8:00 36Kr Briefs | Unitree Responds to the Statement That "Reimbursements Over 100 Yuan Require Personal Approval From Wang Xingxing"; Manus Resumes Independent Operation; NIO Releases Its Second-Quarter Financial Report With Revenue Increasing by 69.1%
Today's Hotspot Guide
Huawei, Xiaomi and Honor respond to mobile phone price hikes
Douyin customer service responds to sudden widespread service abnormalities
Apple's market value surges by 800 billion overnight
"Doubao Phone" has obtained network access license and will be launched for sale in September
Anthropic releases Claude Fable 5.1
Top 3 Major News
Unitree Responds to "Reimbursements Exceeding 100 Yuan Require Wang Xingxing's Approval": Most of the Claims Are Unfounded, Do Not Take Them Seriously
On September 1, the internal management mode of Unitree Robotics sparked heated public discussion. Online circulated rumors stated that "any single reimbursement over 100 yuan requires personal approval from Wang Xingxing", and the company's management of details is extremely strict. In response to this, the official side of Unitree responded: "A lot of the content is untrue, do not take it seriously". According to reports, at the product level, Wang Xingxing sets extremely high standards, personally controls all details, even inquiring about the length of tiny screws, and requires employees to strictly abide by confidentiality rules and focus their energy on product polishing. Wang Xingxing himself has a tight work pace, a straightforward communication style, attaches great importance to cost control, devotes all his energy to front-line product research and development, and rarely talks about topics outside of work. Public information shows that Unitree Robotics was founded in 2016. As of the market close on September 1, its stock price was 571 yuan per share, with a market value of 231 billion yuan. (Caijing Tech)
Manus Resumes Independent Operation
Manus announced that it has officially resumed independent operation. The company stated that its founding team will continue to lead the company, remain firmly committed to product innovation, and advance the development of general AI agents for global users. For some users, this transition requires data backup and recovery, and coping with temporary access interruptions. (CLS)
NIO: Q2 Revenue Hits 32.14 Billion Yuan, Up 69.1% Year on Year
36Kr learned that NIO released its financial report for the second quarter of 2026. According to the financial report, NIO achieved a revenue of 32.14 billion yuan in the second quarter, representing a year-on-year increase of 69.1%; of which vehicle sales revenue reached 29.0582 billion yuan, up 80.1% year on year. The net loss stood at 528 million yuan, compared with a net loss of 4.9948 billion yuan in the same period of the previous year; excluding stock-based compensation expenses, the adjusted net profit (non-GAAP) for the second quarter was 26.1 million yuan. On the evening of September 1, Li Bin, founder, chairman and CEO of NIO, stated at the 2026 Q2 earnings call that the company's overall gross margin reached 18.4% in the second quarter. Thanks to the strong sales of high-gross-margin models and further optimization of the cost structure, the gross margin of vehicles remained at 18.5% despite the pressure of a sharp rise in raw material costs across the industry. The gross margin of other sales reached 17.0%, and services and community-related businesses continued to contribute profits. (Securities Times)
Cutting-edge AI
Anthropic Unveils Claude Fable 5.1 and Mythos 5.1: Outperforms Predecessors, Cache Read Costs Cut by 75%
On local time September 1, Anthropic launched Claude Fable 5.1 and Mythos 5.1, which the company calls "the world's most advanced models for programming and knowledge work". It is reported that the two models have achieved significant improvements in programming and scientific capabilities, surpassing their predecessors and GPT-5.6 Sol in a number of benchmark tests. At the same time, the cache read cost is reduced by 75%, and the enterprise-level security solution EFS is launched. (IT Home)
iFlytek Open-sources Two End-side General Large Models
36Kr learned that Wuyuan Spark, a wholly-owned subsidiary of iFlytek, has officially launched and open-sourced two end-side general large models, namely Spark X2.5-4B and Spark X2.5-1.7B. As the first end-side models that natively support a maximum context length of 1 million Tokens, the Spark X2.5-4B and 1.7B models adopt a mixed attention architecture, and are optimized around core capabilities including agent, coding, mathematics and instruction following.
