Japan Life Insurance announced that it would spend $8.2 billion to acquire the life insurance company Resolution Life. On December 11th, Japan Life Insurance Mutual announced that it would spend about $8.2 billion to acquire the remaining 77% shares of the life insurance company Resolution Life. The transaction is expected to be completed in the second half of 2025. On the same day, Japan Life announced that it would acquire the remaining 20% shares of MLC Life Insurance from National Bank of Australia (NAB) and integrate MLC with Resolution Life.Tianyuan Environmental Protection and Huawei signed a strategic cooperation agreement, and Tianyuan Environmental Protection and Huawei signed a strategic cooperation agreement in Shenzhen. According to the agreement, Tianyuan Environmental Protection and Huawei will adhere to the principle of "complementary advantages, mutual benefit and win-win, long-term cooperation and common development" and explore innovative cooperation paths around intelligent optical storage, low-carbon artificial intelligence intelligent calculation, digital construction and application of comprehensive smart energy. In the development of large-scale photovoltaic and energy storage projects, the two sides will build a national-level "photovoltaic intelligent operation and maintenance" demonstration benchmark and explore a grid-type energy storage application model project. By establishing a long-term and stable all-round cooperative relationship, we will deepen cooperation and exchanges and promote the high-quality development of the industry. (Tianyuan Environmental Protection)Anmai, the liquidator of Evergrande, learned that he had taken over the private jet in Xu Jiayin and sought to put it on the market. Alvarez & Marsal, the liquidator of Evergrande, learned that he had taken over the offshore entity holding the private jet under the name of Xu Jiayin and put it on the market. The 14-year-old Airbus A319, which is about the size of a commercial airliner, is currently parked in Guangzhou. According to the report, the valuation of the aircraft is about 25 million to 30 million US dollars, which is 66.7% to 72% lower than the new valuation of 90 million US dollars. (Interface News)
On December 10th, local time, US Secretary of State Blinken talked with Egyptian Foreign Minister Abdul Ati, Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed, UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah and Jordanian Foreign Minister Assafadi respectively, focusing on the situation in Syria. In addition, Blinken and other leaders also discussed the implementation of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon.On December 10th, local time, US Secretary of State Blinken talked with Egyptian Foreign Minister Abdul Ati, Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed, UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah and Jordanian Foreign Minister Assafadi respectively, focusing on the situation in Syria. In addition, Blinken and other leaders also discussed the implementation of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon.Li Jiaqi said it was a rumor to go to the entertainment industry and he was optimistic about the future of the live broadcast industry. Li Jiaqi said in an interview that I have always been an optimist. I don't think the live broadcast e-commerce industry can be as it is now, and technological innovation will definitely bring changes and opportunities. Li Jiaqi also talked about the experience of participating in variety shows. He said that it is a rumor to go to the entertainment industry. "A person has more than one identity in his life. I can be an anchor, a singer or an actor." (The Paper)
Zhewen Internet: Zhejiang Internet (600986) announced on the evening of December 11th that the company intends to authorize the management of the company to make an independent decision to dispose of the stock of Doushen Education Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Doushen Education") held by the company through centralized bidding or block trading. The authorization period is within 36 months from the date of deliberation and approval by the shareholders' meeting. As of the date of announcement, the company holds 61.06 million shares of Doushen Education, accounting for 2.95% of the total share capital of Doushen Education, and will lift the restriction on sales on December 29, 2024.JPMorgan Chase: The momentum of Xiaomi's electric vehicle will continue to be rated as "overweight". According to a research report published by JPMorgan Chase, Xiaomi Group announced that it will launch the second electric vehicle named Xiaomi Yuqi in the middle of next year, which is an SUV model. The product portfolio of electric vehicle business continues to expand, reflecting that the Group's ability to enter the electric vehicle market is better than market expectations. The delivery target of Xiaomi SU7, the first electric vehicle, has also been raised twice, and the gross profit margin of electric vehicle business has reached a medium-high level in the first two quarters, far exceeding the initial market expectation and only recorded a slight gross profit margin. Motong said that at present, we are waiting for the Group to announce more details about the new car's life, pricing and battery. We believe that the strong sales momentum of SU7, the profitability of the Group's core business and electric vehicle business, and the expectation that new models will be launched in the second half of next year will continue to promote the stock price in the next 6 to 12 months. The positive catalysts in the future include more details or pricing of YU7, further expansion of electric vehicle production capacity, exceeding expectations in core business performance, and large-scale and national consumption stimulus measures introduced by the country in the future.Beijing's subsidy policy for old vans has been extended to the end of the year. The Beijing Municipal Bureau of Ecology and Environment said yesterday that in order to meet the needs of car owners for trade-in, the city issued the Notice on Adjusting the Implementation Rules for Beijing to Further Promote the Scrapping and Updating of Old Wagons and Large and Medium-sized Buses with Emission Standards of Grade 4 and below, extending the application time of subsidies, expanding the scope of benefits of subsidies, and further stepping up efforts to promote the scrapping and updating of old trucks and large and medium-sized buses with emission standards of Grade 4 and below in the city. The applicable time of subsidy is extended from August 26th, 2024 to December 10th, 2024 to August 26th, 2024 to December 31st, 2024. In addition, this time, subsidies have been added to the owners of micro, light and medium-sized trucks that meet the four emission standards of scrapped countries from August 26 to December 31, 2024. Among them, the scrapped national four emission standards for micro and light trucks are subsidized by 15,000 yuan/vehicle; The subsidy for medium-sized trucks with four emission standards in scrapped countries is 25,000 yuan/vehicle.