Krypton Abendblatt | Cathay Pacific stellt die wöchentliche Direktflugverbindung zwischen Hongkong und Seattle am Freitag wieder her; Elon Musk behauptet, dass SpaceX im nächsten Jahr möglicherweise 95 % der globalen Gesamtladekapazität in die Umlaufbahn bringen könnte.
Large companies:
Cathay Pacific to resume direct round - trip flights to Seattle every Friday
36Kr learned that Cathay Pacific announced that it will restart direct round - trip flights to Seattle starting from March 30, 2026. Seattle will become Cathay's ninth passenger destination in North America, further enhancing the global network connection of the Hong Kong hub. In the summer of 2026, Cathay will offer more than 110 pairs of round - trip flights to North America every week, with destinations including Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Seattle, Toronto, and Vancouver.
Elon Musk says SpaceX may send 95% of the world's total payloads into orbit next year
An X user cited the latest rocket launch market share report and said, "SpaceX launched 88.5% of the satellites in the second quarter and is expected to reach Elon Musk's target of 90% share for the rest of 2025. Calculated by the weight sent into orbit, SpaceX accounts for 86% of the global total." Musk responded, "Once the Starship frequently flies with real payloads next year, SpaceX may send 95% of the world's total payloads into orbit, although other countries, especially China, are still growing. By 2027, this proportion may reach as high as 98%." (Sina Finance)
Baidu Wenku: The monthly access volume of its intelligent PPT feature exceeds 34 million
36Kr learned that recently, the National Industrial Information Security Development Research Center (referred to as the "National Industrial Information Security Center") released the "Evaluation Report on the Empowerment of Intelligent Office by Large Models - PPT Generation", selecting 8 common large - model - generated PPT products for evaluation. The report shows that Baidu Wenku ranked first. Currently, the monthly active users of Baidu Wenku's AI exceed 97 million, and the monthly access volume of its intelligent PPT feature exceeds 34 million, ranking first globally.
Taobao to launch Double 11 simultaneously in 20 countries
36Kr learned that on September 22, Ye Jianqiu, the general manager of Taobao's overseas business, introduced that this year's Double 11 will be launched simultaneously in 20 countries and regions around the world for the first time and will be presented in five different language versions to consumers globally. Taobao's overseas business announced that it will invest 1 billion yuan in marketing subsidies in the overseas market during this year's Double 11 to help 100,000 merchants double their overseas sales during Double 11.
36Kr learned that on September 21, at the e - commerce author communication session of the Douyin Creators Conference, the data released by Douyin E - commerce showed that in the past year, the GMV of Douyin E - commerce's shelf field increased by 49% year - on - year. Meanwhile, more than 5.11 million newly - registered e - commerce authors and 5.36 million new merchants earned income through the platform. On average, there are 1.25 million e - commerce live broadcasts every day, watched by more than 300 million people.
Garuda Indonesia plans to establish partnerships with JetBlue, Virgin Atlantic, etc. next year
Garuda Indonesia said on September 22 that the company plans to establish partnerships with JetBlue Airways, Riyadh Air, and Virgin Atlantic next year to expand its global route network. (Jiemian)
Similarweb: SHEIN's global traffic increased by 9.74% month - on - month in August
36Kr learned that the latest data from the data analysis website Similarweb shows that in August 2025, SHEIN still ranked first in the fashion and apparel category in the United States and was also the top website in the global fashion and clothing category. The data shows that SHEIN's global traffic increased by 9.74% month - on - month in August. In addition, SHEIN's Google search volume increased by 25% in August.
VodafoneThree selects Ericsson and Nokia for a $2.7 billion network contract
VodafoneThree has selected Ericsson and Nokia to sign a contract worth £2 billion (approximately $2.69 billion). The two companies will provide network technology for it across the UK. (Sina Finance)
Investment and financing:
36Kr learned that the International Cooperation Department of the China Securities Regulatory Commission issued a notice on the record - filing for the overseas issuance and listing of JINGDONG Industrials, Inc. The company's record - filing materials for overseas issuance and listing submitted through its domestic operating entity, Beijing JD Digital Intelligence Industrial Technology Co., Ltd., have been received. The company plans to issue no more than 253,309,800 common shares and list on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
36Kr learned that "Zero - Gravity Aircraft Industry", a new - energy aircraft R & D and manufacturing company, completed nearly 100 million yuan in Series A++ strategic financing. This round of financing was jointly invested by Yunshi Capital and the fund jointly owned by Xiangyuan Culture and Tourism - Yancheng Huanghai Huichuang Ketai Low - Altitude Economy Industry Investment Fund Partnership (Limited Partnership). The raised funds will be used to promote the airworthiness certification process and the R & D, mass production, and delivery of core products.
