Category: Flash News

On December 29th, local time, the Israeli Defense Forces issued an evacuation order for residents near the Jabaliya refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip, stating that Hamas militants were using the area to launch attacks and demanding that residents evacuate to shelters in Gaza City as soon as possible. As usual, the Israeli military will launch military operations in the relevant areas shortly after issuing the “evacuation order”.

On December 29, Russia’s Tass 29 daily reported that Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov said in an interview with the media that Russia was dissatisfied with the proposal put forward by the team of President elect Trump of the United States that Ukraine would not join NATO in the next 20 years and deploy EU and British peacekeeping forces in Ukraine.

On December 29th, from the beginning of this year until December 29th, the A-share market has received a total of 55 IPO applications, of which 47 were accepted by the Beijing Stock Exchange, accounting for the majority, and a total of 8 were accepted by the Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges. At the same time, over 400 companies’ IPOs have failed, reaching a new high in recent years. Currently, over 200 companies are still under review. Looking ahead to the IPO market in 2025, Tian Xuan, Dean of the National Institute of Finance at Tsinghua University and Chair Professor of Finance, believes that with the macroeconomic stabilization and gradual recovery of market confidence, coupled with the regulatory authorities’ phased effectiveness in managing market chaos and further optimization of the IPO review process, the IPO market is expected to enter a recovery period in stages and rhythmically. (First Financial)

On December 29th, semiconductor companies under Sony Corporation and six domestic semiconductor companies in Japan, including Kaixia, have begun collaborating to cultivate and acquire talent. Engineers from each company introduce their job responsibilities and career plans to college students. This move aims to generate interest among college students and drive them to engage in semiconductor related work, in order to expand their talent base. (Kyodo News)

On December 29th, Ahmed Shara, the leader of Syria’s Sham Liberation Organization, stated that preparing and writing a new constitution in the country may take about three years, and organizing elections may also take four years. He also believes that the country is currently in the stage of rebuilding its laws, emphasizing that the national dialogue conference will include all sectors of society. He said that the dissolution of various factions, including the Sham Liberation Organization, will definitely be announced at the National Dialogue Conference. He also stated that the transitional government is negotiating with the Kurdish armed group, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), to resolve the crisis in northeastern Syria. He emphasized that Kurds are an integral part of Syria and the country will not be divided. In addition, he expressed his hope that the new US government led by Trump would lift sanctions against the country. He believes that Saudi Arabia’s recent statements are very positive and emphasizes that Saudi Arabia seeks stability in Syria.

On December 29th, according to the Korean Air Railway Accident Investigation Committee, the outer part of the flight data recorder in the two “black boxes” of Jeju Air Flight 7C2216 was damaged, while the other cockpit voice recorder was well preserved. The Air Railway Accident Investigation Committee pointed out that the interpretation of the “black box” usually takes about a week, but the interpretation of the damaged flight data recorder may take about a month. If the damage to the flight data recorder is severe, it may need to be handed over to the National Transportation Safety Board for interpretation. In this case, the interpretation of the black box alone will take more than 6 months, which will inevitably affect the progress of the investigation into the cause of the accident.

On December 29th, Huaguang New Materials announced that shareholder Wang Xiaorong, who holds more than 5% of the company’s shares, plans to reduce her total holdings of the company’s shares by no more than 1000000 shares through bulk trading or centralized bidding, which is no more than 1.1180% of the company’s total share capital. The above reduction plan will be carried out within three months after fifteen trading days from the date of this announcement, from January 22, 2025 to April 21, 2025.

On December 29th, Candice Adil, Deputy Spokesperson for the United Nations Joint Force in Lebanon, stated that Israel has informed the Force that “the security of peacekeeping forces near the Tabe area in southern Lebanon cannot be guaranteed” and that patrols “must avoid the area”. Adil emphasized that the safety of peacekeeping personnel is of paramount importance, and we will not take any action that would expose them to unnecessary danger.

On December 29th, Tianli Technology announced that its shareholder Tianjin Zhihui plans to reduce its holdings of the company’s shares by no more than 1.4402 million shares (accounting for 0.73% of the total share capital of the listed company) through centralized bidding or block trading within 90 days after the release of this announcement. The reason for the proposed reduction of holdings this time is due to the company’s own financial needs, and the source of shares is the shares obtained before the company’s initial public offering and after the conversion of capital reserves into share capital.