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Trump calls on the United Kingdom to "open" the North Sea and dismantle the Generator.
① The elected president of the USA, Trump, posted on his personal Social Media platform Truth Social, urging the United Kingdom to open the "North Sea" and remove the Generator; ② Due to depleting reserves and the Global shift towards Wind Power, oil production in the North Sea has been continuously declining, and oil companies have gradually withdrawn from the North Sea in recent years.
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KE Holdings has acquired land in first-tier cities.
Exploring new models.
KE Holdings has won two locations in Shanghai and Hangzhou in one day, will this initiate a new pattern in Real Estate Development?
① KE Holdings has successfully acquired two land parcels in Shanghai and Hangzhou within a day, sparking discussions about whether KE Holdings is transitioning to become a developer; ② "In 2025, KE Holdings will focus on developing Business in more than ten cities, including Peking, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Xi'an, and Hangzhou, continuously promoting a new model of Real Estate Development with the C2M concept," stated KE Holdings.
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Alibaba has provided a governance path for AI.
AI governance has been put on the agenda.
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As soon as the news of Japan easing tourist visas for people from China was released, local retail travel stocks surged immediately.
① The Japanese Foreign Minister, Toshimitsu Motegi, announced the relaxation of visa requirements for Chinese tourists to Japan, expected to be implemented in spring 2025. ② After the announcement, retail and tourism-related stocks in Japan rose, with J. Front Retailing Co. soaring by 8.38%, while Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings and Takashimaya increased by 6.98% and 3.69%, respectively.
Research and development investments are close to the combined sum of BAT! Does ByteDance want to become China's OpenAI?
Zheshang stated that ByteDance has made huge investments in AI, with capital expenditures reaching 80 billion yuan in 2024, approaching the total of Baidu, Alibaba, and Tencent (about 100 billion yuan). Research and development investments significantly lead their peers; analogously, just as Microsoft is strongly investing in OpenAI, ByteDance in China may be comparable to OpenAI in the USA.
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First revenue decline.
Short trips for the New Year and "combined leave" travel are on the rise, and tourism during the Spring Festival still appears to be booming.
① This year's New Year's holiday is relatively short, and it is said in the industry that most tourists will prefer short trips and "combine vacation" travels. Influenced by the "combine vacation," data from third-party platforms show that from December 28 to January 5, flight bookings increased year-on-year; ② Registration for long-haul outbound travel products for the Spring Festival has gradually closed, and it is expected that about 80% of the products for this winter vacation (including the Spring Festival) will see price decreases of 10% to 40%.
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