Reports say Pfizer may acquire weight - loss drug developer Metsera for $7.3 billion
According to people familiar with the matter, Pfizer, the largest pharmaceutical company in the United States, is close to reaching a deal to acquire weight - loss drug developer Metsera for $7.3 billion. The sources said that Pfizer will acquire New York - based Metsera for $47.50 per share in cash, with an additional $22.50 per share contingent on the achievement of certain performance milestones. They also added that unless the negotiations fail, the deal could be announced as early as Monday. (Sina Finance)
New products:
Meituan's LongCat releases a new high - efficiency inference model, LongCat - Flash - Thinking
36Kr learned that Meituan's LongCat team officially released a new high - efficiency inference model, LongCat - Flash - Thinking. According to the official introduction, the new model is the first large - language model in China that combines "in - depth thinking + tool call" and "informal + formal" reasoning abilities. It has reached the most advanced level (SOTA) among global open - source models in reasoning tasks in multiple fields such as logic, mathematics, code, and agents, and its performance in some tasks is close to that of the closed - source model GPT5 - Thinking.
Elon Musk says autonomous driving will be the greatest wealth creation in human history
An X user posted, "I will invest another $50,000 in Tesla this week. Most of us don't know what's about to happen. As Elon said, this will be the largest wealth transfer in human history. Tesla will achieve autonomous driving." Musk responded, "It's not a transfer of wealth but a creation of wealth. The size of the pie will get bigger. This is the opposite of a zero - sum game." (Sina Finance)
Today's viewpoints:
On September 22, when introducing the achievements of the financial industry's development during the "14th Five - Year Plan" period, Wu Qing, the chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, said at a press conference of the State Council Information Office that the past five years have been fruitful. Looking forward to the next five years, we are full of confidence, and it is also a heavy responsibility. We need to continuously promote the construction of the capital market over successive five - year periods, and continuously promote innovation and high - quality development of the capital market on the premise of effectively preventing risks. (Securities Times)
On September 22, when introducing the achievements of the financial industry's development during the "14th Five - Year Plan" period, Pan Gongsheng, the governor of the People's Bank of China, said at a press conference of the State Council Information Office that currently, the RMB has become the largest settlement currency for China's external payments and receipts, the world's third - largest trade financing currency and third - largest payment currency, and ranks third in the currency basket of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)'s Special Drawing Rights (SDR). (Securities Times)
On September 22, when introducing the achievements of the financial industry's development during the "14th Five - Year Plan" period, Li Yunze, the director of the National Financial Regulatory Administration, said at a press conference of the State Council Information Office that since last year, (the National Financial Regulatory Administration) took the lead in establishing a coordinated working mechanism to support the financing of small and micro - enterprises, issued loans worth 22 trillion yuan, expanded the coverage of the policy of loan renewal without principal repayment, involving loans worth 9.4 trillion yuan, and effectively alleviated the capital pressure on small and medium - sized enterprises. (Securities Times)
On September 22, when introducing the achievements of the financial industry's development during the "14th Five - Year Plan" period, Zhu Hexin, the deputy governor of the People's Bank of China and the director of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, said at a press conference of the State Council Information Office that in recent years, in the face of a highly volatile international market environment, China's cross - border capital flows have been generally balanced, and the RMB exchange rate has been relatively stable among major currencies. Looking forward, China's long - term economic fundamentals are sound, and high - level opening - up is steadily advancing, which lays a stable foundation for the autonomous balance of the balance of payments. At the same time, the RMB exchange rate formation mechanism is constantly improving, and the macro - prudential management of the foreign exchange market is more effective. Therefore, we have more confidence in coping with external risks and challenges, which will provide more solid support for the healthy development of China's foreign exchange market during the "15th Five - Year Plan" period. (Securities Times)
Other notable news:
Berkshire Hathaway holds more than 10% of the voting shares of Mitsui & Co.
Mitsui & Co. announced on September 22 that it received notice from US - based Berkshire Hathaway that through shareholding increases, it now holds more than 10% of the voting rights of Mitsui & Co. Mitsui & Co. has confirmed that Berkshire Hathaway has become a major shareholder of the company. (Jiemian)
36Kr learned that the Aiqicha App shows that recently, Huaneng (Beijing) Comprehensive Energy Technology Service Co., Ltd. was established. The legal representative is Xiong Ting, and the registered capital is 200 million yuan. Its business scope includes contract energy management, R & D of carbon emission reduction, carbon conversion, carbon capture, and carbon sequestration technologies, data processing and storage support services, energy storage technology services, technical consulting on resource recycling services, operation of electric vehicle charging infrastructure, maintenance of electronic and mechanical equipment, power generation, power transmission, and power supply (distribution) services, etc. Shareholder information shows that the company is wholly - owned by Huaneng New Energy Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of China Huaneng Group.