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Country Garden (02007.HK): In July 2026, the company achieved contracted sales of approximately RMB 2.26 billion attributable to shareholders, with a contracted sales area of approximately 280,000 square meters attributable to shareholders.

On August 4th, the Beijing Municipal Commission of Planning and Natural Resources officially issued the "Beijing Underground Space Special Plan (2025-2035)". As the first city-level underground space special plan compiled by Beijing, this plan aims to coordinate above-ground and underground space, promote high-quality development in the capital, and plans to build Beijing into a multi-dimensional, safe, efficient, convenient, and sustainable three-dimensional livable city by 2035.

The National Security Council of Ukraine has warned that Russia is using jet drones to launch a large-scale attack on the Chernihiv region.

On August 4th, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported that a North Korean military commentator published an article on August 3rd stating that the US, Japan, and South Korea are using military exercises to strengthen their joint operational capabilities, forming a "triad" threat that could become a new security crisis in the Asia-Pacific region. The article stated that in the region surrounding the Korean Peninsula, the US and South Korea conducted exercises in July under the pretext of strengthening their joint air capabilities, including a large-scale "joint logistics support exercise." To strengthen command and coordination with the Japan Self-Defense Forces' "Unified Operations Command," the US is accelerating the reorganization of the US Forces Japan Command into a "Unified Forces Command" with independent operational capabilities. The US has also deployed the Typhon intermediate-range missile system in Japan and plans to deploy it to South Korea. The article pointed out that Japan openly discusses its own nuclear armament and conducts US-made Tomahawk cruise missile launch drills in the Pacific; South Korea is also aggressively advancing its nuclear submarine development program. The actions of the US, Japan, and South Korea undermine security in the Asia-Pacific region and exacerbate instability; all parties should be vigilant about this trend and take measures to contain it.

The British government has signed a £135 million contract with BAE Systems for the maintenance and repair of the Royal Navy's torpedo weapons.

On August 4th, China United Airlines issued a notice stating that for tickets sold from August 5th, 2026 (inclusive) onwards, China United Airlines will adjust the domestic passenger fuel surcharge collection standard. The domestic passenger fuel surcharge collection standard is as follows: RMB 40 per passenger for routes of 800 kilometers (inclusive) or less; RMB 70 per passenger for routes over 800 kilometers. For children (including unaccompanied minors), disabled veterans, and disabled police officers who purchase domestic civil aviation tickets at 50% of the adult fare, the passenger fuel surcharge collection standard is as follows: RMB 20 per passenger for routes of 800 kilometers (inclusive) or less; RMB 30 per passenger for routes over 800 kilometers.

On August 4th, the mandatory national standard "Safety Requirements for Automated Driving Systems of Intelligent Connected Vehicles" was officially released and is scheduled to take effect on July 1, 2027. The standard emphasizes strengthening the system's ability to perform dynamic driving tasks and ensuring safe operation. It requires that the safety level of an automated driving system should be at least equivalent to that of a qualified and attentive driver performing a dynamic driving task, while posing no unreasonable safety risks to the user or other road users. Based on this, the standard clarifies the safety requirements for the system to perform dynamic driving tasks in various scenarios and specifies the triggering and execution requirements for minimum risk strategies.

Saudi Aramco CEO: Oil demand remains strong. We are in a supply crisis, not a demand crisis.

The onshore yuan closed at 6.7533 against the US dollar at 16:30 on August 4, up 10 points from the previous trading day.

UBS: Raises its target price for Adidas from €219.00 to €173.00, but downgrades its rating from Buy to Neutral.

BP CEO: Our listing location is really not on the agenda.

BP CEO: There was oil at sea when the conflict started, but we are witnessing it drying up.

On August 4th, the pharmaceutical representative registration platform showed that Li Mouze was listed as a violator of regulations for conducting academic promotion activities without registration. This is the first case of a pharmaceutical representative violating regulations publicly disclosed on the platform since the implementation of the new regulations for pharmaceutical representative management. Previously, on May 7th of this year, the National Medical Products Administration, together with seven other departments including the Ministry of Public Security, the National Health Commission, the State Administration for Market Regulation, the National Healthcare Security Administration, the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and the National Center for Disease Control and Prevention, jointly issued the "Measures for the Management of Pharmaceutical Representatives." These measures, dubbed the "strictest ever" regulations for pharmaceutical representatives by the industry, officially came into effect on August 1st of this year.

On Tuesday, August 4, the Hang Seng Index closed down 156.48 points, or 0.6%, at 25,852.92; the Hang Seng Tech Index closed up 10.0 points, or 0.21%, at 4,885.61; the H-share Index closed down 77.89 points, or 0.9%, at 8,574.26; and the Red Chip Index closed down 30.55 points, or 0.73%, at 4,145.41.

Snap (SNAP.N) rose 8% in pre-market trading after the company reported second-quarter revenue that beat expectations.

US chip stocks rose in pre-market trading, with Micron Technology (MU.O), SanDisk (SNDK.O), and Intel (INTC.O) all up more than 3%, while SK Hynix (SKHY.O) and Western Digital (WDC.O) rose more than 2%.

Italy's retail sales rose 3.1% year-on-year in June, up from 2.20% in the previous month.

Italy's seasonally adjusted retail sales fell 0.1% month-on-month in June, compared with 0.20% in the previous month.

On August 4th, Saudi Aramco CEO Amin Nasser stated that last month's attacks on its assets did not have a material impact on its operations, and that the company is working to expand its oil export capacity due to the ongoing impact of the war with Iran on the Strait of Hormuz. This comes after the Saudi energy giant reported that its critical infrastructure was targeted in the July attacks. This is the company's first acknowledgment of the attacks since the incidents began. Oil traders had been closely examining footage from last month showing suspected oil tank fires and flare burning across Saudi Arabia. "Some of the company's facilities were attacked, but the impact on operations or finances was not significant," Nasser said. "The same was true in July. Even with the July attacks, there was no material impact on our capabilities."