Marvis rolls out the custom model function, supporting access to mainstream models including Kimi, Zhipu GLM and other mainstream models
36Kr has learned that Marvis, the operating system-level AI assistant under Tencent, has officially launched the "Custom Model" feature. Users can now freely access third-party models that adopt industry universal interface standards in Marvis, including mainstream models provided and supported by vendors such as Tencent Cloud, Alibaba Cloud, DeepSeek, Minimax, Kimi, Zhipu and Xiaomi. It also supports access to locally deployed open-source models, which can be used synchronously across different devices.
Tencent Hunyuan Announces the Launch of the Lightweight Hy4 Preview Version
36Kr has learned that Tencent Hunyuan has announced the launch of the lightweight Hy4 preview version. With two core technologies, the Tencent Hunyuan team has reduced the weight of Hy4 preview from nearly 1.5TB to about 214GB, lowering the hardware threshold for running the model.
Alibaba Cloud Announces Price Cut for Qwen3-VL-Rerank Model
36Kr learned from the official announcement of Alibaba Cloud that starting from 10:13:53, August 31, 2026 Beijing Time, the large model service platform Bailian will lower the billing unit price of the Qwen3-VL-Rerank model in the Beijing region: the price for text input will be reduced from 0.7 yuan per million tokens to 0.5 yuan per million tokens, and the price for multimodal input will be cut from 1.8 yuan per million tokens to 0.5 yuan per million tokens.
Major Companies / Major Events
Escalating US-Iran Conflict Drives Sharp Surge in International Oil Prices
The U.S. Central Command released a statement noting that at 12:00 noon Eastern Time on September 1, the U.S. military began to carry out strikes against targets of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps within Iranian territory, in response to the IRGC's recent attempts to attack commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz as well as U.S. troops stationed in the region. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran issued a statement stating that it had launched heavy ballistic missiles at the U.S. Marine Corps camp on the coast of the Gulf of Aqaba in Jordan, "destroying multiple key facilities and enemy attack helicopters, and causing a large number of casualties among U.S. military personnel".
International oil prices posted a sharp rally: WTI crude oil futures closed at $90.22 per barrel, up 5.20%; Brent crude oil futures closed at $94.65 per barrel, up 4.6%. (Cailian Press)
Reports state that Samsung's memory business division has allocated approximately 70% of its production capacity through 2031 to long-term agreement orders, and the scramble for HBM supplies is extremely intense
The AI construction boom has exploded HBM demand, squeezing the supply of traditional DRAM and leading to a very fierce scramble for goods, which further pushes the spot price to surge. According to South Korean media reports, Samsung's memory business division has allocated around 70% of its production capacity before 2031 to long-term agreements (LTAs), with major contracted customers including large technology companies such as NVIDIA, Microsoft and Google. Even these large tech companies cannot obtain the full supply volume specified in the contracts. Choi Chang-seok, head of the product planning team of the memory business division under Samsung Electronics DS Division, announced Samsung's next-generation memory strategy on the 1st.
Samsung Electronics is currently developing HBM5, targeting to double the performance, increase the performance per watt by 20% and reduce the thermal resistance by 20% compared with HBM4E, to meet the high-performance and low-power consumption demands of AI chips. For zHBM, the product after HBM5, Samsung plans to further improve its performance. Samsung has set the target that zHBM will achieve 8 times higher performance, 3 times higher performance per watt than HBM4E, while reducing the thermal resistance by 75% to 90%. (Sina Finance, Financial Associated Press)
Apple's market value surged by 800 billion overnight
Apple's stock price rose 2.61% against the trend, with its market capitalization hitting 4.75 trillion US dollars, representing a sharp increase of 120 billion US dollars (approximately 806.5 billion RMB) from the closing of 4.63 trillion US dollars in the previous trading day.
