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PASAY CITY, Philippines, May 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- SM Investments Corporation (SM), the parent company of the SM group, announced an increase in dividend payments by 31% to PHP17 per share from PHP13 in 2025 reflecting the Group's ability to generate cash while continuing to invest for long-term growth. This also represents a 2.4% dividend yield using the December 31, 2025 share price. Total dividends increased to PHP20.7 billion from PHP16.0 billion in 2025. This marks the fifth consecutive year SM increased dividends and comes on top of a 44% increase in dividend per share last year. Over the past five years, parent-level dividends increased from PHP5 billion in 2021 to PHP16 billion in 2025. This translates to a compounded annual growth rate of over 32%. Since listing in 2005, SM has returned PHP148.9 billion in dividends to shareholders as of end-2025. "We intend to provide greater returns to shareholders. Our businesses provide us with strong, diverse and reliable cashflows that enable us to do so while also growing our businesses and maintaining a strong balance sheet," said Frederic C. DyBuncio, President and Chief Executive Officer of SM Investments. Shareholders on record as of May 14, 2026 will receive dividend payments on May 28, 2026. At the parent level, SM's scale, recurring income, and exposure to the Philippines' consumer-driven economy enable it to generate cash across cycles and allocate capital toward long-term value creation. "Our approach remains consistent: reinvest in high-quality businesses and consistently return capital to shareholders," Mr. DyBuncio added. SM generates cash from market-leading businesses, with 90% of earnings derived from recurring sources across retail, banking, and property. This recurring income base supports both capital returns and reinvestment, while portfolio investments provide additional growth avenues. A strong balance sheet, characterized by conservative leverage, enables SM to operate with resilience across economic cycles and maintain flexibility in capital allocation. About SM Investments Corporation SM Investments Corporation (SM) is an owner-operator of market-leading businesses in retail, banking, and property, with investments in high-growth opportunities in the Philippine economy. Through its portfolio, SM generates resilient cash flows and reinvests with discipline to compound value over the long term. Its retail operations are the largest and most diversified in the country. Its property arm, SM Prime Holdings, Inc., is the largest integrated property developer in the Philippines. Its banking interests include BDO Unibank, Inc., the country's largest bank, and China Banking Corporation, one of the country's largest private domestic banks. For more information, please visit www.sminvestments.com
SHANGHAI, Sept. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- WuXi AppTec Co., Ltd. (Stock Codes: 603259.SH/2359.HK), a global company that provides a broad portfolio of R&D and manufacturing services to enable companies in the pharmaceutical and life science industries, implemented its first interim dividend plan, distributing a total of RMB1.03 billion in cash dividends. So far this year, to enhance shareholder value, WuXi AppTec has distributed a total of RMB4.88 billion in cash dividends to investors through its annual dividend, special dividend and interim dividend. The Company's cash dividends, combined with share repurchases and cancellations implemented this year, total RMB6.88 billion, representing over 70% of the net profit attributable to the owners of the Company in 2024. For A-share shareholders, please refer to the Company's announcement HERE.For H‑share shareholders, please refer to the Company's announcement HERE. About WuXi AppTec WuXi AppTec is a trusted partner and contributor to the pharmaceutical and life sciences industries, providing R&D and manufacturing services that help advance healthcare innovation. With operations across Asia, Europe, and North America, we offer integrated, end-to-end services through our unique CRDMO (Contract Research, Development, and Manufacturing Organization) platform. We are privileged to work alongside nearly 6,000 partners across 30+ countries, supporting their efforts to bring breakthrough treatments to patients. Guided by our vision that every drug can be made and every disease can be treated, we are committed to advancing breakthroughs for patients—one collaboration at a time. Learn more at www.wuxiapptec.com.
