrastructure sector.
CHAM, Switzerland -- September 01, 2026 -- EYKON officially unveiled its new brand today, completing a separation from Landis+Gyr EMEA and establishing itself as an independent utility infrastructure technology company serving more than 75 markets.
HONG KONG -- September 01, 2026 -- Fosun International reported a 160.3% year-on-year surge in first-half profit attributable to owners of the parent to RMB1.72 billion, the conglomerate said at an interim results presentation held in Hong Kong on Aug. 28. Total revenue for the six-month period reached RMB86.96 billion, with overseas markets contributing RMB49.16 billion, or 56.5% of the total. The briefing marked Fosun's first in-person results presentation in Hong Kong in six years, attended by Chairman Guo Guangchang, Co-Chairman Wang Qunbin, Co-CEOs Chen Qiyu and Xu Xiaoliang, and CFO Gong Ping.
Fosun Pharma, Yuyuan, Portuguese insurer Fidelidade, and the group's tourism segment together accounted for 73.5% of total revenue in the first half, the company disclosed. Pharmaceutical and insurance operations delivered the strongest performance among the four units.
Dublin -- September 01, 2026 -- Half of 152 European merchants surveyed by Temu said they expanded production capacity or hired new staff since joining the e-commerce platform, according to the Temu Small Business Insights Report 2026.
CHAM, Switzerland -- September 01, 2026 -- EYKON unveiled its new corporate brand on Aug. 31, 2026, completing the separation of the former Landis+Gyr EMEA business into an independent utility infrastructure technology company.
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MONTREAL -- September 01, 2026 -- Global Spatial Technology Solutions announced on Aug. 31, 2026 that it will change its corporate name to OCIANA, adopting the name of its flagship maritime intelligence platform. The Montreal-based company said the rebrand unifies its identity around a single product used by defense, security and maritime supply chain clients. All existing products, services and customer contact points remain unchanged under the new name.
The company's website domain, GSTS.ca, now forwards visitors to OCIANA.com. Company executives said the name change reflects internal branding only and does not alter contracts, product lines or service delivery for existing clients.
MASON, Ohio -- September 01, 2026 -- Prasco, LLC has acquired a 130,000-plus square foot distribution facility in Carey, Ohio, expanding the pharmaceutical commercialization company's automation, cold-chain and secure storage capacity beyond its existing Mason, Ohio operations. The deal, announced Aug. 31, 2026, adds a second Ohio campus for the company, which works with more than 65 brand partners and supplies medications to over 70,000 pharmacies nationwide. Prasco specializes in Authorized Generics and end-to-end commercialization services for global drug brands.
The Carey site sits inside what Prasco describes as the Midwest pharmaceutical and logistics corridor, giving the company direct highway access to CDMOs, national distribution centers and major health systems. Prasco said the location strengthens its footprint in Ohio, a state it identified as one of the most active life sciences markets in the country.
DALLAS -- September 01, 2026 -- Visual One Intelligence on Aug. 31, 2026 secured FinOps Certified Platform status from the FinOps Foundation, the Linux Foundation body that oversees the FinOps Framework and the FOCUS specification. The certification confirms the Dallas-based Hybrid FinOps and IT Operations Management platform passed a 90 percent threshold across weighted capability criteria set by the Foundation. Visual One Intelligence submitted a recorded product demonstration as evidence and met staffing requirements for FinOps Certified Practitioners, Professionals, and FOCUS Analysts.