On September 1, Apple updated its official website, announcing that John Ternus has officially assumed the position of Apple's Chief Executive Officer and serves as a member of the board of directors. John joined Apple's Product Design team in 2001 and became Vice President of Hardware Engineering in 2013. He joined the executive team in 2021 as Senior Vice President of Hardware Engineering. During his tenure at Apple, John oversaw the hardware engineering work of a number of groundbreaking products, and played a key role in the launch of multiple new product lines (including iPad and AirPods) as well as multiple generations of products such as iPhone, Mac and Apple Watch. (CLS)
Douyin Customer Service Responds to Sudden Widespread Service Abnormality
On the night of August 31, the Douyin platform suffered a sudden widespread service abnormality that caused the recommendation algorithm to malfunction, triggering complaints from netizens that "Douyin's recommended content is unappealing". The specific manifestations are that users' daily preference tags fail, and non-daily followed content is pushed on the homepage; a large number of users reported that clicking "Not Interested" or quickly scrolling past still cannot stop similar low-quality content from continuously flooding their feeds; some basic functions are partially paralyzed. In addition to the abnormal recommendation feed, some users encountered issues such as blank search pages and being unable to send or receive private messages. On September 1, Douyin customer service responded that it had received user feedback and the platform attached great importance to the issue. It is currently conducting urgent troubleshooting, please wait patiently for the specific cause, and users can try to restart the APP to restore normal use. (Yicai, Sohu Tech)
IKEA China Responds to Price Reduction
According to the news on September 1, IKEA will cut prices by 15% to 25% for more than 1,500 products, which are mainly distributed in the European market. Will the domestic market see synchronized price cuts? In response to this question, a reporter called IKEA China's official customer service as a consumer, and the customer service representative said: "There is currently no notice of price reduction for related products, and the specific price is subject to the display on the official website. If there is a price adjustment within about a week after purchase, you can consult the official hotline again." In addition, the customer service of IKEA's official mini-program also stated that no price reduction notice has been received so far. (China News Finance)
Pangdonglai, Latest Performance Announced
Yu Donglai, founder of Pangdonglai, released the operating data of Pangdonglai through his personal account. The data shows that Pangdonglai's sales revenue in the first 8 months of 2026 exceeded 19.5 billion yuan, representing a year-on-year increase of 26.98%, of which the sales revenue of the supermarket business segment reached 10.7 billion yuan. Among all store performances, the sales revenue of the Times Square store exceeded 4.4 billion yuan. (The Financial Associated Press)
Europe, the United States, Japan and the UK are suffering a widespread wave of sell-offs in their government bond markets
Driven by rising energy prices, heightened inflation expectations and shifts in policy expectations of major central banks, selling pressure in the global bond market has intensified. Long-term government bonds in multiple countries have been sold off, with their yields generally moving higher. The yield on Japan's 30-year government bond rose above 4.18%, hitting a record high; the UK's 30-year yield climbed to 5.88%, continuing to hit the highest level since 1998; Germany's 10-year yield rose to 3.339%, the highest since 2011; the US 30-year yield reached 5.28%. During the same period, spot silver fell 2.33%, gold dropped 1.66%, and Brent crude oil rose 2%. With the Federal Reserve's hawkish remarks superimposed on rising oil prices, market expectations for an interest rate cut in September have cooled significantly. The latest pricing data shows that the probability of an interest rate hike has risen to about 66%. (CLS)
Changxin Memory Technologies launches its global campus recruitment, with work locations including Hefei, Beijing, Shanghai, Xi'an and Japan, and positions covering circuit design, mass production technology and other fields
On September 1, according to the recruitment announcement of Changxin Memory Technologies, the company's 2027 Global Campus Recruitment has officially kicked off. This recruitment targets 2027 graduates from universities at home and abroad, with majors covering microelectronics, communication, circuit design, semiconductor design, integrated circuits, mathematics, computer science, physics, chemistry, circuit systems, electronic engineering, electronic information, materials, artificial intelligence and other related disciplines. The recruited positions include circuit design category, R&D technology category, mass production technology category, production operation category, information technology category, marketing category and business empowerment category. The work locations are in Hefei, Beijing, Shanghai, Xi'an and Japan. (Financial Associated Press)
Leading chip enterprise with 100 billion yuan market value: The National Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund is no longer a shareholder holding more than 5% of the company's shares