SHANGHAI, June 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Li Peng, Huawei's Senior Vice President and President of the Carrier BG, today called for further innovation in 5G to create new value and unleash digital dividends during his keynote at MWC Shanghai 2023. He said the industry needs to innovate together to meet increasing digital requirements in both the consumer and industrial markets. Titled Creating New Value with 5G to Unleash Digital Dividends, his speech discussed how 5G is spearheading the development of the digital industry and enabling the digitalization of all industries. Li said, "The future is now. New business scenarios for people, homes, businesses, and vehicles are delivering new experiences. This is raising higher requirements for network capabilities. Enhanced network capabilities, like 10 Gbps downlink, 1 Gbps uplink, and 100 billion IoT connections, are creating a vast market space in 5.5G for carriers." Li Peng speaks at MWC Shanghai 2023 Connecting people: Demand for new experience boosts traffic dividends Currently, the world has over 1.2 billion 5G users. Li explained that the pursuit of the ultimate experience by the large number of users is driving the development of innovative content and applications as well as the construction of 5G networks that can deliver a 10 Gbps experience. Huawei predicts that these applications and content will also spur a 10-fold surge in traffic. For example, the traffic generated by naked-eye 3D content will see a 3- to 10-fold increase compared with 2D videos. A single New Calling user can generate over 1 GB of data per week while one cloud phone user can generate over 1 GB of data a day. 5G spectrum will also be crucial for achieving the ultimate user experience. Li said that the industry needs access to new frequency bands, including the 6 GHz and mmWave bands, as well as sub-100 GHz spectrum for 5G New Radio. Huawei has already worked with multiple carriers to perform technical verification for the 6 GHz band. Field tests show that 10 Gbps downlink can be achieved on the 6 GHz band and that the band can also achieve co-coverage with C-band for a single site. Connecting homes: Huge room for smart life dividends In the consumer market, skyrocketing demand for new experiences has led to a boom in innovative forms of content and applications, like naked-eye 3D, smart home management, and whole-house intelligence. This has prompted carriers to upgrade home networks that will deliver a bandwidth of 10 Gbps like private lines. Li explained that Huawei launched the 5G FWA Square solutions, including FWA Pro for ultrafast connectivity, FWA Lite for cost-effective connectivity, and FWA Biz for highly reliable connectivity. These three solutions can help carriers better meet user needs in various scenarios and expand the 5G FWA market. Connecting industries and machines: A trillion-yuan market Since 5G commercialization began four years ago, more than 17,000 private 5G networks have been built globally. These networks have turbocharged digitalization in many industries, with clear economic benefits for early adopters in the manufacturing, port, mining, oil & gas, and healthcare industries. As industrial digitalization becomes more common, more businesses will integrate digital technology into their production processes, and they will require more advanced network capabilities that 5G can provide. Together with partners, Huawei helped a customer develop the industry's first 5.5G-powered flexible production line. The project found that the 5.5G deterministic network guaranteed ultra-high reliability and reduced latency down to 4 milliseconds in a high-concurrency environment. Li Peng calls for joint effort on 5.5G research Connecting vehicles: A new path for carriers Li also touched on the popular topic of autonomous vehicles during his speech. Constant progress is being made in the areas of connected vehicles and Internet of Vehicles (IoV). ICT services are essential for intelligent connected vehicles, Vehicle to Everything (V2X), and connected intelligence. 5.5G will help cars sense their surroundings much more clearly. An IoV with advanced sensing is a core component of intelligent traffic light systems, navigation on rainy and foggy days, beyond-line-of-sight sensing, and more. Level-4 autonomous vehicles are expected to hit the commercial market in 2025 and will require massive amounts of computing power and strong networks. An autonomous car generates hundreds of terabytes of data each day, and needs to upload about one terabyte of that data to the cloud to support AI model training and algorithm updates. Li said that Huawei will deepen its partnership with the industry to support these huge demands for computing power on clouds and intelligent real-time computing. The connectivity and computing markets are expected to become promising areas of growth for carriers. MWC Shanghai 2023 runs from June 28 to June 30 in Shanghai, China. Huawei showcases its products and solutions at stands E10 and E50 in Hall N1 of Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC). Together with global operators, industry professionals, and opinion leaders, we dive into topics such as speeding up 5G prosperity, striding towards the 5.5G era, and intelligent digital transformation. 5.5G creates new business value in areas like the Internet of People (IoP), Internet of Things (IoT), and Internet of Vehicles (IoV), supporting countless industries as they move towards an intelligent world. For more information, please visit: https://carrier.huawei.com/en/events/mwcs2023.
BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- During MWC Barcelona 2024, Liu Kang, President of Huawei ICT Marketing & Solution Sales, delivered a keynote speech titled "Embracing 5.5G to Unleash Industry Dividends" at the 5G Advanced: Completing the Enterprise Opportunity conference. Liu Kang said that 5G has become a must for industry digitalization and that upgrading to 5.5G is expected to enhance network capabilities by 10-fold. This, he noted, will drive industries to accelerate intelligent digital transformation and further unleash industry dividends. Liu Kang delivering a keynote speech Supported by 5.5G's key features such as 10 Gbps downlink, 1 Gbps uplink, deterministic network, support for 100 billion IoT connections, and native intelligence, operators can provide enterprise users with better connectivity services and a wider range of integrated ICT services. Such services will effectively support the core production processes of enterprises, and enable the all-scenario connection of things and more reliable intelligent transportation, thus accelerating both social and economic development. Providing better connectivity services to enhance SME connectivity Supported by 5.5G, FWA will continue evolving towards FWA² that features 20-ms low latency and high reliability. Operators will replace microwave lines and low-speed copper lines with better connectivity services, extending FWA services from home to enterprise scenarios, enhancing the connectivity of SMEs and maximizing network value. Offering a wider range of integrated ICT services to accelerate industry digitalization With its enhanced capabilities, 5.5G provides guaranteed speeds of 300 Mbps, 20-ms latency at 99.999% reliability. Furthermore, by supporting additional industry demands, such as networking, computing, cloud, and IoT, 5.5G will create "X capabilities" for industries, driving the digitalization and automation of more application scenarios in the future. Providing effective support for enterprises' core production processes to increase production efficiency 5.5G enables uplink rates up to 1 Gbps, latency as low as 4 ms, and reliability as high as 99.999%. These capabilities can effectively support the core production processes of enterprises, significantly enhancing their production efficiency. Taking production at coal mines as an example, many underground mines have a fully-mechanized mining face that is longer than 100 meters. Thanks to 5.5G's ultra-large uplink capability, over 100 HD cameras can be deployed for real-time video uploading, and AI technology is employed to stitch panoramic videos from fully-mechanized mining faces. This 5.5G smart mine solution realizes "see all, see clearly" for underground operations. This is how 5.5G technology can contribute to health and safety regarding underground mining. Adapting to IoT requirements across all scenarios to accelerate the development of a market of 100 billion IoT connections 5.5G enhancements can be seen in areas like uplink bandwidth, latency, positioning, and passive tagging, which can meet IoT requirements across all scenarios. The declining cost of RedCap and passive IoT devices is driving the IoT market to scale up faster and move towards achieving 100 billion IoT connections. Enabling vehicle-road collaboration to improve driving safety and traffic management efficiency By the end of 2023, the global connected vehicle count had reached 350 million. 5.5G Macro Sites enableto deliver low latency of 20 ms and high reliability of 99%, thereby accelerating vehicle-road collaboration for enhanced driving safety and traffic management efficiency. This solution has been verified from end to end in Shanghai, and is projected to improve traffic management efficiency by 30% and reduce average commute times by 20%. Liu Kang noted that close industry partnerships are instrumental in unlocking the benefits of 5.5G. Huawei is committed to working with industry and ecosystem partners to explore the wide-ranging applications of 5.5G technology, and bring about a new era of intelligent interconnection of industry applications. This will enable all participants to benefit from 5.5G development and enjoy shared success.
