HKEX filing shows HSBC (00005.HK) repurchased 382,400 shares on Aug 18 for HK$62.1 million.

Xiaomi says its next-generation humanoid robot is about 1.7m tall, weighs 66kg and has 66 degrees of freedom (DOF), with roughly half the DOF concentrated in the hands. The unit is at prototype stage and will be exhibited in China first, then shown in Europe. In 2022 Xiaomi unveiled a full-size humanoid robot Tieda (1.77m, 52kg, 21 joint DOF), which debuted about two months before Tesla’s Optimus prototype; Xiaomi has issued few public robotics updates since.

On Aug 18 Qatar Foreign Ministry spokesman Majid Ansari said Doha is concentrating diplomatic efforts on de-escalation by securing a US‑Iran ceasefire, reopening the Strait of Hormuz and ensuring freedom of navigation, and by getting both parties back to the negotiating table. Ansari said Qatar, with Pakistan, helped mediate a memorandum of understanding between the US and Iran and is pressing to restore dialogue and implement the MoU; ceasefire breaches have so far prevented full implementation. Qatar is awaiting an Oman‑Iran agreement on the Strait as a catalyst to resume talks and said its priority is a pact that both reopens the Strait and secures a ceasefire.