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TGI Fridays™ today announced a landmark development agreement with Meerab Hospitality, marking an exciting chapter for the brand in Pakistan and further accelerating its growth across South Asia. The agreement marks an important milestone in TGI Fridays’ continued international expansion and further strengthens the brand’s presence across South Asia and the Middle East. Through its partnership with Meerab Hospitality, TGI Fridays is positioned to capture the growing appetite for international dining experiences in Pakistan.

China is seeing growing momentum in inbound medical tourism, driven by expanding access to innovative therapies, visa facilitation and the development of internationally oriented healthcare services. China’s leading hospitals serving international patients recorded 1.28 million international patient visits in 2025, up 73.6% from three years earlier. At Jiahui Health, overseas patient inquiries nearly doubled year on year in the first half of 2026. In June 2026, China approved the world’s first CAR-T therapy for a solid tumor, attracting international patients seeking access to this new treatment.

Grand Finale in Vietnam: Sungrow Master 2026 Raising Benchmarks for Solar Technical Expertise DA NANG, Vietnam, Sept. 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Sungrow, a globally leading PV inverter and energy storage system provider, officially announced that the Sungrow Master — Installation Skill Competition 2026 has successfully concluded in Vietnam. This event traveled across cities in northern, central, and southern Vietnam, gathering hundreds of prominent local solar installers and renewable energy stakeholders from across the country. Following the Philippines leg, Sungrow Master in Vietnam marks another major milestone in Sungrow’s regional campaign to elevate technical standards across Southeast Asia.

Venue sales teams spend up to 70 percent of their week on administrative work rather than selling; triaging leads by hand, checking calendars across multiple spaces, and building proposals from scratch for every inquiry. The cost of that overhead compounds quickly, with up to 50 percent of RFPs going to the first venue to respond and nearly half of all available venue days go unbooked industry-wide.MAX for Sales works alongside a venue’s existing sales team inside the Momentus platform to optimize these tasks, built around three core engines:Lead Engine – automatically captures, deduplicates, and scores every inbound inquiry, so reps see the highest-value opportunities first instead of the loudest ones.Calendar Engine – resolves booking conflicts and recommends the highest-value hold using real revenue data, not gut instinct.Revenue Engine – builds complete proposals with upsells and projected margin included, not just the room.From inquiry to proposal, MAX for Sales does the administrative work so sales teams can focus on making the final decision on every recommendation.

SUNMI Technology (06810.HK) announced on September 10, separate cooperation agreements with Türkiye-based fintech company TOKEN and Mongolia-based digital bank M bank at the 11th Belt and Road Summit in Hong Kong. The agreements will bring together SUNMI’s commercial IoT and digital commerce capabilities with the partners’ local expertise, advancing collaboration across digital commerce, smart devices, payments, and digital financial services.

The MGTL Series covering a power range from 10 kW to 25 kW, integrates solar and energy storage capabilities into a highly integrated solution, helping householders and businesses maximize solar utilization, strengthen energy resilience, and simplify system deployment. Higher Yields for More Solar Value. To unlock more value from every solar installation, the MGTL series features an industry-leading ESS PID solution—PID Zero® technology—to help protect PV modules and maintain long-term system performance. With PV input current of up to 20A per string, compatibility with high-current PV modules, and a wide MPPT voltage range, the series supports up to 250% PV over-sizing.

“Binance Agent OS addresses the fragmentation developers face when building agentic finance applications across crypto and traditional markets,” said Jeff Li, VP of Product at Binance. “It gives everyone from developers to quantitative traders the reliable data, low–latency infrastructure, and standardized interfaces they need to deploy AI–driven strategies.”

Binance’s push to bring traditional finance (TradFi) assets onto its crypto-native platform is showing clear signs of traction, according to real-time derivatives data. A snapshot of the top 15 perpetual contracts on Binance by 24-hour volume shows that roughly two-thirds are now linked to traditional assets (equities, ETFs, and commodities) with the crypto perpetuals led by BTC, ETH and SOL.

Ethereum usage rose approximately 50% in 2026, yet chain revenue is projected to fall 53% for the full year. After the gas limit was raised to roughly 60M, average gas prices fell 75% in 2025, with lower fees more than offsetting higher throughput and widening the structural gap between blockspace usage and revenue. The finding raises a broader question for the Ethereum ecosystem about whether scaling Layer 1 and reducing fees are sufficient on their own, or whether sustained revenue growth requires stronger product-led demand.

A delegation of 55 young media representatives from seven African countries recently visited central China’s Hunan Province, gaining insights into the region’s development achievements and exploring opportunities for practical cooperation between China and Africa. They visited manufacturing enterprises, cultural sites, and media, green energy, and agricultural companies, highlighting the potential for collaboration in these sectors. The delegates expressed interest in deepening industrial cooperation, preserving cultural heritage, and integrating culture and tourism between China and Africa.

Anhui Huasun Energy Co., Ltd. (“Huasun”), a leading global heterojunction (HJT) solar manufacturer, signed a 100MW module supply agreement with Air Solution, a Futex Group company, in Lahore, Pakistan. The deal marks the first overseas order of Huasun’s flagship Himalaya PLUS module, following its European debut at Intersolar Europe 2026 in Munich this June. The agreement was signed by Mr. Ehsan Ali, CEO of Air Solution, and Mr. Rana Farhan, Regional Director – Middle East & Pakistan at Huasun, at a ceremony held alongside Pakistan’s Independence Day celebrations.

From June 26 to 28, the academic symposium and young scholars’ salon themed “From Gandhara to Dunhuang: Mutual Learning and Exchanges of Civilizations Along the Silk Road” took place in Lanzhou. Focusing on the two pivotal cultural hubs of Gandhara and Dunhuang, the event explored the historical trajectories and contemporary significance of multicultural interactions along the Silk Road, with a commitment to presenting compelling Dunhuang narratives and promoting China’s outstanding traditional culture.

During the discussion, industry experts exchanged views on several key topics, including:The rapid growth potential of Pakistan’s solar marketEnergy storage development and grid modernisationCTBCM and future electricity market reformsProject bankability and long-term asset performanceTechnology selection for sustainable and cost-effective energy generationA key conclusion from the discussion was that Pakistan’s solar industry is gradually shifting from a focus on installed capacity alone toward a more comprehensive evaluation based on lifetime energy generation, system reliability and the Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE). This transformation highlights the growing importance of high-efficiency photovoltaic technologies and long-term project value.

“The strong market response to Millad ClearX™ 9000 validates the value this technology delivers for polypropylene manufacturers,” said Wim Van De Velde, EVP and managing director for Milliken’s plastic additives business. “Dedicated capacity strengthens our ability to support customers with reliable supply while providing the flexibility needed to support continued adoption of the technology.”