BEIJING, April 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Purchasers were seen carrying luggage, exchanging name cards when passing by each other, and rushing through the exhibition halls of the Canton Fair on Monday morning, the first day of the 135th session of China's landmark trade fair, which will run until May 5. On the first day of the 135th session of the China Import and Export Fair, commonly known as the Canton Fair, over 60,000 global purchasers visited the physical exhibition halls. By Sunday, more than 149,000 purchasers from 215 countries and regions had registered to visit the 135th session of Canton Fair, up 17.4 percent from the 134th session held in October and November 2023, the Global Times learned from the fair organizer. With an exhibition area of 1.55 million square meters, the fair accommodates 28,600 enterprises attending the export exhibition and 680 firms attending the import exhibition. One buyer from Brazil,bringing a huge suitcase with him, was rushing to the exhibition hall for new-energy vehicles (NEVs). "The suitcase is used to hold exhibitors' brochures and business cards. I'm planning to take about 80 booklets today, which is a heavy burden if I carry them by hand," the buyer, who was in too much of a hurry to share his name, told the Global Times on Monday. While experienced purchasers from all over the world attending the Canton Fair are trying to improve their efficiency, David Beschaftigt, a first-time Canton Fair participant from Germany, and his peers, were dazzled by the millions of products on display. "We're looking for products that are great for selling to customers in Germany," Beschaftigt, a representative of an e-commerce platform, told the Global Times on Monday. "It's very big here. We first look with our eyes, touch the things and check the quality. And then we can do some research if the products are interesting to sell and whether we can make profit," Beschaftigt said. They are among the global purchasers at the Canton Fair hoping to explore the latest high-quality products for global customers. Helpful, open to all Exhibitors said that attending the 135th Canton Fair helps enterprises grab global orders, expand the market and help consolidate China's foreign trade and foreign investment. "We export about $30-50 million worth of electric bicycles to the world every year, mainly to Europe and North America," Eddie Xu, sales manager at Jinhua-based Yongkang Lohas Vehicle Co, told the Global Times on Monday at the Canton Fair. Xu said the company attends many exhibitions domestically and overseas, but the Canton Fair is the most effective one as it targets the largest customer group. Lu Aohua, sales manager at Ji'nan-based Gweike Tech Co, echoed Xu by saying that the exhibition halls of some expos overseas are relatively small, as are the number of visitors. "But the Canton Fair is different. It is large, and the categories of products on display are comprehensive. It's easy to set up contacts with upstream and downstream enterprises, which makes potential customer exploration easier," Lu told the Global Times on Monday at the fair. Gweike, a manufacturer of laser cutting machines, exports about 1.2 billion yuan ($166 million) worth of products annually, mainly to the US, Turkey, Russia, Italy and some South American countries, according to Lu. Lu also said that he feels a larger crowd of overseas purchasers have come to this edition of the Canton Fair than at the 134th session held in October and November in 2023. Many other exhibitors shared the same feeling. One salesperson at Supcon Chemical Industry Indonesia told the Global Times that she is already exhausted from having received some 60 batches of customers by 2 pm on Monday. The Canton Fair, often dubbed the No.1 expo in the world in terms of scale, is seen as a symbol of foreign trade that gives confidence to international commerce dealers. The fair's popularity tells of the vitality of China's foreign trade and attractiveness to global participants. The fair is now open to all, so global exporters and importers can enjoy the dividends of China's opening-up. More than 9.3 million overseas merchants have participated in the Canton Fair since the first session held in 1957, the Global Times learned from the Canton Fair organizer. The number of global cooperation partners comes to 195, which has strongly promoted trade and people-to-people exchanges between China and other countries and regions in the world. China vows to pursue higher-level opening-up and to promote mutual benefits, as was announced in this year's Government Work Report. "We will promote coordinated development of domestic and foreign trade. Major trade events will be hosted, such as the China International Import Expo, the China Import and Export Fair, the China International Fair for Trade in Services, the Global Digital Trade Expo, and the China International Consumer Products Expo," read the report. The Canton Fair, together with other events, demonstrates China's determination to expand high-level opening-up and promotes an open world economy and mutually beneficial cooperation. Behind these major events is the transformation and upgrading of China's economic structure. Transformation and