On September 1, VeriSilicon (688521.SH), the leading chip enterprise with a market value of 100 billion yuan, announced in its public notice that the company's shareholder, the National Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund Co., Ltd., reduced its holdings of 494,700 shares via centralized bidding on August 31, 2026. Its shareholding ratio dropped from 5.0941% to 5.0000%, meaning it is no longer a shareholder holding more than 5% of the company's shares. The announcement notes that this equity change is to fulfill the previously disclosed share reduction plan, which does not trigger a tender offer and will not cause any change to the company's controlling shareholder and actual controller. According to the company's semi-annual report, as of June 30, the National Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund Co., Ltd. ranked the third largest shareholder of VeriSilicon, with a shareholding ratio of 5.09%. (CLS)
Vice president of Bank of America stabbed to death in Times Square
On September 1, Erin Piacenti, vice president of Bank of America, was allegedly stabbed to death in Times Square. Public information shows that Bank of America is the second-largest commercial bank in the United States, with businesses covering personal retail banking, commercial credit, investment banking, global market trading, and wealth management under the Merrill Lynch brand. (National Business Daily)
Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi Calls on Citizens to Reduce Gold Purchases, Says Self-Reliance Helps Cushion External Shocks
As the widening trade deficit of India and the weakening rupee put pressure on the economy, Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, has once again called for curbing gold demand, noting that Indian people should avoid purchasing gold unless it is necessary. This is the second similar appeal put forward by Modi this year. Back in May, Modi asked Indian citizens not to buy gold for at least one year to save foreign exchange reserves. Gold is the second largest imported commodity in India after petroleum, and it is also one of the main factors leading to the trade deficit. In the first four months of the current fiscal year starting from April, gold imports increased by more than 32% year on year, further raising the pressure on the rupee. India's trade deficit in July expanded to nearly 32 billion US dollars, hitting the highest level since January this year. (Jiemian News)
"Doubao Phone" Obtains Network Access License and Will Be Launched for Sale in September
On September 1, the Nubia NaviX Ultra has officially obtained the network access license issued by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People's Republic of China, completing the full compliance process from large language model filing to terminal network access, and will officially kick off large-scale commercial application. It is reported that this device will be equipped with the Doubao mobile assistant, positioned as a mass-produced flagship product, and is scheduled to be launched and put on sale in September. (Jiemian News)
Huawei, Xiaomi and Honor Respond to Mobile Phone Price Hikes
According to media reports, the prices of mobile phones from brands including Huawei, Xiaomi and Honor have collectively risen recently, covering multiple models. The customer service of Huawei responded that due to the market price adjustment of key materials and the rise in product costs, the corresponding selling prices have been adjusted accordingly. The customer service of Xiaomi stated that affected by the continuous rise in the procurement cost of core components, the retail prices of relevant products have been appropriately adjusted. The customer service of Honor replied that product prices and promotions will be adjusted according to market demand, so the prices of relevant products have been appropriately adjusted after comprehensive evaluation. (Chinanews.com)
Shein Announces Final Offering Price and Allotment Results
36Kr learned that Shein has announced its final offering price and allotment results, with the final offering price at HK$48.56 per share. It closed at HK$46.62 on the first trading day, down 4.0% compared with the issue price. The full-day trading volume was about 32.9 million shares, with a total turnover of HK$15.14 billion. Approximately 280 million Class B shares are offered globally, of which 10% are for Hong Kong public offering and 90% for international offering. The issued market capitalization is about HK$205.2 billion, equivalent to around 26.5 billion US dollars. (NetEase News)
Apple accuses OpenAI of "destroying evidence", claiming that its former engineer "took confidential information and used it at OpenAI"
According to reports, Apple's legal battle against OpenAI has escalated. In new court filings, it alleges that OpenAI "actively destroyed key evidence", and Chang Liu, a former iPhone engineer who joined OpenAI, "not only downloaded Apple's confidential circuit schematics, but also used them in his work at OpenAI". This written court document was submitted on August 31 local time, intended to support Apple's motion to accelerate pre-trial fact-finding. Apple accuses OpenAI of stealing trade secrets, while the latter has requested the court to dismiss the case. (Jiemian News)
Volkswagen Group China has launched a special investigation into complaints against Xingyu Co., Ltd.
