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On January 4th, according to a news release from Hefei, Anhui Province will implement a new model of instant settlement reform for the compensation settlement of hospitalization expenses medical insurance funds for designated medical institutions from January 1st. As of January 3rd, all 16 cities in the province have opened real-time settlement services, and a total of 94 designated medical institutions have officially connected to the medical insurance fund real-time settlement system. After the implementation of the new model, hospitals will be able to receive a portion of the medical insurance compensation fund for hospitalization expenses incurred the previous day at a rate of 60% per day. This reform has brought a liquidity “dividend” to designated hospitals.

On January 4th, according to the “Yunnan Release”, the Yunnan Energy Work Conference was held in Kunming on January 3rd to implement the deployment requirements of the Central Economic Work Conference, the National Development and Reform Work Conference, the National Energy Work Conference, the Seventh Plenary Session of the Eleventh Provincial Party Committee, and the Provincial Economic Work Conference, review and summarize the energy work of the province in 2024, and arrange key energy tasks for 2025. The meeting emphasized the need to closely focus on achieving key indicators, accelerate the development and construction of power projects, strengthen the development and efficient utilization of traditional energy, accelerate the creation of a new type of power system with Yunnan characteristics, comprehensively deepen energy reform and market-oriented construction, strengthen technology application and digital energy system construction, and continue to promote regional diversified energy cooperation. We need to coordinate and promote the formulation and implementation of energy planning, vigorously enforce safety supervision and law enforcement in all areas of energy, promote strict governance of the Party and anti-corruption, and make every effort to promote the high-quality development of the energy industry to a new level.

On January 4th, it was learned from the Ningxia Department of Transportation that the transportation department of Ningxia has been conducting continuous inspections of highways, ordinary national and provincial trunk roads, and rural roads throughout the region. As of 18:00 on January 3rd, the second round of earthquake disaster investigation work for highways in Ningxia has been basically completed, and transportation facilities are operating stably. (CCTV News)

On January 4th, it was learned from CNOOC that on the 2nd, the joint development project of CNOOC Panyu Oilfield was completed and put into operation. CNOOC Panyu Oilfield Adjustment and Joint Development Project is located in the sea area of the Pearl River Mouth Basin about 200 kilometers southeast of Shenzhen. The new Panyu 10-1 wellhead platform and the original Panyu 10-2 wellhead platform are integrated, and the new Panyu 11-12 unmanned wellhead platform will rely on the two new platforms to put 15 production wells into production, and jointly develop three Panyu 10-1, Panyu 10-2, and Panyu 11-12 oilfields, with a daily output of nearly 2000 tons of crude oil after all put into production.

On January 4th, according to statistics from Le Youjia, 37972 new residential properties were sold in Shenzhen in 2024, a year-on-year increase of 20.1%; The average transaction price of new houses for the whole year was 54000 yuan/square meter, a year-on-year decrease of 10%. The reporter noticed that the real estate market in Shenzhen will shift from the fourth quarter of 2024. Among the five “daily CDs” of the year, except for more than 100 sets of properties in Hyde Park Phase II that were sold out in July last year, the other four appeared after the 9 · 30 policy, such as Shenye Shangcheng Xuefu, Zhongjian Guanyue Mingdi, Shentie Yueyun Jing, and Zhongjian Pengchen Yunzhu. For the subsequent assessment of the real estate market, some senior real estate professionals believe that according to past practice, there is always a small spring after the Spring Festival. If there is another small spring after this year’s festival, combined with actual positive stimuli, the housing prices will further rise on the basis of the rise in October last year, and the overall market situation will be better. Overall, the most difficult period for new houses has passed, and as long as the prices are reasonable, the phenomenon of ‘daily CDs’ will definitely continue to emerge. (Every website)

On January 4th, according to the “Baiyun Airport Release”, in 2024, Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport completed a passenger throughput of 76.369 million, an increase of 20.89% over the same period last year, setting a new historical high. This is another milestone achievement for Baiyun Airport, as it has once again entered the “70 million level annual passenger throughput club” after breaking through 70 million passenger flow for the first time in 2019. It is also another milestone achievement for Baiyun Airport, as it stood at the top of the world’s busiest airports in 2020 and ranked first in the annual passenger throughput of airports in China for four consecutive years.

On January 4th, it was learned from the Zhuhai Border Inspection Station that in 2024, the station inspected 203 million inbound and outbound personnel passing through ports such as Zhuhai Gongbei, Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge, Hengqin, and Qingmao, with a year-on-year increase of 22%, surpassing 200 million for the first time. It is reported that in 2024, the ports under the jurisdiction of the terminal will inspect inbound and outbound personnel, an increase of about 30 million people compared to the previous record high of 2019. In addition, approximately 11.1 million vehicles/ships will be inspected through the open ports of Zhuhai, Zhongshan, Jiangmen, Zhanjiang, Maoming, and Yangjiang, a year-on-year increase of 41%.

On January 4th, according to Tmall platform information, from 0:00 on January 4th to 24:00 on January 20th, the entire iPhone 16 series will be directly reduced by 800 yuan. After adding a 200 yuan surprise coupon, the highest discount will reach 1000 yuan, with a starting price of 4999 yuan. Compared to the previous maximum discount of 800 yuan on Apple’s official website, the discount offered by Apple’s Tmall flagship store is even greater this time. The full range of products including iPhone, iPad, Macbook Air, Airpods, Apple Watch, etc., combined with Apple surprise coupons and interest free installment plans, will reach the official channel’s bottom price across the entire network.

On January 4th, according to statistics, there have been over 150 stocks surveyed by institutions in the past week, with Mindray Medical becoming the stock with the highest number of surveyed institutions. Mindray Medical Institution ranks first in terms of attention, with a total of 353 institutions conducting research on the company, including 117 overseas institutions, 69 fund companies, 27 securities companies, 55 private equity firms, 25 insurance funds, etc. Juxin Technology, Wanye Enterprise, Zhongkuang Resources, Yutong Optics and other stocks also appeared in the survey table of 100 institutions.

On January 4th, during a CCTV program, military expert Shao Yongling introduced that the next step for the amphibious assault ship Sichuan will be outfitting and debugging, which will take more than a year, followed by sea trials. If everything goes smoothly and quickly, the Sichuan ship is expected to enter service by the end of 2026. The Fujian ship completed its first voyage test in May last year. Regarding the focus of work for this year’s Fujian ship, Shao Yongling said, “Theoretically, we should have entered the stage of ship aircraft integration. This year, I believe everyone will see our carrier based aircraft taking off and landing from the Fujian ship, which is a must have this year.” (CCTV News)