Song Zhexie, Samsung Semiconductor: I feel the great potential of the semiconductor market in China and I am very willing to grow with China customers. At the Shanghai IC Industry Development Forum 2024 held today, Song Zhe Xie, general manager of Samsung Semiconductor Foundry Greater China, said that the semiconductor industry in China is not only growing in scale, but also improving the development quality of the whole industry from the product upgrading and process evolution of Samsung semiconductor customers. The development of new quality productivity is helping the semiconductor market in China to flourish. In the cooperation with customers in China, I feel the great potential of the semiconductor market in China, and I am very willing to grow with customers in China, and provide diversified solutions to meet the needs of customers in China to enhance the competitiveness of products.Beijing Auto: BAIC Investment and Hyundai Motor invested US$ 1.095 billion in Beijing Hyundai. Beijing Auto announced that on December 11, 2024, BAIC Investment and Hyundai Motor entered into an agreement, and both parties agreed to jointly invest US$ 1.095 billion in Beijing Hyundai according to the proportion of their respective registered capital, and both parties invested US$ 548 million respectively. The capital injection will be carried out in stages. After the capital injection is completed, the registered capital of Beijing Hyundai will increase to US$ 4.074 billion, and Beijing Hyundai will still be owned by BAIC Investment and Hyundai Motor respectively, and will continue to be accounted for as a joint venture of the Company.The public security organs cracked down on the illegal and criminal activities of the network water army according to law. The Ministry of Public Security attached great importance to cracking down on and rectifying the illegal and criminal activities of the "network water army". Relying on the special action of "Net Net 2024", it made an all-out attack, focusing on prominent illegal and criminal activities such as disinformation and drainage, public opinion extortion, brushing and evaluation, and paid deletion of posts, and deployed public security organs across the country to carry out the crackdown and rectification work. Since the beginning of this year, more than 900 cases have been detected, and more than 5,000 suspects have been arrested. Through phased strikes, the space for illegal and criminal activities of the "network water army" has been fully squeezed, and the network public order has been effectively maintained. Today, the Ministry of Public Security announced 10 typical cases of cracking down on "network water army" crimes according to law. (Guangming Daily)
Market News: Apple is cooperating with Broadcom around artificial intelligence (AI) chips. Apple chips may be ready for production in 2026.From January to November, the oil and gas production of SOCAR Company in Azerbaijan decreased year-on-year.Good shop: shareholder Dayong Co., Ltd. reduced its holdings by 3% in this reduction plan, which has reached the upper limit of the reduction plan. The good shop announced that during the period from December 2, 2024 to December 10, 2024, shareholder Dayong Co., Ltd. reduced its holdings by 4,560,400 shares, accounting for 1.14% of the company's total share capital. As of December 11, 2024, shareholder Dayong Co., Ltd. has reduced its shareholding by 3% in this reduction plan, which has reached the upper limit of the reduction plan, and the implementation of this reduction plan has been completed.
The "12.9" forest fire in Yajiang, Ganzi, Sichuan Province was caused by a short circuit of high-voltage transmission lines. At 20: 00 on December 11th, the reporter learned from the "12.9" forest fire disposal headquarters in Yajiang County that the entire fire site had been extinguished and the smoke spots had been cleared. After consultation and judgment by the headquarters, the fire site entered the guard stage in an all-round way, and some fire-fighting teams were being evacuated in an orderly manner. It was preliminarily found that the fire was caused by short circuit of high voltage transmission line under the action of strong wind. (CCTV News)UN Secretary-General Guterres: I fully believe that the Syrian people can choose their own destiny.It is reported that the Bank of Japan thinks that it is no harm to raise interest rates later, but it does not rule out taking action in December. On December 11th, according to informed sources, officials of the Bank of Japan believe that it is not costly to raise interest rates later, and they are still open to taking action next week, depending on data and market trends. The authorities believe that even if the Bank of Japan decides to wait until January or later, it will not pay a huge price, because there are signs that there is little risk that inflation may exceed the target. They also said that if the December meeting proposed to raise interest rates, some officials would not object. According to people familiar with the matter, officials think it is only a matter of time to raise interest rates again, because the economy and inflation are in line with their forecasts. Before announcing the policy decision on December 19, officials will carefully evaluate the data and financial markets before making a final decision.