Krypton Evening News | Honda recalls 2,155 motorcycles in the US; Cook reveals that Apple expects to change leadership this year, and Teunus is the top candidate to succeed Cook; Xianyu: The total number of users interested in anime, idol chasing, and games exceeded 160 million in 2025.

Large companies:

Foton Motor: Cumulative sales of automotive products reached 650,000 units in 2025, a year-on-year increase of 5.85%

36Kr learned that Foton Motor announced that the sales volume of automotive products in December 2025 was 58,172 units, and the production volume was 58,014 units. From January to December 2025, the company's cumulative sales of automotive products reached 650,053 units, a 5.85% increase compared with the same period last year; the cumulative production of automotive products reached 659,455 units, a 7.95% increase compared with the same period last year. Among them, the cumulative sales volume of new energy vehicles reached 101,200 units, a year-on-year increase of 87.21%.

Beida Pharmaceutical: Invest 50 million yuan to acquire a stake in Hangzhou Zhixing Pharmaceutical

36Kr learned that Beida Pharmaceutical announced that it has completed the equity transfer delivery with Huayuan Group and spent 50 million yuan to acquire a 20% stake in Hangzhou Zhixing Pharmaceutical held by Huayuan Group. Zhixing Pharmaceutical focuses on the development of high - end inhalation preparations and has established a complete R & D and production system. This investment does not constitute a related - party transaction, nor does it constitute a major asset restructuring and does not require approval from relevant departments. This investment will help expand the company's new drug development technology platform and further broaden the strategic layout in the field of disease treatment.

R&F Properties: Annual Sales Reached 14.21 Billion Yuan in 2025

36Kr learned that R&F Properties announced that it achieved sales of 1.52 billion yuan in December 2025, with cumulative annual sales reaching 14.21 billion yuan and a sales area of 1.8736 million square meters.

Kingsoft Office Signs Strategic Cooperation Memorandum with FPT

36Kr learned that recently, Kingsoft Office and FPT, a technology and IT service provider, announced the signing of a strategic cooperation memorandum. The two parties will carry out in-depth cooperation in areas such as the localization of WPS 365 in the Vietnamese market, user growth, the development of joint solutions, and global delivery services, and jointly promote the digital transformation of organizational users in Vietnam and around the world.

Shenzhen Gas: Net profit attributable to the parent company in 2025 was 1.407 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 3.45%

36Kr learned that Shenzhen Gas released its performance report for the year 2025. The report shows that during the period, the company achieved a total operating income of 29.796 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.11%; the net profit attributable to shareholders of the listed company was 1.407 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 3.45%; the basic earnings per share was 0.49 yuan.

Honda Recalls 2,155 Motorcycles in the United States

On January 9th, according to the disclosure of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in the United States, Honda is recalling a total of 2,155 motorcycles of some 2024 - 2025 CBR650R models. The reason is that engine vibration may cause damage to the wiring harness of the turn signal switch, which may further lead to a short - circuit in the circuit and a blown fuse. (Jiemian)

Xianyu: The total number of users interested in anime, idol chasing, and gaming has exceeded 160 million in 2025

36Kr learned that the "2025 Xianyu Dimension Annual Report" shows that as of the end of 2025, the total number of Xianyu users interested in anime, idol chasing, and gaming has exceeded 160 million. The number of annual consumers in the anime category increased by 47% year-on-year. The platform has become the preferred destination for young people's interest-based consumption.

Tim Cook Reveals Apple Plans to Change Leadership This Year, John Ternus Emerges as the Top Contender to Succeed Cook

According to people familiar with the matter, Apple is currently accelerating the selection process for a successor to CEO Tim Cook. Among the many candidates, John Ternus, the current senior vice president of hardware engineering at the company, has emerged as the top contender. Multiple Apple insiders revealed that Ternus has a gentle and steady personality and is an excellent collaborator. As a result, Ternus has gained wide recognition from many executives and employees within the company. (Caixin)

Investment and Financing:

PhotonPay Completes Tens of Millions of US Dollars in Series B Financing, Led by IDG Capital

PhotonPay, a digital finance and payment infrastructure platform, recently announced the successful completion of tens of millions of US dollars in Series B financing. This round of financing was led by IDG Capital, with follow - on investments from GL Ventures, Enlight Capital, Lightspeed Faction, and Shoplazza. Blacksheep Technology served as the exclusive financial advisor. The funds from this round will be mainly used to deepen the global payment network, upgrade the underlying technology architecture, accelerate the layout of global compliance licenses and local operations, and promote the large - scale expansion of the business.

