Saudi institutions are optimistic about China's "huge investment opportunities" in the fields of health care and biotechnology. Ekta Torani, chief investment officer of Saudi KBW Venture Capital Company, recently said in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates that with the increasingly close economic and trade ties between the Gulf region and China, the institution is optimistic about China's "huge investment opportunities" in the fields of health care and biotechnology.The launch of Global Development Report 2024 was held in Beijing Foreign Ministry: China is willing to deepen development cooperation with all parties. On the 13th, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning held a regular press conference, and Mao Ning said that the release of Global Development Report is an important measure to implement global development initiatives. This is the third annual report issued by relevant Chinese institutions, aiming at rallying international consensus focusing on development and exploring ideas and cooperation paths to meet global development challenges. As the largest developing country in the world, China is willing to deepen development cooperation with all parties, accelerate the implementation of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and benefit the people of more countries. (CCTV News)Liao Min held video talks with the heads of sovereign credit rating teams of international credit rating companies. Recently, Vice Minister of Finance Liao Min held video talks with Mary Duron, global head of Moody's Sovereignty and Local Government Risk Department, and Roberto Xifeng-Arevalo, global head of Standard & Poor's Sovereignty Rating Team, respectively, to introduce the latest incremental policies of the China government, and exchanged views with each other on issues such as government debt management, fiscal sustainability, fiscal policy supporting the high-quality development of the real economy, and fiscal and taxation system reform. Both Moody's and Standard & Poor's said that the introduction of the Ministry of Finance was comprehensive and frank, which was very helpful for them to deepen their understanding of the macro policies of the China government, and they looked forward to more exchanges between the two sides. (Ministry of Finance)
Zhouming Technology: cooperated with Byte Volcano and Bean Bag to access TTS and big model question-and-answer ability. Zhouming Technology said on the interactive platform that Zhouming Technology cooperated with Microsoft, Tencent, Baidu, Iflytek, Byte Volcano and Bean Bag on the self-developed UniAvatar digital human system. Among them, in May 2024, Zhouming Digital Man was able to access Volcano Engine's TTS capability and bean bag's big model question-and-answer capability, which was suitable for digital man dialogue system and other application scenarios.Yingli shares: Yingli shares increased capital by 80 million yuan to its holding subsidiary. Yingli shares announced that the company and Shanghai Moqin Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. increased capital to Nanchang Yingli Precision Manufacturing Co., Ltd., with a total capital increase of 80 million yuan, of which Yingli shares increased capital by 67 million yuan in cash and Shanghai Moqin increased capital by 13 million yuan in cash. After this capital increase, the registered capital of Nanchang Yingli will increase from 20 million yuan to 100 million yuan. After the capital increase is completed, Yingli shares hold 80% of the shares of Nanchang Yingli and Shanghai Moqin holds 20% of the shares. This capital increase does not constitute a connected transaction and does not need to be submitted to the company's shareholders' meeting for consideration.Shengyi Technology: The total sales volume of the company's rigid copper clad laminate ranks second in the world. Shengyi Technology said at the collective exchange meeting of investors that according to the statistics and ranking of the global rigid copper clad laminate in 2023 by Prismark of the United States, the total sales volume of the company's rigid copper clad laminate ranks second in the world, with a global market share of 14%. Regarding the growth trend of AI server, the company said that the upgrade iteration of hardware equipment related to AI server is fast, and the product form is quite different from that of previous wired products. The company can quickly respond to customer requirements and provide solutions. It is expected that AI applications will gradually develop from large model training to application in the future, and it is expected to achieve good growth.
Ali launched the e-commerce app "Tao" in Japan: in the future, it will expand its staff to explore the local market. On December 12, Alibaba Group held a briefing on the e-commerce app "Tao" launched for the Japanese market. The company said that it will expand its staff in the future and fully explore the Japanese market. According to reports, the APP was launched in October, selling more than 3 million kinds of goods such as clothing, groceries and digital related products. It also has the function of recommending goods by artificial intelligence (AI) according to consumers' preferences. The goods are mainly delivered from China after the consumer places an order, and arrive in Japan a few days later. (Interface News)Citigroup: Raise the target price of Autozone from $3,500 to $3,900, and maintain the "buy" rating.It is reported that Canada is considering imposing export taxes on commodities such as uranium and oil to counter Trump's tariff threat. Canada is studying the imposition of export taxes on major commodities exported to the United States, including uranium, oil and potash, in the case that Trump fulfills the comprehensive tariff threat. Officials familiar with the internal discussions of Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau's government said that the export tax would be Canada's last resort. According to people familiar with the matter, retaliatory tariffs on goods made in the United States and export controls on some Canadian products are more likely to come first. However, these officials said that if Trump decides to launch a full-scale trade war, the commodity export tax is a practical option, which will push up the costs of American consumers, farmers and enterprises. They said that the Trudeau government may also propose to expand its export control power in the latest report on the country's financial and economic situation scheduled to be released on Monday. It is reported that Canada is currently the largest external oil supplier in the United States. Some refineries rely on cheaper Canadian heavy crude oil, and there are few other options. The impact of rising costs is particularly severe in the Midwest of the United States, where nearly half of the crude oil used by fuel producers to produce gasoline and diesel comes from Canada.