B[The State Administration for Market Regulation releases a list of unconditionally approved cases of concentration of undertakings from October 5 to October 11, 2026] On October 20, the State Administration for Market Regulation released a list of cases of unconditional approval of concentration of undertakings from October 5 to October 11, 2026, including China National Petroleum Corporation. Chemical Sales Co., Ltd. and Xinjiang Communications Investment Industrial Co., Ltd. to establish a new joint venture, Eniko Wind Power Co., Ltd. and Equinoor Renewable Energy Co., Ltd. to establish a new joint venture, Hebei Kaiyi New Materials Technology Co., Ltd. to acquire the equity of Hebei Suotong Kaiyi Carbon Materials Co., Ltd., City Lumina Private Co., Ltd.'s acquisition of the equity of Maode Investment Co., Ltd., Shanghai Baolong Automotive Technology (Anhui) Co., Ltd. and Wuhu Chery Technology Co., Ltd. and other operators' new joint venture case, Itochu Corporation's acquisition of the equity of Dentsu Research Co., Ltd., Shanghai Zhiheng New Energy Co., Ltd. and China Resources Power Holdings Co., Ltd.'s new joint venture case, Kimberly-Clark's acquisition of the equity of Kefu Company, Octopus International Projects Limited's acquisition of the equity of CaoCao Octopus Smart Mobility Limited, Maaden Gold and Base Metals Holding Company and Saudi Aramco Development Company to establish a new joint venture, Wanhua Chemical (Yantai) Battery Industry Co., Ltd. acquired the equity of Luyin (Heze) Salt Co., Ltd., China Southern Power Grid Digital Grid Group Co., Ltd. and Guangzhou Hengyun Enterprise Group Co., Ltd. and other operators to establish a new joint venture, Zhejiang Fuchun Ziguang Environmental Protection Co., Ltd. and Sanmen Guochuang Technology Investment Group Co., Ltd. to establish a new joint venture, China Equity Investment Fund Management (Beijing) Co., Ltd. acquired the equity of Youchao Housing Leasing (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. B[India makes final countervailing ruling on Malaysian and Indonesian transparent float glass] October 14th, according to the China Trade Remedy Information Network, on September 28, 2026, the Indian Ministry of Commerce and Industry issued an announcement on clear float glass (Clear Float) with a thickness of 4 mm (inclusive) to 12 mm (inclusive) originating in or imported from Malaysia and Indonesia. Glass) made a final countervailing ruling: It is recommended to impose countervailing duties on the products involved in Malaysia for 5 years based on the CIF price, as follows: the manufacturer Xinyi Energy Smart (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd is 11.61%, Kibing Group (M) Sdn. Bhd. is 11.44%, Jinjing Technology Malaysia Sdn. Bhd is 8.58%, and other Malaysian manufacturers are 15.66%. The products involved in Indonesia were subsidized to a trace amount during the investigation period, and the anti-subsidy investigation was terminated. This case involves products under Indian Customs Codes 7003, 7004, 7005, 7007, 7008, 7009, 7013, 7015, 7016, 7018, 7019 and 7020. B[Organization: TSMC’s third-quarter net profit is expected to surge 65% year-on-year, hitting a record high for six consecutive quarters] On October 12, TSMC, the world’s largest advanced AI chip foundry, will announce its third-quarter financial report on Thursday. It is widely predicted that, driven by the AI craze, TSMC is expected to achieve record profits for the sixth consecutive quarter. LSEG SmartEstimate summarizes the forecasts of 16 analysts and shows that TSMC's net profit in the third quarter is expected to increase by 65% year-on-year to NT$746.3 billion (equivalent to US$23.4 billion). If the net profit exceeds NT$706.56 billion, it will once again set a record high for the company's single-quarter net profit and achieve 11 consecutive quarters of profit growth. Last Thursday, preliminary data released by TSMC showed that the company's third-quarter revenue was NT$1.49 trillion (approximately US$46.7 billion), a year-on-year increase of 51%, exceeding market expectations and setting a record high. B[Humanoid robot concept rebounded with shock and Beite Technology hit the daily limit] On September 17, the concept of humanoid robot rebounded with shock and rebound, Beite Technology hit the daily limit, Molding Technology approached the daily limit, Huamin shares rose by more than 10%, Siling Intelligent Drive, Yushu Technology, Fengguang Precision, and Zhaomin Technology were among the top gainers. On the news, the latest data from market research organization Smart Analytics Global shows that global humanoid robot shipments in the first half of 2026 were approximately 19,100 units, a nearly three-fold increase year-on-year. Chinese manufacturers accounted for more than 97% of the global shipment share.
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