"The offshore money printer" reappears! COSCO Shipping Holdings expects its annual net profit attributable to the parent to double year-on-year | Quick read announcement.
① COSCO Shipping Holdings' container shipping business achieved growth in both volume and price compared to the previous year, with a year-on-year increase of 105.71% in Net income for 2024; ② One of the uncertainties in the shipping market for 2025, the strike at the East Coast ports of the United States, has been avoided, and freight rates on the US routes have already decreased.
Leading mining company is making acquisitions! Zangge Mining is planning a change in control, and Zijin Mining Group intends to take the lead | Summary of the announcement.
Zangge Mining announced a significant notice, planning to transfer 24.72% of its shares, directly indicating a change of control, with the buyer being the mining giant Zijin Mining Group. It is worth noting that in recent years, Zangge Mining and Zijin Mining Group have made considerable moves in the expansion of lithium resources. The change of ownership of Zangge Mining to Zijin Mining Group is just one of several acquisition cases by the latter; looking at 2024 alone, Zijin Mining Group has already undertaken four large-scale acquisitions.
An alternative "going abroad" for centralized procurement of pharmaceuticals and medical devices? The China-ASEAN regional centralized procurement platform for pharmaceuticals has been launched, and the industry anticipates the birth of the first Order.
① Today, the China-ASEAN pharmaceutical regional procurement platform officially launched, with representatives from Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics, United Imaging Healthcare, SIMCERE PHARMA, and other companies present; ② Although the specific implementation plan is yet to be clarified, the industry believes it is undoubtedly Bullish for domestic pharmaceutical companies; ③ The Southeast Asian pharmaceutical market is growing rapidly, but it relies heavily on imported drugs and medical devices.
AI takes center stage! The CES Autos exhibition booths have transformed as many automakers strengthen their application of Asia Vets in smart cabins.
① BMW globally debuted its next-generation super sensory intelligent cockpit at the 2025 CES exhibition - featuring the innovative panoramic iDrive and BMW's new generation operating system X. ② ZEEKR also regards the 'intelligent cockpit' as one of the key highlights of its exhibition, announcing a partnership with Qualcomm to jointly develop future-oriented intelligent cockpits.
The A-shares collectively fell, with the Northern Stock Exchange 50 dropping nearly 1%, Hong Kong stocks tumbled, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation and Xiaomi both fell over 1%, and the yuan's central parity rate continues to hold firm
The central exchange rate of the RMB against the US dollar is reported at 7.1887, down 8 points; the previous trading day's central rate was 7.1879, and the official closing price on the previous trading day was 7.3275, while the overnight market reported a close of 7.3284. Treasury Futures declined.
Beijing Kingsoft Office Software, Inc CEO Zhang Qingyuan: Let AI become the central nervous system of every enterprise | Voices of AI Leaders ・2025
① In the past year, Beijing Kingsoft Office Software, Inc found the right direction in the field of AI: it should leverage its expertise at the application level, as future AI large models will definitely be implemented through applications; ② In the future, the goal of Beijing Kingsoft Office Software, Inc is to make AI the central nervous system of every enterprise, helping businesses establish their own 'corporate brain.'