It was reported recently that Volkswagen had received complaints related to "Xingyu Co., Ltd. forcing a large number of fresh graduates to resign". On September 1, a spokesperson for Volkswagen Group China stated, "Volkswagen Group attaches great importance to the relevant complaints against this supplier and has launched a special investigation immediately. The investigation is currently underway. Respecting the legitimate rights and interests of laborers is the core principle that Volkswagen Group abides by in all its business operations. This principle also runs through the management of our supply chain system, and we require that all basic values and rights must be fully guaranteed." (The Paper)
Measures for the Administration of the Development of Micro Dramas Officially Comes into Force on September 1
The Measures for the Administration of the Development of Micro Dramas, recently released by the National Radio and Television Administration, officially came into force on September 1. This is China's first special departmental regulation targeting the micro drama sector, with a legal effect level higher than the previous normative documents of industry guidelines. The Measures establishes a classified and hierarchical management mechanism at its core, dividing micro dramas into three tiers: Category 1, Category 2 and Category 3 based on investment amount and theme attributes, with corresponding different filing and review requirements. The Measures stipulates that for micro dramas generated and produced with artificial intelligence technology, production institutions and broadcasting units shall comply with relevant state regulations, and add prompt marks in prominent positions of each episode in accordance with relevant provisions. This not only guarantees the audience's right to know, but also provides standardized guidance for AI content creation. (CCTV News)
Jilin Province Holds Smoking Cessation Competition
According to the official WeChat account of Jilin Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention released on September 1, the Jilin Smoking Cessation Competition has officially kicked off. As a large-scale public welfare tobacco control activity for all people in Jilin Province, the competition is open for registration to smokers across the province who are willing to quit smoking.
It is introduced that the competition integrates the expert resources of smoking cessation clinics from CDCs and medical institutions across the province, provides one-on-one assistance from professional physicians throughout the whole process, helps participants get rid of tobacco addiction through scientific methods of psychological intervention and medical support, and offers professional whole-process smoking cessation guidance. The competition takes 90 days of continuous abstinence as the competition cycle, evaluates the participants who successfully quit smoking through standardized assessment and issues certificates to them. The informed consent for participants shows that the smoking cessation intervention phase lasts for 3 months, including initial consultation, follow-up visits and CO testing. During the follow-up visit in the third month, exhaled CO test will be carried out to verify the smoking cessation status. Those who have not smoked for more than 3 consecutive months and are confirmed by the exhaled CO test can obtain an honor certificate. (China Youth Daily)
US fried chicken giant opens its first store in China, with queuing proxy fees driven up to 100 yuan
The first China outlet of the American fried chicken brand Church's Texas Chicken (hereinafter referred to as "Deke Shengtang Fried Chicken") recently opened on Wujiang Road, Shanghai, triggering a massive queuing frenzy. On second-hand trading platforms, the queuing proxy service for the store is priced at 50 to 130 yuan, and customers who do not want to pick up the meals in person need to pay extra fees for instant local delivery. Relevant staff stated in media interviews that to curb scalpers, customers can only place orders by queuing on site for the time being, and mini-program and food delivery services will be launched later, though the specific timeline has not been confirmed yet. Public information shows that Church's Texas Chicken was founded in Texas, the United States in 1952, and now has operated more than 2100 stores in over 60 countries and regions across the globe. It entered the Chinese market for the first time this year, with its operator being Shanghai Deke Shengtang Brand Management Co., Ltd. (Jiemian News)
Raisecom: Two Directors Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison and Fined 1 Million Yuan Each for the Crime of Illegally Disclosing Important Information
36Kr learned from the announcement of Raisecom that the company has received the first-instance *Criminal Judgment* issued by Beijing Third Intermediate People's Court, served by directors Li Yuejie and Zhu Chuncheng. Both of them were sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of one year and six months and fined 1 million yuan each for the crime of illegally disclosing important information. Li Yuejie is one of the actual controllers of the company. The judgment will not affect the exercise of shareholders' rights, nor will it cause significant adverse impact on the production and operation of the company. This judgment is a first-instance ruling that has not yet taken effect, and the final result remains uncertain.
The three major U.S. stock indexes closed lower collectively, with most popular Chinese concept stocks posting widespread declines
36Kr learned that at the close of trading on September 1, the three major U.S. stock indexes fell across the board: the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.79%, the Nasdaq fell 1.03%, and the S&P 500 Index declined 0.71%. Most large-cap technology stocks trended downward: Tesla fell more than 3%, Amazon, NVIDIA, Google and Microsoft dropped over 1%, Apple rose more than 2%, and Meta climbed over 1%. Popular Chinese concept stocks generally declined: NIO fell more than 4%, iQiyi dropped over 3%, Bilibili rose more than 2%, Alibaba, JD, NetEase, XPENG Group and Li Auto fell over 1%, while Pinduoduo and Baidu posted slight declines.
