cenc automatically determined that at 00:58 on July 31 a magnitude about 4.1 earthquake occurred offshore of Taitung County, Taiwan (23.03°N, 121.47°E). Final result subject to the formal rapid bulletin.

With Iran-related fighting and the Russia-Ukraine war depleting U.S. munitions stocks, the Pentagon has pledged nearly $100bn to defense contractors to accelerate production of Patriot and THAAD interceptors and has ordered 14 nuclear submarines under a $76.6bn contract. Sources on the 29th said the Pentagon has restructured a Patriot purchase signed in April — a one-year $4.7bn contract — into a draft seven-year deal worth $58.6bn, and has preliminarily agreed a seven-year THAAD interceptor contract totaling $35bn. Both procurement documents are not final but indicate a shift toward multi-year contracts to incentivize contractors to expand capacity in return for stable, sustained orders.

Meitu (01357.HK) said preliminary unaudited results show adjusted net profit attributable to shareholders for 1H2026 is expected to rise 36–40% YoY, exceeding institutional forecasts. The company cited growth in core imaging and design product sales; imaging and design revenue was about 1.8 bln yuan as of June 2026, up 30.9% YoY.