Minister of Energy of Azerbaijan: From January to November, Azerbaijan produced 26.5 million tons of oil and exported 22.2 million tons of oil.South Korea's Minister of Planning and Finance, Choe Sang-mu: Strongly opposed to President Yin Xiyue's martial law plan.Bain raised its offer for Fuji Software to 9,600 yen per share.
Microsoft is reported to have hired several DeepMind employees for the new AI health department. Mustafa Suleyman, the head of Microsoft consumer artificial intelligence and co-founder of DeepMind, is forming a new team focusing on consumer health. Dominic King, the former head of DeepMind health department, was hired as the vice president of Microsoft AI's new health team in London. He also poached DeepMind's clinical research scientist and Christopher Kelly, a neonatal intensive care doctor at Evelina Children's Hospital in London, and two other colleagues he worked with during DeepMind.Wuxi factory was completed last year, and Yakult in Shanghai was closed this year: The Shanghai factory has been integrated into the Shanghai headquarters. Recently, the news that Yakult, a lactic acid bacteria brand, closed its Shanghai factory attracted attention. It is reported that the Shanghai factory producing Yakult, a lactic acid bacteria beverage, stopped production on December 6, and the production will be fully transferred to other domestic bases such as Tianjin factory and Wuxi factory. In this regard, Yakult China said that the Shanghai factory has been integrated into the Shanghai headquarters, and the closure of the Shanghai factory is part of the business reform, with the aim of improving production efficiency through restructuring and integrating resource allocation to further improve sales and performance. (21 Finance)Canalys: It is estimated that the market size of generative AI will reach 72.8 billion dollars in 2029. According to Canalys' latest forecast, the global generative artificial intelligence (AI) market is still in its infancy, and it will grow fivefold in five years, from 14.6 billion dollars in 2024 to 72.8 billion dollars in 2029. Top applications include consumer, corporate services, retail, media and entertainment, and health care.
The chairman of Japan's trade union called on the government to speed up its efforts to raise wages, and the chairman of Japan's Metal Workers' Union urged the government to speed up the pace of wage increase, while expressing concern about the premature tightening measures taken by the Bank of Japan. Akihiro Kaneko, president of the Board of Directors of the Japan Metal Workers' Union, said that we need to see the situation improve this year when talking about the government's measures to help small and medium-sized enterprises pass on costs to consumers through the supply chain. If we put off this effort for five or ten years, there will never be any improvement. Kaneko's remarks come as Japan prepares for annual wage negotiations, which will culminate this spring. In next year's negotiations, the union announced a record target of a monthly salary increase of 12,000 yen (US$ 79) or more. Kaneko said that we need to send a clear message that our salary increase target (this year) is higher.Wuxi factory was completed last year, and Yakult in Shanghai was closed this year: The Shanghai factory has been integrated into the Shanghai headquarters. Recently, the news that Yakult, a lactic acid bacteria brand, closed its Shanghai factory attracted attention. It is reported that the Shanghai factory producing Yakult, a lactic acid bacteria beverage, stopped production on December 6, and the production will be fully transferred to other domestic bases such as Tianjin factory and Wuxi factory. In this regard, Yakult China said that the Shanghai factory has been integrated into the Shanghai headquarters, and the closure of the Shanghai factory is part of the business reform, with the aim of improving production efficiency through restructuring and integrating resource allocation to further improve sales and performance. (21 Finance)Burger King China: In November this year, the number of passengers turned positive year-on-year, and the sales in October increased by about 5% month-on-month. On December 11th, the relevant person in charge of Burger King China told reporters, "Since the government issued a package of incremental policies at the end of September, many chain catering enterprises including Burger King have felt the stabilization and recovery of the catering consumption market since October this year. Especially in the past November, Burger King has achieved a positive year-on-year passenger flow. " The aforementioned person in charge pointed out, "From the sales data, in the past six years, our sales in October were almost the same as that in September. However, in October this year, the sales of Burger King China rebounded from September, increasing by about 5%. " (The Paper)
Strategy guide 12-13
Strategy guide 12-13
Strategy guide 12-13
Strategy guide 12-13