Group 1: Airline Industry - Cathay Pacific will resume direct flights to Seattle starting March 30, 2026, marking it as the ninth passenger destination in North America [1] - By summer 2026, Cathay Pacific plans to offer over 110 round-trip flights to North America, including destinations like Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Seattle, Toronto, and Vancouver [1] Group 2: Space Industry - Elon Musk stated that SpaceX could potentially launch 95% of the world's total payload into orbit next year, with a projected 98% by 2027 [2] - In the second quarter, SpaceX reportedly launched 88.5% of satellites, holding an 86% share of the global payload by weight [2] Group 3: E-commerce - Taobao will launch its Double 11 shopping festival simultaneously in 20 countries, with a marketing budget of 1 billion yuan to help 100,000 merchants double their overseas sales [3] - Douyin e-commerce reported a 49% year-on-year growth in GMV for its shelf platform, with over 511 million new e-commerce authors and 536 million new merchants earning income through the platform [4] Group 4: Telecommunications - VodafoneThree has selected Ericsson and Nokia to sign a network contract worth £2 billion (approximately $26.9 billion) for network technology across the UK [6] Group 5: Financial Services - JD Industrials has received approval from the China Securities Regulatory Commission for its Hong Kong IPO, planning to issue up to 253,309,800 ordinary shares [7] - The Financial Regulatory Bureau reported that it has established a mechanism to support small and micro enterprises, issuing loans totaling 22 trillion yuan, with 9.4 trillion yuan covered under the no-repayment renewal policy [11] Group 6: Investment and Mergers - Pfizer is nearing a deal to acquire weight-loss drug developer Metsera for $7.3 billion, with a cash offer of $47.50 per share and additional performance-based payments [9]
氪星晚报|国泰航空恢复西雅图航线每周五对直航往返航班;马斯克称明年SpaceX可能将全球总有效载荷的95%送入轨道