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On August 2nd, Yang Xueliang, Senior Vice President of Geely Holding Group, announced on Weibo that Geely Automobile Group has established Geely Automobile Group Sales Corporation to further strengthen the synergy of marketing resources across its brands. He stated that this is also a concrete implementation of the "One Geely" strategy within the marketing system.South Korea issued a heatwave emergency on August 2nd as the entire country experienced scorching heat, with the southeastern city of Yangsan reporting its highest temperature on record. "All departments should utilize all available channels, including public broadcasts, emergency text messages, electronic information boards, and village broadcasts, to promptly inform the public about the heatwave situation," South Korean Prime Minister Han Sung-sook said in a statement released Sunday. The Korea Meteorological Administration issued a severe heatwave warning for the southern region at 1 p.m. local time. According to Yonhap News Agency, the temperature in Yangsan soared to 42.5 degrees Celsius (108.5 degrees Fahrenheit), the highest recorded since records began in 1904. The Ministry of the Interior plans to dispatch bureau-level officials to the Seoul metropolitan area, Gyeongsangnam-do, and other southern regions to oversee operations, assess local heatwave response measures, and identify areas requiring additional support.Israel Defense Forces: Two Hamas commanders killed in Gaza over the weekend.The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre reports that a 4.2-magnitude earthquake struck Michoacán, Mexico, at a depth of 64.3 kilometers.August 2nd - The 2026 China-ASEAN Construction Ministers Roundtable Meeting was held in Ipoh, Malaysia on August 1st. Minister of Housing and Urban-Rural Development Ni Hong led the Chinese delegation to the meeting, delivering the opening address and a keynote speech. She introduced Chinas experiences and practices in housing and urban-rural development during the 15th Five-Year Plan period, the "Good Housing" initiative, and urban renewal. Ni Hong pointed out that promoting high-quality urban development is a common goal of China and ASEAN. China is willing to continue upholding the principles of good neighborliness, security, prosperity, amity, sincerity, mutual benefit, and inclusiveness, and a shared future, further strengthening cooperation in the fields of housing and urban construction, and working together to create a more distinctive and prosperous urban civilization with Asia-Pacific characteristics.
