This year, the amount of M&A transactions involving listed companies in Hong Kong has reached 38 billion US dollars, which has triggered a rare bidding war. This year is expected to be the busiest year for M&A transactions involving listed companies in Hong Kong in the past decade, with industries ranging from skin care products to logistics real estate, and the bidding war has also warmed up. It is reported that China Mobile's bid for Hongkong Broadband may face competition from American private equity firm I Squared Capital. Bi Hua, chairman of Fenmei Packaging, is negotiating with Qihao Capital to jointly counter the privatization offer of Shandong Xinjufeng. The data shows that the scale of M&A transactions for listed companies in Hong Kong has reached $38 billion this year, the highest level since 2017, including the merger of Guotai Junan Securities and Haitong Securities, a smaller competitor, to become the largest brokerage firm in China.Xia Yiping, CEO of Extreme Vietnam, was surrounded by employees of Extreme Vietnam in the Shanghai office. On December 12th, Xia Yiping, CEO of Extreme Vietnam, was surrounded by employees of Extreme Vietnam in the Shanghai office. Xia Yiping said: "We are actively solving the problem. I hope everyone will give some time." At present, there are relevant departments at the Shanghai headquarters of Extreme Vietnam to maintain order at the scene. (per meridian)A former employee of Adebio was sentenced and involved in AstraZeneca employees' insurance fraud case. A former employee of the genetic testing company Aidebio, which worked closely with AstraZeneca, committed medical insurance fraud together with AstraZeneca sales staff during his tenure in the company. He was sentenced to three years' imprisonment and fined for fraud, and I pleaded guilty. A judgment obtained shows that Ma, a former employee of Aide Bio involved in the case, conspired with AstraZeneca employees to tamper with the genetic test report during his tenure. He began to accept public security investigation in September 2021 and was sentenced in August 2023. However, on December 9, 2024, the company replied that "there is no problem (cooperation with AstraZeneca), which has no impact on us and has nothing to do with us" and denied that any employees were involved. (financial magazine)
Intel: Breakthrough progress has been made in chip interconnection, and the inter-line capacitance has been reduced by 25%. Recently, Intel OEM announced a major breakthrough in on-chip interconnection technology. The latest subtractive Ruthenium interconnection technology of the company can reduce the inter-line capacitance by up to 25%, effectively improving the on-chip interconnection. According to reports, the subtractive ruthenium interconnection technology has achieved great progress in interconnection miniaturization by using ruthenium, a new, key and alternative metallization material, and using thin film resistivity and airgap. This process does not need an expensive photolithographic air gap exclusion zone around the via, and it can also avoid using a self-aligned via that is selectively etched. When the spacing is less than or equal to 25 nm, the air gap realized by reducing ruthenium interconnection technology can reduce the capacitance between lines by up to 25%, which can be used as a metallization scheme to replace copper damascene process in closely spaced layers. It is reported that this solution is expected to be applied in the future process nodes of Intel OEM. (Sina Technology)The employees of Extreme Vietnam discussed with CEO Xia Yiping that on the morning of December 12, CEO Xia Yiping of Extreme Vietnam was surrounded by many employees in the office of the company headquarters, and some internal employees broadcast the scene live online. The reporter learned that the employees "besieged" Xia Yiping, and there were four main demands, namely, the employees' social security, medical insurance and provident fund in October and November this year, the salary, five insurances and one gold in December this year, and the "N+1" compensation for employees on the day of resignation, and the completion of the employee settlement process. At the scene, some employees asked the company to settle their wages today because they were worried about Xia Yiping's "running away", otherwise they needed to detain Xia Yiping's ID card and passport. The reporter was informed that last night, many departments in Vietnam announced the dissolution on the spot, such as the delivery department; Some domestic stores have suspended business when they heard the news. At the same time, Xia Yiping also mentioned in his internal staff speech yesterday that employees' social security payment will be suspended in November and their wages will be delayed in December. For employees who voluntarily leave their jobs, the compensation standard given by Ji Yue is "N+1", but no specific compensation schedule is given. (Yicai)Market News: NVIDIA has increased its recruitment in China, focusing on artificial intelligence to drive cars.
Japan's housing prices exceed the annual income by 10 times and Tokyo's by 18 times. According to the Nikkei News, in Japan, the price of new residential buildings has risen faster than the increase of wages, making it increasingly difficult for the actual demand class to afford. As an investment target, the popularity is deeply rooted, and developers also supply a large number of houses with over 100 million yen. Especially in Tokyo, the average price is 18 times of the annual income, and it is becoming a market that ignores the actual demand level. According to the prefectures and counties in Japan, the highest ratio of house price to income is 17.78 times that of Tokyo. The average annual income is 5.92 million yen, and the price of residential buildings reaches 105.26 million yen.Chongqing Branch of the People's Bank of China investigates Chongqing Water Environment Group: Support Chongqing Water Environment Group's demands for integration and optimization. Recently, Wenjiang Yong, member of the Party Committee and vice president of Chongqing Branch of the People's Bank of China (Chongqing Branch of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange), and his party visited Chongqing Water Environment Group to conduct in-depth research on the "three challenges and one revitalization" of state-owned enterprise reform deployed by the Municipal Party Committee. He stressed that it is necessary to give full play to the function of foreign exchange management, solve problems for enterprises, and support the related work involving integration and optimization in Chongqing Water Environment Group's "Three Attacks and One Revitalization". At the symposium, Wen Jiangyong and his party listened to Lu Xian's introduction on the basic situation of Chongqing Water Environment Group and the report of the head of Derun Environment Company on the difficulties related to the company's integration and optimization and the matters for support. Wen Jiangyong pointed out that on the basis of grasping the fairness of transactions and the balance of cross-border funds, he will solve problems for enterprises according to specific conditions and support Chongqing Water Environment Group's related demands for integration and optimization. At the same time, in the future work, the two sides should strengthen communication and help enterprises grow and develop.Shenzhen Nanshan District Emergency Management Bureau: The cause of the deflagration accident in Shenzhen Bay Yuefu and the personnel placement are being carried out. On the afternoon of December 11th, a residential building in Shenzhen Bay Yuefu Phase II exploded. According to official reports, as of 18: 00 on the 11th, the open flame had been extinguished, resulting in one death and no other injuries. Today, the telephone operator of Shenzhen Nanshan District Emergency Management Bureau said that (cause investigation and personnel placement) are being carried out, and the specific information should wait for the official news announcement. (CBN)