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It accounts for nearly 70% of the total global sales! China continues to lead the global electric vehicle sales market. According to the latest data from a market research company, the global electric vehicle sales increased for the seventh consecutive month in November, with a year-on-year increase of 32%, a record high. Meanwhile, China continues to lead the global electric vehicle sales market. According to the research company's data, the global sales of electric vehicles, including all-electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid vehicles, increased by 32.3% year-on-year to 1.83 million in November. Among them, the sales of electric vehicles in China increased by 50% year-on-year, reaching 1.27 million vehicles, which is close to 70% of the total global sales. China continues to lead the global electric vehicle sales market.Challenging the monopoly of Europe and America, Chinese and Indian manufacturers have laid out the track of diet pills. For some time, GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide -1) diet pills have caught fire in the United States and other western countries, and gradually marched into emerging markets. At present, two major pharmaceutical companies, Novo Nordisk in Denmark and Lilly in the United States, occupy most of the market share in the field of GLP-1 diet pills, but other pharmaceutical companies are also actively deploying the track. In 2026, Novo Nordisk's patent on smeagoutide will expire in China and India, while the patent on liraglutide, the main effective ingredient of the previous generation of GLP-1 diet pills, has expired in China and India. The industry believes that China and India, as two emerging markets, have a strong momentum of innovation and development in the pharmaceutical industry of both countries, and have great potential in the GLP-1 diet pills track. The entry of Chinese and Indian pharmaceutical companies will make the international competition in the field of GLP-1 diet pills more intense. (Global Times)Former Vietnamese president Ruan Chunfu and others were punished. According to a report by the Vietnam News Agency on the 13th, the Viet Cong the Political Bureau of the Central Committee decided to give Ruan Chunfu and Zhang Heping a warning on the same day. Give Zhang Shimei a reprimand. At the same time, it is suggested that the relevant authorities give administrative sanctions to the three people. According to Yuetong News Agency, Ruan Chunfu served as members of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, secretary of the government party Committee and prime minister of the government; Zhang Shimei, once served as members of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Secretary of the Central Secretariat and Minister of the Central Democratic Movement Department; Zhang Heping served as members of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of the Government and Executive Deputy Prime Minister of the Government. During their tenure, the three people violated the provisions of the party and the state on performing their duties, implementing the tasks entrusted to them, and fighting corruption and negativity; Violation of the provisions of party member's behavior ban and responsibility for setting an example; Causing serious consequences, causing bad public opinion and affecting the reputation of the party, the state and the state management organs. (World Wide Web)

The grain output of "Beidacang" topped 160 billion Jin for the first time in the country for 15 consecutive years. According to the latest data released by the National Bureau of Statistics, in 2024, the total grain output of Heilongjiang Province reached 160.034 billion Jin. Wang Yong, deputy director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of Heilongjiang Province, said that this year, the grain production in Heilongjiang Province achieved "21 consecutive harvests", and the total grain output exceeded 160 billion Jin for the first time. The total grain output has been stable at more than 150 billion Jin for seven consecutive years, ranking first in the country for 15 consecutive years. (Xinhua News Agency)Yin Xiyue's impeachment case will be voted again today. Korean media analysis: As long as one more ruling party votes in favor, the motion can be passed. The South Korean National Assembly will hold a plenary meeting at 4 pm local time on the 14th to vote on the motion on impeaching President Yin Xiyue. Korean media analysis believes that according to the relevant procedures, the impeachment case needs at least eight ruling party members to "defect" in order to be passed in Congress. At present, seven people have publicly expressed their support, so as long as one more person votes in favor, the motion can be passed. At the same time, the commentary of "Korea Economy" believes that with the impeachment of Yin Xiyue, the concern about the long-term blank in the fields of administration, national defense and public security in South Korea is intensifying. Moreover, with the deepening of various investigations, the scope of the respondents involved may be further expanded. If the relevant impeachment and recall cases are passed, about one-third of the positions of State Councillors will be vacant. The article believes that it is not groundless to worry that this situation may eventually lead to anarchy. In addition, the US and Japanese media are also "worried" about their relations with South Korea. Washington post said that a month ago, Yin Xiyue was still trying to improve his golf skills, hoping to play golf with the incoming US President-elect Trump, which would make a good start for the relationship between the two sides. Now, he is fighting for his political life. (World Wide Web)Russian parliamentarian: North Korea's special forces are assisting Russia in the war. On the 14th, the reporter of the General Taiwan Affairs Office learned that Andrei Kolesnik, a member of the National Defense Committee of the Russian State Duma, said in an interview with Lenta.ru on the 13th local time that soldiers of North Korea's special forces are assisting Russia in the war in order to gain practical experience. North Korean leaders sent troops to help Russia fight because the DPRK believes that the combat effectiveness of soldiers who have participated in actual combat will be doubled, especially the special forces must have experience in participating in real conflicts. Kolesnik also stressed that North Korean soldiers participated in the operation legally according to the treaty signed between Russia and the DPRK. (CCTV News)

Wafer factory "bargains for orders"? Insiders: It's not so exaggerated that there is no need for drastic price reduction at present. Recently, some industry media reported that the Chinese mainland wafer foundry has overflowed its capacity and is striving for more IC design factory orders to return at a low price discount. A manager of Chinese mainland Head Wafer Factory told reporters that the actual situation was "not as serious as reported by the media, and not so exaggerated". The source said that since the fourth quarter of this year, the quotation of its wafer factory has been "stable at present". In the fourth quarter, product orders from display drivers, power management and other categories were "not bad", and the market demand was similar to that previously publicly disclosed. The independent control of the mainland market is still the main theme. It is understood that the fourth quarter is usually the "off-season" of the wafer foundry industry, and downstream customers will review the sales plan at the beginning of the year, and they are not willing to stock up and receive goods. A person from a consumer chip company in Chinese mainland said, "Fab factories generally adjust prices according to market supply and demand." Yang Shengxin, a senior analyst of Sigmaintell's semiconductor business unit, said in an interview that according to the observation of Sigma Intell, Chinese mainland's wafer factory decreased by about 5% in the fourth quarter of 2024, and concentrated on 12-inch products; The price of China Taiwan Province Wafer Factory has not changed significantly. (science and technology innovation board Daily)Market News: Apple CEO Cook will meet with US President-elect Trump on Friday local time.Report: The number of online stores opened by China enterprises in the United States has increased rapidly. According to the report released by SmartScout Insight, among the top 20 cities in terms of Amazon sellers, China city occupies 14 seats, showing the strong strength of China sellers on Amazon platform. The total number of Amazon sellers in China's top 20 cities reached 232,000, compared with 58,000 in the United States. In 2023, the number of sellers in China with sales exceeding $10 million increased by 30% year-on-year, and the number of sellers in China with sales exceeding $1 million also increased significantly.