2026-08-10

Iran's foreign ministry spokesman said the southern channel of the Strait of Hormuz is illegal, unsafe and violates a memorandum of understanding.

Iran's foreign ministry spokesman said the southern channel of the Strait of Hormuz is illegal, unsafe and violates a memorandum of understanding.

2026-08-10

伊朗外交部發言人：霍爾木茲海峽的南部航道既非法又不安全，且違反了諒解備忘錄。

伊朗外交部發言人：霍爾木茲海峽的南部航道既非法又不安全，且違反了諒解備忘錄。

2026-08-10

A survey of institutions found economists raised South Korea growth forecasts as strong global semiconductor demand, led by AI-chip uptake, boosts activity. Respondents now expect GDP to expand 3.3% in 2026, up from 2.8% in the July survey. Forecasts were also nudged higher to 2.3% in 2027 and 2.1% in 2028. The 2026 survey projection of 3.3% exceeds the South Korean government’s 3.0% forecast published last month, which followed stronger-than-expected Q2 GDP.

A survey of institutions found economists raised South Korea growth forecasts as strong global semiconductor demand, led by AI-chip uptake, boosts activity. Respondents now expect GDP to expand 3.3% in 2026, up from 2.8% in the July survey. Forecasts were also nudged higher to 2.3% in 2027 and 2.1% in 2028. The 2026 survey projection of 3.3% exceeds the South Korean government’s 3.0% forecast published last month, which followed stronger-than-expected Q2 GDP.

2026-08-10

Shanghai Weipaige Environmental Protection Technology, a wholly owned unit of Weipaige Holdings, has increased its investment in Anhui Timan Technology, a PCB precision drill-bit manufacturer, with an additional 50 mln yuan via capital increase and equity expansion. Anhui Timan's current capacity is about 1.0 mln drill bits/month. Of the 50 mln yuan, 12.5 mln yuan will be recorded as registered capital; proceeds will fund new production-line equipment, key raw-material inventory and hiring to ex

Shanghai Weipaige Environmental Protection Technology, a wholly owned unit of Weipaige Holdings, has increased its investment in Anhui Timan Technology, a PCB precision drill-bit manufacturer, with an additional 50 mln yuan via capital increase and equity expansion. Anhui Timan's current capacity is about 1.0 mln drill bits/month. Of the 50 mln yuan, 12.5 mln yuan will be recorded as registered capital; proceeds will fund new production-line equipment, key raw-material inventory and hiring to expand capacity. A person close to Weipaige said Anhui Timan is expected to scale micro and high-end micro-drill output to 5.0 mln units/month by end-2026 and 20.0 mln units/month by end-2027.

2026-08-10

Spot gold broke above $4,360/oz, up 0.45% intraday.

Spot gold broke above $4,360/oz, up 0.45% intraday.

2026-08-10

現貨黃金突破4360美元/盎司，日內漲0.45%。

現貨黃金突破4360美元/盎司，日內漲0.45%。