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Guosen Securities President Takes Over Acting CFO Role

Guosen Securities (SHE:002736) appointed Zhou Zhongguo as vice president while reassigning his chief financial officer duties to President Deng Guo, according to a weekend filing with the Shenzhen bourse.Deng, who also serves as director, will continue as president while taking on the acting CFO role.Shares of the brokerage climbed 1% in recent trade.

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Asia7d ago

Transcend Information Logs NT$20 Billion Profit in H1

Transcend Information (TPE:2451) posted a profit attributable to owners of NT$20 billion, or NT$46.63 per share, for the first six months of 2026, according to a Friday Taiwan bourse filing.The company did not provide comparative year-ago figures.Operating revenue stood at NT$32.4 billion, the manufacturer of storage, multimedia and industrial products said.

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Asia7d ago

Naver, Nvidia, Brookfield Expand South Korea AI Factory Infrastructure Plan; Shares Jump 7%

Naver (KRX:035420), Nvidia, and private-equity firm Brookfield proposed expanding South Korea's sovereign AI factory infrastructure by increasing the planned Nvidia DSX AI factory deployment to 200 megawatts from the 55-megawatt project announced in June, Nvidia said in a press release on Friday.The expanded facility will be built at Naver's GAK Sejong hyperscale data center in South Korea's Sejong. Nvidia plans to invest $1 billion in Naver, while Brookfield signed a non-binding term sheet to provide up to $9 billion in funding, with Naver financing the balance, the release said.The long-term partnership was disclosed during South Korean President Lee Jae Myung's visit to San Francisco, where South Korean firms Samsung Electronics (KRX:005930) and SK Hynix (KRX:000660) also disclosed partnerships with US firms.Shares of Naver added over 7% in recent trade.

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Asia7d ago

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Worker Dies From Panel Factory Accident

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (KRX:329180) reported one death from a serious industrial accident at a panel factory within its Gunsan shipyard, according to a Monday filing with the Korea Exchange.The accident occurred on Friday, when the worker got caught between a log and a log attachment machine.The police and the Ministry of Employment and Labor are currently investigating the accident, with a partial work suspension order issued on Saturday.The HD Hyundai (KRX:267250) subsidiary will conduct special safety training and preventative measures for employees following the accident.

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Treasury7d ago

Nostrum Oil & Gas Launches Offer to Redeem $30 Million of Senior Notes Due 2026

Nostrum Oil & Gas (NOG.L) is offering to repurchase up to $30 million of its outstanding 5% senior secured notes due 2026.The oil and gas company opened the offer on July 24, according to a same-day filing. The notes are part of an original issuance worth $250 million, with $244.4 million outstanding as of offer launch.The redemption offer will run until Aug. 21, and settlement is scheduled in three days once the transaction takes effect.

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Asia7d ago

BLS Pharmaceuticals Reports Record Revenue in June Quarter; Fiscal 2026 Revenue Hits Top End of Guidance Range

BLS Pharmaceuticals (ASX:BLS) reported record quarterly revenue of AU$22.5 million for the three months through June, up 5% from the previous quarter, according to a Monday filing with the Australian bourse.The quarterly sales brought fiscal 2026 revenue to about AU$75 million, 156% above the previous fiscal year and hitting the top end of the company's guidance range, per the filing.The company further reported record fiscal 2026 adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization of AU$19 million, an increase of 190% from the prior year and also at the top end of its guidance range.Additionally, BLS Pharmaceuticals increased its cash balance to AU$13.3 million at the close of June from AU$8.5 million as of March 31.The company's shares gained over 1% in recent Monday trade.

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Treasury7d ago

Inspur Electronic Information Industry Issues 1 Billion Yuan of Five-Year Bonds

Inspur Electronic Information Industry (SHE:000977) issued 1 billion yuan of five-year bonds, according to a Saturday filing with the Shenzhen bourse.The bonds hold a coupon rate of 1.85% and will mature July 24, 2031.Shanghai Pudong Development Bank (SHA:600000) is the bookkeeping manager and lead underwriter for this issuance, while Industrial Bank (SHA:601166) is the joint lead underwriter.Inspur's shares slipped 2% during the midday break on Monday.

