Lighthouse Professional data show as of Aug 8 total August box office, including presales, exceeded CNY 1.5 bln. Top five titles are Spider-Man: A New Day; The Eight Immortals!; Kung Fu Women's Football; Annual Party Can't Stop! 2; Obsession.

Guangdong provincial SASAC said provincially owned enterprises had total assets of RMB 2.99 tln at end-June, up 6.2% YoY; Jan–Jun cumulative operating revenue was RMB 372.65 bln, up 7% YoY; total profit was RMB 25.30 bln, up 11.8% YoY. The meeting called for optimizing SOE economic layout and structural adjustment, drafting a 15th Five-Year Plan, upgrading core infrastructure sectors (transport, energy, water, construction, mining) and accelerating deployment in frontier areas including artificial intelligence, advanced biomanufacturing, next-generation information technology, marine ranching, low-altitude economy and new energy storage, and for speeding cultivation of industry leaders and innovation entities.

A U.S. official said Ukraine has agreed not to target certain non‑Russian‑flagged tankers or Black Sea oil infrastructure vital to Kazakhstan's crude exports. The official said last month’s attacks had disrupted loading; regional activity fell sharply after strikes near the Caspian Pipeline Consortium terminal at Novorossiysk. Ukraine has set up a liaison for commercial shippers to share information and help ensure safe transit. The commitment, reached after meetings between senior U.S. and Ukrainian officials, could pave the way for higher regional oil flows.