1.The National Health Commission stated that it is currently in a relatively high incidence period for influenza, but has not exceeded the level of the previous year's epidemic season. The number of fever clinics and emergency patients nationwide has shown a certain degree of upward trend, and there has been no significant shortage of medical resources. According to experts from China CDC, there have been no new outbreaks of infectious diseases at present.
2. The National Business Work Conference pointed out that in 2025, we will promote the special action to boost consumption, make every effort to stabilize foreign trade, and promote the attraction of foreign investment to stabilize stock and expand increment; Proactively aligning with international high standard economic and trade rules, and promoting international cooperation in industrial and supply chains; Prevent and resolve major risks, and resolutely safeguard national security.
3. The central bank announced that on January 11th, the governor of the central bank, Pan Gongsheng, met with Andrew Bailey, the governor of the Bank of England, who came to China to attend the 11th China UK Economic and Financial Dialogue. Both sides exchanged views on economic and financial issues of common concern, such as the economic and financial situation, financial stability, and financial cooperation between the two countries.
4. According to the statistics of the Small and Medium Enterprises Association, in the fourth quarter of 2024, the development index of China's small and medium-sized enterprises was 89.0, an increase of 0.1 points compared to the previous quarter. From an industry perspective, the industrial and social service sectors have performed the best.
5. According to Securities Times, the scale of products subscribed by listed companies in 2024 decreased by about 53 billion yuan year-on-year. The disclosed subscribed wealth management scale has been declining for two consecutive years since the end of 2022, reaching a new low in nearly five years. Listed companies have reduced their allocation of deposit products and shifted towards low-risk products with relatively higher yields and better liquidity.
6. According to CCTV News, many hospitals have been receiving patients with botulinum toxin poisoning frequently in recent days, with severe cases even endangering their lives. Some beauty institutions use botulinum toxin, even from underground illegal processing, with a cost of only 1.5 yuan per unit and a factory price of 20 yuan. The final price sold to consumers is around a thousand yuan.
7. According to China News Service, the total digital economy in Yinchuan, Ningxia has exceeded 110 billion yuan. The construction of the "Capital of Computing Power" has signed 31 key projects in the computing power industry, with a total signed amount of 38.05 billion yuan and 3000 intelligent servers offline.
8. The Shanghai Convention and Exhibition Industry Association stated that in 2024, a total of 896 various exhibition activities will be held in the city, with a total area of 19.2239 million square meters, an increase of 31.5% and 10.9% respectively year-on-year.
9. The Department of Transport of Fujian Province stated that by 2024, a total of 4173 "Silk Road Shipping" container routes will be operated nationwide, with a container throughput of 4.9656 million TEUs.
10. According to Global Times, the armed conflict in Sudan has been ongoing for over a year, causing serious damage to the country's agricultural production. About half of Sudan's population, over 24.6 million people, are in a state of "severe food insecurity" or worse.