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Asia7d ago

Metals X Posts Higher Q2 Tin Production, Tin-in-Concentrate Shipment, Shares Up 4%

Metals X (ASX:MLX) said its Bluestone Mines Tasmania joint venture Renison Tin Operations achieved total tin production of 2,809 tonnes of tin-in-concentrate in the second quarter, with Metals X's 50% share totalling 1,405 tonnes, according to a Monday Australian bourse filing.In the second quarter of 2025, the company's Renison operations achieved total tin production of 2,724 tonnes of tin-in-concentrate, with Metals X's 50% share totalling 1,362 tonnes, an earlier filing showed.The company said Renison shipped 2,827 tonnes of tin-in-concentrate for the quarter, with Metals X receiving 48.58% of tin-in-concentrate tonnes shipped, generating imputed revenue of AU$207.4 million and imputed earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) of AU$125.9 million.In the same period last year, Renison shipped 2,202 tonnes of tin-in-concentrate, with Metals X receiving 52.3% of tin-in-concentrate tonnes shipped, the earlier filing showed.Closing cash and cash equivalents were AU$374 million, after the payment of AU$28.1 million in income tax for 2025, it added.The company's shares rose 4% in recent Monday trade.

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Asia7d ago

Shein Posts $99 Million Q1 Loss Ahead of Hong Kong IPO

Shein Global Holdings swung to an attributable net loss of $99 million in the first quarter, compared with a net profit of $395 million in the same period a year earlier, according to financial disclosures released ahead of its planned Hong Kong listing.The fast-fashion retailer's first-quarter net revenue rose 1.1% to $9.05 billion from $8.95 billion in the previous year.The Q1 figures follow a drop in annual earnings, with attributable net profit for the full year 2025 slipping to $2.06 billion from $3.37 billion in 2024.The company plans to list as early as August, aiming to raise between $2 billion and $3 billion, Bloomberg reported, citing sources.

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Asia7d ago

Market Chatter: Chinese Probes Securities Watchdog's Former Vice Chairman

China is investigating a former vice chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission over suspected "serious violations" of the law, according to state media CCTV on late Friday.Former Vice Chairman Fang Xinghai is currently being probed by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Commission of Supervision, without further detailing the charges, the media outlet said.Fang, who joined the CSRC in 2015, was removed from the post in 2024 without disclosing the reasons, Bloomberg News reported.The CSRC did not respond to' request for comment on the matter.(Market Chatter news is derived from conversations with market professionals globally. This information is believed to be from reliable sources but may include rumor and speculation. Accuracy is not guaranteed.)

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International7d ago

Market Chatter: Chinese Gold Imports Reach Two-Year High in June

China's gold imports reached a two-year high of about 173.3 tons in June, Bloomberg reported Friday, citing the General Administration of Customs.The amount increased from 162.6 tons in the previous month, according to the report.Bullion-backed exchange-traded funds saw net inflows of 28 tons this year, Bloomberg said, citing the Shanghai Gold Exchange.(Market Chatter news is derived from conversations with market professionals globally. This information is believed to be from reliable sources but may include rumor and speculation. Accuracy is not guaranteed.)

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Asia7d ago

Far East Orchard Wins Gateway 2 Nod for 239-Bed Manchester Student Accommodation

Far East Orchard's (SGX:O10) 239-bed purpose-built student accommodation development in Manchester, UK, has secured a Gateway 2 approval, according to a Monday filing with the Singapore Exchange.The approval will allow the real estate company to commence construction, with development targeted for completion in 2028.The development will be carried out by Far East UK Student Accommodation Development Fund.Shares of the company were down nearly 3% in Monday's trading.

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Asia7d ago

Gateway Mining Intersects Gold Mineralization at Western Australia Project; Shares Up 6%

Gateway Mining (ASX:GML) intersected gold mineralization linked with a broad zone of shearing, quartz veining and alteration at its Yandal project in Western Australia, according to a Monday filing with the Australian bourse.The results, which extend the Cowza discovery to 3.5 kilometers of continuous strike, include 4 meters at 11.1 grams per tonne (g/t) grade of gold from 72 meters, 8 meters at 3.1 g/t grade of gold from 76 meters, and 4 meters at 3.3 g/t grade of gold from 80 meters, the filing said.A second drill rig will start drilling this week to define the scale of the mineralized footprint in fresh rock at the discovery, per the filing.Shares rose nearly 6% in afternoon trade Monday.