New students of the associate-to-bachelor program say they were "stuck" when buying discounted student tickets, 12306 customer service gives a response
A new student admitted to the 2026 associate-to-bachelor program reported to The Paper that since the 12306 APP could not identify his ticket-purchasing qualification, he had to buy an adult ticket first, and then purchased a student ticket at the manual counter. However, a 66-yuan handling fee was deducted when he refunded the adult ticket. The student believes that the cost caused by system failures should not be borne by passengers. The 12306 customer service said that the platform has paid attention to the demands of such users, and will carry out relevant technical optimization in the future in combination with the problems they encounter when purchasing tickets. (The Paper)
Listing in Progress
Jollibee Says It Will List Its International Business Division in Hong Kong
Philippine fast food giant Jollibee announced that it will shift the listing of its international business division to Hong Kong, abandoning the previous plan to offer shares on U.S. exchanges. Earlier this year, Jollibee announced that it would spin off its international business for a U.S. listing to accelerate its global expansion. In an announcement filed on the Philippine Stock Exchange on September 1, the company stated that given its business footprint and brand awareness across Asia, Hong Kong is the "natural market" for Jollibee Foods Corporation International (JFCI), the listing vehicle. (Sina Finance, Xinfen)
Akulaku Confidentially Submits Hong Kong IPO Application, Planning to Raise Up to 500 Million USD
IFR reported citing people familiar with the transaction that Akulaku, the Indonesian fintech company backed by Ant Group, has confidentially filed for a Hong Kong listing, with a planned fundraising range of 300 million to 500 million USD. (Sina Finance)
Investment and Financing
"Nova Fusion" Completes Pre-A Series Financing with a Total Amount of RMB 1.2 Billion
36Kr has learned that the nuclear fusion enterprise "Nova Fusion" has completed its Pre-A series financing with a total sum of RMB 1.2 billion. Meituan Longzhu and GL Ventures continue to increase their investment layout, while Lenovo Capital and China State Capital Investment join as new strategic investors. This round of financing will provide sufficient capital reserve for the next step of simultaneously promoting the verification of Q>1 net fusion energy output and the supporting construction of commercial power stations.
"NestWorks" Completes Hundreds of Millions of Yuan in Angel Round and Angel+ Round Financing
36Kr has learned that the desktop CNC brand "NestWorks" has recently completed hundreds of millions of yuan in angel round and angel+ round financing. The investors are HSG, BlueRun Ventures, Zhongding Capital, Vertex Ventures China and Vision Plus Capital, and Gaohu Capital serves as the exclusive financial advisor for the follow-up financing.
Venture Capital Under Donald Trump Jr. Leads Polymarket's $1 Billion Financing Round, Pushing Its Valuation to $21 Billion
Prediction market platform Polymarket recently closed a new $1 billion financing round led by 1789 Capital, an investment firm owned by Donald Trump Jr., with the post-money valuation hitting $21 billion. A spokesperson for the company confirmed that 1789 Capital contributed around $300 million in this round, and with its prior investment of roughly $200 million, the total cumulative capital injection has reached $500 million. Polymarket's valuation in the last round was approximately $15 billion, and this financing round has lifted its valuation by 40% within a few months. (Sina Finance)
"Nirva" completes tens of millions of yuan in seed round financing
36Kr has learned that wearable AI hardware brand "Nirva" has secured tens of millions of yuan in seed round financing. This round is led by U.S. venture capital firm Lightspeed, with participation from South Park Commons, and Deepdu Capital serves as the long-term exclusive financial advisor. The funds raised in this round will be mainly used for team expansion, mass production preparation and new product research and development.
Large Corporations' Earnings Reports
Pang Donglai's sales from January to August exceeded 19.5 billion yuan, with a year-on-year growth of 26.98%
36Kr learned that Yu Donglai, founder of Pang Donglai, released the operating data of Pang Donglai on his personal account. The data shows that Pang Donglai's sales in the first 8 months of 2026 exceeded 19.5 billion yuan, representing a year-on-year increase of 26.98%.
Saint Bella: Revenue reached 611 million yuan in the first half of the year, up 36.0% year on year
36Kr learned from the announcement of Saint Bella Group, a maternal and infant care center, that it achieved a revenue of 611 million yuan in the first half of 2026, with a 36.0% year-on-year growth, a gross profit of 221 million yuan, up 30.8% year on year, and an adjusted profit of 60.58 million yuan during the period, representing a 56.2% year-on-year increase.
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