Japan Life Insurance announced that it would spend $8.2 billion to acquire the life insurance company Resolution Life. On December 11th, Japan Life Insurance Mutual announced that it would spend about $8.2 billion to acquire the remaining 77% shares of the life insurance company Resolution Life. The transaction is expected to be completed in the second half of 2025. On the same day, Japan Life announced that it would acquire the remaining 20% shares of MLC Life Insurance from National Bank of Australia (NAB) and integrate MLC with Resolution Life.Want Want Group, a Taiwanese enterprise, and CICC Capital started industrial fund cooperation in Xiamen. Taiwan Affairs Office: It is conducive to deepening cooperation between Fujian and Taiwan. Zhu Fenglian, spokesman of Taiwan Affairs Office: On December 6, a kick-off meeting for cooperation between Taiwan-funded enterprise Want Want Group and CICC Capital Industrial Fund was held in Tongan, Xiamen, with the participation of Xiamen Industrial Guidance Fund, Xiamen Tongan Science and Technology Innovation Parent Fund and Xiamen Free Trade Zone Industrial Guidance Fund, which provided sufficient financial support for fund operation. This industrial fund cooperation will help promote the upgrading and innovation of food, beverage and retail industries in Xiamen, attract more high-quality enterprises to settle in Xiamen, form an industrial agglomeration effect, deepen cooperation between Fujian and Taiwan, promote the construction of a demonstration zone for cross-strait integration and development, and promote the integration and development of cross-strait food fields.Baoxin software: Baokang electronic Beidou vehicle-mounted positioning terminal has achieved a substantial breakthrough in Beidou application through the certification of the Third Institute of Public Security. Recently, the Beidou vehicle-mounted positioning terminal independently integrated by Baoxin software Baokang Electronics has passed the authoritative certification of the Third Institute of Public Security. The terminal adopts a fully domestic chip, which indicates that Baokang Electronics has made a substantial breakthrough in the Beidou application field and has taken a solid step to expand into new business fields. The terminal is based on a single Beidou chip, and all components are made in China, which can achieve centimeter-level accurate positioning. It has a wide application potential in many fields, such as official vehicle management, iron ore transport vehicle scheduling, steel coil frame transport vehicle positioning, fully automatic torpedo tank car positioning, electric bicycle management and so on.
China Overseas Development: The annual interest of "23 Zhonghai 04" will be paid on December 12th. On December 10th, China Overseas Development (00688.HK) announced that China Overseas Enterprise Development Group Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the company, will pay the annual interest of "23 Zhonghai 04" on December 12th, totaling 96 million yuan. The total amount of bonds issued in this issue is 3 billion yuan, and the issuance period is 5 years. The coupon rate of bonds in this issue is 3.20%.Boeing also exposed nearly 1,000 layoffs. According to Xinhua News Agency, citing American media reports, American aircraft manufacturer Boeing will lay off employees again, involving nearly 1,000 people in Washington State and California. This batch of layoffs is part of Boeing's plan to lay off 17,000 people worldwide announced in October.Starbucks China responded to the new Chief Growth Officer: promoting the sustainable development of Starbucks brand in China. Recently, some media reported that the management of Starbucks China continued to adjust and hired CGO to manage the growth from digital marketing companies. In response to the above information, Sina Technology verified Starbucks, and the official response said: China is Starbucks' largest international market and an important engine for the company's future growth. In November, Starbucks China established the Chief Growth Officer (CGO) organization and appointed Tony Yang as the company's Chief Growth Officer (CGO). The establishment of CGO organization will continue to strengthen Starbucks' coffee leadership, accelerate the product innovation with coffee as the core, better refresh customers' Starbucks experience at various contacts through integrated marketing strategies, and promote the sustainable development of Starbucks brand in China. (Sina Technology)
Hong Kong stocks fell, while the Hang Seng Index and Hang Seng Technology Index both fell.Volvo Cars: The Daqing plant has rolled off 500,000 vehicles.China Minerals and Guangxi Iron and Steel have established mining technology companies. The enterprise search APP shows that recently, China National Mining Chain (Guangxi) Mining Technology Co., Ltd. was established, with Ji Wendong as the legal representative and a registered capital of 90 million yuan. Its business scope includes mineral washing and processing, metal ore sales and metal material sales. Enterprise survey shows that the company is jointly owned by China Mineral's China Mineral Resources Group International Supply Chain Co., Ltd. and Guangxi Iron and Steel Group Co., Ltd.