Zhileng Cryogenic Completes 70 Million Yuan in Financing

Recently, Hefei Zhileng Cryogenic Technology Co., Ltd. completed a new round of financing of 70 million yuan. Anhui Guoyao Seed Fund, managed by Guoyao Capital under the Innovation Investment Company, participated in this round of financing. This round of financing will be mainly used to accelerate technological R & D iteration, expand production capacity, deepen market expansion, and further promote the application of ultra - low temperature technology in fields such as quantum technology and frontier scientific research. Zhileng Cryogenic was established in 2023 and is a high - tech enterprise focusing on providing ultra - low temperature dilution refrigeration equipment and solutions for frontier scientific research such as quantum computing and condensed matter physics.

New Products:

Mobvoi Unveils New Products in the TicNote Series

36Kr learned that on January 7th local time, during the global technology event CES 2026, Mobvoi held a new product launch event with the theme of "Beyond Recording" and officially introduced new products in the TicNote series: the first 4G AI recording earbuds TicNote Pods, the first AI recording smartwatch TicNote Watch, and the AI-native file collaboration platform TicNote Cloud.

Today's Perspective:

PBOC: High-quality Construction and Development of the "Technology Board" in the Bond Market

36Kr learned that the 2026 Work Conference of the People's Bank of China was held from January 5th to 6th. The conference emphasized enhancing the quality and efficiency of financial services for the high-quality development of the real economy. It is necessary to further improve the policy framework of the "five major financial tasks", implement the assessment and evaluation system, strengthen the evaluation of financial service effects, and improve the professional and refined level of financial services. Improve the structural monetary policy tool system, optimize the design and management of tools, and strengthen financial support for key areas such as expanding domestic demand, technological innovation, and small, medium and micro enterprises. Build and develop the "Technology Board" in the bond market with high quality. Make good use of the re - loans for service consumption and elderly care, and promote increased credit investment in the service consumption field. Optimize the management of re - loans and rediscounts for supporting agriculture and small enterprises, and enhance the financial service capabilities of financial institutions for small, medium and micro enterprises. Strengthen the supervision of key supply - chain financing information service platforms.

Other Noteworthy News:

The Office of the State Council's Anti - monopoly and Anti - unfair Competition Committee Conducts Investigations and Evaluations on the Market Competition Situation in the Food Delivery Platform Service Industry

The Office of the State Council's Anti - monopoly and Anti - unfair Competition Committee conducts investigations and evaluations on the market competition situation in the food delivery platform service industry in accordance with the Anti - monopoly Law of the People's Republic of China. (CCTV News)

HKMA: Extend the tenure of Deputy Chief Executive Yuen Kwok Hang by two years

36Kr learned that the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced today that the Financial Secretary of Hong Kong has approved, based on the recommendation of the Governance Committee under the Exchange Fund Advisory Committee, to extend the tenure of Deputy Chief Executive Yuen Kwok Hang by two years, effective this August. He will continue to be responsible for the HKMA's banking policies, supervision, conduct and regulatory matters.

Passenger Car Association: In 2025, the domestic retail sales of new energy passenger vehicles reached 12.809 million units, a year-on-year increase of 17.6%.

On January 9th, according to the disclosure of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in the United States, Honda is recalling a total of 2,155 motorcycles of some 2024 - 2025 CBR650R models. This is because engine vibration may cause damage to the steering signal switch wiring harness, which may lead to circuit short - circuits and fuse blowouts. (Jiemian)