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On February 25th, Ukrainian President Zelensky presided over the “Support Ukraine” international conference in Kiev. More than 40 heads of state and government, as well as representatives of international organizations such as the European Union and NATO, discussed the situation in Ukraine. The European Union and multiple countries have announced a series of aid plans for Ukraine.

On February 25th, Musa Abu Marzuk, a member of the Political Bureau of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), stated that if he could foresee the consequences of the attack on October 7, 2023 on the Gaza Strip, he would not have supported this operation. He also stated that Hamas may be willing to extend the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement, but may demand the exchange of more detained Palestinians for Israeli detainees, mentioning the exchange of 500 to 1000 Palestinians for each Israeli personnel.

On February 25, US President Truman said on social media that he was seriously discussing with Russian President Putin on ending the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the major economic development transactions between the United States and Russia, and the negotiations were progressing smoothly. He also stated that he delivered a speech to the G7 summit with French President Macron on the same day. He stated that all parties have expressed their desire for the conflict to end. He emphasized the importance of the “Key Minerals and Rare Earth Agreement” between the United States and Ukraine, and expressed hope that the agreement can be signed as soon as possible.

On February 25th, according to the Ukrainian International News Agency, the Verkhovna Rada (parliament) did not pass a bill on “supporting democracy” on the same day. The bill stipulates that once Ukraine obtains a just and lasting peace guarantee, the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada will immediately announce the holding of presidential elections. According to reports, the “Support Democracy” bill only received 218 votes in the Ukrainian parliament on the same day, lower than the minimum 226 votes required to pass the bill.

On February 25th, European stocks closed mixed, with the German DAX30 index rising 0.62% to 22425.93 points; The FTSE 100 index in the UK closed flat at 8658.98 points; The French CAC40 index fell 0.78% to 8090.99 points.

On February 25th, the 13th Joint Council meeting between the European Union and Israel was held in Brussels on the 24th. Both sides engage in political dialogue, with a focus on discussing the Gaza conflict, Israeli Palestinian relations, Iran and other regional issues, as well as global issues. The discussion will involve bilateral relations between the European Union and Israel.

On February 25th, it was learned from the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade that the China Germany Economic and Trade Cooperation Forum and the 3rd Chain Expo Promotion Conference were successfully held in Baden-W ü rttemberg, Germany on February 24th local time. The event attracted nearly 200 participants, including business associations and enterprise representatives from China and Germany. The relevant person in charge of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade stated that the organization of a delegation of Chinese entrepreneurs to visit Germany will support and promote the deepening of trade cooperation potential between the two sides, and continue to provide opportunities for high-quality German products such as automobiles and agricultural machinery to enter the Chinese market; Promote more powerful Chinese enterprises to invest and develop in Germany; Promote the strengthening of industrial and supply chain cooperation between both parties. German guests attending the conference generally expressed that as the world’s second and third largest economies, China and Germany have always been trusted partners, with fruitful cooperation achievements in high-end manufacturing, green energy, technological innovation, finance, medicine and other fields. In the future, the business communities of the two countries will continue to work together, seize opportunities, seize the momentum, and write a new chapter of high-level economic and trade cooperation between China and Germany. The German business community will actively participate in the third Chain Expo. (CCTV News)

On February 24th, Salesforce Inc. signed a multi billion dollar cloud agreement with Alphabet Inc.’s Google to jointly attract enterprise customers who currently use Microsoft’s productivity and artificial intelligence products. Salesforce, which relies heavily on Amazon Web Services, has pledged to spend at least $2.5 billion over seven years to purchase Google’s cloud computing services. The agreement will now allow Salesforce customers to choose to run their customer management software Agentforce autonomous AI assistant and Data Cloud products on Google Cloud. This transaction symbolizes that large technology companies are establishing alliances and partnerships to provide customers with a wider range of AI enhanced products and services.

On February 24th, Guangfa Securities Research Report pointed out that DeepSeek is accelerating its implementation in government scenarios, with many local governments adopting it on a large scale to empower government processes. Government IT system integrators and government cloud providers are expected to benefit. From the perspective of business processes, the current large-scale adoption of DeepSeek model by government agencies requires system integrators to provide corresponding underlying software and hardware, and develop upper level application modules. After the construction is completed, necessary operation and maintenance services still need to be provided. In addition, from the perspective of computing power, the integration of government systems with DeepSeek big models often requires models to be deployed on local government clouds rather than public clouds in the market to ensure data security, which is expected to benefit government cloud providers.

On February 24th, according to a report by Luotu Technology, the global TV OEM market as a whole (including Changhong, Skyworth, Konka, and Hisense’s four self owned factories) shipped a total of 112 million units in 2024, an increase of 5.7% compared to 2023. This is the third consecutive year of increased shipment volume in the TV ODM market since 2022.