Click to read the original text for details. On August 7, Uni-President China released its interim results for the six months ended June 30, 2018. The Group's revenue for the period was RMB 11.224 billion, up 6.0% year-on-year. Gross profit was RMB 3.757 billion, up 11.75% year-on-year. Gross margin was 33.5%, up 1.7 percentage points. EBITDA was RMB 1.745 billion, up 13.4% year-on-year. Profit attributable to equity holders of the Company was RMB 714.3 million, up 25.4% year-on-year. Basic earnings per share were 16.54 cents, with no dividend declared. The announcement stated that the increase in revenue and gross profit during the period was mainly due to the recovery in sales of instant noodles and beverages, as well as adjustments in market sales channel profits. I. In the first half of 2018, Uni-President's instant noodle business revenue was RMB 4.152 billion, up 8.0% from the same period last year. In the first half of 2018, the Group's instant noodle business revenue reached RMB 4.152 billion, up 8.0% from the same period last year. The mid-to-high-end "Life Noodles" flagship "Tang Daren" maintained double-digit high growth in the first half of 2018, driving the structural transformation of the instant noodle product line. The innovative launch of "Teng Jiao" (藤娇), with its unique fragrance of green pepper and rich numbing flavor, opened up new areas and expanded the territory of instant noodles. Revenue growth and continuous product structure optimization led to record profits for the Group's instant noodle business in the first half of 2018. II. In the first half of 2018, the Group's beverage business revenue reached RMB 6.7559 billion, up 5.3% from the same period last year. Tea beverage revenue was RMB 3.394 billion, up 5.6%. Classic products "Uni-President Ice Black Tea" and "Uni-President Green Tea" saw sales recovery, with revenue growing at double-digit rates year-on-year, driving the overall tea beverage revenue increase. "Xiao Ming Tong Xue" upgraded its flavors and packaging in 2018 and launched a new flavor, "Super Orange Oolong." "Tai Mo Xing" (泰魔性) uses Thai lemon juice combined with pulled tea craftsmanship to create a differentiated Thai-style lemon tea, offering consumers an alternative choice. In terms of communication, it builds a distinctive brand personality of "Thai-style magic." Since its launch in key cities in 2017, it has gradually gained consumer recognition. In 2018, it continued to promote the theme "Too magical, sip sip sip" through online channels. Additionally, in response to consumption upgrades, "Cha Shun Xian" (茶瞬鲜) refrigerated tea was launched in key cities in May 2018. The process preserves more of the tea's essence, and through full cold-chain logistics, it delivers the "fresh" flavor of tea to consumers. Juice revenue was RMB 917 million. In the first half of the year, Uni-President's juice business recorded RMB 916.9 million. The juice business continued to optimize product structure, focus on high-margin products, and added catering channels in distribution, while developing new refrigerated juice segments in temperature-controlled logistics, further enriching the brand strategy layout. Milk tea: Revenue growth of 13.3%. In 2018, the milk tea business continued to promote product freshness management, challenging further reductions in channel inventory to ensure consumers can buy fresher products from terminal shelves, providing a better drinking experience and increasing satisfaction. In the first half of 2018, Uni-President's milk tea business revenue grew 13.3% year-on-year, maintaining its market-leading position. Packaged water: Revenue growth compared to the same period last year. In the first half of 2018, the Group's water business revenue grew compared to the same period last year. The main brand "ALKAQUA" launched a new brand proposition - "A naturally outstanding mineral water" - communicating the characteristic of "metasilicic acid content greater than 50mg/L" from the Changbai Mountain water source, emphasizing that ALKAQUA is "naturally outstanding" both inside and out. Looking ahead, Uni-President stated that in the second half of 2018, the overall economic development is expected to remain stable and positive, with robust consumer spending. The Group's various businesses will continue to work hard, focus on brand management, steadily accumulate brand assets, and continue to focus on building key markets, effectively utilize resources, improve output efficiency, and achieve progress goals. -END-