Key corporate developments include Ingenic Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (03223) commencing its public offering from August 17 to 20, with cornerstone investors including Emerald Prime and GF Fund. Henlius (02696) is deepening its global collaboration on biosimilars, with a projected settlement amount of $100.5 million expected to be reached in 2026. Insilico Medicine (03696) has been included in the MSCI Global Small Cap Index. MNSO (09896) anticipates a mid-term profit of approximately RMB 940 million to RMB 960 million, representing a year-on-year increase of about 4% to 6%.

In other corporate news, a company (01956) plans to establish a fund with entities including Guoke Xizi and Keqiao Jinkai, focusing on high-quality enterprises within the upstream and downstream ecosystem of decision intelligence businesses. CanSino Biologics (06185) has had its New Drug Application (NDA) for a Td5cp vaccine for adolescents and adults accepted. NeuroVasc (06609) plans to issue A-shares and list on the STAR Market of the Shanghai Stock Exchange.

Turning to financial results, Zijin Gold International (02259) released its interim results, reporting a net profit attributable to equity holders of $1.451 billion, a surge of 178.83% compared to the same period last year. Sands China Ltd (01928) posted an interim net profit attributable to shareholders of $398 million, a decrease of 3.63% year-on-year. SINOPEC Engineering (02386) reported a net profit attributable to shareholders of RMB 1.137 billion for the interim period, down 18% year-on-year. Megaforce (02692) released its 2026 interim results, with a net profit attributable to shareholders of RMB 74.6457 million, a year-on-year decline of 34.1%. Longfor Group (00960) expects its interim net profit attributable to shareholders to be between RMB 1.80 billion and RMB 2.00 billion. A company (02655) issued a profit alert, expecting its first-half profit to increase significantly to approximately RMB 55 million to RMB 65 million.

In operational data, Air China (00753) reported a 11.2% year-on-year increase in passenger traffic in July. China Eastern Airlines (00670) saw a 7.13% rise in passenger traffic in July. China Southern Airlines (01055) reported a 4.23% year-on-year increase in passenger capacity in July.