Krypton Evening Post: The first batch of imported foreign fruits from the Chinese mainland are directly supplied to Macao; NetEase Youdao showcases the Youdao Dictionary Pen X7 series at CES 2025; Citigroup strategists expect the MSCI World Index to rise by 10% this year.
Big Companies:
On January 10, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited of India and Oil and Natural Gas Corporation of India (ONGC) signed a preliminary agreement to explore joint projects in the new and renewable energy business areas. (Interface)
36Kr learned that, according to the news of SAIC Motor, SAIC Motor and CATL recently signed a deepened strategic cooperation agreement, and the two sides will further promote cooperation in multiple fields such as technological co-creation, the after-market of vehicles and batteries, overseas business expansion, and vehicle-battery separation. According to the agreement, the two sides will jointly develop power battery products suitable for SAIC Motor. CATL's innovative technologies such as Kirin Battery and Shenxing Battery will be preferentially applied to SAIC vehicle models, and SAIC will take CATL as the preferred partner for automotive power batteries.
36Kr learned that the Tianyancha App shows that recently, Liuzhou Gotion New Energy Battery Co., Ltd. was established, with Cai Yanan as the legal representative and a registered capital of 200 million yuan. The business scope includes battery manufacturing, battery sales, battery parts production, battery parts sales, new energy primary equipment manufacturing, new energy primary equipment sales, etc. It is wholly owned by Hefei Gotion High-Tech Power Energy Co., Ltd. under Gotion High-Tech.
The First Batch of Imported Foreign Fruits from the Mainland Directly Supplied to Macao
At 5 a.m. on January 10, a batch of 1,355 kilograms of fruits from Chile, Ecuador, Vietnam and other countries was supervised by Xiangzhou Customs under Gongbei Customs and then exported to Macao through Gongbei Port. This is the first time that the mainland has realized the "re-export" of foreign imported fruits to Macao, indicating that from now on, the outbound fruit packaging factories registered in the Gongbei Customs area can carry out the business of supplying Macao with foreign fruits imported from the mainland. It is understood that on January 9, Gongbei Customs and the Municipal Affairs Bureau of Macao signed the "Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in Inspection and Quarantine Supervision of Imported Foreign Fruits". "The direct supply of imported fruits from the mainland to Macao" is precisely the reform achievement of implementing regulatory cooperation. (CCTV News)
Shimao Group: The Cumulative Contract Sales Total in 2024 is Approximately RMB 34.0 Billion
36Kr learned that Shimao Group announced that for the full year ended December 31, 2024, the group's cumulative contract sales total was approximately RMB 34.0 billion, and the group's cumulative contract sales total area was 2,675,197 square meters. The average sales price for the full year ended December 31, 2024 was RMB 12,710 per square meter. The group's contract sales in December 2024 were approximately RMB 2.83 billion, and the contract sales area was 224,856 square meters. The average sales price in December 2024 was RMB 12,590 per square meter.
"Black Myth: Wukong" Reaches Strategic Cooperation with Alibaba Pictures' AliFish and Tmall
36Kr learned that "Black Myth: Wukong" officially announced a strategic cooperation with AliFish, the IP operation management and commercialization development platform under Alibaba Group, and Tmall Trendy Toys Industry, and is about to enter Tmall. In the future, "Black Myth: Wukong" will join forces with AliFish to strengthen its brand influence in the IP derivatives field, continuously enhance the IP value, and jointly explore more new gameplay of the IP. Relevant data shows that as an important part of Alibaba Pictures' IP derivatives business, AliFish has currently reached cooperation with hundreds of domestic and foreign high-quality IPs and nearly 10,000 brand and channel merchants.
Zhipu GLM Large Model Tops the Model Hallucination Ranking with a Fact Consistency of 98.7%
36Kr learned that the Zhipu GLM-4-9B model ranked first in the large model hallucination ranking based on the hallucination evaluation model HHEM-2.1-Open with a hallucination rate of 1.3%, surpassing the OpenAI GPT series and Google Gemini series, etc. Specifically, the Zhipu GLM-4-9B model has a fact consistency rate of up to 98.7%, an answer rate of 100%, and a hallucination rate of only 1.3%, ranking first among the 85 models evaluated.
