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New Beiyang (Thailand) Company opened. According to the news of New Beiyang, on December 12th, the launching ceremony of New Beiyang (Thailand) Company was held in chonburi province, Thailand. This was the first factory established by New Beiyang overseas, which marked another major breakthrough in the company's internationalization strategy and laid a solid foundation for the company's future internationalization development. The park leased by New Beiyang (Thailand) Company covers an area of more than 5,500 square meters in the first phase. At present, the special printing and scanning product line built in the factory has been successfully put into production and is ready to start mass delivery. In the future, the company will continue to expand the production and delivery of some smart equipment products in Thai factories.The United States International Trade Commission made the final ruling on the third double-reverse sunset review of raw rubber magnetism, China Trade Relief Information Network, December 12, The United States International Trade Commission (ITC) voted to make the affirmative final ruling on the third anti-dumping sunset review of Raw Flexible Magnets imported from Chinese mainland and Taiwan Province, and the affirmative final ruling on the third countervailing sunset review of raw rubber magnets imported from Chinese mainland: it ruled that if the current anti-dumping and countervailing measures are abolished, the substantial damage caused by the import of the products involved may continue or recur in the reasonably foreseeable period. According to the final ruling, the current anti-dumping and countervailing measures in this case continue to be effective.Shenzhen Railway Commercial Co., Ltd. and Shenzhen Luckin Coffee reached a strategic cooperation alliance. On December 13th, Shenzhen Railway Commercial Co., Ltd. and Shenzhen Luckin Coffee reached a strategic cooperation alliance. This cooperation indicates that the two sides will jointly explore a new integration mode of track space and coffee retail. According to the agreement, Shenzhen Railway Commercial Co., Ltd. will make full use of the development and operation experience of different types of commercial projects such as Shenzhen subway station, station city complex and complex, and cooperate with Shenzhen Luckin Coffee in depth, and set up at least 50 stores in the commercial space of Shenzhen subway.

Five bodies were found in a pickup truck on the intercity highway in Guanajuato, Mexico. On December 12, local time, the Public Security Office of Salvatierra, Guanajuato, a central Mexican province, said that the police found five bodies in a pickup truck on the intercity highway in this area. It is reported that five bodies were packed in plastic bags and discarded in a pickup truck. The Office of the Attorney General of Guanajuato will investigate the case.China, Shimao Group, Sunac China, Longhu Group, R&F Property, Longguang Group, China Jinmao, Greentown China, Vanke, China Overseas Development, Ocean Shipping Group, Agile, Yuexiu Property and Xincheng Development all fell by over 9%, 6% and 5% respectively.Lin Yifu: Four advantages empower China's economy and drive global development. The Central Economic Work Conference was held in Beijing on December 11th and 12th. It was pointed out that in 2025, more active and promising macro policies will be implemented to expand domestic demand and promote the integrated development of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation. Lin Yifu, president of Peking University New jiegou Research Institute, said in an interview that the advantages of talent, market, supply chain and system make China continuously competitive, and China will continue to be the driving force of global economic growth. （CGTN）

Institution: It is expected that the PC market in China will resume growth in the second half of 2025. IDC, an international data company, issued a document saying that the overall PC market in China is expected to improve in 2025, and the shipment volume will drop slightly by 0.2% compared with that in 2024. Among them, the first half of 2025 will be affected by the early release of demand at the end of 2024, and the expected shipment volume is still negative, down 4.2% year-on-year; In the second half of 2025, it will improve as a whole, with a year-on-year growth rate of 3.0%.The Indonesian rupee fell to its lowest level against the US dollar since early August, falling by 0.4% in the day.Tianjin Port Bonded Area Industrial Development Fund registered and established with a capital contribution of 10 billion yuan. According to Tianyancha App, recently, Tianjin Port Bonded Area Industrial Development Fund Partnership (Limited Partnership) was established, with Tianjin Lingang Equity Investment Fund Management Co., Ltd. as the executive partner, with a capital contribution of 10 billion yuan. Its business scope is to engage in equity investment, investment management, asset management and other activities with private funds. According to the partner information, the fund is jointly funded by the Finance Bureau of Tianjin Port Bonded Area and Tianjin Lingang Equity Investment Fund Management Co., Ltd.