Category: Flash News

On January 11th, Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau stated in an interview with American media on January 10th that during his recent meeting with President elect Trump at Mar-a-Lago in Florida, Trump proposed to turn Canada into the 51st state of the United States. As a retaliation, Trudeau demanded that Trump exchange California or Vermont for parts of Canada’s territory. Trudeau said, “(annexation) has actually been mentioned before, and then we started to think about this issue repeatedly. I suggested, ‘Okay, maybe we can exchange Vermont or California for certain regions of (Canada).’ He (Trump) immediately found the topic less interesting, so we moved on to another topic

On January 11th, Musk recently revealed that his brain computer interface company Neuralink has implanted brain computer chips into a third subject, and they are all running well. Musk stated that Neuralink plans to complete approximately 20 to 30 implants this year. (Bloomberg)

On January 11th, according to the South Korean Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, after investigation, the two “black boxes” of the Jeju Air crashed plane, namely the “flight data recorder” and the “cockpit voice recorder”, did not record the content of the last four minutes before the plane collided with the concrete facilities at the end of the runway. That is to say, from 8:59 am local time on the day of the air crash to 9:03 am when the plane crashed into a concrete facility and exploded, the flight data and cockpit voice for these four minutes were not recorded. At present, investigators are still analyzing why this situation occurs.

On January 11, the Central Meteorological Observatory continued to issue a blue gale warning at 06:00 on January 11: It is expected that from 08:00 on January 11 to 08:00 on January 12, some regions in central and western Xizang, northeastern Qinghai, central and western Gansu, central and western Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, northern Shaanxi and other regions will have 5-6 wind, and gusts of 7-8; The Taiwan Strait, Bashi Strait, most parts of the South China Sea, and Beibu Gulf will experience northeast winds of 7-8 levels and gusts of 9 levels, with some areas in the southwest of the South China Sea experiencing winds of up to 9 levels and gusts of 10 levels.

On January 11th, a powerful winter storm swept through the southern United States, causing snowfall and freezing. More than 3000 flights were forced to be grounded, and passenger train services were also interrupted. FlightAware’s data shows that as of 2:55 PM Eastern Time on Friday, 3419 flights have been cancelled in various locations. Among them, Hartsfield Jackson International Airport in Atlanta and nearby Charlotte Douglas Airport account for more than half. In addition, airports in the Dallas area that were severely affected on Thursday cancelled hundreds of flights on Friday.

On January 11th, according to statistics, as of January 10th, at least 8 securities firms have released a total of 15 investor relations activity records since December last year, responding to hot issues such as self operated business strategies, asset management business development, and merger and acquisition expectations that investors are concerned about, and also revealing key strategic layout directions for development in the new year.

On January 11th, an article in the Economic Daily stated that it is crucial to strengthen patient capital and maintain stable investment expectations. The patience of capital does not arise for no reason, it requires a stable, transparent, and predictable environment to nurture it. This requires efforts to enhance the synergy and consistency of macro policy orientation, strengthen the coordination and cooperation of fiscal, monetary, industrial, technological and other policies, improve the transparency of policy formulation and implementation, enhance market understanding and trust, and create a safer investment environment for patient capital. Especially, it is necessary to improve and perfect the basic system of the capital market that is suitable for long-term investment, optimize the entire chain and various links of “fundraising, investment management, and withdrawal”, and strengthen investor protection. For bad behaviors such as financial fraud, fraudulent issuance, and market manipulation, we must adhere to a “zero tolerance” law enforcement attitude, ensure the fairness, impartiality, and openness of the market, and enable capital to “bend down, let go, and work for a long time”, becoming a long-distance partner for innovation and entrepreneurship.

On the evening of January 9th local time, a tanker carrying 99000 tons of crude oil lost control due to mechanical failure in the Baltic Sea near L ü gen Island, Germany, and was unable to travel. Germany has dispatched three rescue ships and tugboats to attempt to tow the oil tanker to shore. However, due to poor weather conditions on the sea surface, rescue operations have not yet begun. At present, the 24 sailors on board are not in life-threatening condition, and there is no structural damage to the hull, so there will be no oil leakage. It is reported that the oil tanker involved in the accident was named “Eftin” and was flying the Panamanian flag, but it is actually owned by Russia. At the time of the accident, it was en route from a Russian port to the port of Said in Egypt.

On January 11th, a US federal judge ruled on January 10th local time that Rudy Giuliani, former personal lawyer of Trump, had committed contempt of court for making further defamatory remarks in a defamation case involving former election workers in Georgia. This is the second time Giuliani has been charged with contempt of court this week. The case stems from Giuliani’s repeated claim during a live broadcast that the two plaintiffs engaged in fraudulent behavior during the 2020 election, despite having previously agreed to cease related statements under a court order. The judge emphasized Giuliani’s influence as a public figure and expressed concern over his continued dissemination of false statements. The jury had previously ruled that Giuliani should compensate the plaintiff $146 million, and the case is still on appeal.

On January 11th, according to China Money Network, on January 8th, China UK Life Insurance Co., Ltd. issued the “China UK Life Insurance Co., Ltd. 2025 Capital Supplement Bond (Phase I)” with a scale of 1.5 billion yuan. The bond is a 10-year fixed rate bond with a coupon rate of 2.18%; On January 9th, Caixin Jixiang Life Insurance Co., Ltd. issued a 1 billion yuan “Caixin Jixiang Life Insurance Co., Ltd. 2025 Capital Supplement Bond”, which is a 10-year fixed rate bond with a coupon rate of 2.55%.