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The data centre industry in China is experiencing a significant construction boom, driving demand for specialized hardware components.
US contract chipmaker GlobalFoundries sees robust demand for Chinese optical modules amid the data centre construction boom, as the firm expands its presence in China to better serve its domestic clients.
Shankaran Janardhanan, senior vice-president of the firm’s photonics and radio frequency division, told the South China Morning Post in an interview that demand in the optical networking module segment was “strong”.

Data from the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Commerce shows that during this year’s Mid-Autumn Festival (September 25-27), the 127 companies under key monitoring achieved sales of 4.04 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 20%. The passenger flow in Beijing's 70 key business districts reached 27.088 million, an increase of 14.7%, and consumption in catering, culture, entertainment and tourism all showed a growth trend.

Foreign media measured the price difference between Costco products delivered by the three major delivery platforms in the United States: Instacart, Uber Eats and DoorDash. Before other expenses are included, the total purchase price in stores is the lowest, while the price and total cost of goods purchased through delivery apps are significantly higher, with Instacart being more than 30% more expensive than in stores.

International oil prices fell last Friday, while oil shipments in the Strait of Hormuz rebounded. U.S. Energy Secretary Wright said that daily throughput once exceeded 20 million barrels, but emphasized that the main reason for current price pressure is insufficient refining capacity, not crude oil transportation volume.

The 2026 Xinjiang Silk Road Wine Festival opened on September 27 in Changji City, Xinjiang. The exhibition area covers an area of 12,500 square meters. The four core sub-production areas and characteristic production areas of Xinjiang will be unveiled together. More than a thousand local fine wines will be on display. The event will last until September 29.

As Germans live longer and have fewer births, their pensions face huge challenges. A government-commissioned committee recommended gradually raising the retirement age to 68 or even 70, sparking a fierce controversy over whether to abolish the 63-year-old early retirement requirement.
During the Mid-Autumn Festival, business districts across the country saw a surge of customers, and the introduction of new scenes and new business formats accelerated. From cities to counties, consumption changes have shifted from "buying goods" to "focusing on experience", with the help of policies such as replacing old appliances with new ones, steadily leveraging new increases in the domestic demand market.