At its Sept. 16, 2026 interim results briefing, Hefeng Co. said its full-year hog marketing target set at the start of the year was 2.5–2.7 mln head. H1 marketings totaled 1.36 mln head. The company said H2 will proceed per the existing production plan and it is highly likely to exceed the full-year target.

On the 15th (local time), Iran said a third US MQ-1 drone was intercepted and shot down over the Strait of Hormuz by an air-defence system of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force.

Hong Kong chief executive John Lee announced the Hong Kong SAR's first five-year economic and social development plan (2026–2030) today (16th), pledging to promote low-altitude cross-border logistics in the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area. The plan says Hong Kong will leverage the GBA's industrial base and geography, pilot cooperation with adjacent mainland GBA cities, link resources across Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao, expand application scenarios and accelerate formation of an integrated, scaled low-altitude cross-border logistics network across the GBA.