upgrading The Canton Fair, for example, used to mainly showcase consumer goods, but in recent years, the proportion of intermediate and capital goods on display has increased to 12 percent. In the machinery exhibition area where capital goods are concentrated, the number of booths has increased by more than 50 percent in the past five years. Capital goods and intermediate goods are becoming more and more important in the Canton Fair, through which China provides the world with a large number of high-quality products with strong competitiveness and stable supply. This has helped all countries and regions, especially developing countries, achieve industrialization and enhanced the resilience and stability of industrial and supply chains in the world. The Canton Fair released on Friday a survey of exhibitors, which showed that more than 80 percent of them know more suppliers through the Canton Fair, 64 percent of exhibitors found more suitable supporting services providers, and 62 percent of exhibitors obtained more efficient production alternatives. Consumer goods displayed at the Canton Fair are also smarter and greener, showcasing the country's advanced manufacturing level. The number of exhibitors for sectors such as NEVs, smart transportation, industrial automation, intelligent manufacturing and new-energy materials increased during the current Canton Fair. There are more than 90,000 intelligent products such as brain-computer interface bionic hands, automatic navigation and transportation equipment, and artificial intelligence (AI) translation machines. More than 50 percent of exhibitors are actively applying digital technologies such as AI and big data analysis to transform production and operation. Over 1 million new products are expected to be showcased at the first phase of the 135th session of Canton Fair, from Monday to Friday, themed "advanced manufacturing." Of these, 450,000 are green and low-carbon items and more than 250,000 are products with independent intellectual properties, the Global Times learned from the Canton Fair organizer. The spring Canton Fair is divided into three phases, with the second phase themed "quality home furnishings" from April 23 to 27, and the third phase themed "better life" from May 1 to 5. A cross-border e-commerce pilot zone and overseas warehouse zone were set up for the first time, with a total exhibition area of 3,000 square meters. A total of 165 e-commerce comprehensive pilot zones are promoted on the Canton Fair online platform.
Recently, China Hongqiao (01378.HK), a global market leader in the aluminum industry, released a remarkable interim results announcement, attracting significant market attention. China Hongqiao has demonstrated accelerated development in the first half of 2024, various performance indicators of the company showed a substantial year-on-year growth, with figures increased far exceeding those announced during the positive profit alert released by the Group in June. In particular, the company’s profit has surged by over three times, setting a historic peak. Remarkable Growth in Financial Performance and Dividends In the first half of the year, China Hongqiao achieved a revenue of RMB 73.592 billion, representing a 12.0% year-on-year increase. The net profit attributable to equity holders was RMB 9.155 billion, representing a significant increase of 272.66% year-on-year. The net profit excluding extraordinary profit and loss was RMB 10.77 billion, representing a substantial year-on-year increase of 352.68%. Basic earnings per share increased by approximately 273.0% year-on-year to RMB 0.966. In addition to the growth in revenue and net profit, China Hongqiao also saw a significant increase in gross profit and gross profit margin. In the first half of the year, the company's gross profit increased by approximately 202.1% year-on-year to RMB 17.802 billion, while the overall gross margin was about 24.2%, showing a significant increase of 15.2 percentage points compared to 9.0% in the same period last year. China Hongqiao’s rapid performance growth is driven by both increased product volume and prices, alongside a reduction in cost of key raw materials. "The average selling prices of the Group's aluminum alloy products and alumina products increased compared to the same period in 2023, at the same time, the increase in sales volume and the reduction in purchase prices of key raw materials such as coal and anode carbon blocks were also the favorable factors, thus the Group's gross profit saw a significant increase compared to the same period in 2023," said Mr. Zhang Bo, Chairman of the Board of China Hongqiao. The rising demand in the aluminum industry also contributed to the improvement in China Hongqiao's performance. As inflation continues to moderate globally, and major central banks contemplating potential rate cuts, better than expected improvements in economic performances for major countries are observed, with key growth indicators exhibiting an upward trend. In the context of a slow economic recovery, there are renewed expectations for increased demand for metals like copper and aluminum, driven by industries such as photovoltaics and electric vehicles. Additionally, the supply capacity for certain