1.The Ministry of Education stated that the expected number of graduates from ordinary universities nationwide in 2025 is 12.22 million, an increase of 430000 compared to the same period last year. Since September, universities across the country have seized the critical period of autumn recruitment and continuously expanded their job resources. As of now, universities have conducted 55000 recruitment activities and provided 10.93 million job information.
2.According to data from China Railway Group, from January to October, the country's railways transported 3.71 billion passengers, a year-on-year increase of 13%, setting a new historical high for the same period.
3.The Ministry of Housing and Urban Rural Development stated that as of November 13th, 2.85 million units of affordable housing have been delivered nationwide. Among them, the delivery rate of guaranteed housing in 74 provinces and cities including Shanghai, Fujian, and Gansu has exceeded 80%, while the delivery rate of guaranteed housing in 24 cities including Liupanshui in Guizhou and Xiamen in Fujian has exceeded 90%. The delivery rate of guaranteed housing projects in 6 cities including Xinyu in Jiangxi and Jinchang in Gansu has reached 100%.
4.Counterpoint Research pointed out that in the first half of the year, the Chinese mobile phone market accelerated its high-end development, with sales in segmented markets exceeding $600 increasing by 8% year-on-year, while the overall market grew by 4% year-on-year.
5.Canalys data shows that in the third quarter, global AI PC shipments reached 13.3 million units, accounting for 20% of the total PC shipments for this quarter. The market share of Windows AI PC has increased from 41% in the previous quarter to 53%.
6.Yole Group predicts that the revenue of the semiconductor backend equipment market will increase by 3.8% in the fourth quarter, reaching $1.31 billion. With the accelerated application of advanced packaging technology, the revenue is expected to reach 1.74 billion US dollars by the first quarter of 2025, with a surge of 32.3%.
7.The CINNO Research report shows that the domestic XR market sold 108000 units in the third quarter, a decrease of 35% compared to the previous quarter. Among them, the sales volume of consumer grade VR devices was 46000 units, with a significant decrease compared to the same period last month. Consumer grade AR sales reached 62000 units, surpassing VR market sales for the first time, but decreased by 13% compared to the previous period.
8.According to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, on the morning of November 14th, China's annual production of new energy vehicles exceeded 10 million units for the first time, making it the first country in the world to achieve an annual production of 10 million new energy vehicles. This number is expected to exceed 12 million vehicles by the end of the year.
9.According to Science and Technology Daily, a US research team has successfully developed a metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) technology that can detect various pathogens including viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites in a short period of time. It indicates great potential in diagnosing neurological infections caused by diseases such as meningitis and encephalitis, and is expected to accelerate the identification of emerging viral pandemic pathogens.
10.The South Korean Ministry of Science, Technology, Information and Communications stated that in October, the export value of information and communication technology (ICT) products reached 20.8 billion US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 22%, achieving growth for the 12th consecutive month. This is also the third consecutive month that South Korea's ICT exports have exceeded 20 billion US dollars.