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Asia7d ago

Thai Union Group Names CFO

Thai Union Group (BKK:TU) named Ratiporn Ratcharoen as its new Chief Financial Officer, effective Aug. 17, according to a Monday filing with the Thailand Exchange.Ratcharoen will succeed Thiraphong Chansiri who will remain the seafood product's company's interim CFO until Aug. 16.

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Asia7d ago

Nyrada Builds Cash Balance in June Quarter With Receipt of R&D Tax Incentive

Nyrada (ASX:NYR) ended the June quarter with a cash balance of about AU$8.4 million, up from AU$6.7 million as of March 31, according to a Monday filing with the Australian bourse.Cash operating outflows for the June quarter totaled about AU$1.7 million, offset by AU$60,000 of interest income and the receipt of a roughly AU$2.5 million research and development tax incentive from the Australian government, per the filing.The company said its phase 2a clinical trial of Xolatryp in heart attack patients remains on track for completion next year, with the final patient expected to be dosed in mid-2027.Nyrada shares fell 1% in recent Monday trade.

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International7d ago

New Zealand New Residential Mortgage Lending Falls in June

Total new residential mortgage lending in New Zealand fell to NZ$8.45 billion in June from NZ$8.63 billion in May, according to data from the Reserve Bank of New Zealand released on Monday.Residential mortgage lending to first home buyers fell to NZ$1.6 billion in June from NZ$1.68 billion in the previous month. Lending to other owner-occupiers decreased to NZ$5.1 billion from NZ$5.23 billion.Residential mortgage lending to investors rose to NZ$1.65 billion from NZ$1.61 billion, while that for business purposes decreased to NZ$95 million from NZ$112 million.Total new residential lending at a loan-to-valuation ratio above 80% came in at NZ$1.27 billion in June for all borrower types, up from NZ$1.25 billion in May.Residential mortgage lending, where the loan-to-valuation ratio is equal to or below 80%, was NZ$7.18 billion for all borrower types, down from NZ$7.38 billion in the previous month.

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Asia7d ago

SK Group, Nvidia Sign $500 Billion Long-Term Partnership to Secure, Co-Develop Next-Generation HBM

SK Group, the parent of SK Hynix (KRX:000660), signed a memorandum of understanding with U.S.-based chipmaker Nvidia to secure and co-develop next-generation AI memory, Nvidia said in a press release on Friday.The two companies will jointly develop and optimize next-generation AI memory, including high-bandwidth memory (HBM), for AI infrastructure spanning large language models, agentic AI and physical AI, according to the release.The long-term partnership, amounting to $500 billion, was announced during South Korean President Lee Jae Myung's visit to San Francisco, where South Korean firms Samsung Electronics (KRX:005930) and Naver (KRX:035420) also announced partnerships with US firms.Shares of SK Hynix fell more than 1% in recent trade. Shares of Samsung Electronics declined nearly 1%, while those of Naver added over 9%.

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Asia7d ago

Hanwha Aerospace Files for Singapore Listing of $500 Million Bonds

Hanwha Aerospace (KRX:012450) filed for the listing of $500 million 5% senior unsecured bonds due 2029 on the Singapore bourse, according to a filing with the Singapore Exchange on Monday.The bonds will be listed and quoted on the Bonds Market on or about July 28, the aerospace company said.

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Asia7d ago

Changi Airport Q2 Passenger Traffic Slips 1.5%; H1 Volume Up 0.4%

Singapore's Changi Airport recorded 17.2 million passenger movements in the second quarter, down 1.5% from a year earlier, according to a Friday company release.Aircraft movements in the second quarter also fell 1.3% year over year to 92,400.Top five markets during the second quarter were China, Indonesia, Australia, Malaysia and India, while Vietnam booked the strongest growth at 18.5%.In the first half of 2026, passenger traffic rose 0.4% from a year earlier.

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Asia7d ago

Update: Spark New Zealand Starts Review of Digital Services Division

(Updates to add stock movement in the fifth paragraph)Spark New Zealand (ASX:SPK, NZE:SPK) started a strategic review of its Digital Services division, according to a Monday filing with the Australian bourse.The review is expected to be completed in the first half of fiscal year 2027, the filing said.The company will shift to a new organizational structure comprising two divisions, namely Connectivity and Digital Services, with both enabled by centralized shared functions.In line with the restructure, Chief Commercial Officer Mark Beder was named Chief Customer Officer of Connectivity, per the filing.The company's shares rose past 3% in recent Monday trading on the Australian bourse. Its New Zealand shares gained over 2%.

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