Investment and Financing:
According to Blue Whale News, the AI Coding project Xinyanyi Code founded by Ming Chaoping, the former overseas product Noisee of Moon's Dark Side, has completed two rounds of financing. Currently, the company is valued at 80 million US dollars, and multiple frontline funds such as FiveYuan Capital, Gaorong Capital, Zhenge Fund, Hillhouse Ventures and IDG Capital have participated in the investment. Before joining Moon's Dark Side, Ming Chaoping served as the product manager of ByteDance's Jianying App. According to the company's recruitment information on BOSS Zhipin, Xinyanyi Code's products are targeted at the overseas market. (Interface)
New Products:
Fastwheel Technology Launches the World's First Amphibious Manned Flying Motorcycle Skyrider X1
36Kr learned that at CES 2025 International Consumer Electronics Show, Fastwheel Technology officially launched the world's first amphibious manned flying motorcycle Skyrider X1. It is introduced that Skyrider X1 is equipped with 4 axes and 8 propellers, with a maximum flight speed of 100 kilometers per hour, a battery life of up to 40 minutes, and supports automatic route planning. It can intelligently generate the optimal flight route according to the user's set goals, and automatically adjust the flight parameters according to real-time weather and environmental changes. It is understood that the price of Skyrider X1 is controlled at $50,000, and the current order volume has exceeded 200 units.
Lenovo Releases a New Gaming Handheld with AMD Z2 Go Processor
36Kr learned that on January 9, during CES 2025, which attracts global attention in the technology industry, Lenovo released two new Legion Go S gaming handheld products. It is understood that in terms of processor configuration, players have two options. One is the AMD Z2 Go processor customized by Lenovo, which can meet the needs of regular game operation and ensure stability; the other is the AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme processor, combined with up to 32GB 7500MHz LPDDR5X RAM and a 3-cell 55.5Whr battery, which can provide stronger computing support for running large games and handling multitasking.
Huawei's First New Phone in 2025 Goes on Sale, Starting from 1799 Yuan
36Kr learned that Huawei Enjoy 70X mobile phone officially went on sale for the first time on the morning of January 10. This is Huawei's first new phone launched in 2025, with a starting price of 1799 yuan. As a mid-range phone, this model supports Beidou satellite image messaging for the first time and is equipped with the HarmonyOS 4.2 operating system, and will be upgraded to the native Hongmeng in the future.
Netease Youdao Brings Youdao Dictionary Pen X7 Series to CES 2025
From January 7 to 10, CES 2025 was held in Las Vegas, USA. Netease Youdao brought the AI large model learning hardware Youdao Dictionary Pen X7 series to the exhibition. It is introduced that the Youdao Dictionary Pen X7 series is built with the native application Hi Echo of the "Ziyue" educational large model and Youdao Xiaop, realizing offline large model translation and other functions.
Today's Views:
Citi Strategists Expect the MSCI World Index to Rise by 10% This Year
Citi strategists expect the MSCI World Index to rise by 10% this year, and the returns between regions will be "more balanced". The team led by Beata Manthey expects that the uptrend will only be widespread after Trump is inaugurated later this month. It is expected that global corporate earnings per share will grow by 10% in 2025; in the United States, it is expected that the gap between the "Big Seven" and other stocks will narrow. The global healthcare stock rating has been upgraded to overweight; the non-essential consumer goods, utilities and industrial stock ratings have been downgraded to underweight. Maintain an overweight position on US stocks; recommend Europe as their "most favored cyclical diversification", because the "bearish peak" is "showing signs of a turning point". (Caixin)
In response to the recent reduction of holdings in Weimob, UBTECH and other matters, Tencent responded that: "We will proactively review our investment portfolio and evaluate potential adjustment actions to use the funds for shareholder returns or new investment projects." (Securities Times)
Other News Worth Noting:
Liao Min, Vice Minister of Finance, said at the press conference on "The Achievements of China's High-Quality Economic Development" held by the Information Office of the State Council that in 2025, a more proactive fiscal policy is expected, mainly reflected in the three aspects of "strength, efficiency, and timing". In addition, we will also deepen the fiscal and tax system reform, continue to make efforts to prevent and resolve risks in key areas, and promote the stable and sustainable operation of finance. Finally, I would like to emphasize that in the face of new situations and problems in the internal and external environment, there is sufficient policy space and tools for finance. We will closely track the international and domestic situation, conduct scientific design and dynamic adjustment in a timely manner, and gradually present our policy "backups" to provide strong support for economic and social development. (China.org.cn)
According to the latest estimate released by JPMorgan Chase on Thursday local time, the wildfire in Los Angeles, USA this week is expected to become the most costly fire in US history. JPMorgan Chase expects that the total economic loss may be close to $50 billion, and the loss that needs to be compensated by insurance companies may reach $20 billion. Moreover, JPMorgan Chase said that as the fire is not yet under control and is still spreading, this means that the potential economic and insurance losses may further increase. (CCTV News)