World

  • Japan, Lebanon, and Ireland have successively announced confirmed cases of mutated new coronavirus in their respective countries. Among them, the Lebanese-related cases are passengers who have flown to Lebanon from the UK; the Japanese-related cases are those returning to Japan from the UK, and 4 out of 5 people are asymptomatic; the Irish side confirmed the detection of the mutant new crown virus that had previously appeared in the UK.
  • The Japanese government announced that from the 28th of this month to the end of January next year, new entry from all countries and regions will be suspended.
  • Germany will popularize the new crown pneumonia vaccine in mid-2021, and it is expected that more new crown pneumonia vaccines will be approved in the next few weeks.

China

  • The value of goods imported and exported in China is 60 million yuan per minute.
  • China has built a super large oil and gas field with an annual oil and gas equivalent of 60 million tons.
  • Shenzhen has recently initiated vaccination for key populations. Mainly for imported cold chain logistics personnel, personnel in quarantine places, closed-loop management personnel of immigration personnel, customs border inspection personnel, cross-border drivers and connection drivers of mainland cadastres, medical and health personnel, grassroots epidemic prevention personnel, public transportation personnel, 9 types of high-risk personnel, including those who go abroad for work and study for business or private purposes. The cost of vaccination is borne by the government. Among them, the first eight types of key populations mentioned above are all scheduled for vaccination through the work unit.
  • Workers in Beijing’s key industries such as cold chain, express delivery, taxis (online car-hailing), public transportation, medical and health care must wear masks.
  • The first batch of people in Shaanxi who participated in the new crown virus vaccination were key groups such as customs inspection and quarantine, port border inspection, shipment of imported cold chain goods at the port, and front-line staff of medical and health institutions.
  • The Daxing Airport-Xiongan New Section of the Beijing-Xiongan New Area Intercity Railway will be opened for operation on December 27. The Beijing-Xiong Intercity Railway will be fully connected and the Xiong’an Station will be put into use simultaneously. The fastest travel time between Beijing West Railway Station and Xiong’an New Section is 50 minutes, and the fastest travel time between Daxing Airport and Xiong’an New Section is 19 minutes.
    By the end of 2020, retail stores such as shopping malls, supermarkets, pharmacies, bookstores, etc. in built-up areas in Beijing will ban the use of non-degradable plastic bags, and the market will regulate and restrict the use of non-degradable plastic bags.
  • Affected by the epidemic, the number of students studying abroad has plummeted. The recent increase in housing prices in the Beijing school district has led to an increase in the exchange rate of the second-hand housing market. This year, the annual transaction value and number of second-hand houses in Beijing were 826.9 billion yuan and 166,000 units, respectively, ranking second in the country.

Industry data

  • As of December 25, the annual production and sales of Hongqi, a Chinese national automobile brand, exceeded 200,000 vehicles this year, a year-on-year increase of 100%.
  • Since the implementation of the new policy on July 1, as of December 24, the total sales (including tax) of the four offshore duty-free shops in Hainan were 22.45 billion yuan, an increase of 226% over the same period last year.
  • At present, the proportion of boys in Li Jiaqi’s live broadcast has increased from 10% to 20%, and more male products will be recommended in the live broadcast. In the future, the stocking of imported makeup products will be recommended in the live broadcast room, with a year-on-year increase of over 3000%. During Double 11 on JD.com, 51% of lipsticks were bought by men, and 32% of the buyers were boys in the Z era.
  • The opening of the Yinxi Railway has filled the gap of high-speed ballasted tracks in my country with an operating speed of 250km/h and a further 350km/h speed increase.
  • In 2019, the total sales of the South Korean game industry increased by 9% year-on-year to 15.575 trillion won (approximately RMB 92.4 billion), ranking fifth in the world with a market share of 6.2%. The size of the global game market increased by 5% year-on-year to US$186.491 billion. South Korea has a market share of 6.2%, ranking fifth after the United States, China, Japan, and the United Kingdom.

Company

  • Xiaomi mobile phone: the included charger will be cancelled in the Xiaomi 11 product packaging
  • T3 travel: Announced that the daily order size exceeded 1 million.