HKEX filing: HSBC Holdings (00005.HK) repurchased 200,000 shares on other exchanges on Aug 25 for £3.0 million.

China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) will study and draft administrative regulations for end-of-life power batteries and implement a digital ID management system for power batteries.

On Aug. 26, 2026 China foreign minister Wang Yi met Mirziyoyeva in Beijing. Wang said China will continue to support Uzbekistan’s sovereignty and development path, back President Mirziyoyev’s New Uzbekistan reform agenda, and expects Uzbekistan to maintain support on China’s core interest issues. He said Beijing will strengthen high‑level exchanges, accelerate construction of flagship projects including the China–Kyrgyzstan–Uzbekistan railway, and advance mutually beneficial cooperation in trade and investment, energy and minerals, local and cultural ties, and emerging sectors such as artificial intelligence and renewables, while deepening multilateral coordination.