[Selected midday news on October 12] 1. As of midday closing, the Shanghai Composite Index fell by 0.12%, the Shenzhen Composite Index fell by 1.03%, and the ChiNext Index fell by 1.27%. 2. Hong Kong stocks closed at noon, with the Hang Seng Index up 0.17% and the Hang Seng Technology Index down 0.55%. 3. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs took countermeasures against Paraguay’s Minister of Communications and Technology Billiat; and took countermeasures against Belize’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade, Education, Culture, Science and Technology Fonseca. 4. Data show that last Friday (October 9), stock ETFs had a net inflow of 22.782 billion yuan, marking the fifth consecutive trading day of net inflows. 5. Huawei’s cumulative shipments of foldable machines have exceeded 20 million units. Huawei’s foldable screen mobile phone market share will exceed 70% in the first half of 2026.