types of ore and smelting process is experiencing a periodic weaknesses, leading to a significant overall increase in the prices of non-ferrous metals, including aluminum, in the second quarter of 2024. According to Guosheng Securities, with the completion of China Hongqiao’s relocation on electrolytic aluminum production to Yunnan Province, the production cost of electrolytic aluminum is expected to reduce further. Meanwhile, aluminum prices are expected to remain high due to rigid domestic supply and the post-interest rate hike cycle. The increase in both prices and sales volume is foreseen under the expectation of the US Federal Reserve’s rate cuts and increased use of aluminium in green energy applications. All these positive factors further enhance the company’s performance elasticity. As profits surges, China Hongqiao also highly focused on delivering strong returns to its shareholders, China Hongqiao also places great emphasis on shareholders’ returns and continues to increase its dividend payout ratio. In the first half of the year, the company declared a dividend of HKD 0.59 per share, showing a year-on-year increase of 73.5%, with a dividend yield of approximately 5.72% and a payout ratio of 56%. The company's average dividend payout ratio has consistently ranked among the top tier within the industry, providing a stronger secured margin to its shareholders since it became a listed company in HKEX from 2011. Moreover, China Hongqiao currently has a strong cash flow. As at June 30, 2024, the company held approximately RMB 37.502 billion in cash and cash equivalents, which also helps ensuring the stability and flexibility of its business operations. Integrated Industry Chain Highlights Advantages with Strong Momentum for Performance Growth The significant growth in China Hongqiao's performance is not only a result of the overall improvement in industry demand but also the outcome of the company's commitment to building an integrated industry chain and continuously enhancing its internal innovation capabilities. Chairman of the Board Mr. Zhang Bo highlighted that the company is currently at a critical stage of transforming and upgrading from traditional industries, developing and expanding emerging industries, and exploring future industry layouts. During this period, China Hongqiao continued to cement its presence in the aluminum industry, further strengthening its full industry chain from bauxite, alumina, primary aluminum, aluminum deep processing, to recycled aluminum. The company has continuously deepened the conversion of new and old growth drivers, leveraging new technologies to empower sustainable development, and consistently increasing the role of “Green” in business growth. As China Hongqiao continues to enhance its industrial chain, it is also proactively expanding into international markets. The company is currently cooperating with countries and regions such as India, Europe, Malaysia, North America, and other Southeast Asian regions. The key materials for electrolytic aluminum production are alumina, electricity, and prebaked anodes. China Hongqiao has made arrangements for bauxite resources in Guinea and Indonesia while expanding its sources of raw materials from Australian bauxite, this ensures the diversification of raw material supply to reduce exposures to raw material risks. As at March 2024, China Hongqiao's project in Guinea has maintained an annualized production capacity of approximately 50 million tonnes of bauxite, with a total alumina production capacity of 19.5 million tonnes per year (including 17.5 million tonnes per year of domestic alumina production capacity and 2 million tonnes per year of Indonesian alumina production capacity). The company has become fully self-sufficient in alumina, highlighting its advantages through all-round integration. Currently, China Hongqiao's total electrolytic aluminum production capacity has reached 6.46 million tonnes per year, and the company plans to relocate a total of 3.96 million tonbes per year of capacity to Yunnan, which is expected to further reduce the overall electricity costs of the company's total production capacity. While China Hongqiao previously relied primarily on coal-fired power for its energy consumption, in response to national policies and with the support of the Yunnan government, the company has relocated part of its capacity to Yunnan to fully utilize the local hydropower advantages. Additionally, the company is vigorously investing in clean energy projects such as photovoltaics in both Yunnan and Shandong, increasing the proportion of clean energy. China Hongqiao continues to build itself as a global market leader in the integrated aluminum industry chain, with industry chain advantages bringing cost advantages to the company. At the same time, the company's capacity relocation actively adapts to the on-going low-carbon development trends. Along with the company's internal initiatives to enhance both the quality and the efficiency, and external efforts to expand international markets, China Hongqiao is further unleashing its strong development momentum and continuously unlocking its potential for significant performance growth.
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