FTSE China A50 index futures fell 2%.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.Japanese Prime Minister's Assistant: Japan must be prepared for Trump to impose tariffs. Japanese Prime Minister's Assistant Akihisa Nagashima said that Japan needs to be prepared for US President-elect Trump's threat to impose tariffs on China, Canada and Mexico, and adjust the supply chain to reduce the collateral damage suffered by Japanese enterprises. In an interview with the media on Thursday, Akihisa Nagashima said that he had "frank" communication with Trump team members on tariff issues during his recent visit to the United States. "I realized that Japan must be ready for Trump to implement his plan," he said. Akihisa Nagashima said that these tariff measures may encourage Japan to reduce its dependence on these three countries, where some Japanese companies operate and parts made in Japan are transported to these three countries to manufacture finished products for export to the United States. "Japanese companies will certainly try to restructure the supply chain," he pointed out. "This is economically reasonable." (Interface News)
Hite Bio: Two drugs are planned to be selected for national centralized drug procurement. Hite Bio announced that the company participated in the tenth batch of national centralized drug procurement. According to the selected results released by the joint procurement, roxatidine acetate hydrochloride and pentoxifylline injection for injection of the company are selected for this centralized procurement. These two drugs are suitable for the treatment of upper gastrointestinal bleeding and peripheral arterial diseases respectively. The procurement cycle is from the date of implementation of the selected results to December 31, 2027, during which medical institutions will give priority to the use of selected drugs. The company obtained the Drug Registration Certificate of the above drugs in 2024, but it has not generated sales revenue this year. This election will help to enhance the brand influence of the company and have a positive impact on the company's development.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.To ensure that patients across the country will use the drugs selected in April next year, the tenth batch of drugs organized by the state will be opened for centralized procurement, and the tenth batch of drugs organized by the state will be selected in Shanghai yesterday, and 62 drugs will be purchased successfully. Covering hypertension, diabetes, tumors, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, infections, mental diseases and other fields. In the next step, the National Medical Insurance Bureau will guide local and selected enterprises to do a good job in the implementation of the selected results to ensure that patients across the country can use the selected products in this centralized collection in April 2025. (CCTV News)
Deutsche Bank: There is little hope that the British economy will rebound at the end of the year. Sanjay Raja, an economist at Deutsche Bank, wrote in a research report that the British economy will face more twists and turns in the future. Data released on Friday showed that Britain's GDP contracted again in October from the previous month, which surprised the market. Raja said that business surveys predict that economic activity will further weaken in the last few months of this year. In his research report, he reminded investors that the uncertainty in taxation and expenditure, coupled with the reduction in retail and service consumption caused by bad weather, added more resistance to Britain's fragile economic recovery.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)Shen Wanhongyuan: "Vigorously boosting consumption" is the first task of economic work next year. The Central Economic Work Conference was held in Beijing from December 11th to 12th. Shen Wanhongyuan released a research opinion saying that in this Central Economic Work Conference, it can be seen that boosting consumption has once again become the top priority in 2025. The "two innovations" and "two heavyweights" in 2024 are important points of economic work. "Two Innovations" means to promote a new round of large-scale equipment renewal and trade-in of consumer goods, and "Two Innovations" means to implement major national strategies and build safety capacity in key areas, and continue to pay attention to the efforts of fiscal policies including extra-long special national debt in this field.